Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-15
sAULsBURY's SUCCESSOR.
Anthony Higgins Wins the Senatorial
Fight I'm ID .laware.

DOVER, DEL-, Jan. l5-Anthony Higgins. Of
Wilmington, was nominated for United States
Senator on the forty-third ballot in the repub-
hcan caucus a. $50 am. The vote was Hig-
gins, 3; Massey, 6-one member having left
the room and gone 10 bed. The break 70 Hig-
gins began on the fortieth ballot. when the Ave
men who had stood solidly BY Treat went over.
Massey, who had received as high as eight
votes, lacking only one for the nomination.
held seven mp TO the forty-second ballot. when
one OF his men and the remaining Smithers
man went over 20 Higgins, giving him the
nomination.
THE HOUSES BALLOT SEPARATELY.
At lOI5 this morning the house balloted for
United States Senator. The fourteen repub-
lcan members voted for Anthony Higgins
five of the democratic members for Alfred p.
Robinson, and the remaining two. Brackson
and Gray, for James l.. Walcott. The division
IN the democratic vote was in consequence of
the inability OF their caucus 10 agree upon q
candidate. The democratic caucus met again
at $50 a. m. TO unite on a candidate. The
Walcott men insisted on pressing his name,
but this the Salisbury men refused to agree 20.
The latter expressed willingness TO support
any other man upon whom the Walcott men
might agree. but the latter persisted in push
ing Walcotts name. The salisbury men then
withdrew from the caucus.
The senate balloted at ll:l5 for United States
Senator. The seven democratic members voted
Anthony Higgins. This makes the vote Of both
houses stand, Higgins, l6; Walcott, 3; Robin
son, 5.
THE NEW SENATOR'S CAREER
Anthony Higgins was born in Red Lion Hun
dred. New Castle October /. ls4O At the age
of thirteen he entered upon five years course
Of education at Newark academy and Delaware
college. Later he attended the Harvard law
school. He read law under Nm; c. spruance,
of Wilmington. and was admitted 20 the bar in
New Castle. May. 1864. In September. 1864. he
entered into partnership with +. q. Bradford.
who was afterward United States district Judge
for Delaware. About the same time Mr. Hig-
gins was appointed deputy attorney general
for Delaware. In lS6s he was chairman
OF the republican state committee. lie
was appointed by President Grant in
1869, United States district attorney for Della
ware, and held that Office until 1876. Since
that time he has devoted himself 20 his large
law practice. Mr.. Higgins first appearance in
politics was in the campaign Of 1868. TO elect a
member OF Congress 10 I'LL a vacancy caused
by the death of Vim. Temple Mr. Higgins
championed the cause OF y. B. Smithers the
republican candidate and who among his
competitors of yesterday, and Mr. Smithers
was elected. In 1867 he was one of the most
active spirits in the border-state convention at
Baltimore TO promote the adoption of the
fifteenth amendment to the federal constitu-
. ton. He labored hard IN the campaign of
, lssO, which resulted in the election Of the
republican Legislative ticket in New Castle
county, in recognition of which he received
the complimentary vote of the republican
members in the January following when Mr..
Bayard was elected 10 the United States Senate
In 1854 he was the republican congressional
candidate, accepting the nomination with no
chance or expectation of success.