Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10

! The governor the Scnntc rccohNch'u
| and after Senator Handy, who was alb
sent on the opening day, had been sworn
! in, Senator Long announced his decllna-
tion of the office of President Pro Tenn of
!, the Senate, Ia which he was elected on
| "Wednesday. with the aid of Democratic
votes
II desire 10 say that the election which
YOU so kindly gave me and so have made
! mo duly elected president pro TEN pore
of the Senate" he said, Il deeply APP
precatc. but | must ask that ] bc per
! mittcd To decline the honor"
Senator Robertson, in reply, said:
! "W hen man has the courage. for the
sake of his state, 10 do what Senator
/ onr has done, deserves commcndatlon on
| the part af every business and political
! interest az the state senator Long will 20
| down in the history of the state rs a man
| declining an honor gwen few men IN
/ lIictlmc'
! He moved that the Senate take n recess
until g. 30 O'Clock il was then 20 pre-
! s,lmablv to rnucuss Cor the rest of the
1 rfliccrS, but after Senator GormlCy had
insisted ON the Senate reconvenng
prnmptlv at 330. Senator Robertson
! withdrew his motion and moved that the
! senate proceed with the election of
| president pro tenn. This motion prevailed
! and nominations were made rs follows:
short Republican. by Senator Bennett
Murphy, Democrat, by Senator Gormlcy.
RErt HLICANs SNOW RESENTMENT
Short received 10 votes and Murphy
= While the ballot was secret, il was
learned that Senators Walker and Long
voted FOR Mr. short, while the other two
Rcpuhhcan hold-rvcrs Brown and Pool,
voted fer Murphy. Democrat Our
I 81. Il
Whv he and Mr. Brown had not support
cd Mir Short. was that as Senator Long
had been duly elected we did not think
he ought to resign. therefore. in order 10
show cur resentment. we voted for the
Democrat senator Brown aCqulesCCd in
tho statement
Next the Senate elected Harold ;
Crlmcr nf Whining IN secretary He
ve~ nominated hN senator Robertson
III, received 9 votr~ Thomas \ RanlrnS
Is. srtfurd nominated y, senator Brown,
received :. .Id Walter II Donovan Of
Townsend Democrat. nomnatcd by
~cpafor la''a received =
Nptarntly 'hc rest vi the slate had not
ir,cn completed, l"r ~ tLl> lGncturc ad-
Jmirumcut WAS made untIl j O'Clock tins
morning
Following 'lc election - Mr. Short as
president 10, eru 3 bunch II american
Beauty roses wa~ IL, >cntcd II his hch2lt,
hN MI Rohcr' -nr. ~ Mr. Long. who r.
marked that ~ hoped the perfume ut the
rn~c~ ue..I lsI1Lca'r the senate chamber.
"nul MOVE
Yesterday mnrnnC, when i looked aS if
thc liouec Republicans were So holtlrS~ly
lrl~t that there was a possibility ot
,lcrtlng fhc DcmrtrltIc slate. con>terna-
ilun oh'alncd among some 81 the dry
members on both sides 81 the Hours for
MI M,\ahh Mas the democratic nomn
i, tar speaker some ~ those Interested
.,proarhci hn ana asked hm if nc would
d, willing ta r, tIr, lii favor ot Mr. Sopcr, a
III, man, TINT lie coudn hudgc m
lr-h and informed hl~ qucstioncrs IN
emphatic terms
HoU>C ORGANIZES
Thc House partially organized yes
t.r.lay ;tcrnnun clectng all of the Stat
"a candidates except attorney, which is
dome ~ jomt resolution. bill clerk, by
statute. and messenger ~ committee.
Ior thc men chosen all of tho - Rcpubh
cans present. Mr. Clcn,!anicl hclng absent,
, y.'cl i .r the Kcpubhcan nominees. while
tuc II Democrats voted for the Demo
cratic nominees. except in the case Of
speaker. Mr.. Hart voting blank MIR,
= =
+ votes The following officers were elected:
speaker tlcxan icT r. Corblt of Odes-
Chicf Clcrk James A. Hirons. Dover
Reading Clerk Horace Nudler Of
Brdgcvilie
Chaplain Philip " Crosby. Dover
Scrgcant-at-arms Lloyd Holloway Of
/, Gunnboro.
Pagc-Irving Buckson, Dover
/ ! NJ elections gong over as mentioned
above are as follows
ATTORNEY Julian G. Walker, Richard
son Park
Messenger Albert Sterrett, colorcd,
4 Dover
Bill Clork-Irvin Settser, Wilmington.
Following Mr.. Corbits election as
/ speaker oi the House he made brief ad-
to administer the office fairly and i'm
partially
The democrats voted for the following
Ralph ni Laurel reading clerk, T.
!. W Cnlnna, sergeant At arms, Nicholas
4 Cahcll OF harrington; page, lrv ng
Buckspn Of Dover, the Republican
nominee
They are hopeful OF being permitted to
name :, Democratic attorney, IN addition
10 tie on 10 be elected by the Rcpubli-
cate that the Republicans will permit them
to 10 -.
When The House adjourned at 3l5
% clock II did -. on motion of Mr.. Mul-
vera, out 0t respect TO the memory OF
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