Evening journal., 1889-01-10


appointed Senator Crossan and Repre-
sentative Downham tellers.
The tellers ascertained. and the chair
reported that on November /, 1887, IA, 45C
votes were cast for, and 467 against 4
convention
Mr., Downham offered resolution de-
claring tie vote sufficient under the con.
stitution.
Mr.. Donahoe offered substitute reso-
luton declaring the vote Of November
1857, constitutionally and statutorially
insufficient
Pending an effort Of the tellers to prc.
cure the official returns Of the elections
OF 1889, 1884 and 1886 the joint session.
on motion of Mr.. Biggs, took a recess
until 3 p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The joint session reassembled at 3 p. m.
Mr. Crossen reported that the tellers
had failed to procure official records Of
the Legislative votes of 1882 1854 and
1856, and had only been able to procure
newspaper figures, which figures at Mr..
Donahoe request, were inserted in the
substitute resolution
Mr.. Donahoe then moved the adoption
OF the substitute. Lost by rising vote
of Is to II.
Mr.. Downham called up the original
resolution.
Mr.. Armstrong offered another substi-
tnte resolution, declaring that the power
OF the Joint session did not go beyond the
counting OF the vote. Lost by a rising
vote Of 10 to 15
After discussion the original resolution
tMr. Downham - was adopted by a ris-
ing vote Of 10 to 10.
The two Houses then, at 4.45, ON mo
tion OF Mr.. Biggs, separated
Adjourned until 10 a. m. to- day.
SENATORIAL PUZZLE.
The Senatorial Puzzle SOLVED" is what
the Peninsula Horticultural Society an
nounced TO take place last evening at
Burton's Hall, but this morning the puz.
zle is as intact as 1t was a month ago and
II Is pretty much of the same construc.
tion. A tremendous effort was made last
evening by the Massey men to solve II in
caucus of the Kent members, which
lasted fully three hours, but it failed.
The friends Of Mr.. Massey came out much
discouraged, and 1t was even intimated
that all Of next Monday night, when ths
question must be solved, might not suffice
for the solution and that it might be
thrown into the joint session of botf
houses, result that the Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature
are profoundly praying for. They
want no better fun, they say. thar
divided Republican caucus on
next Monday. That they intend to take 4
hand is not to be doubted. They say that
they will take hand but are very mys
terious as to which one they will grasp.
The Dover Democrats and the Dover Re.
publcans who oppose Mr. Massey are
agreed that that gentleman will lose
nothing by such an outcome OF the Repub.
hcan struggle. The Massey men dscreetly
throw doubt upon any such result The
belief that this may be possible has a
powerful influence on the Republican
members, bnt not in the direction of help
ing Mr.. Massey. They will be in
caucus until the sun rises on
next Tuesday before they will risk a
Senator who is to be elected by Demo
Gratis. prominent member Of the House
who has an undoubted preference re-
marked last night after the Kent caucus
had broken up without any definite con
ciusion that he was ready to vote for anv
strong, positive man in the event of a
deadlock in order to escape the party ca.
lamity of dark horse Senator. The
party, he argued, could not expect to
stand up against aunited Democracy in
1870 with colorless man to the front.
lie wanted the strongest man in the state
to fight this battle.
The Kent caucus was two short Of the
full complement Of eight. Robert "A.
Davis and David A. Clark had engage
ments at home but they had left their
proxies behind. They had agreed to agree
TO any conclusion that the caucus might
reach The bone Of contention in the
caucus appears to have been the difference
q view IN respect to the fact whether Mr..
Smithers was candidate from the first
or not which the respective supporters Of
Mr.. Smithers, and Mr.. Massey are
taking The Massey men sey that Mr..
omlthers distinctly, unqualifedly and
with the emphasis Of repeated statement
pointed out Mr.. Massey as
the proper man to support for
the high honor and that the
old gentleman's attitude to-day is moth.
ing short Of treachery. TO this the Smith.
ers men say that their candidate is not
candidate now even in the sense that
Mr. Massey is, namely, seeker after the
oftice, and that Mr.. Smithers has con
sented to the use of his name on the sole
condition, that he is wanted and that
Mr.. Massey is not wanted. In other
words, they declare that Nj Smithers
only entered the field after it was found
that Mr.. Massey could not consolidate the
vote of Kent. The Massey men retort to
this: Can Mr.. Smithers solidifythe Kent
voter He cannot Mr.. Massey has
three votes, true and lasting, who will
not support Mr.. Smithers in anv event.
and Mr. Massey's friends say with much
show OF definite information that there
are only two men in Kent who will vote
for the leader of a third of century.
But they accord him oRe vote in Sussex.
Senator Moore. Hence Massey and his
tutor and benefactor win be neck and
meek tn the caucus, with three Kent men
not accounted for.
These three votes are hopefully claimed
0Y Mr. Treats friends whe were satisfied
last evening with nothing short of ten
votes on the first ballot. According to
the claims Of the betting friends of the
several candidates there must be twenty
one republicans in the General Assembly.
which is not the fact. On the street. the
men who talk on the streets and in bar
rooms, claim FIVE votes on first and six
on second ballot for Massey. provided
they are looking for appointments under
senator Massey. II thev are looking
Tor appointments under "Senstor" Treat
they claim ten votes on the FIRST. II is