Evening journal., 1919-01-10
BOTH BRANCHES
OF LEGISLATURE
NOW ORGANIZED
Continued from PAGE one.

ana WIN POSSIBLY one exception, l
u all Ooms from Kent and Sussex, the
Ser county 10 get most Of them. The |
,sseX members yielded the chief clerk /
The senate 10 Senator Robertson.
n order "a give The new presiding or /
icers an opportunity 10 make up Their
committees there WAS no session Of /
oither house for business today. There
Vas a pcrfunoiOcy session, as required
~ law. few members simply calling
aoh branch 10 order aud immediately
'eocssins until Monday morning. The
Senator's say that they viii complete
heir organization in short time Mon
lay morning The committees VIII then
Dc announced and The prospects are
hat a Join: session Will be held early
The afternoon TO hear the reading OF
Governor Townsend's biennial mes
sage.
Although Senator Long. following the
conference with Governor Townsend,
announced on the floor Of The Senate
that no would decline the honor that
ftd been conferred on him, Senators
Pool and Brown. both hOld-over Rcnub-
licans who had been supporting Scna-
ior Long, refused 10 vote for Senator
short for president pro ten. They VOt-
cd for Senator Murphy, the Democratic
nominee. Senator Walker. the other
member who voted for Long when he
was elected by the aid Of Democratic
votes. went over 10 the short forces
yesterday morning, following a confer
ance between several Republican Scna-
lors and other leaders with Alfred I. du-
pont In Wilmington, Wednesday night.
senator short received ten votes and
Senator Murphy seven. Although il was
secret ballot. Senators Pool and
Brown stated afterwards that they voi- |
ed Tor Senator Murphy. They said they {
did not think senator Long, whom they
had fought for. should have reslgned1 {
after having been duly elected and that
they voted for the Democrat out Of 4
pirit OF resentment because Of Sena- q
for Long having resigned.
The Republicans were also split on {
he vote for Mr. Creamer as secretary OF
ne Senate He only received nine votes a
Just enough TO elect, while Thomas ~ v
Rawlins, Republican. Of Seaford, nomi- =
mated by Senator Brown. received three 7
votes. Senators Pool and Brown voted !
for Rawlins and the third Republican I
cote is said 10 have been Senator Longs.
The five Democrats voted for Waller A. !,
Donovan. Of Townsend, for secretary. :, y
All yesterday morning after Il was y
learned that Senator John NJ. Walker u
had gone over to the short supporters
md Senator Handy. who had been mi.
appeared at the session. Il was rumored 3,
hat various plans were being consid- :,
red 10 try 10 oust Senator Long and n
llect Senator short TO succeed him. Al n
hough the Republican Senators declin- n
ID an invitation from the Governor on /
Wednesday TO confer with him. Gov N
ernor Townsend at noon yesterday re- 4,
Moved the invitation but this time in
cluded the Republican members OF both
louses.
At i.3O o'clock the conference was h
held IN the governors psrlors and last 5,
Cd uptil nearly 2 80 o'clock Governor VI
Townsend is said TO have told the mem b
mers that he had no personal Interest Il
in the matter outside Of the general m
welfare OF the Republican party. lie T
desired 10 see, the matter adjusted " ;,
possible. Others expressed their views az
on the situation and it was suggested q
That senator Long who had been elect =
I'd, but not sworn in, decline 20 serve n
as president pro tenn. Senator Long SAID
he would leave the matter up TO all 81
iAE nfUNUAlINU IllflllNtIN Vi NUNfI NlUl-N- ~
and n they thought-it best for the in al
terests Of the party that he resign he IN
would do so. 70 was decided 30 put It ID
10 q vote and practically all the House pl
and Senator shorts support pl
.rs in the senate voted in fa"or OF SEN OF
lto- Long resignlng. This cttled the "a
matter and a few .minut late. Mr.. n
Ions made his statement and resigned vC
rs president pro tenn. on the floor OF III
he Senate. 70 has been learned since IN
Wednesday that had the Republican an
senator's visited Governor Townsend
hat day as he requested, th3 matter IN
probably would have been adjusted lo'
hen in such a way as 10 have brought ht
bout the election Of Senator short by pt
Republican votes and thereby avoided
It least one day Of wrangling pu
On leaving the governors par,ors yes u,
erdav the Senators returned 10 their
'hamber and after Senator Handy, who ne
eft a sick bed 10 be present was sworn 20
n Senator Long made the following
tatement: ne ~.
Il desire to say that the election Nj
which you so kindly gave M I Ceeply 'oI
ppreciate, but I must ASK that / be
permitted TO decline the honor" un
Senator Robertson in reply, said:
When a man has the courage for the az
axe Of his State TO do what senator ~, tol
.Ong has done. he deserves c0mmenda- ~ ~
inc on the part Of every business ani ~
,olltical interest OF the State. Senator .el
.ong will go down in the history OF Do
he State as a man declining an honor uie
ven TO few men in a lifetime" -
Senator Robertson then moved that ., ui'
he Senate take a recess until $50 sn5 sS
clock, but when Senator Gormley in Id, az
isted that the Senate recOnvene W ~
romptly at that time the former with apl !
rev his motion and Senator Bennett a.,
ominated Senator Short for president JOY
70 TEN. and Senator GOrmley placed @ sei
enator Murphy in nomination. The ,"S 80,
ote as stated was 10 to :. Mr.. Dreamer 49,
'as next elected secretary. He Is a.,
primer assistant building inspector q 80 ,lo
Wilmington and now connected with po,
he U. S. Employment Service. He lives 7
: No. i29 Union street. A,os
After Senator Shorts election nou- Fra
uet Of American beauty roses were ,br
resented in his behalf by Senator Rob az,
-tson 10 Senator Long The Ssnatj ine
len recessed until this morning Be Uo,
,re leaving Dover Senator Walker re- o.cl
sived telegram announcing the 1eaih T
, his wife's mother. Some Of he S'r- Pro
.ors then got together and dccidNd out -ol]
Z respect 10 Senator Walker. oausg LAT
I .he death in his family. and als0 o pro
We Senator short OrDontunity 20 Sc Sou