Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-12


senatorial deadlock was broken yesterday,
and resulted in the election Of General
John NJ Palmer The f. NJ b. A. mem
bers, Moore and Cockrell, finally went
over to Palmer, and the 154th and decisive
vote resulted as follows; Palmer, 103.
Lindley, 100; Streeter, /. The speaker
finally announced the final vote, and form
ally declared General Palmer elected
Pandemonium then reigned. Horns and
drums had been provided for the purpose.
baskets and papers were thrown into the
air, and the galleries responded by wav-
ing sea of handkerchiefs. The house be-
came a regular bear garden, and the Demo
Gratis, utterly unable to control themselves.
gave vent to their feelings in the most
ludicrous fashion.
General Palmer's Speech.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Senator-elect Palmer to inform him of his
election and to request his appearance be-
fore the joint assembly. They did so, and
produced General Palmer in person. He
was greeted with an ovation Speaker
Crafts introduced him, and he spoke as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Thirty-seventh Gen
eral Assembly-Yo ought scarcely expect
saying, Amt glad to get out OF the will
derness. l thank you 1Oi members for
vindicating the rights of the people. By a
plurality of votes was expressed the desire
of the people to select me senator, and nv
election is historical You men who have
labored so long to elect your independent
candidate also deserve my thanks. Cap
plause.) My Republican friends, thank
you, too; you in this contest represented
the old method Of electing senators.
thank you that the contest has been free
from personalities. tApplause) The oc-
casion does not require a long speech " The
joint assembly then adjourned sine die.
NIoore and CockreITs Address.
Messrs. Moore and Cockrell were sub
iects of an ovation at the conclusion Of the
proceedings. They have issued long adj
dress to their party, setting forth the ef
forts they have made to secure the election
Of an independent candidate to the senate
their efforts with the Republican party
and the attempt to elect Mr. Streeter
tF. NJ. B A.) They say that the Repub-
lioans have secured from Mr.. Streeter such
concessions and promises as would, If car
ried out entirely unfit him for represent
ing oonscientiously the principles Of the
farmers party. Finding it absolutely i'm
possible to elect an independent candidate,
they have concluded that their next duty
is to select a man who, while not repre-
senting the principles Of their organization
in full is in sympathy with many Of their
demands and comedies the need of redress
in the legislation that has grown up under
the rule Of corporations and monopolies.
That man is John NJ Palmer.
General Palmer's Views.
In speech before the f. NJ. b. A. con
ference General Palmer said he believed
that some measures ought to be taken to
enforce the rights of the government
against the Pacific railroads, as he believed
that the ultimate object Of the roads was
to cheat the government. The government
had as much right in the matter as any
other creditor, and if need be should take
possession of the property He opposed
the proposition to grant an extension OF
the debt for sixty or seventy years unless
arrangements could be made by which the
government would be better secured. He
believed that many corporate interests
had an organized corrupt representation
in congress which should be unmasked
He was in favor Of the abolition of the ma
tional bank circulation. The government,
he said, was the sole money making powes
of the country. He thought that an in
come tax was necessary in adjusting the
revenue Of the country, but he was Of the
belief that such tax should be graded SO
as not to reach the labor and substance of
the people. In the remainder Of his speech
it was found that his remarks for the most