The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-16
NO CHOICE YET.
The Legislature Fails 10 Agree on
A Senator to Succeed Sena-
Tor Higgins.
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Items or Interest TO DeIasurnnrs st the
Cn pitai That Took Place.
The Largest Crowd in Dover Ever
Known in Its History
Wilmington Well
Represented.
A FlGHI TO The FINISH.
1t Win Not Be A Democrat That
will Represent Delaware
in the U. S. Senate.
Dover. Del. January 18th. 1895.

Dover. Del. January 18th. 1895.
Tho politicians here are sll dgog. Grim.
ination and reorimlnatlOn are banded on
every elde The Higglns folio wers are as
mad as March hares, while the Addicks
followers are equally as hot. II would
not have taken much on Tuesday morning
TO have started light The Senator
night Is on and II will be fight royal to
The finish.
Our readers saw how the vote stood
when taken In both houses uf the Legisln.
ture OIL Tuesday morning at II O'Clock.
From observation II would hardly result
in either Mr.. Addicks or Senator Higgins
securing tho Senatorial plum. Tho Ad.
dicks men cay they have no second choice
and will stick to Addicss until the Legis-
1Rture adiourD5.
II they keep their word and there is no
reason to doubt them. there viii be but
one senator from Delaware at Washing
ton. ID. O.. during the next two years. 1t
ls the bltterest and hardest fought nght
that ever took place in Delaware politics.
Gentlemen, for the party's future sake in
Delaware keep still tongue IN your eA-
cited heads. Don't undertake to cruelty
your friends II would only leave ugly
snars. that will take years TO ellace from
memOry.
The situation is indeed grave for Re-
publicansm in Delaware. No dark horse
should be allowed TO come in the race.
The Tight should be fought to a finish be-
tween tho followers of Mr. Addinks and
Senator Higgins. II should be one or the
other OF these two gentlemen and them
only
The remark attributed to Charles
Moore OF Georgetown, addressed 10 Mr.
Frederick Pyle and Senator Alrichs Is not
true. Your correspondent asked Mi.
Pyle II Mr.. Moore had made such re-
mark as I've do not intend To go Into
caucus. We will stay here 'till hill
freezes over" Mr.. Pyle said that Mr..
Moore treated him ana Senator Alriohs in
very gentlemanly manner and never
made use of such language to them.
1t looks as II the journal was In Its old
business of lying. II was never known TO
Esll the truth. Even It's anrobatic editor
and owner. Charles William edwards, was
on hand and giving advice on tho Senator
fRl question. In whose pay was Ed wards
anyhow lie was warm supporter OF
bsnutOr Anthony higgins and under the
care OF the Ex.consul to Bordeaux, Horace
8reeley Knowles. who has the name oil
writing the edltorials and editing the
Sourncl In general during the lost catn
paIgn ana at the present writing. l bat
e the reason why the journal is like
French wine-not very popular with Della
Hareaus.
- Levi c. Bird was down and shook things
'sdD In general. He gave Speaker Nc Slul
Ben his orders in the Senatorial light ami
also gave Senator Fierce and Represe1ta-
i've Fleming word of caution. After
making things real lively around hotel
HAtSlhlubOH uulluH LllO tftullk bo lcAl
for Wilmington OIL The $50 express Tues
day morning.
bomo persons down here think that
devi Bird is willing TO have tho Senatorial
cloak fall Oh his shoulders.
Governor Marvil will have no influence
whatever with the Addicks meD, even II
h Wishes TO Use 1t, but he hae declared
&therwlse. saying that he was no polttl
eian. The Governors friends say the
Govsrnor 10 playing fast and loose with
than. Tho (fnyprunr aaId ~ Ind n ianU
20 offices to anybody. but Speaker Harry
MoMullen offered to bet one thousand
nollars that he would be the next Clerk oi
1he Peace to succeed Pierce BiRgs, and
Harry generally speaks by the book.
1t is generally conceded that the new
Btate Treasurer will be a Sussex lnnn
&rom present appearances there will ba
little legislation done by this Legislature
It was reported last night that no com
1ntttees Will be appointed until the soma
torial question is settled.
In Case OF Il deadlock on Joint ballot for
Ahe election OF State Auditor the Demo
gratis have centered on David 5. Wllde the
Defeated candidate for Sheriff Of Kent
County
An ex sheriff OF New Castle County was
heard to remark yesterday that his cleo
iion to the Office OF Sheriff had cost him
pl5, $50 and he received while sheriff in
Sees sc. 400, SO II tho report is true there
Is no big snap In being sheriff not II II
costs all the sher.ils such largo sum tC
secure the prize.
A laughable Incident occurred during
the inaugural of Governor Marvil. Some
body. evidently one of Bob's admirers
phlled out three cheers for Governor Bob
which were given In u half.hearted man
ner He then as parting salute cried out
sGco i.bye Bob" which raised laugh ali
DYer the room.
The bible upon which Governor Maryi
was sworn into Office was a Latin bible
dated In the sixteen hundreds
Governor Reynolds stan went out oi
pf1ice with him. Governor Marvll vii
not appoint such largo number on his
Rtah: lie does not require 80 many of the
military to lean upon. The parade YVES
Formed at ii O'Clock and Was over In al
hours time,
Tho soldiers were not very largely rsp
resented az the last Legislature in liquor.
ing the militia put damper on their SOL
disriy aTdor.
The oath of office was taken as follows
Il, Joshua ii. Marvil. do solemnl1
swear on the holy Evangels OF Almighty
God. that will support this Constitution
OF the United States OF America, 70 hsiI
me God,
II, Joshua II. Marvll. do solemniy
eweAr on the Holy Lvangel9 OF Almighty
God. tnat will support tho Constitution
Of The State OF Delaware. so help me God
Il Joshua ii. MaIvil. do solemnly sYsaI
on tho Holy Evangels OF Almighty God
that will perform Inc duties OF governor
OF the state OF beta ware with fidelity &C
help me God"
The outh was administered by judge
ID. T. Marvel.
After the inaugural Governor Maryil
had to lay down and take u rest he being
very much fatlgued.
The reports going the rounds that Gov
ernor Marvil can't either read or write ls ,
falsehood. Your correspondent has seeI
mis- writing. That is his signature
II any OF our readers doubt that tn,
Governor can't write his name, we woulf
refer them to tho register of the hote
Richardson and register of the Uaplto
hotel. The reason he did not deliver an,
inaugural address was all owing to his ii
health. He had been forbidden by hi
physioian to use any undue sxertiun ant
In no case to hold a reception.
GovERsoR NAByr's FIksr APPOINTMENT.
Governor Maryll re.appointed Georg,
il. Shipley notary public for the First Ma
tional Bank OF Seaford, on Tuesday af