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No SUCCESSOR TO GRAY
The Delaware Legislature Fails TO
Elect a Senator.
KBNNBY NOW THE ONLY SENATOR
Three Democrats Arouse Indignation
by Voting For Addicks, and Are
Roundly HIssed-The Next Leglsla-
ture VIII Elect Two Senator's.

ture VIII Elect Two Senator's.
Dover, Del, March 14.-After one OF
the most exciting scenes that has ever
been witnessed III the general assembly
of the state, the session of lS99 ended
at 3.06 o'clock yesterday afternoon wlth-
out electing United States senator 10
succeed Hon. George Gray. 1t is the
first time in the history Of the state that
there is an unouestioned senatorial va
cancy, and owing to the established pre-
cedent of the upper house of congress IN
refusing to seat gubernationlal APP
pointees after the legislature of 4 state
has had an opportunity to elect, the seat
of Mr.. Gray will remain vacant until
the general assembly of 1901 shall
choose his successor. AT the same time
the term of Richard r. Kenney will also
expire, and it will therefore devolre upon
the next legislature to elect two senator's
The final ballot, the 18th of the day.
and the 18th during the session, was
rs follows: John Edward Addicks
Onion Republican,, 81; Colonel Henry
A. Dupont (Republican). Q; John Biggs
Democrat), &; eX-Congrcssman l.. Try
ing Handy Democrat, .; ex-senator
George Gray Democrat, 1; Willard
Salisbury (DemocraD, .; ex-senator
Anthony Higgins (Rcpublican), =.
The time decided upon for adjourn
ment sine die was 5 p. M, and when
the 18th ballot was completed 1t Lacked
IS minutes Of that hour 10y the house
clock. which was six minutes slow. ine
Democrats then adpoted ilibuSterlnS
tactics in earnest. although they pro-
longed the bal!oting during the afternoon
by moving. after each ballot, that the
houses separate, ana upon which mo-
tons aye and nay votes were always
necessary. The iilibuStcrins was led by
Representative ID. G. Rose, Il Demo
Graf, and it had for its purpose the con-
sumption OF time in order TO prevent an
election. The scheme WAS Successfu',
and with Rose en- the floor making an
address on the disorder i'll the room and
on other pretended themes, the presiding
officer. President Pro TEN. Charles IL.
Salmon, Democrat. of the senate brought
down his gavel with reSounding whacks
as the clock pointed to the hour OF o.
The chamber was in q uproar III an IN
slant, and it was some time before Qulet
was restored. Democratic members ano
regular Republican members who are op'
posed TO Addicks cheered loudly, many
of the legislators jumping on their desks
and waving their hats while cheering.
The scene will long be remembered by
those who saw it.
The final session was productive OF
surprises, intense excitement and oil
other elements that 60 to make up
gathering of such Importance. The sur
prises were the action Of Senator u. IL.
F. Farlow and Representatives j. i.
Clark and W. L. King, Democrats. Ill
going over to Addicks. Farlow and
King. who were looked upon as
steadfast Democrats, bolted on the
first ballot yesterday and Clark fol-
lowed on the next one. Pressure was
brought to bear by eX-Congressman
Handy and other leading Democrats
upon the three boilers, but they were OBJ
durate and would not return to the
fold This made Addick's vote 81, or
FIVE short of election, the joint conven-
ton being composed of 80 members.
These Democrats were Kissed by the
spectators every time they voted for
Addicks, and as they left the capitol they
were loudly jeered.
The balloting for senator began on
Jan. 17,>and it has continued daily since
then, with the exception of Sundays. Al
no time was the vote Of any candidate
over 81.
The defeat of Addicks at the session
il st ended marks his second unsuccessful
effort to reach the senatorship in this
state. In 1895, after failing in an
election, four of his followers held out
TO the last, and thus prevented the abb
solute election of Colonel Henry a. Du-
pont, who was subsequently refused ad-
mission by the United States senate.