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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 5. 1919
ADcadlockcd Legislature.

ill the previous pretcnsions oi the
New Dispcnsation OF the Repuhllcan
nsrty which had assumed virtual
Guardianship of the Republican majority
IN each branch of the Delaware Legs
l,turr. were set at nought, Yesterday %
Dover, when one legislative day was
wasted IN fruitlcss efforts 10 effect an
orcanization The chief disturbance was
IN the senate, where there was decided
holt against the election Of Senator y
pnlphus Short of Milford, the choice oi
he New Dspcnsation. 70 the office 81
President pro tcmporc The Republican
senatorial caucus failed 10 nominate him.
hut on two ballots taken IN open Senate
hc received seven VOTES. = number suiil-
clent Iur q caucus nomination q the dozen
Repuhhcan members of the body. Then
the senate adjourned until today
Tho situation S different III the House.
and somewhat peculiar. In accord with
an understanding reached by the State
Central Committee 20 apportIon the
Offices among the various districts, and 20
permit each district "a make rs selection
Tor The allotted position. the New Castle
county Republican members, having bccn
allotted the ~pcakc~hip, nominated Mex
andcr l.. CorbIf in caucus. This was a
defeat for the New pispcnsation, which
had gwen lis favor to Representative
Danzcnbaker. But, in view of the dead
lock in tho Senate, the result Of which
might make necessary some changes in
the allotment Of House Offices, the House
did not organize, but also adjourned unit
today.
That ON organization viii he effected
TODAY j. extremely doubtful Except fol
the tentative selection of the House
speaker. the Republican majority IL
neither branch has made caucus selection:
for any OF the official places That these
selections can be agreed upon and elected
todav IS hardly probable Thus, another
day Is likely TO be wasted, 10 the detri
mcnt oi the public interests
II i. sad spectacle The Republican
partys representatives in the Genera
Assembly have made sorry and disgust
ing display Of incompetoncy disgusting
because the entire affair i a contest 10
spoiS. and also. 3 contest of factions 10
partisan advantages. with q view L
paving the way for the primary fight be
tween the two factions for control in ia
primary campaign oi 1920, when nationa
Issues will bc 70 the front
one thing Is certain, however Tn
New Dispcnsation has been beaten i
both senate and House 1t may eventuall
win in the former body, but this Is hardl
possible. To 90 20, It would have TO com
promise in a manner sadly preJudicial I
Its prestige In the House il has bee
fatK beaten st the outset. and there
little probability i can recover.
There are some VINO see in the doing
a. Dover, yesterday the fine Italia
hand Of Coleman du Pont, leader of th
Old Organization and Delaware membc
OF he Republican Natlonal Commute.
They look upon the situation as he pr'
lirninarv round Of a partisan contest :
unhorsc The New Dispensation in the 1872
primary. campaigns and restore the Ol
Organization 70 full control of the part,
And to this end public interests "A
being sacrificed and the people trlfc
with So much for Republican anti
election professions and promises