Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
REPUBLICANS MAY
CONTEST ELECTION
OF {. J. TURNER
In an Effort TO Grab Control Of
the House Of Represen-
tatives at Dover.
ALL AT SEA TODAY
ON ORGANIZATION
special Dispatch Prom stan Correspondent

Special Dispatch Prom stan Correspondent
srhrr Houar, Dovrp. JAE 3.
The Delaware Legislature viii convene
IN biennial session tomorrow and cBtIe'ises
on organization will he held tonight
Republicans will control the Senate by a
wide margin and Democrats viii have n
ma ajuritY Of one vute in the House If Rep
rrarntntiyea
Republicans dislike losing control of
the iluiiao and there wHs current IN Dover
this morning rufuor that they may
contest the election of Turner, Democrat.
~ Representative from tho Seventh
Representative district of Sussex County
II was alleged that voters had been
registered IN the diatrlct between the
general election and the special election
and that votes which should have been
counted had been destroyed, and these
allegations we're mentioned as possible
grounds for contestinF Should a contest
lie instituted an exciting and interesting
situation would develop
Republicans do not think a bare major
ity in tho House viii greatly benefit The
Democratic party
Only Legislators residing ~ Dover and
IN the vicinity we're here this morning
hut caucusea viii draw a throng of poiltI-
rana and others co Tho capital tonight
senate duty NJ Washington will preve NJ
United gtatesa aenatnr I,@iah ! Nolcotf
coming tu Dover
Legislative organization was . stIhIect
~ gossip early IN the day Fer President
l'rn tenn ~ The Senate Republicans pro
posed gnuator Wallace : Handy of Mil
ford. Senator James W Robertson q
Wilmington and senator J Carey Palmer
~ Milton The lority of sentiment
seemed - favor Handy
Fer speaker Of the House Democrats
suggested Representative u T Davis nf
Milford Representative John 4, Wilson
4 smyrna and Harry CLARK II kenfon.
and Republicans mentioned Representa-
tive Harry + Ciundaniel of Lincoln i'y.
No une would attempt 20 forecast who viii
obtain the apeakefehip
senator Handy and Representative
DAVIS rrside on the Kent county side m
NiIfnrd Thr former who hes Federal
/ job ~ Washington. spent the week end
/ IN kent and SUSSEX counties
4 few politicians bold that New astle
t county should have the presidency nop
i since Kent had if four years ego and Sne-
/ saS two wears ago. but others remark n
/ heck with county rot ation
For chief clerk ~ the Senate RepuhlI.
/ cHna proposed Al Archer uf Milford whc
/ resides ep the Sussex county side Of the
iasn and i chasa friend Of senater
Isaac - Short
For rhicf clerk of the HOUSE. Democrats
suggested Colonel G w kenney 81 Laurel
former Representative Jacob l.. Noper q
/ Magnolia and former representative Johf
! 4 NicNabh of Wilmington. kenney was
clerk of Legislature af it's memorable
session IN 1899 Democrats also mention
ed Charles Waplea at Milton for Hous'
hill clerk and Republicans ndvocated
I Warren Taylor ui Wilmington and formc-
Representative William e Brooks q
Glasgow for minor clerkshIps IN th'
Senate
i Great interest was exhibited IN legisia
tiye attorneys Two Years ago the Legs
latutre had three Republican attorneys
onet n the senate and two IN the House
but denied the Democrats an attorney
According 10 precedent the new legls
latnre Will have three attorneys. but th
political complexion vii be different
the Senate having ono Republican lawyer
and the House two Democratic attorneys
Republicans today proposed increasing
the number OF attorneys To- four, gIvin
each major party one attorney m tn
Senate and one in the House but Dem
ocrats did not favor the proposition, as ]
was designcd to make Democrats share tn
responsibility oi an act they were un
wiling to perform alone II was sal
Julian c. Walker. Of Wilmington ha
..einchedt the Senate attorneyshIp. an
the Republican proposal to the Dem
ocrais included the election Of William NJ
Hope. Republican. of Dover as one OF IN
House attorneys and Democrat rs a
extra attorney to the Senate. For the tw
attorneyships in the House Democrat
alggested former L. 5. Senator Richar
; r. kenney and John Lefevre Of Dove
James NJ Tunnel of Georgetown an
Henry II Isaacs Of Wilmington
Democrats proposed William Smith
SMYRNA for sergeant al arms OF the Hous'
Governor Townsend will send h
biennial message 10 the Legislature m
mediately after organization IS effeete'
1t will be farewell message. as his tern
expires two weeks hence.