The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-01-09
.iry 9th, 1920
DEMOCRATS SELECT NORRIS
AND TYDINGS.

DEMOCRATS SELECT NORRIS
AND TYDINGS.
The Democrats of the House
and Senate, in separate caucus
es Tuesday night named Senator
William |. Norris, of Baltimore
city, for President of the Senate
and Lieut.. Col. Willard F. Tyd-
ings, of Hartford county, for
Speaker of the House. In each
case the action taken was by un-
animous vote. The action OF the
House caucus was very brief. the
session continuing only a few
minutes, but the Senate caucus
was long drawn out by a fight
over the office of secretary OF
that body, Mr.. Emerson X.
Crothers, of Cecil County, finally
being chosen.
The other places for which
nominations were made were:
Assistant Secretary-Walter Z.
Mann, Wicomico county.
Reading Clerk-C. Andrew
Shaab, Howard county.
journal Clerk-Joseph M George,
Queen Anne's county.
Assistant Journal Clerk-John
H. Hopkins, Baltimore city.
Sergeant-at-Arms -William G.
Robinson, Baltimore city.
Chief Page-John Wagner, Bal
timore city.
Assistant Chief Page-D. Edgar
Hurlock, Queen Anne's county.
Mr.. Crothers, was private
secretary to the late Governor
Crothers, his uncle, and has had
legislative CLERICAL experience.
Messrs. George Robinson and
Shaab held in the last Senate the
positions to which they were
elected.
The nomination of Senator
Nerris for president was accom-
lished with hardly a ripple in the
surface, so we'll had Governor
elect Richie and other leaders
fattened out the wrinkles.
The Democratic House caucus
developed nothing but harmony
and sweet fraternity. The chair
man was Clarence Roberts, of
Prince Georges, and the secre-
tary Samuel M. Crockett. of
Worcester. The slate had all
been arranged and the list was
embodied in one resolution. off
cred by Mr.. Cobourn, Of Hartford,
who, it had been reported, might
bolt the caucus if Tydings was
named for Speaker. Instead
Delegate Cobourn said many
complimentary things of Colonel
Tydings, whereupon the slate
went through unanimously as
follows:
opeaker-Millard F. Iydings, of
Hartford.
Chief Clerk Albert F Almoney,
of Montgomery.
Assistant Chief Clerk Joseph S.
Bopp, of Baltimore.
journal Clerk-Henry H. Balch,
of Talbot.
Reading Clerk-Leo S. Echile,
of Baltimore.
Sergeant-at-Arms-John S. Slo-
wick, of Baltimore.
Chief Page--Henry Haskenkamp,
OIL baltimore.
Assistant Chief Page-Charles
Bishop, of Worcester.
Of those named, Mr.. Almoney
is we'll known as a State organi.
zation leader in Montgomery and
the veteran chief clerk in Demo
crat houses. Mr.. Bopp is the
executive of the Twenty-fourth
ward and a Kelly man. Mr..
Balch was named by the Talbot
delegation. Mr.. Echle was clerk
to the Senate Committee on Ju-
dicial Proceedings in the last
General Assembly, is a Mahon
man and was named at the in
stance of Senator Frick.
Slowick is . First warder, a
protege for former Senator VIM.
Curran, who is here, and is un-
derstood to have put him across.
He is q Kelly follower. Mr..
Kasenkamp is a legislative veter-
an of many sessions and the
mentor of new officials. Senator
Harrison backed Mr.. Bishop.
Leaders were there in force
Governor-elect Richie, State