The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-21
OUR DOVER LETTER.
For tho Fiuy-Ihird Time the f.egisIat urc
Fails to Elect "A United states Senator.
General Legislative News.
Stan CORRESPONDENCE OF the Republican.
DOVER Feb 20.

And the baby play still goes on and the
prospects are that Delaware at noon on
March 4, will have only one United States
Senator, There are all kinds of stories
atloat concerning the Hopping OF this
si,ie and that side 1t is safe to say that
the Republican members OF the Leglsla.
ture are Republicans and will not desert
the camp. 1t looks as IL tho supporters
oftlllggins Add!cks aud Massey are de.
termined to stand by their guns. A lost
straw was floated on the sea Of ballots to-
day again when Hon. Thomas L. Bayard
received three votes.
II that gentleman would Just come over
now he would no doubt have the pleasure
OF hearing some tall cursing. The result
OF the ballot to-day was as follows:
Hlgglus-Alrlcns. Burton, Jolls. Money,
Frederic Pyle, Reybold. Townsend, Walker,
Wilson ..
Moore. Morgan. Robbins-6.
Massey-Pleroe. Fleming. Speaker Nc
Mullen--3.
Wolcott-Fenlmore Harrington. Speaker
Watson. Davis. ktllen, Sypherd, Thomas
A. Watson-T.
Bayard-John Pyle. Records, DAYS.
Tunnell-Mustard- i.
Absent. NJ, q. Moore.
The Democrats are soiidly united on
the detective bill. They assert that they
will not vote for renewal OF the bill UNI
1883 enc DtnOGEuJ IS uppOluleus lue Ie-
publican asplrants for this Office will not
take the medicine In that form. Each
candidate assorts that 1t will have to be
two Republican detectives or mono.
None OF the candidates would accept q
commission in detective mixed school.
In the House this morning Mr.. Ball gave
notice Of bill to adopt Margaret Hall
Wilson and Resale Wilson ami make them
heirs Rt.law by John Edward Addicks.
Compulsory education was what
brought here to- day a large delegation OF
Wilmiugtonlans. The party included Mrs.
j. Frank Ball, Alrs. ]. II. Milligan. Mrs. N.
Is. Smlthers. Mrs. Charles S. Rowland,
Mrs. A. ii. Berlin. Mira. A. ID. Warner,
Judge j. Frank Ball, John Is. Roberts, the
Rev ID. +. Waddell. sylvester Solomon
and George s Mckee. Jr.
The House committee granite d q hear
Ing to the ylsitors. Among those who
| spoke were George S. Mckee, Jr.. lev. ID.
| L. Wuddell, ID. d., j. Is. Roberts. Sylvester
Solomon, Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. Ball. and
Mrs. Warner. Two petitions were pre-
scented signed by nearly 1000 persons.
The friends of the Electric Rail way bills
are here, and while there ia a senatorial
! deadlock they cannot understand why the
! Legislature does not glve the public the
benefit of the electric railways
| The New Castle people have no grlev.
aRce worthy OF mention against the De-
aware railroad tut yet Tor the best inter.
este OF The city the people demand that II
they get the legislation asked Toc along IL
the route OF the road from Wilmington
little towns would spring up real estate
| would Increase In value anu the RID Van
Wrinkle town with its seven farms SIS, 0OU
taxation and other revenues would not he
obliged to borrow money to run ite
schools.
There ia one bill. however. that will moi
get through the Legl5lnture-' Bal' Lee
The National Guards are modest In the
request for an appropriation. They only
AJAX 10000 for encampment5 and $4,000
divided III sums of 500 to euch company
There 10 big Knifo awaiting the Til and
II Will be stabbed thu ougll the heart.
The Court House has been aired for
the greut convention on Friday to consld
er ways and means to stop political hrl
berry. The outcome of tho convention
will be watched with great interest.