Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-09
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THURSDAY. JANUARY Q, 1919.
Taetionalisls Still Fighting.

Faetionalisis Still Fighting.
Thanks 10 the public spirit of the iive
Democratic members Of the state Senate,
the deadlock IN that body over the Sc
lection Of President pro temrore, precipi-
tsted bv the selhshneSs Of the Republican
factions, was broken at yesterday after
Moons session. The Democratic Sen
stors. without any deal for patronage
or promises Of any kind. cast their votes
for senator Ira ". Long Of Sussex county
and elected him.
Tor this patriotic action the Democratic
senators deserve the thanks and appre-
cls,ion oi the pubic Their purpose
was to organiyr the senate. 50 that i'm
poftant public business should not be
DELAYED hv the sCnsclcss struggles ol
Rcrubhcan factions which sought only
their respective partisan interests. They
asked nothing ia the way - the spols
ol ofhcc tor their interference Nery
wisely, from . political point Of view, they
threw their support 70 tho numerically
weaker faction Of the Republican majority.
This Is good politics. All the time
But although the Democratic senators
made dccidcd move IN the direction Of
,n organization ii the state senate. and
showed how they could and would use
her votes ss a balance of poucr 70 prevent
III, uarriur Republican factions holding
M hodv ~ The throat thereby giving
an object lesson that the Democratic
members al the House MAY prott hN-!t
does not vet appear that thcN have ac-
corrlNhed the desired result But they
have IL least made IL plain 20 n" faction
ahsts that if they intend 70 further DELAY
organization, they Will have 10 do 50 hy
~, brutal and lawless policy Of rcfrsinInC
from making any positive attempt II
organization. and wasting time % Tho
most shameless manner
The patriotic disposition Of the Demo
Gratis has resolved the situstion 70 thIs
form. II the Republican factions. 81
q meeting of the Nens'e. continue thclr
fac,ional hight hv offering opposing candi-
dates for the various ofhcisIy positions
IA tn. state Scnste, the Democratic
members viii vote for the candidates Of
one faction or the other, and thus force
election II the factionslists do not care
"a invite this result, tney can defeat II
only ~ reiralning from taking any steps
boxing 70 permanent organization The
Democratic Senators, Of themselves. can
not dc anything 10 bring about orgsnlza-
ten except 10 throw their support 20 ont
faction or the other This. for the public
rooa. and IN order 20 get the Lcgisiat ure
II iull working SHAPE, they are willing 10 do
II is up to the Republican members oi
the Legislature. either 90 put an end g
the disgusting and costly farce that has
prevailed since Tuesday morning or az
cept the responsibility, and also the odium
OF blocking the organization Of the Legs
lature and subordlnating an public IN
terests 10 partisan ends. They are IN 4
majority, and can do the right thing il
they will That they will do the right
thing is regarded as very doubtful ~ the
lirh; of Yesterdays interesting events
The majority Republican faction j.
that known as the New Dispensation,
and the election OF senator Long a. Pressi-
dent pro tempore OF the Senate, ytsterday \
afternoon, threw its followers into rage
They immediately besought him. nosl
hercelv. 10 decline the election Failing
To secure his consent 10 this impudent
proposition, they forced adjournment
before he could be sworn IN as President
pro ternporc.
Meanwhile, the Republican inelnlers
of the House, who have simply done moth
ing since Tuesday morning, killing tim,
While awai,ing the resul, Of the Republican
factional tight in the Senate, with q mos
contemplate disregard OF their duty
have ben stirred 10 renewed factiona
activity by the result OF yesterday
session Of the Senate They have tenta
trvelv selected a candidate for Speaker
but they have made no effort to elect thi
tentatively selected candidate The Dem
ocrstic members nave made select ION
for Speaker and other offices III 4 rcgula
anu 'tA'bNf anu W tJt'ttl Ft'lu
from the first 10 proceed with tho organ
zation of the Housc But thcl can 4,
not hing while the indifferent tact tIunallst
81 the Republican majority continue 1.
block all proceedings towards az organi
zatiOn.
lhc sItuation Is most astounding
Two 81 the allotted sixty days Of the ses
sion have been absolutely wasted ID
tenseless Republican factlonal Wrangl,
Important Interests await consideration
The governor message Is ready ior pre-,
cntation. but u cannot b. received TX
aus. neIthcr branch of tho legi~ialur
j. organized
fach house ndJourucd ycs to-day aftci
rnou the Scttt, until ~ ncl,,. th.
morning and 'he House until 1850, hiI