Evening journal., 1895-03-14
SENATORIAL PROBLEM.
The Feeling Among the Rival
Factions is Not So Bitter.
STILL NO INDICATION OF A BREAK


voting-Addicks Men Say "Addicks or
Nobody Men Sitting on the
Fence Watching the Others Fight
"Nstts" smlthers's Opinion.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March IA The senatorial
problem is no nearer a solution than it
was when the FIRST ballot was taken In
January. While the feeling among the
rival factions is not so bitter, and while
the personal relations OF the friends Of
the different candidates have become
more cordial by reason Of an intimate
association covering a period OF more
than two months, the determination to
do or die Is just as manifest as ever
The Higgins men do not say that they
have no second choice, but they have not
been heard to say that they have They
vote just as solidly and as firmly as
ever.
The Addieks men openly assert that
they will. under no consideration, vote
for anybody but Addlcks, Representative
Morgan being the only exception TO this
statement.
C differences and always come up smilingly
FOR the Kent county man. They show
absolutely no inclination to 20 to either
Higgins or Addicks They are waiting
for the supporters of one or the other OF
those men to 60 to third man and then
they propose to go over to him ia q body
provided he is such a man as James
Q. Pennewill. But they will walt in
vain, for there is no give-in to the other
members.
I'VE have nothing to regret" said a
Higgins member last evening. I'VE
have oonformed to every rule OF our
party and are content to leave to time
the vindicAtion OF our position. We went
into caucus. invited the other members
to participate. They refused. That was
no fault of ours We were satisfied that
we would have q majority of that caucus
and the Addicks men knew that they
were whipped The last and only thing
that they could do was to violate one Of
the most important Of party rules
and refuse to 60 into caucus have
heard Levi @ Birds name mentioned as q
possible compromise candidate Dol you
suppose that 3 Higgins man could ever
vote for him2 Not much What did be
dot He came to Dover, called Pierce and
Fleming out Of the caucus. sent
note in to Speaker McMullen,
got him out and endesvored to induce
him to bolt the caucus.
II believe that he would have succeeded
but for the good offices Of Allen Smith,
who advised McMullen TO stay. We are
making fight in the interest Of good
government. We want to keep out OF
New Castle county the corrupt political
practices which now prevail In Kent and
Sussex counties, and we will do it,
81. Edward Addicks, with all his money
and with all his blsndishments. can never
be United States senator. He has gone
as far as he can go. Baked in his
mercensry purposes he now plays the
baby act and pursues q course ruinous to
the party for the time being and suicidal
to himself Senators Moore and Pierce
say they will not vote for Mr. Higgins
because their constituents are op-
posed to his reelection. When
asked whom their constituents do favor
they say Addicks; and yet in the face of
that declaration they vote for George "
Massey. They cannot reconcile those
statements with the position which they
now occupy.
I'VE are upon tenable ground and we
propose to continue TO occupy It, We
will find our Justification in the rank and
file of the party two years hence unless
the desperate course of the Addlcks aud
Massey men results In the utter defeat
Of the party at the next general election 4"
Mr.. Addicks went up the road last
evening and may not be back for a day
or two.
Hon. N. b. smIthers's Opinion.
The members want to go of on jaunt.
There is no doubt about 1t. Most OF them
wan to take advantage Of Superlntead-
ent Holidays invitation to take trip to
Chincotesgue. II it were not for the
senatorial muddle they would 20, but
they are afraid to adjourn over any
secular day, believing that 1t would
invalidste the election of any United
States senator afterwards
Commenting upon this matter on the
aoor Of the Senate yesterday Senator
Pyle said.
"We hear a good deal OF talk about
djourning over from Friday to Monday,
and there is also an invitation here from
superintendent Holiday to take trip TO
some point below here. GA the strength
of this made it my business 10 ask the
opinion of the secretary OF state in regard
to this matter Of adjournment His
opir ion is that we have no right to
adjourn over secular day, and that we
would not be justified In ad burning any
day excepting Sunday. which is dies
non. That We are supposed TO be In
session every day according TO the
letter and spirit Of the law. He has
what he regards as some conclusive
decisions in regard to the matter He
says that we certainly cannot, under the
rulings cited, adjourn over q day. That
Is the letter Of the law and 1t is the
spirit Of the law. We are supposed to be
in session to dispose OF this matter at IS
early day as possible for the reason that
so long as this remains open there is a
vacancy, and we should come together
aud elect man to fill up Congress"
Senator Records said; ut is certainly a
hardship upon the gentlemen who want
to 60 TO Chlncotesgue
Chief Justice Lore Is credited with
having said that adjournment from
Friday to Monday could have no possible
effect upon the legality of the election
Of United States senator after such ad.
journment. Other prominent lawyers
agree with him.
"rhen ft VIII BE Nobody"