Evening journal., 1895-05-08

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STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DoyeR May The conference OF the
Republican members Of the General
Assembly was held In the State House
last evening Only two members were
absent. Representative Wilson who
will vote for no one but Mr.. Higgins,
refused to become party to 1t, and Rep.
resentative Ball, one Of the SIX Addcks
men, was in Philadelphia. In the words
OF Representative Townsend, Massey
man, when the conference was over they
were farther apart than when they went
in. Every member who was asked about
| 1t afterwards. said that 1t looked very
much like no United States senator.
| All day long this whips of the several
factions were at work keeping the men
in line. Senator Higgins, Washington
Hastings, Winfield s Qulgley, Daniel
Lay ytsn, DIR. Hiram R Burton, George Il
Hollis and others put ia good strokes for
Mr.. Higgins Mr.. Quigley even went to
Mr.. Townsend's boarding house, called
him out and endeavored by every power
of persuasion to induce him to return to
Higgins
The Addlcks lisatenants were active
and IL they did not make votes for him
they kept his men In line.
The Massey men who had issued the
conference invitations we're kept busy
preparing for the reception OF their
guests.
In the evening Senator Higgins and
Mr.. Aidioks left the Hotel Richardson.
not exactly together. but closely follow
ing one another, and, it is said, confsrrss.
Where, or what 1t resulted In, could not
be learned.
During the day there were many
prominent Democrats in town and they
were all anxious that the Senate should
kill the House resolution extending the
time for final adjournment It became
bruited around that Governor Watson
would exercise his prerogativs, take hi.
place on the floor to day, vote against the
resolution and then vote for senator
thereby increasing from 10 to 16 tn,
number necessary to elect. This is not
credited, although the governor is yer,
, anxious that the resolution shall be de
feated
Congressman Jonathan s Willis wal
also here, pluming himself as a dark
horse.
Johh f. Salisbury, who is always on
J plan was to elect Governor Watson
! United States senator, thereby making
Speaker McMuilen governor. Mr.
D McMullen to make Representative Moor,
his secretary Of state and then resign
( thus making Mr.. Moore governor
! and Nj. Moore ia turn TO appoin+
8 Mr.. McMullen clerk OF the peac
r OF New Castle county This slate Il
2 liable to be broken at any time
. j. Frank Bacon. of Georgetown, wa
q running around with knowing look OF
3 his face, but he could not be induced I,
( tell what he knew.
The conference began in the Hall o
9 representatives at s 80 o'clock, an
) closed in the State House pArlor at 10. Il
o'clock Il was time frittered away. Tn,
n reason for the change of scene was tina
g the newspaper men had their ears glue d
}, to the ventilstor box in the fourth stor,
J, and some one carried the news to th
d conferees
a Speaker McMullen moved that Repre-
% sentative Pyle be made chairman. Ii
Il was elected but would not serve and th
10 conferences went along without a presid
d ing officer.
motion was made that the Mssse
ie men drop Massey entirely and let th
d Higgins or Addicks men name the man
n One Of the Massey men named Watso
Le R, Sperry, Joseph R Whitaker, Williar
d 5 Hilles, James Pennewill and other
,f The other men objected to Mr. Pennewil
al as be had been voted for and they desire
to hold the Massey men to their declara
tion Mr.. Pyle, of the Higgins faction
named Colonel Henry s. Dupont. MI
+ McMullen said he would vote for him,
aFh - m
colonel was not drawing card Some
: the Higgins men ssid that either Hlggir
or Addicks the men who had done d
Il work and furnished the means, WI
'e. entitled to the honor.
= The Massey men replied that thl
r were willing to drop their man II Il
Addicks and Higgins men would dro
- Higgins and Addicks and all other m,
who had been voted for, and name
an entirely new man. Senator Moore sa
IA that neither Addicks nor Massey cou
get It, that was certain.
Sperry's name was mentioned again
n aman who measured up to the requir
msrts and who was out OF the state az
its factional d sputes.
Some Of the Higgins and Addicks nj
nd rldiculed the idea and said that they d
not know whether or not he was a res
M dent of the Uuited States senat
*, Alrichs said that the Republicans
~ Delaware might just as we'll vote I
- Chaunsey NJ. Dspew as for Watson
Sherry
~ The Addieks men did not offer to
: in anything at all although Senator fier
of warned them that to. day would be thi
lay last chance as the General Assent
would adjourn on Thursday and the
!. would be no chance then, as tho DEN
NC Gratis would try to prevent more than o
the ballot then
1pp' When the Massey men proposed that
ant binding caucus be gone into the Higgi
! S. and Addicks men would not agree.
. Reybold said that he was willing TO ia
He viva voce vote but not a secret bRllo
lay lay Speaker McMullen said that be did
usi- see how they were going to 60 into cauI
.: without secret ballot. Speaking
en- the Massey men, he said that they W
ing willing to go into binding csucus and
Is abide by it, There were seventeen ms
Inns bers thers and that was enough TO 70
for a binding caucus
,ay- The Higgins men Insisted that Il
win original caucus was binding beca
and eleven men, or majority Of the Rep