Evening journal., 1895-01-30
SENATORIAL STRUGGLE.
Both Sides Seem to Be as De-
termined as Ever.
Flvg BALLOTS TAKEN YESTERDAY
A Motion 20 Take Twenty-Five Ballots
Voted Down-It Looks Like Test OF En-
duranoe-HIgRins and Addicks Both
Keep on the Ground

the members did not come to their
senses until representative DAILY,
Democrat, called attention to the matter
by moving that twenty Eve ballots be
taken before the houses separate. Il had
the desired effect. although voted down
Courtesy AID precedent require that
the Senate shall make the motion 10
separate, Il bsing the guest OF the
house Rep p'esentative Days motion
was a most Elective slap at the Senate
for not making sn early and digniasd
exit
No politician or member can be found
who predicts an early break OF tho dead
lock It is merely question OF time
with nothing TO indicate when that time
will be.
Layton Confers with Moore.
The Hotel Richardson lobby had
deserted look last night Senator Big
gins and Mr. Addlcks were both there.
but kept close TO their quarters on the
second hOor.
Daniel J Layton, Senator Higgins's
most earnest supporter Ia Sussex county,
visit the Senate chamber during the
day and had several minutes talk with
Senator Moore, OF Sussex county, who
was elected as a Higgins man, but never
failed TO vote for SIR Massey
There Is no prospect or talk OF break
Of any kind to-day.
Thirty Days OF Mourning.
"There will be no material change in
the situation within the next thirty
days"
That was the doleful cry Of one of the
best known politicians here last night
when speaking Of the senatorial ques
tion.
Strawberry Blossom Prospect.
Clerk Of the Senate Hastings now that
the journal work is light, spends nearly
every evening with his Lares aud Penates
at Laurel Just before leaving for home
yesterday he asked Senator Pierce what
he should tell the Laurel people when
they asked about the senatorial muddle
Tell them, was the reply that ve
will be here when the strawberries
bloom
They Want the Compliment.
The movement among the Democratic
members TO change their complimentary
votes from Chancellor Wolcott to some
Democrat whose official position Is less
tempting to the Republicans ls-gaining
friends daily. There is no faotionalism
IN It, and IL Is because Of no desire to
rob Mr.. Wolcott Of the empty honor, but
to protect the chaucellorship and keep IL
beyond the reach Of the Republicans.
In anticipation Of such change q
number OF Democrats are running up
their lightning rods Among those
named who would Ike TO have the honor
are Attorney General John r Nicholson,
Congressman John W. Causey, Hon +
l. Martin and Willard Salisbury, Jr
No action will be taken on either the
senatorship or authorship until Senators
Records and Fenlmore and Representa-.
tives Sypherd and Mustard are well
enough to resume their official duties and
60 into caucus
Elk Senator Thomas T. Lacey of Fred
erica, has entered the fight for the. state
authorship as a compromise candidate.
DR., Lewis, Of Kent, and Hon w
Il slrman, Of Sussex, are still the two
leading candidates.
Speaker MeMuIien Explains.
Speaker McMullen takes excep-
tion 10 the Dover dispatch Of the Morn
ing News accusiDg the Massey and
Addicks men Of bad faith in the matter
Of the caucus for state treasurer.
"The facts are just these, said the
speaker ION Monday OF last week a
paper was handed around and signed by
every Republican member OF both houses,
calling for conference on Wednesday
evening That conference was held, and
without dissenting voice Il was agreed
that the Republicans should take the
state treasurer and the Dem ,crais the
state auditor Then, without a dissent
Ing vote. they agreed to meet Ia caucus
the following Monday night, which was
last night. Eleven members did meet
and eight stayed away. Those eleven
members, AZ far as know, had no in
/ timation that there was not to be a
caucus because Il was fixed There was
no hocuE-pocus work about II on the
/ part Of those who met
The Higgins men say that Representa-
tive Fleming told several Of their
number that no cRuons would be held
One Of them Is also respousibe for the
statement that Representative Moore
intimeted TO Governor Marvil on Monday
morning that no caucus would b. held.
Rob simpler IN Town.
Ex Levy Court Commissioner Robert J.
Simpler, Of Blackbird hundred, has been
spending two or three days here watch
log the senatorial mar az vres. He WAS
sergeant-at-arms OF the House six years
ago aud q good story Is told as TO the
manner In which he secured the election
II Is to he effect that Simpler came 20
Dover without a vote, but with a number
OF friends aud skilful manipnlstors
They vent around among the members
and told them that Simpler was an IN
defatigsbe worker for the success Of the
J Republican party That he was a poor
man In q bad state Of health aud with A
vile aud thirteen small children de-
pendent upon him for support The
3 sympathy thus awakened resulted ia his
q election, and next day The uembers were
{ dumb-foUnded to learn that Simpler
.rjoyed the best OF health and was
unmarried
Simpler SAYS that the whole thing is a
lie got mp at lis expense by Clerk OF the
9 Peace w. p cree Bggs, who was then q
I member Of the House
The Deadlock Kew.
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