Evening journal., 1919-01-08
LEGISLATURE MAY
CHOOSE OFFICERS
This AFTERNOON
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day. The Senator's who supported
Senator Short on the final ballot were
Robertson, Bennett, Richards, Webster
Short. Palmer and Alice. on being es-
corted to the chair, Senator Long said
81 stand here at your service"
lie ordered the Senate to proceed with
/ business.
Senator Gormley, rising TO a question
OF personal privilege paid tribute 70
the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and
moved that out Of respect to the de-
ceased the Senate recess until 2.3C
O'Clock, which motion was carried.
Senator L.. NJ. Price, one Of the Dem
ocratic Senators, who helped elect Sen
ator Long, opened the session with
prayer and prayed for divine guidance
in selecting o presiding ofllce.. Five
minutes later Senator Long was chosen.
II the organization is completed this
afternoon IL Is likely the Senate viii
adjourn until Monday to give Senator
Long an opportunity to name the com
mittees for the Senate.
Whether the Long supporters and
Democrats will be given control OF the
important committees is a subject OF
much speculation here.
Senators Long, Walker, Pool and
Brown at their conference with Sena-
tor Long, refused to leave him.
After this conference there was a con-
ference Of all the Republican Senator'S
when an invitation from Governor
Townsend TO visit him in his office to
dlscuess the situation was turned down.
The request of the governor was made
through Senator Walker. After the lat
ter stated the governors request a mo-
ton ws made 20 visit the governor.
BY a tie vote TO with Senator
Webster not voting, the motion was
lost.
A suggestion was made that two SEN
ators be sent to the Governor but this
also failed. The vote on the motion to
go to the Governor as requested was
said to have been as follows:
Yes-Long, Walker, Pool, Brown and
No-Palmer, Richards, Bennett, Short
and Alice
Not voting-Webster.
Before the session, senator Long. who
had been supported for president pro
TEN. Of the Senate by the other three
hOld-Over Senators, announced shortly
before noon that when Senators Pool
Walker and Brown arrived he would
that they support Senator
Short, and thereby end the deadlock.
He would take this action. he said. in
an effort TO get the Senate organized so
that 10 could go ahead with business.
At 1890 o'clock Senator Long went
into conference with the three Senators
iamed and the Senator'S supporting
Short also went into confer
snce. Senator Handy, Of Kent County,
was absent again today, and 70 Is un-
ierstood that he is in with influenza
and will not likely get TO Dover for
several days.
The conference failed TO clear up the |
situation so far as the Republicans |
getting together was concerned, and |
he Democrats sprung their surprise by !
voting for and electing Long when the
ballot was taken in the Senate session. !
Temporary Speaker Lyons called the
House to order at ~ o'clock and after
lhe roll call a recess was taken until 2 !
o'clock. Although Representative Alex |
lnder p. Corbit was the New Castle !
County Republican caucus selection for |
speaker, it was reported that some |
Kent and Sussex members will refuse |
10 support him and that the fight viii |
20 to the floor Of the House this af- /
ernoOn.
In case this is done it is said that
D3nzenbaker will have |
good chance Of being elected speaker
With the support Of some Kent and |
sussex members Mr. Danzenbaker
tates that he has not been seeking the
,fllce and would rather not be elected,
,ut that his friends are insisting on
lin standing for speaker.
IouseS Fail 10 Organize.
When a recess was taken yesterday
fternOon until today both branches OF
he Legislature were in a deadlock.
The House recessed without taking a
.ole. In the Senate two ballots were
asst without breaking the deadlock.
The House organized temporarily
hOrtly after 3 o'clock Representa-
i've Harry Clendaniel OF Lincoln City,
sussex county, called the members to
rider and placed VIM. Lyons. Jr., OF VIII
in nomination. for tempor-
,ry speaker. The Democrats nOmi-
lated J. Leonard Soper, Of Wyoming
or speaker. The result Of the vote
vas Lyons %, SOper u, one member
members after which a recess was
AIKEN until this morning without any
ttempt being made TO elect a perma-
lent speaker.
Previously the New Castle county
republican members in caucus had en-
Iorsed General Alexander p Corbit OF
.. Georges hundred for speaker by a
-ote Of 6 10 3. Three members sup
,orted William II. Danzenbaker, OF
hundred. Mr.. Danzenbaker,
/ is understood. voted for Mr. Corbit.
While the conference Of all Republi-
an members Of the Legislature and
he Republican State Committee Mon
ay night recommended that the speak
r go TO New Castle county and that
he Republican members of each house
eclde on their choice by caucus, there
re members from New Castle who do
lot look on that action as binding.
Mr. Corbit was the New Cas-
10 county caucus nominee it is claim
d that Mr.. Danzenbaker may loom up
or speakr strongly should a fight de-
elop on the open floor OF the House.
Lieutenant-G Governor, Eliason pre-
ided over the short session of the
enate. and Senator Long was tempor-
~ clerk. Senator Long moved that
he Senate go into the election Of
resident pro tenn, and he placed the ,
anne Of Edward B. Brown. OF Seaford,
, nomination for the office Cena- ,
)r Gormley nominated Senator Chas. {
+. Murphy as the Democratic nominee !
,r the honor and the name Of Senator