Evening journal., 1895-01-25
MASSEY'S DUPLICITY.
Addicks Would Now Rather
Have Higgins Than Massey.
MONEY TOO SMART FOR MMULLEN

No Break Of the DsadIoclk-Ir ia Believed
That mcmuIlen VIII Come Back to big.
gins when Needed-Mssses's Election
Impossibie-He Now Has Both Higgins
and AddiCks Fairly Against Him.
staff Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, Jan 25 The desertinn of Sena.
tor Higgins by Representative McMullen,
Of New Castle hundred, and It's effect
upon the senatorial deadlock was the
all absorbing topic Of conversation among
the politicians here yesterday afternoon
and last evening. The theme was dis
cussed fully In the State House and
hotels and on the streets, but as yet
there seems to be no conclusion arrived
at which is acceptable to every body.
The Massey men are supremely happy
and are humming when the Swallows
Homewerd Fly" They consider it q
prelude TO general break In the dirsc-
tion Of the Kent man, and say that 1t
will not be many days before Represent.
ative Money and other Higgins men will
be counted among the Massey recruits.
The Higgins men, while greatly sur
prised, say that Speaker MoMullen is
now where he has been wanting TO 90
for some time, but they do not doubt
that he will return to them when he
hnds that the election OF Mr.. Massey is
an utter impossibllity. They assert that
he has at last come ont into the open
field as antsgonistic to Mr. Higgins, and
they know whom they have to fight
The Aodicks lieutenants, while glad
that break has been made in the Hig-
gins raDks. are more than ever incensed
against Mr. Massey They claim that
he has acted with the utmost duplicity
towards Mr. Addicks by giving ante
election promises that he would not be
in the fight, and allo wing Mr. Addicks to
put his thousands into 1t, only to step
In when the Claymont man had fought
the fight and won They say emphati
cally that. in the light OF such dupiicity.
they would rather see Higgins get it
than Massey.
Early yesterday morning the Higgins
men had an intimation that Speaker
Nc ullen was going TO make a bolt for
the Massey camp He had previously
shown some inclination to 20 in that
direction, but, 1t is said, was deferred
by the promise that he would be made
clerk Of the peace of New Castle cou ty
and have the naming Of one of the state
detectives il the governor appointed
them IL was hoped that the intimatiou
would not prove true. but some time
before the session opened he announced
bis purpose to some of hts closest
friends. and, not content with that
endeayored to induce Representative
Money to leave Higgins and 60 with him
to Massey.
This was shrewd move on his part.
as the roll is called alphabetically and the
speakers name last BAD Represents
tive Money swallowed the bait it would
have put him in the position Of being the
original bolter and left the speaker GOOD
excuse for following in his footsteps
But Mr. Money although the youngest
member OF the House, has considerable
mother wit and could not be caught so
easily In short, 1t is understood he
declined to become party to bolt The
speaker had made his arrangements and
could not alter them and the roll pro
ceeded as of yore until his name was
called and then the break came
representative Money was asked for
bis version of the interview with Speaker
McMullen, but he refused to say anything
for publication. stating that it was .
private talk aud he was not at liberty to
make it public.
The Scene in the House.
The clock was just striking 70 when
the Senate entered the house and Speaker
Watson took the seat OF honor at the
right of Speaker McMullsn. His gavel
fell and the members and gallery full OF
spectators became silent
Clerk of Senate Hastings began call
ing the names of the senators, ana thsy
all responded but Measrs Fenimore and
Records who are sick. The vote of the
upper chamber stood.
For Wolcott-Pyle. Harrington, Wat
son--3
For Massey-PieTce and Moore-2.
For Higgins-A'Tichs-1.
For anby-1
That demonstrated conclusively that
there was no change Of sentiment in the
upper branch,
Clerk Of the House Hastings called the
House roll. Messrs. Jolls, Money, Pyle
Reybold. Walker, = ilson, Burton and
Townsend cast their customary votes foi
| Higgins Messrs Ball, Brown, Moore
Morgan and Robbins kept the Addickl
six solid The Democratic members
Msssrs DAILY, Davis. Killen, Sypherd anc
Watson ans Eersd 'James L Wolcott,
IS their names we're called, while Mr.
Mustard, Democrat, Of Duck Greek hun.
dred. reiterated his preference for Eb,
w. Tunnel. Ezekiel Fleming voted FOL
George v. Massey. So far, so good Their
was no change.
Mr. Speaker !" called out Clerk Hast
ings
Speaker McMullen stood up. BIS fac,
was pale but determined looking. Thosl
who had not heard the current rumori
expected the stereotyped Anthony
Higgins" but 1t did not come
George V. Massey he said loudly
clearly and with certain tone OF az
| gressiveness. He sank back In his chat
and the greatest excitement prevailed
The nature Of the place served to keep 4
In subsection until Clerk Hastings h4,
announced the result and Speaker Wat
son had decllred that there was n,
election Then the newspaper mel
crowded around him aud asked for al
explanation. 1t was very short and ha
already been printed in the EyENIN,
JOURNAL dispatches At the conclusion
of his interview several Democrats AM
anti-Higgins men crowded forward AM
l CONGRATULATED him unon his artfan