Evening journal., 1895-01-08


Higgins Men Wear Addieks Badges TO
Rob Thsn of Political Pswer-sssnss
a. the Richardson.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DegER, Jan. s-Thers is no apprsoiable
change In the senatorial situation.
Senator Higgins and J. Edward Addieks
are both here and have their headquar.
tera at the Richardson House. II Is
understood that they will stay here until
the result OF the fight is known.
The Higgins men boldly assert that
they will have twelve votes on the Hrat
ballot, concedinR four to Addioks and
three TO Massey. II he wants them. II
not they say that the three will never
go to Addlcks, but they claim that, even
n they do, 1t will make no difference. as
Higgins will be nominated on hrst ballot
anyway. Both sides say that the caucus
will be ablded by, no matter what man
wins.
Mr.. Addicks claims nine votes assured,
and his friends say that he will receive
At least one more on the second ballot.
Granted that Addicks cannot get 1t, they
hold that il will never De Higgins, as the
men who hold the balance Of power will
never vote for him.
The Scene OF the Connict.
To 3 Wilmingtonian a stroll through
the Hotel Richardson lobby seemed almost
like being at home Senator Higgins had
large number of his most trusted
lieutenants around him. Chairman +.
Eden BEchs slender figure might be seen
moving around, with nothing about 1t to
suggest that much OF the weight OF
Senator Higgins's political destiniea rested
upon II Then, again, George II. Hollis's
smiling countenance could be seen,
lighted by that suggestive and insln
uatlng smile OF aelf-content which In
dicated that he VAS morally certain that
his favorite would be his own successor
Winfield s Qulgley was doing some good
missionary work for the senator, aided by
Collector Of the Port George l. Townsend.
Building Inspector Daniel Dohl, Registrar
w. O h Colquhoun. Clerk OF Council
Leduum, City Auditor Blllsny aud Philip
Q Churchman were pulling wires in their
own sweet way, while Coal OIL Inspector A
@ Pyle was lubricating ths machine for
them George 8 Oapelle, Ferris Giles,
Hugh Q Browne and Frank 3 Plernon
were walking around sizing up the
situation and engaged In simple sums OF
addition and .substraction with nineteen
as the basis for short division The New
Castle county Addicks or anti Higgins
men we're conspicuous by their absence,
although there was = fair sprinkling OF
Kent and Sussex county Addicks sup
porters.
Senatorial Aspirants Arrive.
Mr.. Higgins and Governor elect Mar.
VII arrived here In the morning. Mr..
Addcks did not reach town until the
afternoon, walking down Loockerman
street and attracting notice with every
step he took. There was no interchange
Of courtesIes between the rivals during
the day
A noticeable feature was that nearly
every Higgins man wore an Addicks
badge. and, In some instances two,
Chairman Bach setting the example.
This robbed the badges Of their p0wer
As political factor and, In fact. made
them ridiculous.
During the afternoon and evening
there Was a good deal Of 'pulling and
hauling" but it did not Affect the situs-
tion In the least Some Of the members
spent part Of the time with Mr. Aodicks
and drank his extra dry with relish, and
then called at the Higgins headquarters
for refreshment Of more plebian charAo-
ter There was no factionalism In the
matter OF drinks, and no politician was
foolish enough to base his calculations
upon members who called for that pur-
pose.
Talking over the Situation
A number of the New Castle members
met In Representative Reybold's room.
talked over the situation and laid
plains for the prosecution of q vigorous
Higgins propaganda during the current
week. The Addlcks men did not meet
In body, but we're scattered sround In
twoes and threes all over the House
During the evening Senators Pierce
and Moore called upon Hon. George
Y. Massey at his home. George
d. Kelley, Of Middletown. who
aspires to bs state treasurer, was
also there. II is understood that the
visit had no bearing on the question Of
the senatorship, but related solely to the
Democratic contest for the seats Of the
two Republican Senate members, Mr.
Massey having been retained by Mr..
Pierce and possibly BY Mr.. Moore.
The County Committee Called.
The case of Addicks has grown so COM
plicated that his supporters in Kenr
county have issued call for a meeting
of the county executive committee. 1t
will meet this afternoon and pass resolu-
tlons expressing the opinion that 1t Is
the desire of the Republican party of
Kent county that Mr.. Addicks be
elected senator, and calling upon
Representative Fleming. the sole Kent
county Republican member, to vote for
him regardless Of Mr.. Massey. The call
not only requests the members to come
to Dover, but also urges them to bring
as many Representative Addicks Repub-
lican workers. with them as possible.
This will leave Mr. Fleming between the
devil and the deep blue sea, but he may
disregard the Injunction. Still, II the
Higgins men have eight In New Castle,
and the Addioks men now eoncede 1t. the
three Sussex men he has will be ample
to pull him through.