Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-04
FIGHT RENEWED TODAY
BUT WAS SOON ENDED
T. f. Cahall of Harrington ana
r. r. Kenney of Dover Get
Places.
REPUBLICANS READY
TO ORGANIZE SENATE
State House Thronged with Pol
ticians at Time for Beginning
Session.
DIsratrb frorn stan correspondent

snectal Dispatch from staff correspondent
STATE UousE. Dover, JAN.
What looked like the beginning OF mn
indefinite deadlock among the Democratic
majority ~ the House Of Representatives
came 10 m end at noon today when the
fight over the chief clerkship resulted m
the nomination of Col & W kenn'v 81
Laurel
NJ tho same time Thomas i ahall ot
Harrington was nominated Tor hui clerk
and Richard K kenncy ot Dover ior
attorney.
formerly of Odessa. had been trymg to
land the chief clcrkshlp and he was backed
~. Represantatlve Elmer ] Turner, VINO
was elected M the special election IN the
seventh district 1T Sussex county On
Deecmhrr n Armstrong claimed to have
turned tho trick therp and Turner want
"A a. reward hum That WAS why the
,,ucus was unable 70 complete ITS work
last night
Polltlcians expressed their opIuop thet
des,rc not 10 get In bad induced urner
a. abide bv the caucus decision
Henry Il lsaacS chairman OF the
Democratic state Committee, spent few
minutes with the conferrees
The Democratic Representatives also
made other nominations as follows
Chapla,n Rev f. G Graham OF
Clayton
Telephone clerk Jester Mhrris Of Do
yer
For chief clerk. Jacob /. SOper received
nlue votes on the first ballot, Colonel
Kcunev seven and ArTuetronE two. On
the second ballot. kenney received ten
vo,es and Soper eight Ralph Ningste 81
Il. 81 a4sauf I'm
,,lerl on the first ballot Cahall received
seven votes. John W Hutchinson Of Viii
,u,inston FIVE. G Haradee of Dover three.
and Charles G NAPLES az Milton. Joseph
tNcC affery Of Milford and trlnstruna one
each TN the second ballot Cahall reCelV-
"a "a votes and HuichIson four
For attorney. Richard Il kenncY Of
.Dover received ten votes, John NJ Rich
iardson Of Georgetown me. and John =
Hawkins Of Dover three
For chaplain Rev J. G. Graham ~
lClavton received l3 votes Rev. Jack
Wells Of Wilmington and Rev. Wilson 6.
3 Moore of Dover. two each, and Rev L. W
Crosby of Dover one
For telenhonc clerk Jester Morris Of
Dover received IA votes, and Ollie LAT
fer,v and Victor Bower OF Kent county.
two each. The Democratic representatives
neglected TO nominate a page and sten.
ographers. Their caucus continued until
- 30 o'clock
fFetsL.TuRE CONVENED At II -.
The Senate and House convened a.
PAS O'Clock this afternoon with maRy
.pectators occupying the lobbies Repre-
sentative-elect Turner announced as he
entered the Hall Of Representatives that
Re would stand by the Democratic
caucus
Roth HOUSES ORG ANIzED
Senator Short presided temporarily ovel
the Senate and Senator Palmer served
AZ temporary clerk After certificates OF
election had been read Senator Robertson
swore the Senators-elect IN. Next per
manenf organization was effected, the
Republican nominees being elected. after
which the permanent officers assumed
their duties Republican nominees re-
ceived Il Votes and Democratic siX.
REPRESENTATIVE Staats presided tempo
rarily over the House and Representative
Clark served a. temporary chief clerk and
was assisted by ] Edward McNahh.
After certificates of election had been read
Herman G. TAYLOR administered the oath
10 Mr. stats and the latter swOre the
other Representatives-elcct Next per
mancnt organization was effected. nc
Democratic nominees beng elected, after
which the permanent officers assumed
their duties Democratic nominees re-
celved Is votes and Republicans l..
Timothy ] Mooney. chairman Of Vii
mington Democratic Committee, was sp-
pointed clerk to Speaker Paskey.
The House at ! 80 o clock recessed for
one hour.
Harry b Thaw Of Milford was appoint
cd clerk 10 President Pro Tempore Handy
The Senators and legislative reporters
accepted an invitation to 5e guests of
Governor John c. Townsend Jr, at a
dinner, which he will give ln the Hotel
du Pont, Wilmington, next Tuesday
n ght in honor of Ctovernor-clect William
ID Dennev.
senate recess vas taken for an hour
Governor Townsend biennial MESA &c
ms farewell was awar cd with much
interest That unusual care had been
taken IN its preparation was evident from
the fact that il was not completed until
today.
In the throng ol spectators in the
Assembly halls were many aspirants for
iops and also some persons who came
here to place proposed bills in the hands
of members.
DRY FIGHT AGAINST PAsKEy.
The nomination by the Democrats OF
Walter T. Paskey of Harrington for
Speaker Of the House appeared to rouse
the ire OF the Anti-Saloon League.
Rev. l.. G. Prcttyman and J. Blbb Mills,
representing the Anti-Saloon League,
spent the night at Dover. and il was
SUSPECTED this morning that they might be
factors in the fight but this they denied.