Evening journal., 1895-02-01
U. S. SENATE DEADLOCK
Everything at a StandstilI at
the State Capital.
HIGGINS AWAY. ADDIoKs ON DEoK

Nething New In the situatioa-Ths whole
Thing Is Daily Treated as Huge Joke.
A Democratic Caucus To-day-General
Legislative News.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DovER. Feb 1.-The town was practi-
cally deserted last night, the only place
showing any indication q life being the |
AddIcks headquarters and there was an
unusual air of slowness even about !
them. Mr. Addieks returned to Dover |
on the noon train. He still contends |
that he will be senator or vacancy will |
ensus
Senator BigRins left for Washington
this morning Later In the day Chairman
Bach and Lieutenant George h Hollis
took the train and went 10 Wilmington
The absence Of all three men Is proof
positive that there is to be no change In
the vote to-day
Dowaknm on tha Field.
| MeKsndres Downham, a for ner Hlg-
gins leader In Sussex county, has come
on from San Francisco to view the field
Of battle He was in Indianapolis visit.
ing his sister and took advantage Of the
opportunity to come on East and see II
he could fnd the key to the deadlock
Even the Speaker Laughed.
The gallery of the Hall Of Representa-
tives was crowded when the vote was
taken for United States senator. Oa
the mourners bench on the floor OF the
House Chairman + Eden Bach, who is
directing the Higgins campaign, aud ]
I Frank Alice, the gas kings purser, we're
seated watching the man q vera
The vote stood Higgins, 8; Addlcks, 6 !;
Massey, 4 Wolcott s. For the benefit
OF his old friend and double, Levy Court
i Commissioner r Lewis Armstrong. who
) was seated at the right side of the dlas,
Speaker MoMullen, on the second ballot.
almost yelled the name Of George v
I Massey causing litter all over the rsom.
: Even the speaker felt justified in laugh
, ing.
y Money win Not Leave.
There has been much said and pub
!, lishsd concerning the probability Of
4 Representative Money leaving Higgins
: and going to Massey. | have the best OF
authority for saying that Mr. Money has
= no such intention and that he will not
leave Higgins until he Is fully convinced
that his election 10 an utter impossibility.
1 WIN They Discard woleotig
The Democratic members Of the
i General Assembly will meet in caucus TO
Il day TO talk over q number OF matters
particularly that OF making a change II
o the caucus nominee for United States
J senator. The strength Of the sentiment
d against continuing Chancellor Wolcoti
as the nominee has never been tested ant
II the members are not prone to commit
" themselves by ante-oaucus statements.
d The idea that the Republicans woult
re vote for Mr.. Wolcott for United State
senator Is absurd, said leading Demo
a crat to-day. There Is no more likelt
y hood Of It than there Is of the Democrats
d voting for a Republican. Even II thu
Republicans were to play such tricl
), Mr. Wolcott would not accept II at thei
s. hands aud surrender the chancslorshiI
to them II he Is ever TO be United
States senator Z must go to him from th'
hands of Democrats and not from this
hands Of Republicans.
1.-THE movement is a chestnut OF saula
: bury planting TO get the chancellor
name from before the Democratic caucu
- and the party at large, said q Whining
ton politician OF prominence. "The nam
ns Of any body but Wolcott or BayArd woul'
a. be acceptable to that faction. Six year
lis ago. after turning Kent and SUISSE,
y, counties over to the Republicans, ant
is when the Democratic minority nominatei
e, Mr. Wolcott, the Saulsburys got five o
al their men to bolt the caucus then, jus
is as Mr. Mustard is now doing Instead o
Mr. Wolcott being withdrawn to sal
le isfy the SAulsburys why don
g they let Mr. Mustard vote 70
al Mr. Wolcott and thereby max
pc unanimous his complimentary nominl
th tion Then let them see Mr.. Wolcot
W. aud his friends shout the advisability Q
lg withdrawing his name At the caucu
ne held by the Democratic members Mi
ld Wolcott was chosen to receive the con
Is plimsntary vote. notwithstanding all th
be little schemes and tricks Of the Saul
|, burys, suoh as they resorted to and uss
he six years ago There were men in Dove
re on that night who would not be foole
ie by them again. The Saulsburys mad
IS Mr. Higgins senator Now let III
be Democrats stand by Mr. Wolcott, WI
IS. has always been true