Evening journal., 1895-01-29
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Still No Break Between the
Leading Candidates,
TWO BALLOTS TAKEN YESTERDAY
The Caucuses on State Treasurer and
State Auditor Postponed-A Movement
to Change the Democratic Vote for
Senator.

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan, 30 1.-TWO caucuses were
to have been held last evening, but
political entanglements on the part Of
the Republicans and sickness on the
part of two or three Democratic members
necessitated a postponement of both
even when the time for the Democratic
caucus, which was changed to 10 o'clock
this morning, was announced Senators
Records and Fenimore and Representa-
tive Mustard want to have ssy in the
matter.
The purpose Of the Republican caucus
was to nominate state treasurer to
succeed Wilbur d Burnits, Democrat
IL was the outgrowth of q conference
held on last Wednesday night, which
was not binding In It's character. Then
the members agreed to meet last night
In binding caucus
About the middle of the afternoon 1t
became noised about that no caucus
would be held The Higgins men, when
asked about It, said that 1t had been
indefinitely postponed at the suggestion
of the Addicks and Massey men who
were known to be favorable to Charles
Atkins. Of Sussex county. for treasurer
The Addicks and Massey men said that
1t was the fault of the Higgins men, who
would not 60 into caucus in the absence
OF Representative Money, who went home
sick Be tn s as It may, 1t was generally
understood that there would be no Re
publican caucus.
At 8 o'clock the Massey and Addicks
men repaired to the State House, entered
the hall of Representatives had it
cleared and sat behind closed doors for
about three quarters of an hour.
Those present we're Senators Handy,
Pierce and Moore and Representatives
MoMullen. Fleming, Ball, Morgan,
Brown, Robbins, Moore and Townsend,
the latter being Higgins man who did
not want his side of the fight to be
wholly without representation.
Meanwhile the Higgins men sat at
their ease in the Hotel Richardson lobby
talking over the situation and wondering
what 1.-The Addicks and Massey men
would do without them.
On motion Of Representative Moore,
Speaker McMullen, was called to the
chair He counted noses, found that
only eleven members were present aud
ruled that caucus could not be held
unless sixteen men attended and partic
ipRted Ia sit That WAS q slap at the
caucus Of eleven members which nomi-
mated Senator Higgins.
On motion Of Representative Morgan
definite action was deferred until We'd
nssday evening, by which time it is
hoped tho higgins men will agree to 60
into caucus. even though they sacrifice
Winfield Qaigley and George Kelly by
80 Aoft -. -
think that the Higgins men want to stRvs
the matter of until the United States
senstorship deadlock Is broken and the
threaten to carry the fight to the floor
Of the House and the Senate and get their
man through with the aid Of Democratic
votes, In return voting with the Demo
Gratis to elect their caucus nominee for
state auditor.
The indications still point to the selec-
ticn Of ex-Spesker of the Senate B L
Lewis for state auditor by the Democrats.
Ex-Speaker Of the House William L
Sirmsn and David s. Wilds are stIll IN
the held and doing all in their power to
win votes w. Lindsey McFarlane, who
came out the latter part Of last week, is
not heard much of. but Deputy Collector
B. B. Allen, Of Wilmington. was here last
evening looking over the field with the
view Of slipping in as a compromise can
didate
The move to change the Democratic
complimentary vote from Chancellor
Wolcott to some other man Is taking
shape and will come up for consideration
at the Democratic caucus when held.
Many Democrats contend that, under
present conditions in the Republican
camp, some desperate Republican members
may vote for Mr. Wolcott and elect him,
thereby giving Delaware a Republican
chancellor with life tenure, In exchange
for Democratic senator.
Winfield s. Quigley, George Kelley
and Charles Atkins, the three Republi.
cans who aspire to be state treasurer,
are all on the ground here ana doing
everything possible to keep up their
fences.
No Change In the SenAtorshIp.
There is absolutely no change In the
senatorial situation j. Edward Addicks
is blocking the way against any man but
himself and, to Speaker McMullen on the
train yesterday, reiterated the state
ment that he would be United States
senator or there would be a vacancy. It
was rumored In Milford that he said he
would be elected this week and that he
advised a friend there to bet all the
money he had on it. This does not alarm
either the Higgins or Massey men.
The gas king, in his conversation with
Speaker MsMullen on the train yesterday
morning approached the senatorial ques
tion by easy stages and said that either
he would be elected himself or nobody
would.
Speaker McMullen replied that II Mr.
Addicks thought he was going to prevent
the Republican party Of Delaware having
representation in the upper branch OF
Congress he was much mistaken. for it
would not put up with anything like that
In answer to an inquiry made Of Chair.
man Bach by your correspondent he said
that he saw no likelihood OF an immediate
break of the deadlock and would not
even venture an opinion as to when it
would CINE
Scene I'm the Lebby.
The scene Ia the lobby Of the Hotel
Richardson last evening was quite ami
mated. Senator Higgins and j Edward
Addicks were both there, but they were
not guilty of indulging in personal
conversation with one another. Chair.
man Bach and George h. Hollis were