Evening journal., 1895-02-08
THE CYCLONE ABREAKER
Possible Result it May Have
on the Senatorial Deadlock.
THE MASSEY MEN MUST DECLARE
why They Are for the Kent County
Man, and whether They Are Anti
Higgins Undor All Circumstances or
Hot-An Interesting Situation.

Man, and whether They Are Anti
Higgins Undor All Circumstances or
Not-An Interesting Situation.
The visit Of the cyclone which has
blocked the roads, and piled impass able
drifts Of the heecy on the lines OF steel,
may be the means Of breaking the dead
lock and solving the great and puzzling
senatorial problem and may also be the
means OF insuring to this State of Dsla
ware her full representation In the Ma.
tional Legislature. The situation as it
exists at present In the state capital is
as follows: Anthony higgins has a
solid vote of nine, all Of whom are on the
held, ]. Edward Addlcks has six, one
OF whom, representative Morgan, was
absent yesterday, and may not be able 10
reach Dover in time to participate in the
ballot at noon. George V. Massey has
Fleming. drives to his hons, about
eight miles from Dover, and may be
drifted In. Three of the Democratic
members have been Ill and the tendency
Is for them to avoid any undue exposure
to the inclement weather
The total number Of members on Joint
one Republican, or three Democrats and
two Addicls men should fail to show uD
this number would be reduced to twenty.
five.of which anna jority. thirteen. would,
according to the ruling of the speaker, be
sufficient. to elect Higgins already has
nine. MoMullen 1t is claimed is at heart
favorable to Higgins and would whom
needed cast his vote for him. This would
leave the burden on the three out and out
Massey men, and force them to show Just
where and how they stand. Should they
decline 10 vote or stick by the
Kent county candidate, 1t would
place than on record as anti-Higglns,
under all circumstances, and in the isld
solely with the object In view Of defeat
Ing the present senator II they cast
their votes for Mr.. Higgins. and the
other twelve refuse to vote, with view
of preventing quorum, it is highly
probable that Mr. Higgins would be
declared elected and any contest which
might arise, be left to the United States
Senate to decide. that body being the
sole judge Of the qualifications Of it's
members
The situation is a novel one, aud while
/ the provisions set out above may not
prevail, still II they, or some other COM
bination of circumstances do, the out.
come will be an interesting one.
The Higgins men are feeling as the
countryman says, quite peert," and
believe that with the elements on their
side, victory must in the end perch ,on
their banners They claim that the
Massey men are only waiting for q
plausible excuse to desert their man,
when they will fall into line behind the
New Castle county statesman, while
those who are supporting Mr.. Addickl
would likely be glad to see some solu-
tion of the difficulty, providing II
didn't place them In the light Of do
serters from the gas mans standard.
On the other hand the Addleks men
IL Is claimed, would listen to a compro-
mise, providing the Higgins and Massey
men would drop their candidates anC
unite on someone else The Ulaymon
millionaire has secured about all he will
or can expect at this time and the public
generally is not in sympathy with OBJ,
struction tactics.
II the cyclone does prove a solver o.
this vexed question, there will be fev
who will regret having to suffer from
the cold and snow.