Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-21
NlELDS AND RIDGELY.
Two New Factors in the Sena-
torial Race.
CHANCELLOR woLoOTF WITHDRAws

Request, Taking Up the. Blind Attorney
ofDover-H Higginsites Couldn't Get Back
Into the Fold for mr.. Records offered a
stop Motion"
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
DOVER. March 2l The senatorial
b sllot OF the Delaware Legislature, In
joint session at the State House at noon
to day resulted In another surprise. 1t
also resulted In no election
Every Democrat but Mustard, who Is
determined to be In the minority no
matter what the issue is. voted for
Edward Ridgely, sr. the blind lawyer,
OF Dover.
This break was the result of the fol-
lowing letter, which caused the Wolcott
men to leave the chancellor;
DOVER, Del. March 2. 1895
HONORABLE WILLIAM T. WATsoE,
Speaker OF the Senate:
my DEAR SIR:-I write to ask you
the favor OF requesting those
members OF the General Assem-
bly, who have done me the
honor OF casting their ballots for me In
the vote for a United States senator. to
confer this honor upon some one other
than myself
In making this request | wish TO
assure you and your fellow members that
| keenly appreciate the compliment you
have paid me IL Is one With which any
man might feel honored.
Again thanking you, and the other
members through YOU, | am,
Very truly YOURS,
-. H. WOLcoTT
Democrats Held No Conference.
There was no caucus on the part Of
the Democrats after the contents OF this
letter become known It was Informally
agreed to vote for Ridgely This
break was kept so very close that 1T
created quite a sensation when the
blind attorneys name was presented
The ten pemocrats say that they will
now continue to vote for Edward Rldgely.
It Is understood that Mr. Mustard is
holding off for a complimentary vote for
Willard Salisbury.
The Vote In Detail.
When the time for taking to days
vote arrived the galleries were crowded
and number Of ladies we're noticed on the
floor OF the House. When the balloting
began there was intense suppressed ex
citement. The vote in detail follows.
AddIcks-Ball, Moore. Brown, Handy.
Morgan, Robbins-6
Massey Moore, Fierce, Fleming, Nc
Mullen-4.
Rldgely- Fenimore. Harrington, Pyle.
Records. Watson, DAILY, Davis, Killsn
Watson-9,
Bayard-M Mustard--1.
Higgins-W wilson,
Nields-Alrichs Burton, Jolls, Money,
Pyle, eybold, Townsend-7
Two Ballots, Then a Breeze.
The second ballot was simply repsti-
tOn Of the 6rst, the Hlgginsites cleaving
to the Wilmington lawyer, Ben
jsmln Nields. a new protege. but
one who has been frequently mentioned
as a compromise candidate Mr. Friday"
Wilson never left his senatorial Robinson
Crusoe.
At the conclusion Of the second ballot,
Senator Records moved that the two
houses separate.
Senator Alrichs asked him to withdraw
the motion (ths Higgins men
undoubtedly wanted TO get back into
the fold sgain). Senator Records respect
fully declined to be party TO this sort
Of wslizing.
He said that he, for one, did not want
to help make journal which would have
20 bs carried in a cart. This only added
to the suppressed excitement and sus
pense.
Representative Pyle nervously called
for the yeas and nays. he was one Of tbs
men who wanted to get back,
The yea and nay vote was taken and Il
was g Higgins Waterloo. AddlcksiteE
and Masseyites united with the Demo :
Gratis in concurring in the Records
motion.
The vote to separate Was 90 to s.
Representative Syphsrd was paired.
Representative Walker was the absentee