Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-03
lEG|SL AZURE MUST
NOT D|SCRED|T THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
It Will be Watched and Advised by
Members of the State Cen
trail Committee.
SHORT SESSION DESIRABLE
stan Correspondence OF Every Evening
n,xttu lau =

stan Corrcsrondcnce OF Every Evening
Down. Jan 3
For the purpose Of preventing legs
lotion discredItahlc To the Republican
marty. that has obtained CoHtrol oi hoth
branches of the General Assembly, the
Genuhlican State Central Committee will
keep close watch on the legislature, which
convcncs in biennial session next Tues
day. The state committee viii send an
advisory committee tu Dover each Mon
dav of the legislative term 10 confer wlth
the Republican legislators concerning
laws 10 he enacted during tho week. Kc-
publican State Chairman Layton VIII
appoint tie ilvisorv committee. winch,
h,~idcs himself VII bc composed 81 one
STATE committeeman each from WI
mIncteu. rural \cW Castle county. Ncnt
and sus>cN. Nutharlt1 - appoint "a"
advisor, committee Vas gwen {" hr
IaVton by the state comul e." Nc>t.f-
day afternoon. md thc names 81 the
appointcts viii hc published soon
The state committee met ~ RCruh-
lican hc.dqliarters IN Dover. with many
membcrS attending and Mr. LAYTON pre-
siding. There had been sent hroadca~t a
runor that III the Rcputhcan Stat"
senators would confer with the state
committee hut ihat was due 70 ms
uud.r~t .,dtnr state committeeman SAID
pnly two >tgtr senators Robertson and
Richarls 81 \cW Castle county, We're
present l.thouGh their presence was not
expected. th,y were cordially welcomed
various r.hases II Republican politics
werc discussed for two hours AMI = hali
Governor rown>cud's Suggestions that
the legislature organic promptly that
IL pericrn lts duuc, IN j huslncss-.ikc
-
dsvs were rndor~cl ~ the State COM
mittee
4, poltIral rewards and t. prevent
friction ia orgaI.i.'ac the ~tetc committee
prnpo>ed TINT otllc,,S 10 the disposal oi
the Legislature br distributed n accord
with county rather than individual con-
sidcratlon> recommending that SUSSEX be
given the Presidency pro tempor oi tho
Senate New Castle the >pcakcrshp 81
tho HOUSE and Kent the chIct clcrkshlp
~ the senate or the House To AVOID
getting IN hpt water or Cla>hing with
United states ~cnator-elcct Ball who Is
said to be backing lulian Il. Walker 81
Richardson Park. tho state committee
did not mention legislative attorney 70
which position MANY Republicans think
I Warren Green of " Nilmlngton Is en-
titled should the Republican legislators
act iaEDranlF on ltN Ntatt toflullNttt
recommendation 10 distribute offices IN
accord with county considerations the
Legislative slate. il was thought may IN
clude the following President pro
tempore Of the Senate, ]. Dulphus short
of Milford Sussex county. Speaker Of the
HOUSE. " llliam II Danzcnhaker of Clay
mont. NcW Castle County chief clerk OF
the senate. James A. Hlrons ot Dover,
Kent county chiei clerk oi the House,
Albert Archer ot Milford. Sussex county
Concerning the other - othccs "a he
given 10 Republicans the state committee
made no mention. fearing further reference
TO The legislative "plums might offend
the legislators.
The State committee recommended
that he Legislature fIX certain time Tor
holding committee meetings and not
devIafe thUrefrom.
Senator Robertson. N 4 brict address,
predicted 4 short and harmonious session
of the Legi> laturC
State committeeman present included
Daniel J. Layton, Jr.. chairman. Edward
q. Bradford. Jr. secretary; William g.
TAYLOR, treasurer: Isaac r. Brown. John
Moore. Isaac " Bowers. Benjamin 4.
Groves. Dame Thompson. James 4.
Hirons proxy Tor Alden X Benson J
frank Alice. Alfred Rake. Simeon ;.
PenneRill and Elijah { Lynch