The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10
DELAWARES DEADLOCK.
Over Two Hundred Ballots
Cast Without Electinga
Senator.
DUPONT CLAIMS A VICTORY.
Peculiar Tangle Left for the United
States Senate to Finally
UnraVel.

DOVER, DEL, May 9.-The General
Assembly of Delaware adjourned sine die
at o'clock this afternoon without having
selected successor to Senator Higgins, al
though the Republicans claim their lead
ing candidate, Colonel Henry A. Dupont,
was legally elected. The matter will prob
ably be taken to the United States Senate
for decision.
The two hundred and eleventh ballot
since the deadlock began, four months ago,
and the last of the session, was taken a
few minutes before o'clock. 1t resulted:
Henry A. Dupont (R.) Is, J. Edward Adj
dicks (R.) 4, Edward Ridgely CD 8, Tun-
nell CD L.
During the day the Democrats fihbus-
tered with the object of preventing ballot
ing and when the State House clock rang
out the hour of and sounded the DEATH
knell of the legislative session of 1895 the
clerk was in the midst of a rollcau on a
dilatory motion made by Democrat As
soon as Governor Watson (D.), who, by
reason of the fact that he was Speaker of
the Senate before his elevation to the
gubernatorial chair upon the death of
Governor Marvil, presided over the joint
session, announced the sine die adjourn.
ment, Speaker of the House McMullin (R.)
arose and formally declared Henry A.
Dupont elected United States Senator.
This action had previously been agreed
upon by the Republican leaders. The
Delaware Legislature is composed of
twenty-one Representatives and nine SEN
ators, sixteen being a majority on joint
ballot. The Republicans claim that when
Watson, by virtue of his position as
Speaker of the Senate, succeeded to the
governorship upon the death of Governor
Marvil one month ago, the number of Sem
ators was reduced to eight, and therefore
there were only twenty mine on joint ballot
and that fifteen votes constituted a ma
| iority.
On the other hand the Democrats and
Governor Watson claim the law distinctly
declares that the "Speaker of the Senate"
shall become Governor. Therefore If Mr..
Watson withdraws from the Senate he
ceases to be Speaker of the Senate" and
consequently loses the governorship.
| The Senatorial question is likely to oc-
cupy large amount of public attention
| for months to come. Whether the Gov
ernor has right to appoint is a disputed
question. If he has the appointment will
be only until the next Legislature, which
meets in January, 1886, unless sooner
called together by the Governor. This
latter contingency is not probable, how
ever.
J. Edward Addicks has made good his
threat uttered at the very beginning of the
contest to prevent the election of Repub-
lican Senator from Delaware if he could
not secure the prize for himself.
Colonel Henry A. Dupont, who will
make the contest for the senatorship. is
member of the famous Dupont family,
who have been manufacturers of powder
and other explosives in Wilmington, this
State, for over a century. He is the son of
the late General Henry Dupont, and was
born at Brandywine Banks in 1886. He
attended the University of Pennsylvania,
and was appointed to the United States
Military Academy at West Point. gradua-
ting in 1861. He entered the Fifth United
States Artillery and served through the
Civil War. Colonel Dupont has been a
Republican ever since the organization of
the party.