Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
LEGISLATURE WAITS
Continued from page I
SENATE nEM0rRAGS-

| SENATE DEMOCRATS
| Democratic Senator scaucused and made
the following nominations:
President pro tempore, Charles ID
Murphy of Harrington; secretary, Waite
T. Donavon, Blackhird reading clerk;
clerk, James Is. Graham, Clayton; ser
geant-at-arms. William r. Smith, SMYRNA;
attorney, w Watson Harrington, Dover
chaplain, Rev. j. w. Colona.
DEADLOCK INDICATED.
After the morning of conferring. the
| Republican Senator's, baking at Al caucus,
| the indications pointed TO n Senatorial
| deadlock over President pro tempore,
which, it seemed At noon, the time for the
| Legislature To meet, might last for severa
| days. The chief reason for this was that
/ Senator Handy being very i'll at his home
! in Dover, the supporters of Senator Short
wanted 10 avoid dction IN his absence.
! However even If Handy had been here,
! according Ia Senator Longs friends. the
vote for presiding officer would he stand
oil. with SIX Of the Republican Senators
for Long and six for Short
While some of Shorts followers were
doubling his lineup, they admitted that
Long, who Is credited with having the
hacking of Governor Townsend, had
gained strength IN mysterious manner
and that both sides were at sea as to the
actual lineup, no test vote having been
taken, II is likely, had last nights con-
ference with the State committee not
tentatively agreed on nominations by
county delegations, which plan some
members were rcpudlating, senatorial
caucus would hc held today. if MIR Handy
had been here as he is u Short man
This was the situation at II O'Clock,
tho meeting hour. which found the Re
publican members of both houses in CON
ference. separately, the House members
waiting to sec what the Senate WAS going
to do
With the Democrats matters were
different. all Of the members of both
houses IN their seats nj that time, and
Lieutenant Governor Lewis T. Eliason
ready 10 convene the Senate AS the
Republicans were not present, however
I hc couvcnIng of both houses was deferredl
The Democrats IN each house were ready,
with their states. but they could do moth
ing but wait
Nothing apparently, was accomplished
~ the morning conferences Of the Re
puhhcan>.
To FIGHT 1T OFT IN SENATE.
81 their conclusion, members stated
that the situation had not changed over
night and that while an effort may be made
to organic tins afternoon, II will be done
ou the floor Of the Senate without n pre-
hmnary caucus and Wit hOut regard TO the
proposition to have the county delegations
nominate he candidates allotted to those
counties the plan beng 10 fight II out on
thr floor OF the Senate
Short friends feel hat they had gained
= vote or two during the morning and viii
win. but Longs friends arc not willing
to conccdc this.
The Senate was the first branch of the
Assembly - convene, being called 10 order
al clock by President Flason, with
Senator Long as temporary secretary. 1
SENATE REcEssEs UNTIL 3
As soon as the new members Of the |
Senate had been sworn in, the Senate, on |
motion ot Mr. Pool took recess until 3 |
0 clock
LoNG OFFERS COMPROMISE.
il has been learned that at the Repub |
lic;.n senatorial conference, preceding III
Opening 81 the sess ION, Senator Long made |
a proposition that he would withdraw as
a CANDIDATE for President pro tempore if !
senator Short would. in the interest OF |
t!1IHHeIlN anu W ilitt' tuNt-d
without An acceptance by Short, or any |
action, II l. possible there may be another !!
conference before the afternoon session. |
when actlon may be taken, in which event |
q new man will ~ taken up for President
pro tcmpore
III short withdraws it Is believed Senator |
Robcrt son ci Wilmington will f,e nomi- |
mated and elected
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC Caucus
The House Democrats caucussed, this
morning and made the following nomina- |
tions
Speaker. John F. McNabb, Of Whining |
ton. chief clerk, Samuel G. Ralph, Del |
mar, reading clerk, T. Marvel Gooden, |
Dover bill clerk. John W Walls, VII
sergeant-at-arms. \. A. Ca !
hall. kenton, attorney, John D. Hawkins, |
Dover chaplain, Rev J. W Colona, Do :
ytr