Evening journal., 1895-01-22
SENATORIAL BALLOTS.
The Voting Still Goes on With
No Change in the Result.
RUMoRs THAT MORGAN WILL BOLT
Both Sides Seem ms Confident as Ever.
higgins About the Hotel Lobby
dicks Calls at the Senate ohamber-CIerk
Hastings Has Scheme.

dicks Calls at the Senate Chamber-CIerk
Hastings Haa Scheme.
stan Correspondence Evening journal.
Dover, Jan. e2-The only radical
change ia the senatorial situation yes
terdAy WAS that Repres ntative Fleming,
Massey man, treated every body to cigars
He made his dispensation early in the
morning, but 1t had no effect on the
ballot.
The day was spent In quiet mAnoever.
ing. Senator Higgins had with him F.
Eden Bach, George H. Hollis, Clerk Of
Council w. 3 Lednum, Coal Oh In.
spector A. O. Pyle. OF Wilmington
Charles # Richards, OF Georgetown; DR..
Hiram r. Burton. of Lswes; 3 Pret
lyman, Jr.. OF Milford Robert
Houston, George E Smith, sx post
master OF Laurel, and Caleb \ Swayne,
OF Bridgeville City Solicitor George
Elliott was also here, incidentally In the
interest OF Senator Higgins, but more
particularly to hear the Court OF Errors
and Appeals render a decision In the case
of o ven j. Hesslon, ct al, VS. the Mayor
and Council Of Wilmington, and to argue
with Peter L. Cooper. Jr,, the appeal
case OF William H Lee vs the city
Dat few OF the friends of j. Edward
Addicks were In town and the only ones
noticed around ibis quarters during the
day were John + Donahoe, Frank
Alice, w N Boggs and Dr. GrIer. All
but Mr.. Donahoe being green hAnds In
the held Of politics What little work
was done was wholly Ineffective SO far MS
immediate rssnlts were concerned, the
one ballot taken at noon being Higgins
10; Wolcott, 8 Addicks, g. Massey. 81;
Tunnel, 1. The falling of of Chancel :
lor Wolcott's vote WAS due TO the
absence of Senators Records and Fsni
more While no definite news wers
received as tn the absence OF the former
It is bslIeved that he Is sick while 1t is
known positively that the latter Is
confined TO hi bed BY Illness. Senator
Pyle is not at all we'll and
Speaker Watson, while able to
perform his duties, has not yet fully
recovered from the fourth attack OF grip
The Republicans had control of both
branches OF the General Assembly. bui
there Is an understanding that no parti.
san BUSINESS Is to be transacted in the
upper branch while the Democratic
majority Is crippled by sickness
There we're rumors flying yesterday
afternoon that Representative Morgan
was about TO flew de Addicks soop Il
was said that Charles Adkins, Republl
can leader OF Milton Was In town to kesl
him from boiling the boilers.
Charley Adkins has pull on Rob
bins" said one man, who spoke MS thougl
he knew what he was talking about
HE wants to be state treasurer an'
lexpecte to make It at Robbins's expense
and by the votes OF the Addicke ant
Massey men don't think he can do It
for Winfield s. Qulgley. Of Wilmington
and George Kelley, Of Middletown, ar
In the field and, being backed by Higgins
one or the other will get ten votes &
Addicks's nine
IL there Is to be break there Is moth
| ing on the surface TO indicate IL. Thu
/ coming OF a carload of Addicks adherentl
to-day did not seem to cause mucl
concern In either the Higgins or Masse.
camp The boys will come down. have
full day and night At the expense of thei
chief and 20 home without having innu
enced a vote In any direction.
Senator Higgins spent the early part o
last evening In the lobby OF the Hote
Richardson chatting with his friends
He seemed very cheerful, much more g
than many Of those not nearly SO diractl
interested In the outcome Of the deadlock
j. Edward Addlcks was not seen durlnl
the evening.
Representatives Burton and Townsend
are too firmly fixed In the Higgins line
for any delegation of their constituent
to make them waver and they look for
ward to the arrival of their SUISSE
friends with extreme pleasure. eve
though they come In the Addick
interest.
1t is said that Representative Morga
went to Wilmington last evening {
confer with one OF the agents Of Georg
Nv. Massey. II this be trus he may slst
like Representative Robbins, think q
deserting the Addicks camp.
]. Edward Addicks called at th
Senate chamber yesterday afternoon an
held q short conference with enatc
Handy.
The Clerk Has a Scheme.
Clerk Of the senate Hastings is a
astute politician from Laurel, the metror
oils OF that Odd little corner Of SUISSE
county" He sees q way out of th
senatorial muddle It is for the fiv
Addicks men OF the House to combin
with the six Democrats and elsct DemS
Gratis / the ofiee Of state treasurer an
state auditor. Then the eleven Demo
Gratis, in turn, to vote for Addioks fc
United States senator. He seems full
convinced that such a scheme can
worked
Midnight RSmOrs of a Break.
Shortly before midnight the politician
were startled to hear that the Masse
men had made an attack on the Addich
lines and greatly weakened them, an
that even the Higgins lines wsre threat
ened In one or two places.
The departure Of Representati'
Morgan for Wilmington was oonstrue
In some quarters to Indicate that he hs
gone North to be the guest of Levi
Bird Then 1t WAS found that Repre-
sentative Money had gone up the roa'
some said to WILMINGTON. and others
his home In BlackbiTd hundred. 1t
more than probable that he went hom
as he has no love for Mr. Massey, a
though it is generally believed that
, has.
Ii is said that on last Thursday nigl
the Addicks men made 3 proposition