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Flowers For Sen. Brady

Theodore Brady occupies the chalr 10
Gated in the same position as that at
the last session. il being in the first
row in front, and a little to the left
of. the Presidents rostrum. Senator
some floral tributes. One was bas-
ketful of pink and white carnations
with greens. and a card attached
bore the inscription ITO Our New
Leader" Mr. Brady said he had not
been advised as 10 the sender of the
tribute. The other was iouquet of
like flowers. Likewise the county
delegation in the House have old posi-
tions-in the second row TO the left
of the Speakers rostrum. The dele
gates are James o. Atwell. John H.
Rodgers, w Meade Holiday and
Bernard j Wiegard.
Ii was at first thought that p. Wat
son Webb, of Dorchester County,
secretary OF the last Senate, would
be reelected. but as it was reported
that he Gid not care for the place
Brewer S Zell. of Washington coun-
", was put on the slate for the posi-
ton.
When the name was read some
question was raised as to the quail
fications of Mr. Zell and then Sena-
tor Brady, of Anne Arundel. proposed
to substitute the name of Allen Bowie
Howard The move caused a long
discussion and finally resulted in the
substitution of the name of Emerson
r. Crothers, of Cecil County, a broth
er of Senator Omer d. Crothers.
The other places for which nomi-
nations were made were:
Assistant Secretary-Walter c. Mann,
Wicomico County.
Reading Clerk - c. Andrew Shaab.
Howard County.
Journal Clerk-Joseph NJ George,
Queen Anne's County.
Assistant Journal Clerk-John IL.
Hopkins, Baltimore City.
Sergeant-at- Arms-William G. Robin
son. Baltimore City.
Chief Page John Wagner. Baltimore
City.
Assistant Chief Page d Edgar Hur-
lock, Queen Anne's County.
Mr. Crothers, who will be elected
secretary tomorrow, was private sec
rotary to the late Governor Crothers,
his uncle, and has had Legislative
clerical experience.
/ Messrs. George, Robinson and
Shaab held in Che last Senate the
| positions to which they will be elect
ed tomorrow
The nomination of Senator Norris
for president was accomplished with
hardly a ripple in the surface, sc
we'll had Governor-elect Richie and
other leaders fattened out the wrin-
kles Mr. Norris name was placed
before the caucus by Senator Harri-
son, of Worcester
The nomination was seconded by
Senator Legg Then the nomination
was made by unanimous vote of 1.-THE
is Democrats, including Robert
Biggs, the new Senator from Balti-
more City, who though elected yes
terday. cannot he sworn in tomorrow
because the ballots will not be Off
cially canvassed until Thursday
Harmony In House
The Democratic House caucus de
veloped nothing but harmony and
sweet fraternity. The chairman was
Clarence Roberts, Of Prince Georges
and the secretary Samuel NJ Crock
EFT. of Worcester The slate had all
been arranged and the list embodied
in one resolution, offered by Mr. Co.
burn, of Hartford, who, it had been
reported, might bolt the caucus il
Tydings was named for Speaker. In
stead Delegate Coburn said many
complimentary things of Colonel Tyd-
ings, whereupon the slate went
through unanimously as follows
Speaker Willard F. Tydings, of Har-
ford
Chief Clerk-Albert F. Almoney, OF
I Montgomery.
/ Assistant Chief Clerk-Joseph S
! Bopp. of Baltimore.
Journal Clerk-Henry H.. Balch, o!
Talbot.
Reading Clerk-Leo S. Echle, Of Bal
B timore.
. sergeant-at-Arms-John s. Slowick.
of Baltimore.
Chief Page-Henry Hasenkamp, OF
Baltimore.
Assistant Chief Page-Charles Bishop,
of Worcester
OF those named, Mr. Almoney is
well known as State organization
leader in Montgomery and the vet
'eran chief clerk in Democrat houses.
Mr.. Bopp is the executive of the
Twenty-fourth ward and Kelly man
Mr.. Balch was named by the Talbot
delegation. Mr. Echle was clerk to
the Senate Committee on Judicial
Proceedings in the last General AS
sembly. is Mahon man and was
named at the instance of Senator
Frick