Evening journal., 1917-01-22
DEMOCRATS NAME
BARNARD; SENATE
DEADLOCK ENDS
Insurgent Republican Elect
ed President Pro TEN by
Votes of Six Democrats
TO LET REPUBLICANS
DECIDE Other offices
stan Correspondent.

DOVER. Del. Jan. 22.-senator
John A. Barnard. Of Camden. in
surgent Republican, was elected
president pro tenn of the State Senate
at noon today by a combination OF
Democrats with the three insurgent
Republicans-senators Barnard, Fra
zier and Webb. This combine breaks
the deadlock over organization OF the
Senate that has continued since
January ..
The vote today was: Barnard, 8;
Newton. Republican, 2; Blank, l;
necessary to choice, 9.
The seven Regular Republicans
continued to vote to the end for the
principle of majority rule, and would
not surrender to the three insurgent
Republicans who stood out for the
principle of the minority controlling
the majority.
Back Of the combine today Of the
Democrats and insurgent Republicans
is said to be a deal whereby the
Democrats hope to have their chances
Of victory enhanced at the city cleo
the general election in November OF
next year by assistance from the AL
fred I DUPONT insurgent Republican
party.
Senator Barnard was elected on the
second ballot at 1896 o'clock today.
Senator Mitchell, Democrat, OF Sus-
sex county. refused to go along with
his Democratic colleagues IN the
combine on Barnard and voted blank.
rhe election was by ballot.
Senator Mitchell explained that he
voted blank because the Democrats
in his district had advised him to
"slt tight and allow the Republicans
to settle their own fight
The Senate after the election took
a recess until 2 o'clock, without com
pleting the organization Of the body.
The Democratic members say they
will support their own caucus selec-
tlons for officers of the Senate and
allow the Republicans to hght out
ibat proposition themselves
Democratic senators deny there was a
IDEAL" with the Alfred ]. DUPONT Reprb
Hcans. One Democrat explained that
the Democrats voted for Barnard in pref
crence to a regular Republican because
they felt IL might be good politics
from the Democratic viewpoint to do 40
This Democrat explained that he expects
Alfred J. dupont to run a separate
ticket at tho Wilmington city election.
senator Wharton. Democrat, statet
this afternoon that The Constitution
provides that tho Senate before beins
nonstitutonally organized, shall elect
chief clerk a well as president pro TEN
pore This apparently win hold up busi
ness unless a chief clerk can be agreed
ou this afternoon.
Conferences Before Organization.
shortly after arriving in Dover thi
morning the seven Democrats and sever
regular Republicans went into separat
caucuses. The three insurgent RePuoli
cans remained in the Senate chamoe
and talked with group Of friends iron
.hne to time. including J. Frank Alice
Frank Hall Davis and others.
It happened that both the Democrat
aud Republicans concluded their eau
cuses about the same time and entere
the Senate chamber about 1870 oclock
There was tense moment in the cham
Der which was crowded, and those i
the crowd seemed to be expecting VIVA
happened and showed no surprise.
On the first ballot the vote was IN
same as last week: Newton, 7; Gormley
and Barnard. 8. Il WAS on the mex
ballot. the forty-first OF the deadloci
that Senator Barnard was elected. ser
ators Newton and Joseph were the tel
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