Evening journal., 1897-01-05
RIGCIN FOR SPEAKER.
oastl. ID Tom Frss raes.

which might otherwise have gone to
Watson or Clarke.
QUEEN ANNE WANTS SOMETHING
Wilmer Emory, Of Centreville, Md,
a member of the Queen Anne county
bar. and one of the promoters of the
Queen Anne railroad. is in town. Last
session he received a charter for the
road which is now being built from
Queenstown, Nd, to Lewes, Sussex
county. The company wishes some adj
ditional legislation. but Mr.. Emory re-
fuses to state at this time the charac-
ter of the proposed amendments.
REPUBLICAN OVERTUREs RE
JECTED.
The regular Republican leaders did
their best to make a deal with the
Democrats against Addicks. They as
serted that but for their votes the Ad-
dicks tickets would have been elected
In beth Kent and Sussex counties and
they were entitled to recognition. When
asked what recognition they wanted
they replied that they would vote to
seat Meredith. Democrat, and knock
out Alice Addicksite. and give the
Democrats the clerk. reading clerk, SER
geant-at-arms, chaplain and page, pro-
vided the Democrats would vote for
State Senator George Fisher Pierce,
Massey Republican. of Milford. for
speaker. II is needless to say that these
oyertures were not accepted the Demo-
Gratis feeling fully capable of perfect
ing a senatorial organization of their
own.
The belief is general, and especially
among the better class Of Republicans,
that even should the events of to-day
lead to the formation by Addicks of a
rump Legislature, State Senators AL
richs. Pierce and Moore will not bolt,
and even Mr.. Handy, who is an ardent
Addicks man, may retain his seat in
the regular Senate, for he has already
selected his seat.
j. Frank Alice, the Addicks senator
ial claimant, has been indulging insOme
rather wild talk as to what he will do
should the Democrats refuse to recog-
nize his claim to a seat in the body, but
the Democrats have gone right on, per-
fecting their plans for the seating of
Meredith, and they will be carried out
to-day.
CONGRESSIONAL TIMBER GROW
ING.
Congressman-elect l.. Irving Handy
did not come to town yesterday merely
was doing missionary work for John q.
Gray, of Sussex county, whose senator
! ial boom is in his keeping 1t is said
that Mr. Gray will not have more than
two votes on any ballot.
After the Court of Errors an Appeals
had rendered it's decision ex-Chancel-
lor WOlcott, who argued the case, was
called upon by large number of
Democrats and warmly congratulated
upon the glorious victory hc GlG ven
for the Democracy of Kent county. His
strength in the senatorial fight appears
to be growing daily, and many of his
! best friends declare that he will be a
sure winner.
Ex-Secretary of State w. f. Causey
! of Milford came up on an early train
and spent most of the day in the vi
cinity of the State House. So far as
can be ascertained he will not have
more than one or two votes on the frs
ballot, and the friends of the other can
didates declare that he viii not gel
that many.
The strongest man from dowr
the state is r. L. Martin. whos'
iicutenants claim not less than 81,
votes He reached town at 10 o'clOcl
yesterday morning and put up at the
Capitol Hotel.
Willard Salisbury, Jr.. who claims
five of the seven New Castle count,
votes and several more in Kent ant
Sussex did not arrive in town until las
evening. but his cousin, ex-Secretary o
State John f. Salisbury. was dOinl
active work in his behalf.
General Il. r. Kenney also circulatei
freely among the members and made
good many friends. but whether h.
made votes as he went along is no
known.
Some assert that the outcome of tn
whole fight will be the election o
President John Riggs. of the COnstitu
tional Convention
II would not be we'll to overlook
Edward Addicks. He is a senatorial
aspirant and may decide to be electe
by a rump Legislature. If he pursue
such a course he will get every Ad
dicks vote. but not one regular Repuh
lican viii vote for him.
= WILL TAKE THE SENATE.
Between and 3 o'clock the Demo
Gratis decided to break off all negOtia
tions with the regular Republicans an
organize the Senate themselves by seal
ing Meredith, of Kent, who holds a ma
jority certificate of election. This resC
luton was brought about by State Ser
, ator Pierce. informing them that eve
! If they elected him speaker he coul
, not afford to vote to seat Meredith.
That settled it. Radical steps wer
immediately determined upon. Hezs
, khan Harrington, of Kent, was nom
mated for speaker; Simon p. Dohert.
Of New Castle, for clerk; George +
, Houston. of Sussex, for reading clerk
II. Edward Wilson, of Sussex, for sci
geaut-at-arms.
. Senator Pyle was selected as tempo
rary chairman and Senator FenimOi
? as temporary secretary.
q The Democrats are fully prepared
meet any trouble which may be cause
by the Republicans and Addicksites
trying to upset this organization.
There is a special train lying at Wi
mington ready 10 convey the entil
. | National Guard to Dover within siXt
= minutes. and the boys can be got
! | marching order in a very short time.
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