The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-19
KEDNEY AND
ADDZCKS
The Caucus Nominees For Uni.
ted States Senator.
SALISBURY NET oIysy'S TATE,
And Eight Votes Could Only be
Mastered by the Man Who Has
Been Through the Mill and
Against Whom an Inspec-
tor Made a Threat.

Kenney to be United States Senator. The
vote on the twenty. fourth ballot was Ken
ney 49, Salisbury 8, Gray3.
The nominee Is q member of the Demo-
cratic National Committee from this state
and an ardent free silver man. During
Bryan's stay In Dover last fall he was the
guest Of General Kenney.
Richard ROLAND Kenney was born In
Little Creek hundred, near Laurel, Sussex
county, September 9, 1856 was educated
in the county schools, Laurel Academy,
and graduatrd at Hobart College, Geneva,
N. Y, June /, 1877. He Is the son of
Samuel and Hettie Kcnney, descendants
of the earliest settlers Of Sussex county.
Immediately after his graduation he went
to Texas but shortly after returned and
taught school in Accuinac county, Va,
until January, 1878, when he went to
Dover and entered upon course of legal
study with the late Chancellor Sauls-
bury
January, 1879. he was elected state IL
brarian to succeed George o. Shakespeare,
and was admitted to the bar, October II,
1881. The Legislature reelected him IN
1881 librarian to serve until April 1888
While librarian he complied the first cata-
logue ever prepared of the nineteen thou
sand volumes in tho library.
He was appointed acknowledgement OF
the Delaware National Guard January %,
1887, by Governor Biggs, and by his
energy succeeded in increasing the mum.
ber of companies from six to ten. To his
efforts is duo the first annual encamp-
ment, held at Rehoboth in August, 1887.
John Edward Addicks was unanimously
chosen by the second House and Senate,
and received seventeen votes. Senators
Handy, Alice and Curry went into caucus
with the fourteen members OF tho House.
Charles H. Atkins was chosen State treas
urer, and Beniah Watson, auditor
The Salisbury men are still angry, and
as stated in the REPUBLICAN last week.
regret that they seated the men from
Kent With the Kent Republicans seated
the Salisbury crowd could control the
majority of the vote, but now Willard Is
In the slush with John II. Dickey.
After the Senatorial caucus the caucus
for state auditor and state treasurer was
held DR.. Beniah l.. Lewis of Harring
ton was chosen MS auditor with q slight
opposition from Henry Z. Collision. For
state treasurer, William M. Ross was
named over William l.. Sirman and John
n. Carswell In the final ballot Ross re.
cciveu IL votes, and Carswell y, While
Sirman was dropped.
Crowds Of politicians from all parts OF
cnu nuSana1 Sa".1 "oi' '''o W WY '
Tbr Cw,nmittec on Elections completed
ito lnhnra abont 10 o'clock. but long before
th,t Lour H. was known that "A repott
would be submitted ousting Dickey and
seating Cheairs
sheriff Gillis of New Castle County,
who was subpnnaed on Saturday night
by Sergeant.at- Arms W. b. Hazel, arrived
this morning with the returns and tally
Snenker of the House. who handed them
tISh,ir,non Hazel of tbe EIections Com
n,,ftan
A''''oo' ,o,,,,,,
Ho" THEY oouNi lhh NoiHo'
Chairman Hazel then submitted the re
port of the committee, which showed
that Mr., Mccoy received 10 so' votes MI
Taylor. l0,049 Mr.. Donaldson, 9,5i3:Mr.
Cheairs $50; Mr.. McCnllough. IHo
Mr.. Dempsy. 8, iD3; and Mr. Dickey, y, l5r
The report recommended that MT
Dickey be oustcd and that MI; Chealrs DE-
sworn in as II member of the House.
Mr.. Dempsy moved to lay this report on
the table until 3o'cloCk this afternoon
so as to give him an opportunity to pre-
sent minority report. His motion was
lost by II vote of 9tos. Mr. Diokey die
not vote.
Mr.. Dickey requested that MS counse
be heard, and Mr.. Dempsey announced
that he would have the minority repor
ready in few minutes.
Mr.. Hazel challenged MIR. Dempsey
competency TO make " report, because HI
had met with the committee only teN
hours.
The Clerk Of the Senate was then an
nounced and presented a Jolnt resolution
for adjournment for tho purpose of at
hn In nf I,nunrnn m
elect Tunnel
After the Senate Clerk had retired, Mr.
Dempsey again arose and said that in thu
Second district of the Eleventh ward, VIII
mlngton, the ballot box was empty. Mr.
Hazel acknowledged this; but he sait
that the sworn certificate bad been rocog
nizrd by the committee, ami it DISCLOSED
the fact that Messrs. Chenrs and Dlcke.
each had l3l votes.
Mr.. Adams moved that the House ad
iourn until 3 o'clock, but the motion was
lost the vote being 10 toS
MIR. Dempsey then pre-, ented min orit.
rep0rt. which closed with rccommenda
tion that the committee be instructed t.
summon witnesses, II list of which hat
been furnished tho Speaker and Chairman
Hazel for the uurpose Of proving that tn
boyes had been tampered with. A mo
tiou To ndopt this report was lost, as wer
also several dilatory III )lious Anothe
motion to Law the majority report on tn
tnDle was defeated by vote Of s TOT.
After an appeal from the decision of the
Speaker the report of the committee wa
udopted by II vote of IL to6
Mr. TaSl lor moved for a reconsidera
tinn The motion was tabled by n vote O
0 too,
Next. Speaker Riggin swore in Mr.
Cheairs. An unsuccessful effort to ad
iourn before and while the oath was be
inp administered was made. After AIR
Chenirs had been sworn in Mr.. Dirkr,
surrendered his seat and keys.
Mr. Ponder. counsel for Mr., Dickey con
tcnded that the mat.ar was irregula,
Saving there had been no formal der.hrn
tion Of vacant scat before Mr. Cheairs
was sworn in.
The spcnker claimed that the report o
tho committee settled the matter aud Mr.
hickey stated subsequently, that as far a
he knew there would be no protest.
The following notice. signed by Nj
Ponder, was served on Chairman Haze
and speaker Riggin.
'Hon BENJAMIN A. Hazel, chairman q
tho Elections Committee of the House G
Representatives of the General Assembl
Of the State of Delaware Dear Sir; O
behalf of the contestec in the case G
Chcnirs VS.. Dickey, respectfully reques
that the following witnesses bo subpoena
ed rs soon as under the previous order o
tl,e House. it shall be proper for you +,
is >ue subpoenas for such witnesses
paul ellis. cx.Shcritf of New Castl