Evening journal., 1897-01-12
CHEAIRS VS.. DICKEY.
Unique Feature of the Contest
is McCullough's Resolution.
THE FIGHT FOR U. S. SENATOR
JOHN r. SALISBURY WANTED
THE CAUCUS HELD LAST NIGHT.
BUT THE SCHEME WAS BALKED.
HANDY WORKING HARD FOR
GRAY.

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HANDY WORKING HARD FOR
GRAY.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Jan. Zone of the most
unique features of the Cheairs Dickey
contest which cropped to the surface
yesterday was the Offering of the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution by
Representative Mccullough. of Chris
tiana hundred who is a Dickey man.
whereas, In order to preserve the
harmony and good feeling of the mem-
Ders Of the House. il is desirable that
unseeinly and improper statements
concerning brother members should not
De permitted to be made by any one to
members of the House and especially
/ Dy persons who seek the action of the
Rouse IN matters of self interest, and
Whereas, The dignity of this
House requires and demands that all
its proceedings should be conducted i'm
accordance with well-established prece-
dents and according to the practice of
legislative and deliberative bodies to
the end that hasty and ill-considered
measures shall not be too quickly
adopted or something thereafter to be
regretted accomplished, therefore
Resolved, That this House
will proceed in it's deliberations
and in its committees with due and
proper regard to the rights of those in
terested and i'm accordance with prece-
dent, and Will not hastily by outside
solicitations, be rushed into breaches |
OF legislative decorum or violation of
the rules and customs of this branch |
of the Legislature, and that simple |
courtesy 10 brother members demands |
that such should be the course
adopted "
IL was in typewriter form. and the |
friends Of Cheairs declare that it was
brought down from Wilmington for in
troduction. While they take it as a slap |
at them they declare that they will 20 |
right ahead with their work i'm Mr. |
Cheairs' behalf. It was adopted with
out debate.
The Committee on Elections. to
which the contest will go. is composed
OF Messrs. HAZEL, Johnson McCu-
Tough, Dempsey and Smith. This is a
Cheairs committee, for three of the
members are ranked with the anti
Dickey men, and McCullough and
Dempsey with the Dickey forces.
During the afternoon Mr.. HAZEL Of
fered resolution which gave the Com
mittee on Elections power TO summon
witnesses and take whatever steps il
consldered necessary to investigate the
case. IL was adopted without opposi-
ton, but when Mr. Short, Dickey man.
moved that the committee report on
all contests at the same time there was
vigorous opposition from the anti
Dickey size. Messrs. HAZEL and John
son spoke against it, the apparent OBJ
Ject being TO gain time and enable Mr..
Dickey to vote for Mr.. Salisbury for
United States senator. Mr.. Dempsey
spoke in favor of his resolution and Mr..
Donaldson seconded his efforts. but
they were unavailing for the resolution
was killed by a standing vote of s to T.
the seven being the six New Castle
county members and Short, of Sussex.
Yesterday afternoon eX-Secretary of
State John +. Salisbury, who has
charge of the Salisbury boom. endeav-
ored TO have the caucus for United
States senator held last night. but the {
held heard of the movement and ru- 4
mors were quickly sent out among the :
members and the scheme was balked. @
Willard Salisbury, Jr., came to
Dover yesterday afternoon and was at J n
the Capitol Hotel last evening confer a
ring with Representatives Dickey. h
Dempsey Donaldson. Mccullough and n
his other friends. William II. Boyce. d
Of Georgetown, and John f. Callahan. d
Of Wilmington, were also moving C
among the members in his behalf Il
Colgressman-elect l.. Irving Handy. ]
who is an ardent advocate of the cleo d
ton Of John G. Gray, could be seen
fraternizing with the members during
the day, and last night Mr. Gray came
on from Washington and registered at z
The Capitol 4
Several OF the Kent and Sussex mem \
bers say that they will vote for a man a
who is in accord with the Chicago plat r.
form. !,
TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. q
Judge ]. Frank Ball. Of Wilmington. p
who Is an ardent supporter of the SEN "
ltoyial aspirations of Willard Sauls- II
bury, Jr, was in town all day and cir O.
,ua,ed freely among the members. He e
also did some good work in behalf OF a
prison reform, the bill for which is not g
yet here N
OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS.
The Election Committee of the House r.
has determined to make as speedy -
disposition Of the Cheairs-D -Dickey con- \"
est as the circumstances will allow. Ii ~
S believed that it will to-day make y
lemand upon the sheriff of New Castle T.
county for the ballot boxes which he a
las locked up in one of the cells in the q
All, having removed them from the
upper floor of the court room because
Sheriff ellis alleged that he had de-
ected Democrats endeavoring to OBJ e
ain access to them m
MIR. Dickey, it is said, will demand d.
hat the ballots be counted. which e.
would be an almost endless Job. but W
he Cheairs men, who are determined il
hat Mr. Dickey shall not vote for
United States senator, say that it will
lot be necessary TO count the ballots.
is the certificates In the boxes, when in
compared with the altered ones pre- r
onfoG# on raft1rf1 datr Will 4-ff