The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-30
THE WEEKS
OUTLOOK.
Union Men Expect a Break
in DuP0nt's Ranks.
MR.. EDW. ADDICK'S CHANCES.
Senator Blakely and Re-
preventative Frizzell
Will Be the First to .
Support the Gas
Magnate.

Dover, January 2S.-The introduction Of
Anthony Higgins and DR.. Hiram r. Bur.
ton into the senat orial arena today 2is Of
grent significance to the Union men, who
have been assiduously fighting in the In
terest of John Edward Addicks siuce this
Legislature assumed Its most important
duty. They regard it as the strongest evil
dence Of break in the DUPONT line one
day this week, and are consequently
guarding with more earnest vigil against
any inroad into the gas mans ranks for
the nourishment Of the incipient Higgins
and Burton booms.
Speaker Clark end Representative Rob-
ertson have precipitated Mr.. Higgins into
the fight. while upon Representatives
Burns. Kitchen and Hazard has been
imposed the arduous duty of compelling
the thus far unwavering supporters Of the
millionaire gas man to accept either the
ex-senator or the Sussex county Independ.
ent Republican as The master key of this
most pronounced political deadlock. But
just how far they will succeed in their eff
fort is not known now. The goal is al
ready reached. There is not one Of MIR.
Addicks' supper ers who will drop him
for any other man, therefore ali efforts in
that direction by Regulars is fruitless and
therefore unnecessary.
The names of Mr.. Higgins and DR.. Bur
ton will be heard at the joint sessions this
week but the fact that they will be. will
not be q forerunnor that the Regulars are
united On either man as a second choice.
Your correspondent has learned from an
authoritive source that neither Mr.. Hig-
gins nor Mr. Burton can expect the I'M
waverlng support of Senators, Shakespeare
McFarlin and Blakely. and Representa-.
tvcs Ewing and Frizzell. without whom
either's election would be possible. Mr.
Addicks neither can win with this total OF
twenty votes, but he will il Representa-
tives La'tomus, Kitchen, Burns, Hazard
and West stand by their declarations that
they will support Mr.. Addicks If 1t re-
uuires their votes to do so. The fight is
assuming greater and more interestiD q
proportions and its solution, as before
stated will only BIO determined by tho time
which will intervene between this and the
closing day Of the session.
The Union men ara not alarmed In any
degree over the letter purported to have
been sent out from Representative Con-
way several DAYS ago. They declare the
writing to bear the ear marks of forgery
inasmuch as neither of the witnesses
names are those of residents of this state.
It has been said that the newspapers
caused the errors but such an explanation
is not nor canno OF bo accepted by the Union
men of Kent and Sussex counties who are
satisfied that should Mr.. Conoway appear
In the lower House before adjournment
he will stand with his colleagues from
Sussex for Mr. Addicks.
Senator ::Blakely and Representative
Frizzell are gradually being weaned from
the Regular ranks, and the Addicks din
ner of Friday night is responsible for the
change which is about to fall like tEun.
NtE CIaU upUIl tHOSo Vi WI Du-
Pont and other staunch Regulars to whom
the Christlana Hundred Asscmblymer
have been lending their support
So infatuated with Mr.. Addicks' hospi.
taIity were Messrs Blakely and Frizzell
that they returned to tho Quaker City
Saturday evening with several ether as
semblymeH who have been supporting thu
gas man since he entered tho fight. Where
Mr.. Aadicks did his entertaining this tint
| il not announced but 1t Is certain that hi
| did it vii his customary lavlshness
Although Saturdays session In boti
| Houses was short much business wa
| transacted.
In the Senate the House bill regulating
the catching of fish in Rohoboth Bay
| killed several days ago. was reconsideret
| aud sent back to committee for amend
ment
Mr.. Knox gave notice Of m act to re-
new the charter of the Bolts Machin,
Company.
These bills were introduced: BY Mr.
Knox, act in relation to special sessions o
the Supreme Court IN prohibition ant
mandamus cases; also act in relation tt
taxing costs in such casee; by Mr.. Farlow
an act authorizing the Governor to ap
| point three notaries public for the SUSSEX
Trust, Title and Safe Deposit Company
| by Mr.. Lewis an act in relation to tn
practice of medicine and surgery In tn
State Of Delaware.
| 500 copies of the new Consti tuition wor
ordered printed an motion Of Mr.. Abbott
Representative Burns this morning
gave notice OF ON act regulating the bust
ness of fire Insurance companies Of thi
state The bill provides that all fire in
susance companies doing business in th
state shall for the purpose of this act b.
classified and divided into domestic stat
aud foreign companies.
domestic companies shall include onl.
companies organized under the laws o
this stste. State companies shall includ
every fire insurance company incorpor
atrd under the laws of any state of tn
United states Of America other than thi
state
Foreign companies shall inclnde ever
fire insurance company Incorporated I'M
der the laws of any state, nation. govern
ncnt or country other than one of tn
states of ths United States and shall ais
include every state or domestic compan
whose charter shall he owned or n MT or.
| ity of whose stock shall be controlled by
or whose business shall be carried on ii
the interest or for the benefit Ct any fir
Insurance company Incorporated undo
tho laws Of any state, nation, government
| or country, other than one Of the states c
the United States Of America
ltsAall b. he duty Of tho insulane
commissioner to charge and colcc
from all such companies the sums OF mon
ey required to be paid by any provision G
this act; proviGel however, that Il b
the laws OF my other state. territory, q
nation n greater tax or payment thai
those imposed by this act Is charged t
companies chart cred underline laws of thi
state, then the insurance commissions
shall charge and collect alike tax and pay
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