The sun., 1895-05-10
ADDICKS'S BOAST HOLDS.
DEFEATED FOR SENATOR, HE PRE-
TENTS AN ELECTION

william Dupont Puiled Out and the Addicks
Men OHersd TO Vote for Higgins = Col.
Henry A. Dupont Received Firteen Votes
on tho Inst Ballot. md After the
Governor Adjourned the Session Speaker
McMuiIen Declared Dupont Elected.
DOVER. Del. May o.-,J Edward Addicks has
made good his boast. Months ago he declared
In discussing the election of United States Sem
ator from Delaware:
ut will be AIdicks or nobody"
To-day, after the exciting attempts Of the pre-
vious twenty-four hours to agree upon com
promise candidate. he defantly reiterated this
declaration. His words proved true. Addicks
was not Senator nor was any one else. 1t Is true
that Speaker McMullin of the House declared
that Henry A. Dupont had been elected, but he
lacked one vote of election, and 1t Is doubtful IL
even Col. Dupont himself would accept such
certificate as Speaker McNulin could give him.
Tho war to-day of the Republican factions
began when the Joint session assembled at o
o'clock In the morning and. with tho exception
of a slight intermission. continued until the
State House bell announced the hour of 3
o'clock this afternoon. At the beginning
1t was apparent that the opposition forces
had concentrated in IN effort to defeat Adj
dicks's intention to prevent an election. The first
ballot gave l2 votes to Henry A. Dupont and
: to his brother William. the residuary legatee.
for the time being. of tho Addicks contingent.
The next ballot gave IA to H. A. Dupont md
to William. The William Dupont movement,
however. had been wrecked by this despatch
which he sent to Senator Handy in the morning:
II preferred long ago not to have my name
used. would not serve even il elected"
And so the Addicks supporters looked for
some other man. and voted for Pennewil. On
the next ballot they had the boldness to vote for
ex-senator Higgins. The ex-senator protested
in vain, and for three more ballots the great
crowd enjoyed the spectacle Of Higgins being
supported by his bitter enemy. Then Senator
Handy moved for q recess until IL o'clock, and
the adoption Of the motion by a vote Of / ) to IA
gave Addicks an opportunity to prepare his
plans for the final struggle.
The recess was an anxious time for Addicks
and his friends. 1t soon became known that
Representative Brown would desert him and go
to Col Dupont, which would give the latter If
teen votes and elect him with only twenty nine
votes in the joint session. The hope Of the Ad-
dicks men was that Gov. Watson would take
part in the joint session by virtue of his office
of Speaker of the Senate. which would make
sixteen votes necessary to a choice. Demo-
Gratis, who almost to q man were anxious
to SEQ the session end without an election,
also hoped for the Governors attendance. But
nobody knew positively what ho would do. and
the Addicks men. now reduced to four by the
desertion Of Representative Brown, spent an
anxious hour in conference with their leader. 1t
was during this conference that they agreed to
stand together and vote for Addicks to tho bit
ter end and 1t Is even said that before they left
the room they signed and gave to him agree
mont to this effect.
Tho detection of Representative Brown was
known by everybody when the joint session re-
assembled at 12 o'clock. and it was relief to
the Addicks men and Democrats to note tho
presence Of Gov. Watson in the hall. He took
the chair and called the body to order. and no
Republican member made protest against it.
At once began the struggle that continued un-
til it was ended by Speaker Watsons decision
of adjournment at O'Clock. On the first ballot
after the recess Representative Brown went
over to Henry A. Dupont. giving him 5 votes.
Senator Hanby and Representativss m ball;
Nd&ei and hey oed him 10 hs
end. Seventy-onc ballots were taken. and each
was like its predecessor. Az times during the
leaders thronRed the floor Of the House and
made persistent assaults upon Representative
whom it was supposed was susceptible to per-
suasion. The pressure was terrific. but he bore
II will die right here" he finally said en-
phatieally 70 Senator Pierce before will de-
Then they let him alone. AS the hour Of 3
| o'clock approached the crowds pressed more
closely than ever and the suspense became
| tho seventy seventh was taken and the result
announced. Then Senator Alrchs arose, and
reading the following paper moved that 1t be
adopted and spread upon the journals of the
.We respectfully challenge the correctness of
the announcement of this vote, and divers pre-
| csding votes. and do now most respectfully In
sst and demand that Henry 4. Dupont be now now
March M 1893. inasmuch as it is now respectfully R
twenty-n members, the honorable gentleman
| now undertaking to preside and participate
therein being Governor of the State and not
Gov. Watson refused to entertain the motion
| to permit the protest to 20 upon the journals.
| He declared the proceedings out of order. and
| when senator Pierce appealed from his dec sion
he refused to entertain his appeal. Senator liar-
| rington followed the Governors move with a
motion for the two Houses to separate. but tho
motion was defeated by q vote of 1s to Il.
resentative DAILY tried for a recess of five min
Mtes. but both motions were defeated. Senator
po sab bsne ts mn na the
| clock In tho Kent County Court House, across
the square. struck the hour 3. But the House
clock was minute slower and Represent
ballot for senator speaker Watson watched
| the clock closely. and when the hand pointed TO
the hour Of he arose and said:
The hour agreed upon for the final adjourn
ment OF thlS General Assembly NaVlnK arrived,
| I now declare 1t ad djourned without date"
| Immediately thereafter Speaker McMullin of
the House announced:
| And ], as Speaker OF the House. declare that
Henry. A. Dupont has been legally. elected
| United States Senator from Delaware"
Derisive yells greeted Speaker McMullns an;
nouncement, and the crowd instantly melted
| from the lobby and rushed out to discuss the
| event. Tho Democratic members and tho Ad-
dicks men followed. and the most exciting and
| interesting legislative session over known in
Delaware was at an end.
| There 10 small comfort for Republicans in
! Speaker AicMullin's declaration that Col. Du:
pont was elected. 1t carries credentials signed
| by tho Speaker and Clerk of one House only, and
without the Governors approval. The claim Is
based on the assumption that Gov. Watson has
| no right TO exercise his Senatorial functions
| while he Is acting Governor.
| This view Is not carried out by section OF
Article XI. OF the Constitution. which says that
| leach House, whose Speaker shall exercise the
| Office OF Governor. may elect Speaker pro
| tenn" Precedent is furnished lso, In the case
| of Charles Polk. who WAS President Of the Con
| venton that adopted the present Constitution.
| He was Speaker OF the Senate when Goy. Ben
| nett died, and served as acting Governor until
| his successor. chosen at the ensuing election,