The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
THE DELAWARE SITUATION.

The Democratic Senators regard the
Delaware Senatorship as practically set
| tied in favor of the success OF member
of their party.
Senator Jones, OF Arkansas, who is in
constant communication with Democrat
ic leaders in the State, says that things at
Dover could hardly look brighter.
He is confident that the Addicks rump
legislature has no standing, and thinks
the Senate will seat the Democrat named
Toy the regular body, without doubt.
The courts have avorably passed on the
title of the Democratic members from
Kent and Sussex counties. and both senate
and house are sitting in the capitol build
ing at Dover.
The present governor has recognized the
democratic legislature, and the new gov
ernor will take the same COURSE.
Two Republican senator's are sitting with
the regular legislature, and Anthony Hig-
gins lone supporter in the house, who is
from Wilmington, has also refused To par
ticipate in the AddickS legislature. There
are only two senators and members sitting
in the latter body whose seats are undis-
puted. The remaining members are all con-
test2nts, whose title was adversely decided
by the supreme court, but who were
recognized in the Addicks body as fully
qualified.
The AddickS senate. even with Republican
contestants seated does not contain enough
members to constitute majority of the
senate. The Addcks house is, however,
fun. Even the attempt at legislation
would fad in this legislature because the
senate. being deficient in membership.
could not act affirmatively on any propo-
sition, and because the executive depart
ment of the government would not partici-
pate in the proceedings.
The AddicksIegislature can however, hold
an alleged joint convention and give the
gas man the certificate for which he has |
struggled for the last eight years But il |
will apparently be worth no more than |
the paper it is written on, for the ir- |
regularity OF the body issuing it will be too |
plain. manifest
Delaware men in the city say that Ad- |
dicks will pay salaries to all the members of |
lis legislature exactly as they would re- |
ceive if regular members. Thus he can pro- |
long the sessions of the rump body almost |
indefinitely.
Interest in the contest for the Democratic |
nomination continues keen at the capitol /
Chancellor Walcott, who was the caucus /
nominee two years ago, would be formid- J
Ia I,.,
has shown little interest in the contest thus /
far.
John c. Grey, of Seaford, who is the free
silver Democratic candidate, is a Chief Of |
division in the Pension Office here. He is
going over to Dover before the Democratic
caucus, but his chances are not regarded as
good as q fortnight ago.
Gov. Watson, who made the present va
cancy possible by his course as speaker of
the senate, is now prominently discussed. |
But it is conceded that Willard Sausbury's
chances continue to be by far the best
There has never been any great love lost
between the Bayards and Saulsburys, and
n the present temper of Delaware Demo-
Gratis the fact that Bayard would be dis
pleased at the advancement of another |
salisbury would not work to Wizards
It was recalled by a Senator yesterday |
afternoon that the break which occurred in II
1889 in Democratic representation of
Delaware in the-Senate, arose from the
saulsbury-Bayardf eud. Senator Eli Sauls-
bury, old aud feeble, was coming to the
end of his third term in the campaign of
1888. But he wanted more. The sauls-
,urys always did. Thomas F. Bayard was Fl
coming to the end of his term as premier
,f the first Cleveland administration He
wanted something else. The Bayards
always do.
The Secretary wanted to go from the