The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-10
'THH DELAWARE MTDDL6
Increased by the Final Action Of
the State Legislature,
CAUSED BY ADDICKs ADHBRBETs.
The Republican spealSer of the House De-
olarea Henry A. Dupont Elected, but the
Democratic Governor, who Voted as Sena-
tor, Denies the Legality of the Election.

oiarea Henry A. Dupont Elected, but the
Democratic Governor, Who Voted as Sena-
tor, Denies the Legality of the Election.
DOVER, Del, May 1O-The general as
sembly of Delaware adjourned sine die
without choosing a successor to ex- United
States Senator Anthony j. Higgins, al
though the Republicans claim that their
leading candidate, Colonel Henry A. Du-
pont, was legally elected. The matter will
probably 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 a few minutes before
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t resulted:
Henry A. Dupont CRep.), 15; J. Edward
Addicks (Repl4; Edward Ridgely Dem },
9; Ebe w. Tunnel Dem.), /.
During the day the Democrats flibus-
tered with the object of preventing ballot
ing, and when the state house clock rang
out the hour of 3 and sounded the death
knell of the legislative session of 1895, the
clerk was in the midst of a roll call on
dilatory motion made by Democrat.
AS soon as Governor Watson Demo
| craft, who, by reason of the fact that he
was speaker of the senate previous to his
| elevation to the Rubernatorial chair upon
/ the death of Governor Marvil, presided
| over the joint session. announced the sine
\ die adjournment Speaker of the House
| McMullin (Republican) arose and for
mally declared Henry A. Dupont elected
| United States senator. This action had
previously been agreed upon by the Re
| publican leaders.
| The Delaware legislature is composed
| of twenty-one representatives and nine
senators, sixteen beinga majority on joint
ballot. The Republicans claim that when
| Senator Watson, by virtue of his position
as speaker of the senate, succeeded to the
| governorship upon the death of Governor
| Marvil, one month ago the number of
senators was reduced to eight and there
fore there were only twenty nine on joint
ballot, and that fifteen votes constitute a
| majority.
On the other hand, the Democrats and
Governor Watson claim that the law dis
tinctly declares that the speaker of the
senate shall become governor. There
fore, if Mr.. Watson withdraws from the
senate he ceases to be speaker of the SEN
ate, and consequently loses the governor
ship.
The senatorial question is likely to oc-
cupy large amount of public attention
1
nor has right to appoint is a disputed
| question If he has the appointment will
be only until the next legislature, which
meets in January. 1895, unless sooner
called together by the governor. This lat
ter 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 a
Republican senator from Delaware if he
could not secure the prize for himself. He
has been aided in this by Senator Handy,
| who from the first has conducted the Ad-
dicks canvass, and Representatives Ball,
Moore and Robbins.
| lThe deadlock practically began on the
| night of the caucus Jan. H. Previous to
the caucus both the Higgins and the Ad-
dicks factions had been making claims
of an election on the first ballot But
when the time for caucus arrived the
Addicks forces bOlted. Higgins received
votes, Massey /, and there were blanks.
The feeling between the Higgins and
Addicks factions increased as the ballot
ing proceeded, the friends of the latter re-
peatedly declaring they would not desert
their candidate even if it caused vacancy
in the United States senate. The Higgins
followers also stuck firmly to their favor
ite until within few weeks past, when
they began to show disposition to agree
upon some person acceptable to both fac
tions, but their overtures in this direction
were spurned by the Addicks adherents
Not until Wednesday did Addicks' entire
force desert him, but four men returned
to him yesterday He has never polled less
than four votes during the contest
This is the third time there has been
vacancy in the United States senate from
Delaware. Previous to this session tho
legislature has twice failed to elect thu
first time being in 1894 and the second II
| 1889. The sentiment among Republican,
here is that Senator Handy and Repre-
sentatives Moore, Ball and Robbins hav,
dug their own political graves in holdins
to the cause of Addicks and preventing
the election of a Republican who woult
be sure to get his seat without having tt
resort to a contest to secure it.
Colonel Henry A. Dupont, who will
make the contest for the senatorship, is
member of the famous Dupont family VIII
have been manufacturers of powder AM
other explosives in Wilmington thi
state, for over a century. He is a son O
the late General Henry Dupont and wa
born at Brandywine Banks in 1886. H
attended the University of Pennsylvania
and was subsequently appointed to tn
United States Military academy at Yves
Point, graduating in 1851, Heentered tn
Fifth United States artillery and servet
through the civil war In 1874 he wa
married to Miss Pauline Foster of New
York city. He is member Of the firm o
E. l. Dupont, DeNemours & Co., and /
also president of the Wilmington AM
Northern Railroad company.
Miners Burned by an Explosion.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May lC.-John Stew
and Louis Vandermack were fearful