Evening journal., 1897-01-04
THE CLANS GATHERING.
Dover is the Mecca of Della
ware Politicians.
MUCH SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT

MUCH SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT
DEMOCRATS ARE DETERMINED TO
ORGANIZE BOTH BRANCHES OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NO
MATTER WHAT ADDICKS MAY
THREATEN OR DO.
Special Despatch Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 4.-The town ID rapidly
filing with politicians, and with the
arrival of every train, whelcr from
the north or from the south. the forces
of the Delaware Democrats, regular
Republicans and Addicksites are aug
mented, and the suppressed excitement
is correspondence intensified. By sup
per time a large majority Of the repre-
sentative men of the several parties
will have reached here, and then con
ference will succeed conference in rapid
succession, eliminating in the cauousses
to be held tonight.
There are conservative men on all
sides, but they are largely out-num-
bered by the pure partisans, and a COM
promise between the Democrats and
Union Republicans concerning the seat
ing of the Kent county delegation Is
apparently as far off as ever The
Democrats want to seat Meredith; the
Addcksites want to seat Alice. The
character Of the forthcoming Legislation
will be determined by whichever is
successful. That the Democrats will
control the House and seat the entire
twenty members they elected goes
without saying Ex-Clerk Edgar Hast
ings, the former regular Republican
who attended the recent Addicks con-
/ ference here, may do whatever he
pleases. for it will not alter the Demo-
cratic determination in this behalf II
he refuses to swear in the Democratic
members they will get someone else to
do it, for the function of the clerk of
the last House opening the new one is
matter of precedent and not of law
If the Democrats of the House were in
any wise inclined to make concessions
to the Union Republicans party policy
and the complications surrounding the
election of a United States senator
would prevent it.
MEREDITH WILL BE SEATED.
There is no uncertainty as to the 20
sition of ex-Clerk Hastings OF the Sen
ate. He is a Democrat. The Senate
will be called together by him, ant
Meredith, Democrat, will be seated il
spite Of the protests of Alice and his
friends This may lead to a bolt Of tn,
Republicans and Addicksites, but thl
Democrats are prepared for such al
emergency, and it may be stated witt
positiveness that if Addicks forms
rump Legislature it will not sit in tn
State House, or in any other publi
building in the town. for all Of then
are in control Of the Democrats, wht
would not permit such an unlawful
body to assemble in any public plac
over which they have control.
Whatever the outcome may be, NJ
serious trouble is anticipated Their
may be a few blows exchanged, bu
there is nothing to indicate that ther
, will be either riot or revolution, beyOnl
the utterances of irresponsible mel
) who are held in leash by the mere con
servative leaders on all sides.
) Democrats laugh at the idea o
State Treasurer Atkins paying on
state funds on the order of the rum
Legislature if organized by Addicks
He is an Addicks man. but he has hi
own interests and those of his bonds
{ men to protect. and If these incentive
be not sufficient to make him perform
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the courts would soon straighten tn
e matter and prevent him from doin
, anything rash. Those who know hir
e best say that he will act like a sensibl
r man. and not be led off by any OF tn
hair-brained schemes OF his part
] friends.
LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT ORGANl
4 ZATION.
!, Regarding the organization by IN
r Democrats, little is known beyond th
v speakerships. Unless there is a bi
] change of front before morning, job
p W. Fenimore, of Kent, will be electe
II speaker of the Senate, and Emory
r. Riggin, of Sussex. speaker of III
h House Further than that nOthin
l. seems certain. There are many name
d mentioned for the various subordinai
e offices, but until the ballOting begir
g no one will know anything positivel
e Simon p. Dougherty, Of Wilmington
e who is Senator Pyle's choice for d
l. clerkship of the Senate, should be
'f winner, as Kent will get the speake
n chaplain and page but VI Kent an
+ Sussex combine and Senator Pyle sui
d mits to such a combination, the clerl
y ship may go to Sussex, and the reai
af
named by Mr.. Pyle.
If Spicer, of New Castle. wins n
clerkship of the House the readiT
n clerk, chaplain and page. may con
:, from Kent, and the sergeant-at-arn
=, from Sussex. But Mr.. Spicer has
20 formidable antagonist in the person
- w. Lindsay McFarlane. of Kent, an
!. until the clerkship is decided the di
- position of the offices of reading clel
~ and sergeant-at-arms will be a matt
of conjecture.
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