St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-10
DUPONT LEADING AT CLOSE
Aud the Republicans Claim
That He Is Duly
Elected.
MUCH DOUBT ABOUT THIS
Matter Will Probably BE Taken
to United States Senate
for Decision.

DOVER, Del, May 9.-The general
assembly of Delaware adjourned sine
die at o'clock this afternoon without
choosing a successor to ex-senator
Higgins, although the Republicans
claim that their leading candidate,
Col. Henry A. Dupont, was legally
elected. The matter will probably be
taken to the United States senate for
a decision. The 211th ballot since the
deadlock began, four months ago, ana
the last of the session, was taken a
few minutes before o'clock. 1t re-
suited:
Henry A. Dupont Rep), Is; ]. Ed
ward Addicks Rep). A; Edward
Ridgely Oem.), 8; Tunnel Dem.), 1.
During the day the Democrats fill
bustered with the object Of prevent
ing balloting, and when the state
house clock rang out the hour of
and sounded the death knell of the
legislative session of 1895, the clerk
was in the midst of a roll-call on a
dilatory motion made by a Democrat.
AS soon as Gov. Watson Oem), who,
by reason of the fact that he was
speaker of the senate before his ele-
vation to the gubernatorial chair up-
on the death of Gov. Marvil, presided
over the joint session, announced the
sine die adjournment. Speaker Of tina
House McMullin Rep.) arose and fors
mally declared
HENRY A. DUPONT
elected United States senator. Thn
action had previously been agreed up-
on by the Republican leaders. The
Delaware legislature is composed OF
21 representatives and senator's, 1e
being a majority on joint ballot. The
Republicans claim that when Watson
by virtue of his position as speaker
of the senate, succeeded to the gov'
ernorship upon the death of Gov,
Maryil one month ago, the numbe1
of senator's was reduced to eight, and
therefore there were only 29 on joint
ballot and that Is votes constituted
majority. On the other hand, thd
Democrats and Gov. Watson claim
that the law distinctly declares thai
the speaker of the senate shall be-
come governor. Therefore, if Mr.. WatT
son withdraws from the senate ha
ceases to be Speaker of the senate"
and consequently loses the governors
ship. The senatorial question is likely
to occupy a large amount Of
PUBLIC ATTENTION
for months to come Whether the gov
ernor has a right to appoint is dis
puted question. If he has, the ap-
pointment will be only until the next
legislature, which meets in January,
1896, unless sooner called together by
the governor. This latter contingency
is not probable, however. j. Edward
Addicks has made good his threat
uttered at the very beginning Of the
contest, to prevent the election of
Republican senator from Delaware il
he could not secure the prize for
himself. Col. Henry A. Dupont, who
will make the contest for the SENATOR
pont family, who have been manu-
facturers of powder and other explos-
ives in Wilmington, this state, for
over a century. He is son of the
late Gen. Henry Dupont, and was
born at Brandywine Banks in 1896.
He attended the University Of Penn
sylvania, and was subsequently ap-
pointed to the United States military
academy at West Point, graduating
in 1861 He entered the Fifth United
States artillery and served through
the civil war. He has been a Repub-
lican ever since the organization Of
the party.