Evening journal., 1895-01-18
NO CHANGE IN THE VOTE
Both Sides Bitter and No Com
promise In Sight.
BIRD Is PLAYING MAssBY's HAND
Some Members Think Break win Come
Next week-To Refurnish the State
House Parlor-Dlvorce Legislation This
Session.

Next week-To Refurnish the State
House Parlor-Divorce Legislation This
Session.
statr Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan is If there is any
change in the senatorial situation the
bslloting does not indicate It, The
Higgins lines are as solid as the walls OF
Gibraltar, while time only seems to
intensity the anti Higgins feeling Of the
six men who have cast their fortunes in
the camp OF Mr. Addieks.
The declaration that Mr. Massey Is not
candidate is not borne out by the action
OF Senators Pierce and Moore and Rsp-
| resentative Fleming who persist In
voting for him and asserting that the
i New Castle mans toga will fall on Kent
county shoulders. Levi Bird is play
/ ing Mr.. Massey's hand for him, and both
the Higgins and Addicks men say that
il Is with Mr.. Massey's full knowledge
and consent
Both sides are very bitter and It does
not seem probable that Senator Massey
| would be the result OF q compromi
/ AS yet, there Is no compromise in sight
There ls much quiet work being done,
especially by the Higgins men, but they
will not give their hands away until they
have enough votes to consummate their
ends
"Thls deadlock will certainly last until
the latter part of next week" said
Higgins man TO an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter to-day. II do not see how the
break can possibly come any sooner
Wheni 1t does come 1t will be with rush
and we shall profit by It.
Senator Higgins spends more Of HE
time at the State House. He does not
enter the legislative halls. but contents
himself with calling on Governor Mar
vii and Secretary of State Smithers
Your correspondent met him ia the
corridor yesterday and asked him il 1t
would be necessary for the General
Assembly to remain In Dover and ballot
on Saturdays The senator replied that
he did not think so, but, as the provision
of law is ambiguous and there IL
difference of opinion concerning it, be
thought ballot would be taken on
Saturdays, at least for the present
There was rumor current early yes
teIday morning that the Addlcks men
claimed TO have secured one of the Hig
gins votes; which one was not specified
The vote at noon put to rest all such
alarms, for Messrs. Alrichs Burton Jolls,
Money, Pyle, Reybold, Townsend
Walker, Wilson and McMullen voted
their customary Higgins votes, while
Messrs. Handy, Ball Brown, Moore,
Morgan and Robbins answered John
Edward Addicks" as their names were
called Messrs. Moore, Pierce and
Fleming voted for Massey, and all Of
the Democrats. with the exception of
Senator Records, who was absent, and
Representative MuHtsrd. who invariably
votes for Ebe W. Tunnel, voted for
Chancellor Wolcott.
Your correspondent asked Senator
Moore what he thought Of the situation
The genial shipbuilder from Bethel said
he thought break would come next
week When asked whom 1t would
benefit he said George V. Massey.
At the time the nominations were made
In Sussex county it WAS believed that Mr.
Moore was an out and out Higgins man.
and his action in jilting the senator and
going to Mr. Massey is regarded even
among the Higgins men, as break in
the Higgins lines
THE break may come on Monday.
: said Higgins lieutenant last evening
"By break | mean that something may
occur which will be favorable TO us
Senator Higgins was in Dover last
evening but Mr. Addieks slipped out oi
town for q few hours Senator Handy
Q spent part Of the evening In the Higgins
. camp, while four OF his associates In the
i Addicks g. terest passed the evening IN
the gas-kinga headquarters playing
D seven up
The Addicks men have given up al
3 hope Of electing their man. and amply
hope to accomplish the defeat of Mr.
Higgins
"0ur weakness wss an utter surpris,
to me, said one Of the most esrnes
Of Mr. Addicks's supporters to your cor
: respondent. my opinion Is that neithe
. Addicks nor Higgins can now make Ii ans
that 3 third man other than George V
Massey will secure the honor.
Secretary of State Smithers, who is on
: OF the oldest and ablest lawyers In th
: state, will advise the Republican mem
q bers that they must meet and ballot ol
y Saturdays.
! "The meeting to elect a United State
! senator is entirely apart from the regula
sessions Of the General Assembly, sal
] another leading lawyer. Even II Oh
q General Assembly were to adjourn SO
4 for one, two or three days. sixteen 0
q more of the members could meet In th
II one candidate could get majority Of th
i majority there present. There is n
n likelihood of such thing occurring i
4 this instance, however. as the deadlock
q complete and the factions are too wary.
: Willard Salisbury, Jr. spent yesterds
a in Dover looking over the senator's
field OF battle and inwsrdly laughing q
the dilemma of the Republicans
At Senator Pyle took q step yssterda
le which is begetting him much praise. d
~ secured the adoption Of a joint resolS
n tion appointing a joint committee
IN refuruish the State House pRrlor. Whe
a. he offered 1t he said that the resolutio
lg required no comment The condition o
be the parlor spoke for itself In h
a opinion it was a burning shame and
,rt disgrace. He spoke so effectively thu
of the resolution went through without
az dissenting vote 1t was sent TO th
House and Immediately ooncurred in.
He Cut the Gordian Knot.
n. Senator Pyle put an end to the specI
- lation as to whether the Senate wou