Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07

mittee meeting, here. last week, the mem
hers Of the two houses being wiling, New
Castle WAS to have the Speakership. Sus-
sex President pro tempore OF the Senate
and Kent its pick Of the jobs to be handed
out by the two houses That, of course,
put the Speakership squarely up. to the
New Castle county delegation, which, II
is understood, finally splits to A--on
Corbit and Danzenbaker, as outlined
above.
''pRYs" SEN d HEAVY ARTILLERY.
With view TO influencing the Repub-
lican caucus in the matter of nominating
its candidate for Speaker OF the House,
the dry" forces sent their heavy artillery
TO Dover last night. They were officially
represented by George W. Crabbe, super
intendent Of the Anti-Saloon League for
Maryland and Delaware; Rev. Il. Z.
Prettyman, superintendent for Delaware
and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and
J. Bibb Mills, legislative attorney for the
two districts. On their arrival they found
William II. Danzenbaker Of Claymont
apparently slated foi Speaker, but he was
not their man, with the result that they
got busy in an effort TO upset the slate.
They admitted that they had no candi-
date. but expressed satisfaction when the
names of Alexander p. Corbit of Odessa
and Willard ). Gregg of Centrevillc were
mentioned, either, IL was stated, being
satisfactory This seemed, however, to be
distastcful 10 the New Dispensation Re
publicans, but rs it was apparent that the
majority in the House is "dry" they
began 10 dickcr for terms. In fact, the
dry leaders were called into conference
with United States Scnator-elect H. IL
Ball, City Chairman Isaac W. Bowers of
Wilmington and Others of more or less
consequence IN the Republican councils.
While IL Is not known that terms were
definitely reached at that conference,
after II was over II was stated that II was
practically assured that Danzcnbaker had
been dropped, that Corbit had been de-
cided upon and that Gregg had agreed 10
nominate him in the caucus II is under
stood, though, that this decision was not
reached without n hitch, and then only by
vote of to a. Not wishing to give up
Danzcnbakcr, his friends, il i said,
agreed 20 allow the ''drys' 20 name I he
temperance committee This was not
enough, nothing lcss than unconditional
surrender being satisfactory The dry
men made il plain tha, they had no partl-
san axeS 10 grind though Mr. orbit J,
regarded as an old hnc' Republican, and
not especially in favor with he new dis
pcndSatiOn. because of hS former ANNA
tion with the Regulars IS proof Of thclf
assertion that they had nothing against
the New Dlspcnsation the dry agents
pointed 70 the fact that thcy were per
iectlv satisfied with Scnator ! Dolrhu1
short oi Milford whom the New ih@-
pcnsation had slated for President rro
tcmporc of the Senate.
MANY POLITICIANS oN HAND.
Both Wilmington city chairmcn--
Timothy j. Mooney, chairman ot the
Democratic committee, and Isaac "
Bowers, chairman Of the Republican COM
mi,tc, were here, while tho Republican
State Committee was here III lull force
While the Democrats had no real
business here last night several were here
10 look on. They included, IN addition 20
Mr.. Mooney, Senator Thomas +. CORN
ley and Representatives Murine. Null
Ncna and McNabb Of Wilmington, Harry
Maver and former Representative IL l.
Jones oi Dover, Insurance Commissioner
Thomas r. Wilson, Senators Holictt ct
Clayton and Murphy II Harrington, nj
al whom were interested IN the antics y
the Republicans
Deputy Attorncy-Genrral T. Warren
Green and Harry llock oi Wilmington,
both az whom hav" been considered fer
legislative attorneys, 4> We'll rs other law
vcrs, were her,. ~ WAS also Fred :
Bender Of Delaware City, ~cckiuG one
ii the clcrkshIp. Former Speaker harlcs
II Grantland Of Wilmington " former
Representative Pect Of Milford and Alc>-
SICK of BridCCville were hers "a look on,
As were also Daniel .. Hastings al II IL
II lngto and q number oi Others If more
or less prominence, most 81 whom t0oh
part in the preliminary pow-wove, pre-
sumably in behalf Of candidates for
various Offices.