Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-17
N0CHANGE NTHEVOTE
Higgins Still Has Ten, AddiGks.
Holds His Six and
Massey Three
VOTES IN JOINT SESSION
Two Ballots Taken Yesterday Show
No Change From Tuesday.
MORE TALK OF A DARK HORSE
Addloks Still Says 1t Is Him
or No Choice.
MASSEY OR SMlTHERS NOW TALKED OF

Legislature, in Joint Session Yesterday,
Takes Two Ballots for United States
Senator-No Change From Tuesdays
Vote, as Far ms the Republican Candi-
dates Are Concerned-More Talk of u
Compromise Candidate. --..
Special Dispatch TO Gazette and journal.
DOVER, Jan. 15.-The Senatorial situa-
ton remains unchanged. The prevail
ing opinion is that Higgins nor Addicks
can break the deadlock. 1t is believed
that If United States Senator is elected
at this session a third man will be the
choice.
Both sides present bold front. The
Higgins faction declares that it will re-
main loyal to Higgins and the Addicks
dicks or nobody.
The Addicks people reiterate that Ad-
dicks will be elected. They say: awe
have plan. 1t has q head and tail
and the latter is in line with the former.
Addicks will be elected"
Higgins and Addicks, themselves,
will not talk about the Senatorship.
THE OPEN BALLOT.
Much interest was manifested in the
first open ballot. While it was being
taken the Senate and House chambers
were thronged.
DETAILED PROCEEDINGS.
Senate. ......-.
DOVER, Jan 15.-ASenate met at II n. m.
Vote for United States Senator was taken.
Concurred in-House joint resolution to
canvass the vote for Constitutional Con-
vention; House joint resolution to attend
the Inauguration Of Governor-elect Marvil.
~ t,l, .,,ts tAtK
with the House.
Reassembled at 1880 p. nj. and adjourned
until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
Dover, Jan. 15.-House met at 10 a. m.
Vote for United States Senator was taken.
Resolutions BY Mr.. Jolls, to canvas the
vote for Constitutional Convention.
adopted by Mr.. Moore. to attend the in
auguration of Goyernor-elect Marvil,
adopte".
AT ll.4O o'clock went into joint session
with the Senate.
ReassembIed at 1850 p. IN. and adjourned
until 10 u. nj. tomorrow.
THE INAUGURATION.
Tho special dispatches sent to EVERY
EVENING gave II detailed account of the
inaugural ceremonies.
NOTARY PUBLIC REAPPoINTED.
Governor Marvil, this afternoon, re-
appointed George II. Shipley notary
public for the First National Bank of
Seaford. He will make several appoint.
ments tomorrow.
DOVER, Jan. 16.-This morning re.
vealed the Senatorial situation practi-
cally unchanged.
At IL o'clock the first joint ballot for
United States Senator was taken.
1t resulted as follows:
For Higgins-Senator Alrichs and
Representatives Burton, Jolls, Money,
Pyle, Reybold, Townsend, Walker,
Wilson and Speaker McMullen-10.
For Wolcott - Senators Fenimore,
Harrington, Records and Speaker Wat
son, and Representatives DAILY, Davis,
Killen, Sypherd and Watson-9.
For Addicks-Senator Handy and
Representatives Ball, Brown, Moore,
Morgan, Robbins-6.
For Massey--Senators Moore and
Pierce and Representative Fleming-3.
For Tunnell-Representative Mus
tard-1.
Senator Pyle was absent.
A second joint ballot was taken. The
result was similar to the first ballot.
At 1920 o'clock the two houses
separated and each took recess until
,'clock.
LOOKING FOR A DARK HORSE.
While the situation remains unchanged
to-day, the general impression seems TO
prevail that sentiment is drifting toward
some third man. Who the dark horse
will be no one pretends to foretell at
this writing. One can only conjecture.
The supporters of Senator Higgins
have at last come 10 the conclusion that
he cannot be elected, but as far as
known they have not signified their in.
tentions Of taking up any third man,
although it is believed that such action
will be taken in the course of very
short tirne. There was very little COM
fort for the braves who assembled
around the Higgins campfire last night
and early this morning. Private Secre-
tary Bach. Edmund Mitchell, Jr., George
/, H. Hollis and number of other Higgins
men appeared disappointed and crest
! fallen. They moved aimlessly about the
rotunda of the Hotel Richardson pre-
senting the appearance of defeated and
dismayed politicians.
Senator Higgins positively declined
to say anything about the situation, and
to the inquiries of newspaper men he
replied that he would not be inter.
viewed. He would give no intimation
of what steps his following proposed to
take, nor would he name any third man
his contingent could be construed as
favoring. He appeared nervous and
excitable and his face was pale.
ADDIcKs OR NO ONE.
Mr. Addicks, when asked who the
next Senator would be, leaned back
against the mantel-piece in the room
looked at mis- inquirer earnestly ant
then replied with the utmost confidence
sit will either be Addicks or no one.
"Do you mean to say that under ne
circumstances will your friends cas-
their votes for any other candidate?"
~ do" said Mr.. Addicks with ;
smile. "My friends say they are pre-
pared to stand by me, and unless l an
elected there is possibility of vacan
seat In the Senate from Delaware"
Mr.. Addicks was surrounded by 6
large number of his friends, who de
rlared that under no circumstances
would the Addicks delegation deser
their chief. They say there are fou
men who will not vote for any man TO
Senator but Mr.. Addicks, and that Hig
gins could not get the vote of u singh
one of these If the Legislature remained
in session until next winter They ar
for Addicks and no other man. Thei
or,, Mnrnan pan ApNra a ~,