Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16


lard salisbury and Wagamon to Handy.
Lewis went. from Handy to Willard
salisbury. Knox, Lattomus, West and
Speaker Clark went from Higgins to
du Pont.
Dover, March 14.--"Get out of here,
and never come backn' "There they
gon Take freightn' "Booh!
boob ~ These are samples of the
yoiley OF exclamations fred at the
Democratic traitors Senator Farlow
and Representatives j. B. Clark and
King who humiliated the Democracy
and the people of Delaware and pro-
clpitated an avalanche OF contempt
upon. themselves yesterday by voting
for j.. Edward Addicks for United
States Senator. The expressions of
disgust and ridicule were uttered by
an immense gathering, which had
assembled at the Dover railroad station
late in the afternoon for tho purpose
Of. figuratiyely, kicking them out of
the State capital and seeing them
start homeward. Clark, who resides
at Hartly, departed on the northbound
train which left here at 5. IL o'clock,
and the other two Judases, who live in
Little Creek hundred, started for
Laurel on the southbound train which
left Dover a few minutes before 6
O'Clock.
Soon after the final adjournment of
the. General Assembly, there were
whisperings that King had received a
message advising him to postpone his
return home. Many persons who hoard
the rumors imagined that there would
be q deuce Of time IN Laurel when
Farlow and King arrived there, and,
to satisfy their curiosity, followed
them to that town.
EVERYBODY WAS AsToUNpED.
When Farlow and King voted for the
gas man, everybody was astounded. If
CLARK had been the first to make the
break, there would have been less sur
prise, because, among politicians, it
had beep expected for nearly month
that he would step into the Addicks
camp any day. For three weeks,
strict watch had been kept upon his
movements by the party which he
foully BETRAYED. The suspicious were
told to Every Evenings correspondent
when Clark was first suspected. Demo
Gratis other than the three who showed
their hands yesterday, it is believed,
were in deal to elect the Union Re-
publicans' choice. Every Evenings
correspondent has been given the names
of two Democratic Senators and one
Democratic Representative who, it is
asserted. had pledged themselves to
vote for .Addicks. It is supposed that
the nerve OF the trio who blasted the
Addioksites' expectations forsook them,
or they were waiting for the ballot
which Representative Rose prevented
by speaking on his motion to instruct
the sergeant-at-arms to have the floor of
Representatives Hall cleared. Repre-
sentative Rose had difficult theme
upon. which TO enlarge, but he mastered
the situation, and ''chewed the rag''
until the House clock pointed to the
hour of 3 t3.05 actual time), when
President Salmon declared the Joint
assembly adjourned sine die. Every
Evenings correspondent was not hissed,
as the wires twisted it, but the cor
respondent hissed Clark.
During the greater part of the bal
loting, there was almost as much noise
as in stouk exchange, and the clerks
and correspondents had to strain their
ears to the utmost in order to catch
the votes. President Salmon rapped
for order frequently, but the sound of
the gavel had no more effect upon the
vast assemblage than pouring water
on u ducks hack. There was not the
slightest subsistence of the tumult until
the president, becoming angry, threat
ened to have the throng removed from
the hall. The tactics employed to pre-
vent balloting put the Union Republi-
cans in rage, and once, when tho
name of Senator Blakely was called on
a motion to separate, he blurted out:
II wont vote. !" Owing to the sena-
torial hzzle, claimants of sums aggre-
eating $4,000 will have to wait two
years to collect the money owed them
by the State. Senator Slaughter ap-
pealed to the Legislators to end the bur
lesque, so that important business
could be attended to, but Senator Alb.
bott replied snappishly. 1--WE came
here to elect a United States Senator. Y
IN, APPEALS WE'RE IN VAIN,
Some of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis in the State went to the three
Judases and appealed to them to for
sake Addicks, but the trio refused.
Senate Clerk Kenney, to whose edi-
torial support Farlow and King owed
their election to the General Assembly,
was deeply affected by their ingrati-
tude. He was calling the roll when
Farlow first voted for Addicks and,
being unable to control his feelings,
burst into tears. Later, he went to
Farlow and King, and also sent notes
to them, but his entreaties We're un-
ayailing.
THE CROWD INDIGNANT.
After the separation of the joint as
sembly, the throng was not in y peace
ful mood. Farlow, Clark and King
were repeatedly hissed and hooted, and
ltbetween the hour of adjournment sine
die and train time the atmosphere of
the State House was sulphurous from
the epithets hurled at the unhappy
traitors. The presence of the State
detectives, tho slteritfs of the three
counties and four Wilmington police
officers probably saved the subjects of
contempt from bodily punishment
THEIR EXPLANATIONS.
When Every Evenings correspondent
asked King for an explanation, he said
he preferred not to make q statement.
Farlow said. "If | had not done as
l did, either du Pont or some other
Regular Republican would have been
elected.''
Clark requested the correspondent to
publish the following, which he had
written while the balloting was in prog
ress: .This morning, the Democrats
went into conference to agree on
man for whom they might vote today
There was an agreement that the first
| full vote (2l) should be for Salisbury,
and the next for Biggs. What was the
result of the first ballot? Twelve of
those good Democrats voted for Sauls-
bury, and tho remainder for Gray and
| Rinns Now. L had not entertained an