Evening journal., 1919-01-07
DEADLOCK over
P..ESIDENT PRO
TEN OF SENATE
iConilnned from nage one.l

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FOR Speaker Of the House
Tho indications early this afternoon
were that Senator Robertson OF vii
mlngton might probably be a compro
mise selection for president protein
OF the Senate when that body mert.
this afternoon.
In a conference OF Republican Sen
ators, Senator Long ag oed 20 withdraw
as cand da,o providing that Senator
/ Short would also Withdraw. The at
/ ter has not announced his ieclsiOn
senator Long had six votes. and Sen
aiOr short had i've votes In the caucus,
and Senator Handy OF Kent county was
absent. He Is ill. II Is not known
whom Handy Is for.
Senators supporting Long for the
presidency are Webster, Robertson,
Long. Walker, Pool and Brown
Those supporting Short for president
pro tenn were senator's Richards, Alice,
I Bennett. Palmer and short.
The Democratic caucus selected SEN
ator Murphy for president pro tenn, aud
] Representative McNabb for speaker.
The New Castle County Republican
members In their caucus voted foi
| Speaker as follows:
Corbt, G; Danzenbaker. 2 No other
/ office were considered by the caucus
/ As the selection Of Speaker was left
10 the New Castle County members II
is expected Mr.. Corblt will be elected
without a hitch In the open Holse ses-
sion.
Last nights conferences Of the Re
publican members were held in the
/ Kent County Republican Club rooms
After the Senate deadlock developed
over president pro tenn. members OF the
/ lRepublican state Committee conferred
with the Republican Assemblymen
United States Senator-elect l.. HeisleI
Bah and State Chairman Daniel J. Lay
/ ton addressed the members. urging
them 20 set together and agree on q
slate and distribute the Offices as
recommended by the State Committee
This distribution Is as follows;
Senate-Presldent Pro TEN. SUSSEX
County; chief clerk, Sussex; reading
clerk, Wilmington; bin clerk, Kent
sergeant-at-arms and attorney. Sussex
and chaplain and page. Kent
In the House they are: Speaker, New
Castle; chief clerk. Kent; reading clerk
Sussex; bin clerk, Wilmington; attor-
uey, New Castle; sergeant-at-arms, Sus-
sex; chaplain and page. Kent.
Representative William n. Danzeh
baker OF Brandywine Hundred develop
ed strength for Speaker. The "drys"
led by the Rev. b. O. Prcttyman, Op-
posed Danzenbaker on the ground that
he was not dry" In his sentiment. 4
caucus or The House Republicans beli
later this morning selected Representa-
tive Alexander p. Corbit OF Odessa for
the sueakership. He is regarded as a
"dry" man. although not radically so.
The remainder Of the House slate vas
not agreed on. it was stated James A.
Hirons, Of Dover, Kent County Republi-
can chairman. Is sad 10 be slated FOR
chief clerk OF The House.
There h "a contest for the legislative
att0rneyships, Julian C.. Walker. Deputy
Attorney General p. Warren Green and
Harry X. H0ch Of Wilmington, being
among those mentioned from the upper
end OF the State and C. Sudler Richards
from Georgetown.
state Senator J. Frank Alice, Jr., Of
Dover. In the Republican conference
protested that the proposed dlstribu-
ton or offices did not give Kent county
adequate recognition.
Selection OF officers for the Senate Is
held mp because Of the deadlock over
the president pro TEN.
Statewide Prohibition.
one Of the FIRST bills 30 be introduced.
10 was said today. will be a Statewide
prohibition bill designed 90 make VII
mington dry" The temperance lead
ers here are said 10 have such a bill
prepared.
Democratic Slate.
The Democrats agreed on the follow
ing slate In their caucuses:
Senate-President pro tenn, Charles d.
Murphy; chief clerk. Walter r. Dono-
van. Blackbird; reading clerk, Thomas
T. Malone, Clayton; bill clerk. James
Z. Graham. Smyrna; attorney, w. Wat
son Harrington. Dover; chaplain, Rev.
J. W. COlona, Dover.
House-Speaker, J. Z. McNabb. VIII
mington; chief clerk. Samuel p. Ralph.
Laurel; reading clerk. r. Marvel Good
en-. Dover; bill clerk, T. w. Walls, VIII
mington; sergeant-at-arms, n. A. Ca
hall, Kent county; chaplain the Rev. J
w Colona, Dover; attorney, John d.
Hawkins, Dover.
The Senate was called 90 order early
this afternoon by Lieutenant Governor
Eliason and the certificates Of election