The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-10
GAS ADDICKS WINS.
Delaware Legislature AdjOurns
Without Choosing a Senator.
THE SEAT TO REMAIN VACANT.
On Last Ballot Col. Dupont. the Powder
Maker, Had Nearly Majority,
and VIII Claim the Office.

Dover. Del, May 9.-The general assem-
bly, of Delaware adjourned sine die at 3
o'clock this afternoon. without having Sc
lected a successor to Senator Higgins. al
though the Republicans claim that their
leading candidate. Col. Henry A. Dupont.
was legally elected. The matter VIII prob
ably be taken TO the United States senate
for a decision.
The 211th ballot since the deadlock be-
gan four months ago. and the last of the
session, was taken few minutes before
3 O'Clock. Ii resulted: Henry A. Dupont.
Rep, Is; j. Edwand Addicks. Rep, 1; Ed
ward Ridgley, DEM. Q, Tunnel, Dem. /.
During the day the Democrats flibus-
tered with the object of preventing bal
loting. and when the statehouse clock
rang out the hour of and sounded the
deathknell of the legislative session of
1895. the clerk was in che midst of roll
call on dilatory motion made by DEM
ocrat. AS soon as Gov. Watson. DEM,
who by reason OF the fact that he was
speaker of the senate before his elevation
TO the gubernatorial chair upon the death
of Gov Marvil. presided over the joint
session. announced the sine die adjourn
ment, Speaker of the House McMullin,
Rep, arose and formally declared Henry
\. Dupont elected United States senator.
This action had previously been agreed
upon by the Republican leaders.
The Delaware legislature is composed
of tweuty-one representatives and nine
senators, sixteen being a majority on
joint ballot. The Republicans claim that
when Watson, by virtue OF his position a
speaker of the senate, succeeded TO the
governorship upon the death of Gov. Mar
vii one month ago, the number OF sena-
tors was reduced to eight. and therefore
there were only twenty-nine on joint ball
lot. and that fifteen constitutes a major
ity on the other hand. the Democrats
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tinctly declares that the speaker OF the
senate" shall become governor. There
fore IL Mr. Watson withdraws from the
senate he ceases to be speaker OF the
senate" and consequently loses the gov
ernorship
The senatorial question Is likely to oc-
cupy a large amount OF public attention
for months - come Whether the gov
ernor has right 10 appoint is disputed
question. III he has. the appointment will
be only until the legislature meets in jan
uary 1896, unless sooner called together
by the governor. This latter contingency
is not probable however.
j. Edward Adddicks has made good his
threat uttered at the very beginning of
the contest 10 prevent the election of a
Republican senator from Delaware X he
could not secure the prize for himself.
Col Henry A. Dupont, who VIII make
the contest for the senatorship, Is a MEM
Der OF the famous Dupont family, who
have been manufacturers OF powder and
other explosives inWilmlngton, his state.
for over a century. He Is a son Of the
late Gen. Henry Dupont. and was born
at Rrandywine Banks I'm 1896. lie attend
ed the University of Pennsylvania and
was appointed to the United States MILL
tsry academy al West Point. graduating
In 1861. He entered the Fifth United
States artillery and served through the
civil war Col. Dupont has been a Re-
publican ever since the organization OF
the party.