The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-17
The Higgins Ten Say Higgins or
Nobody, and That is the
Cry Raised by the Adj
dicks Men.
From Present Appearances Il Looks
Like Neither.
Legislation Is Thus Far Being Ne
glected-No Committees
Have Yet Been An
nounced.


Dover is still In the same place des pite
the fact that hundreds of politicians have
been here for the last few days. every ono
OF whom wanted q slice Of thu pair ronage
which Governor Marvil willhave to dis.
tribute during bis term OF Office.
Governor Marvil looked and felt tip top
to-day after tho excitement OF yesterday y
and the Chief Magistrate of the State has
taken up the reins OF power. Despite the
little stories of the space writer's he will
surprise the Il Eowers OF jackson by giving
clean administration.
heard good one on tho Governor to.
day In the corridor OF the hotel.
On Tuesday afternoon a we'll known
farmer OF sussex County who had been
imbbing freely met the Governor, aud
extending his hand said GLOW are you
Governor The mans breath also reach.
ed tho Governor. who replied: THANK
God am sober"
Delaware has Republican Governor,
who was inaugurated on January 10, and
the next day 1t showed.
The prospects at present are that the
next Senator from Delaware will be either
Addicks. Higgins or nobody" The vote
n the joint session to-day Indicated that
the six admlrers OF Addicks ara deter.
mined 10 stand by him to the end. Fake
story after fake story Is being sent broad =
cast over the wires concerning Addicks'
forces. Even bribery is charged against
the man and over $4,000 Is the amount
WIiCu uu uubCEupuiOuS Qulll utlVeE names
as the amount which was offered to Rep.
resertative Townsend to desert the Hig.
glns camp. Addloks and his folio wers
pronounce the article as lie out of the
whole cloth and scarcely wanted TO deny
such an assertion.
The Addicks men assert that they hlva
shown their hands and that they do not
intend to let others shuttle the cards who n
II is their deal. They do not intend 10
show the white feather but will light to
the end.
The Higgins msn- and you could meet
them everywhere you went to .day-feel
confident that the present Senator will be
returned to succeed himself. They claim
that the ten votes have been Instrument.
al In weakening his opponents forces
and that Representatives Morgan and
Ball will flop over before many days.
They then expect Mr. Massey 10 throw
his strength to Higgins and then whom ilr-
teen votes are controlled by Higgins that
Representative Brown will be the man
who will cast the vote for tho next Sena.
tor and shatter the deadlock to smlther.
eene. They claim that they ale entitled
TO the election as they have the maj ority
OF the Republicans in both houses.
Tho Democrats claim. ho wever thnt
II they want to they can have the Senator,
as they believe that an understanding can
be arrived at between tha Addicks aud the
Wolcott men and elect either that gentle.
man or some other Democrat named by
AddIeks,
1t is known that announced opposition
ls on hand to the bill OF Representative
Moore for charter for the Diam nd
State Railroad. Then. the feeder from
baltimore through Maryland and the
lower towns OF the State. which Mr.. En-,
ory has been working for. want q charter
also. Other legislation may also be need.
ed III which the Addicks men will be inter.
ested, and in order to get it through DO tn
houses needed help will be required.
Others claim, however. that such com.
blnation Is not likely to take place, but
that Edward q. Bradford or some other
Republican will be put in nomination aud
will be elected. The Addieks aud Higgins
men will never compromise the situation.
anu 1t would take wiser person than
Mrs. Baldwin to tell who will be the
choice OF the majority OF both houses OF
the Legislature
The majority OF the leading politicians
returned TO their homes oday but the
deadlock is still on
Colonel Samuel MoCalllster lie slated Tor
Adiutnnt General.
Tx Sheriff Summons and eonduJ-
tor Parker are also two of the five men
from New Castle County who will De mem
bers OF the Governors tall.
Dr. HowardOgle. ofWllmlnntonwas her o
to-day with bill to amend the charter OF
the electric railroad between the queen
city and tho pretty town on the Delaware
the 9enlnl doctor to llnaginethat we could
build a road with three or four overhead
bridges for thoy would cost more than
tile balnnce OF the road. between tie two
poin.s mentioned there arc several little
haInietB now and the road would be the
neuoelus Tor businese men to build their
homes along the route OF the ROAD.
New Castle would be benefited instead
OF hurt by the transacLion. Mora people
would go to New Castle aud 1t would only
"a nm nj fItnn .at,ttl M A.,
would be to Wilmington what German.
town or Frankford is to Philadelphia.
OF course there Will TO opposition to the
amendments, but the people of Now
Castle who have any Interest for the pro-
gross OF that city are IN favor Of the TOAD
under favorable conditions.
1t ID the general opinion of all cool
headed men that Deln ware should have,
like New Jersey. board OF paIdons. com.
posed OF two mempers Of each political
party.
There is going to be fight to get the
"bottle" clause of the licensing act re-
pealed. The saloon men claim it Ia essen.
tiai to their business to have that clause
In the law. which nets the State over sls.-
900 annually. IL they do not sell by the
bottle then speak easles will crop up in
every quarter
The liquor men OF the State, however,
do not oppose the repeal OF the gro wler"
clause for IL hurts their business mora
religious point of view. the GROWER cor.
rupts the home. and many fam ly Is Wis.
tied by poverty. vice and other evils
through the growlsr.
When the north-bound freight train ar
rived here yesterday morning one car con-
tained live OF The coasters who congre-
gate around Front and West streets, vii.
mingtoD. They were under the com mand
of Laily and "whiskers' Mullen. The
stayed around all day and made couple
OF rounds OF the capital and called upon
several housewives for that which makes
the inner man fesl happy.
prominent politician said he hoped to
see the new bill creating State penlten.
tlary passed by tho present Legislature
II ought to bo an institution where the
long term prisoners would be obliged to
do certain amount OF work. The cloth.
Ing and sho9s tor the pris oners should he
manufactured. Every prisoner should be
encouraged by time marks and by small
amount OF pay, say for Instance, two
cents u day to begin With.
man after spending few years In
jail gets out and without a cent In his
pocket must face GOLD hearted world
aek on the very wicked WAYS that placed
him In jail before. Let ear load of old
cross ties be placed In tie jail yard and
make the buns carry them from one end
TO the other and the chances aee that thu .
will soon get tired OF working eight
hours day carrying cToss.tles. 1t would
beat the stone pile all hollow. Now Cas-
lie then wonl1 be rid OF tho Objectionable
stcne structure which has menaced its
progress for years Wilmington ooul d
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