Evening journal., 1895-04-16
THE U. S. SENATORSHIP
Members March Up the Hill
and Down Again.
CONFERENCE BRINGS NO RESULTS
None OF the Lightning Rods which Have
Been Run Up Catch Any OF the Coveted
senatoriaI Lightning-As Far From
Agreement AS Ever.
tan Correspondence Evening journal

| STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, April 16.-The conference of
the Republican members last evening was
hAsco. 1t resulted in nothing bat an
outrageous waste Of legislative wind and
the burning of several thousand feet Of
coal gas It was held in the State House
parlor and was presided over by Repre-.
sentative Moore All the Republican
members we're present with the sxcep
tion Of representative Wilson, who
refused positively TO 60 in. and Repre-.
sentative Robbins who went up the road
with his wife
It was the original intention to hold
the conference at the Hotel Rlchar dson,
but early in the evening word was sent
along the line that the place OF meeting
had been changed TO the State House
and to keep it from the newspaper men.
The Reporters Caught on.
The members met at the Hotel Rich.
ardson about o'clock and went upstairs
by ones and twos DR.. Burton. DR.
Layton, ]. Frank Alice, Joshua Elleeood
and others interested, but outside, re =
msined down In the lobby Represents.
tive Moore was cut Of town and did not
get back until after s o'clock and then be
ate a supper which blocked the procession
1 for nearly half an hour. After he had
concluded his lsbors he went upstairs
/ and the smart trick of the evening was
resorted to- The Republicans left the
hotel by the side stairway, with the
reporters but few feet behind them.
Arrived at the State House they went
| into the parlor, pulled down the blinds.
and stationed Sergeant Prenderville at
the door. Several attempts were made TO
induce Mr. Wilson TO 60 in, but he could
not be persuaded even by the Higgins
men. Representatives Fleming and
Money were ALSO late. The procession
left the former at the hotel and the
latter dropped out Of line to play & short
game of compromise pool.
Con ference Opened Behind Closed Doors.
The conference began at 9.l5 o'clock
and concluded at II. The Addicks men
talked for Adoicks. first, last and 81 the
time. The Massey men did not say
much, but they showed conclusively that
they were willing for the others to 70 to
Massey, but that they were unwilling
to go 10 anybody else.
The Higgins men we're more generous.
They suggested the names OF DR.. Hiram
| q Burton, Colonel Benjamin Nields
| Edward q Bradford, Charles r
Richards. Il. II. Ward and William
Hilles. No name mentioned made the
Massey and AddicEs men 60 wild with
enthusiasm.
Somebody mentioned the name of Levi
G Bird, and an unsophistlcated patriot
replied that he did not believe that Mr.
Bird would accept it even il It were
offered to him and wilted when he looked
around at the faces wearing smiles OF
incredulity.
A Wild Lament.
Representative Moore called the Hig-
| gins men to task for nominating such an
in6rm man as Joshua Il Marvil for gov
ernor
To this Senator Airichs replied that he
was the choice of the Sussex county
delegates, and was not foisted on tue
county by the other two counties
At the conclusion OF the chat the
conferees walked out, Just as far from
electing a senator as ever they were.
The Massey Boom.
Senator Handy has found q second
| choice at last. 10 a recent conversation
| with representative Townsend he said
that his first choice was Addlcks and his
second choice Massey
Mr.. Massey denied, last evening, that he
had announced himself a candidate for
the United States senatorship He said
that his position was unchanged Be
this as 1t may, one Of his most ardent
supporters has openly declared that he Is
candidate
why certainly he is, and has bsen
from the start, said Higgins represent.
stive last evening. He wants the
election as badly as any man In the field
and, mark my words, he will never get
1t The Higgins and Addicks men both
owe him q little debt for his double
dealing In this contest, and is not q
debt OF gratitude. How be ctRn expect
us to vote for him l cannot imagine
Will Attend No More Conferences.
Senator Pierce wanted TO 20 home last
evening, but he denied himself the
pleasure, feeling that II he did some Of
the friends Of the other candidates would
say he went out of town TO escape the
conference.
Before Senators Alriehs and Moore
went into the conference they said that
It would amount to nothing 30 far as
electinga q senator was concerned They
both said that 1t was the last time they
would stay in Dover over night to attend
a conference
DR.. Hiram R Burton was ia town
yesterday looking after the interests OF
Senator Higgins and himself.
Massey Announces Himself
"How can you expect men to vote for
George V. Massey when he says that he
is not a candidate" asked an Addicks
man Of a Massey member.
"Nassey is now a candidate, WAS the
reply He announced himself to hls
friends several days ago Further than
that he is going to make fight for the
honor
A Strong Pressure.
Senator Pierce and Representative
Townsend had a short but earnest con
ference in the Senate chamber during
the noon recess yesterday, relative to the
United States senatorship. The MASSEY
men are bringing q strong pressure tC
bear upon Messrs Townsend and Burton
to get them to desert Higgins and go {,
Massey.
His idea OF Good Politics.
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