Evening star., 1897-01-05
Excitement Among the Delaware
Lawmakers.
fHE PARTIES ORGANIZE SEPARATELY
Governor Watson Recognizes the
Democratic Body.
WHAT MIR. ADDICKS SAYS

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
DOVER, Del, January 5.-It looks as IL
}. Edward Addicks has fulfilled his prom-
ise TO give the people of Delaware a ''rump''
legislature. After being refused admission
into the house of representatives in the
regular assembly that convened at II
O'Clock this morning. the union republican
contestants from Kent and Sussex counties
went TO the parlors of the Hotel Richard
son and organized another house with DIR
mos Z. Moore of Kent county in the chair
The republicans of the senate, after four
teen hours hard fighting broke away from
the democrats at 11:30 this morning. and
organized a second senate, with Fisher
Pierce, Higgins republican. and his col
league, James Alrichs. who is also a Iiig-
gins republican. refused TO join the Ad-
dicks senate and went with the democrats
When the senate was organized II seated
j. Frank Alice, the union republican con-
testant from Kent
The democrats went to work and organ
lied their senate by electing Hezekiah
Harrington speaker and by seating Robert
Meredith, senator from Kent county, The
regular house of representatives now con-
s'sts or twenty-ore members twenty demo-
Gratis and one republican. The latter is a
Higgins republican, who refused TO ioin the
AGdlcks movement. The regular senate
however. will cor sist only of five demo-
Gratis The house of the rump legislature
consists of fifteen members and the senate
OF three. Two of the hold-over senator's
were participants in the famous fight be-
tween Addicks ard Higgins
Inc sprlnging of the rump legislature
mad tendency to renew the excitemo,t
that prevailed last night and pow tho
ri NOR or the militia being called is again
dhGat: Inc situation borders on a crisis.
ana rioting Is expected at any moment
Governor Watson will issue a proclame-
liOH ln1S afternoon recognizing
cratic body.
Inc attitude Of the union republicans is
ueIiant. They declare that they offered
the democrats reasonable proposition by
Whch the dispute could be settled and
that as they have disregarded II they pro-
pose to give the democrats a good hard
light this winter.
The union republicans contestants for
seats in the house stalked into the hall
and demanded their seats. The democrats
mad organized by electing Emory B. Rig
gin IN the chair. The union republicans
were told that they were not wanted and
they walked out.
There was no attempt at disorder The
whole thing was as harmonious as if done
py CLOCK work. In an interview j. Ed
ward Addicks said to The Star correspon-
dent: We'll, 1t looks like a fight, and IL
looks like the defeat of a democrat for the
seat in the Senate. Ny friends are In
earnest and have only reached this con-
cfcslon after careful consideration We an
prete the unjust treatment at the hands
VI the democrats OF the house, and that Is
the reason we made no attempt to force
our recognition. We decided that discre-
ncn WIS the better part of valor and
ratLer IMAM see violence We concluded to
meet and organize ourselves"
The democratic members of the SON.
ate took charge of the chamber late
last night and barricaded themselves
inside. The republicans vainly tried 10
gain entrance. When they had agreed
on their organization the democrats opened
the doors, with Hezekiah Harrington in the
speakers chair.
This vas the signal for the republicans
10 spring their own legislature.
Addicks had neld out to the democrats
That II they seated Alice, the union repub-
lcan senator from ken. the house contest
would be dropped.
1t is not known just what the Addicks
legislature will do beyond the election of
Mr. Addicks as senator.
The democrats are having a bitter fight
among themselves on the senatorship uues-
uon, and 1t now looks as If James l.. VOL
cott, ex-chanceilor, or some one he will
name will capture the prize.
GOV. watson recognized the democratic
legislature at noon, when Secretary of State
whitman presented the senate with the
governors message. 1t is reported that
there VIII be considerable trouble over the
Office of state treasurer. The present
treasurer is a union republican. There will
be caucus in few days. and an attempt
will be made to remove Adkins, the present
treasurer. Adkins says he will not go out
and will recognize only the Addicks legis-
lature. The democrats say that Adkins
must get out, even if they have to resort to
force.