The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-10
OUR DOVER LETTER.

Until Monday Next-Llttle
Business Yet in Sight The
Members ofthe Legislature Will
Caucus on Monday Night For
U. S. Senator Items of Interest
as Photographed by Our Corr
respondent.
DovER. January 9tb. i895.--well. the
Legislature has adjourned over to meet
again on Monday January 14Lh. at five
O'Clock, when the Republican membeis
| will go into caucus and nominate sue.
ce ssor OF Senator Anthony Higgins. It ID
| understood that tho members will abide
by the decision OF the caucus. that 10. tho
| gentleman getting the most votes In eau.
the Legislature. The Sen atorial contest
has quieted down considerably since
| Monday, but the Higgins men are keep
| Ing their weather eye open and are al
| ways on the alert when they espy the
| Addlcks men In consultation With any o.
| the members OF the Legislature.
p.omiuent Kent County man told
| your correspondent that II Mr.. Ezekicl
| Fleming did not support Mr.. AddIcks In
the caucus that he was forever dead
duck poiit cally. He would never be alb Q
TO get enough votes In his hundred to
| make him road commissioner.
That IL he did not support the man he
was elected to vote for SENATOR lie would
be ostraclsed by his Republican friends.
| Mr.. Flemmlng told newspaper man
| when asked whether he promised the Kent
| County Committee who waited on him on
Tuesday afternoon, with petition signed
hxfuf ufx to- szr
| can party workers. OF his county that lie
| gave the committee the same answer he
| gave Mr.. Addioke about month ago at
| Harrington.
! OF Mr. Addlcks and asked that gentleman
| what sir. Fleming's answer wns to him.
| He said that MIR. Fleming said he hoped
MIR. George v. Massey was not III the
fight.
The Kent county committee were hardly
satisfied with the answer OF the man who
they say II he does not vote for Mr., Ad.
dicks misrepresents tho Republican voters
| OF Kent county.
| No doubt the politicians from Whining
ton will be down In force on Monday next.
aud som9 exciting log-rolilng Will be
be done.
Every member OF the Legislature with
the exception Of Mr.. Frank Walker OF
MIL Creek HID, Rides over the Delaware
railroad on a pass. Mr.. Walker pays his
way to and from the capital.
lie is a very conscientious man and Is
carrying out by practice what he breaches
obligations to the Delaware Railroad
Company.
1hs term Of the State Auditor expired
on tuesday night, and his successor will
not be appointed until after Tuesday
next The only application thus far
heard OF who would like to serve the State
Ia q gentleman from Sussex County.
The Cffice Of State Treasurer expires
some time this month"; and already Mr..
W.S. QuiRley, OF Wilmington. ard George
r. Kelley. Of Middletown, have annOunc.
/ ed themselves willing to look after the Il.
nanoes. Both the State Auditor and the
State Treasurer have to DO elected by the
Legislature. The Senate and House hayo
| to concur In the appointment In case of
afailure OF both houses to agree on any
particular candidate then the Governor
appoints.
II has been reported that Mr.. Harry
McMuilen has at last spoken and said he
would vote for Mr.. Higgins, but the
story lacks confirmation from Mr. Nc.
Mullen as your correspondent was unable
10 find him last evening to ask II the 10.
port was correct as being circulated
around Dover by hls friends.
The terms Of the present detectlve3 Will
expire In July next owing to the oil
creating the Office aving been SO badly
drawn. there will b. another pr eseuted
to this Legislature by Attorney General
Smithers
Mr. Nicholson and Mr.. emlthers were
hoih seen by your corr spondent in re la.
tlon to the State detectives Successors
Mi. Smithess said he would consult
| with the Attorney General And with hs
aid and help present bill 10 the LerlsIa.
ture that would remedy the whole no i tier.
Your correspondent said he had learn.
ed that there a6 prospect of the bill
| falling TO become law, II one lemoorai
| and nj a RantIilIt.an nat
TO succeed tho present detectives. MAJ
the Democrat Senate would not pass I'M
bill without the stipulation In the new
bill.
Mr. Nicholson was asked If the d.tec
tives were really needed and necessary te
help the prosecuting attorney Mr.. Mich
oleon replied that when under the diIec
tion and control Of the district attorneyis
and saved the state thousands OF dollar,
yearly. That tho detectives were usefu
In servlng subpoenas and bringing prison
era and witnesses from diflerent States,
Without tho Detectives l. would reouir,
$1,000 additional to pay contingent ex
penses OF his office.
The following gentlemen have made an
plicatton to the Governor elect MaryIl fol
the positions: Theodore Francis, Jame,
Tucker, J. Curtis Wigglesworth, Jamea n
Hance. Abraham Stetser and In ore to heal
| FROM.
Quite lively little tilt tool: place on
the floor OF the House yesterday after
noon. when Representative Moore offered
resolution to pay Gov. Reynolds the
sum OF 81. 600 for disbursing and inyest
ing the money received from the incoIn,
tax. The money had been placed In tn,
Farmers Bank at Dover and the interss
amounted to over S600p.
MIR. Frederick Pyle and Mr.. Walker on
posed this resolution and Mr. Wake
moved to lay the petition on the Table
1t carried by vote OF 10 too.
Speaker Watson and Senator Harring
ton were both absent yesterday from III,
Senate and that b0dr was Republican
standing four Republicans and three
Democrats, A rather sInueing thing oe
cured In the Senate on Monday Cover
nor elect Marvil visited the Senate and az
MIR. Handy. Mr.. Flem ming and the Gov
ernor elect wear ths same kind OF eom
pretto. MIR. Handy by mistake pickle,
up the Governors hat and placing it OF
Ills head took stroll around the corridor
In few minutes the Governor on return
ing to get his hat found that II had dieap o
peared. 30 he goes to Mr.. Flemmint
and asks him Il he had not taken his ha
by mistake. No. said MIR. Elem mius
theree my hat pointing TO IL hanging on
the hook back of me on the wall
Tie Governor then hunted around, ant
eepylDg senator Handy, stepped up "a
him aud asked he thought the Gov
ernor's hat lifted him iu good shape Mr.
Hunby replied that the hat he had on ,IiI
fit him very comfortably. well" sale
tho Governor, "you have my hat on.
The exchange was then made, amlds
much laughter.
Representative Pyle offered an act [,
amend the charter of the Harlan i Hol
lingsworth Company. The Idea Is to In
crease the capital stock Of the company.
The committee oE decoration OF tn,
rink for the Governors ball received two
bids for decorating. one from q New Yorl
firm and one from Ferris Giles OF VII.
mington. MIR. Giles was Twenty-Five dol
lars higher than the New York parties
| Then Mr.. Addicks on hearing OF 1t said
here is check for s25, give the contrac
to Delaware man. and that Is how Giles