The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-17
DEMOCRATS
WALKED our.
And Thereby Prevented the
Possible Election OF J.
Edward AddiCks.

DUNtr, HCts iO-lEt ulLcGu
memlers OF the State Legislature who
answered roll call in both Senate and
House this mornlng reGu ed to so into
Joint caucus for tho election OF United
States Senator to-day, because J. Edward
Addicks chances for election were better
than ever before and tho Republican dead
lock cons ,quentiy continues President
Pro Tenn Salmon was the only lEemo: IN ,
IN attendance at the joint session ard he
was present only becau o the law provides
that he shall preside at tho joint session,
unies prevented by illrcss There were
twcnty-one Republicans present, fourteen
OF them On, ting their votes for Mr.. Adj
dicks while Joseph II. Chandler received
she remaining seven, and Senator Gray
one, that Of Senator Salmon.
One hour before noon tho Democrats
had more meu on both floors than either
the Republican factions. There were but
fourteen Union men present but 'he DEM
Ocrats fearing that six Regulars would
support Mr.. Addicks at u lime when his
election seemed possible, they con-
clutled to not sit in tho joint session and
thereby prevent tho presence of a quorum
Inc SIX votes "o'." ""'' o'o'''. 1-'
DICKS US tothl vi twenty "ou'o i''''e n0'''
q majority of the thirty eight members
present.
1t Yves Mr. Herring who was responsible
Tor the absence OF the Democrats in tho
joint session. he u'u hoo reach s''' 'i'u''
cntii H.ao CLOCK "no MS p''s'A'o
creasca eae Union 'of'e: oh' MA"
Tne Democrats VINO were PR seh' ..ufi"S
the earlier hours OF 'he session b"o o'u ho'
go INTO one Ioih'''stciho'y "cio ''""''''
Fario~. Hafs' Le"is' Ma"''' 0i'"sh!'i'
rye anu moore anu i'epres'n'''.,'os eoO'
tlngham' iohonoe' iaSior' Me->ui'y'
Shalicross, hose hlhs' "a5nn'u "nu y
Day. Ihey loltereu ap>u0 'a'lou' paf's
ofthe State House. One member went
into secretary OF state hu-hes ollio"'
and several others tiled TO enter VIC attoF-
neys' office above the House Chamber buS
the door was locked ana lhey ftmaihtu III
the corridor. Others went into Inc pari"f'
would have refused to return to the House
the sergeani-a''arin' uau fequss'ea
: THEM.
Upon their return tnev waited that 1t
they had remained the Democrats "ou'a
have lad more votes than any othcr
party or faction, yet they feared }. I'd
ward AddicSs would be cicctc! Senator
They said that il they had not nb cnt2d
themselves there would have bean thirty
eight members in joint session, making ~
votes necessary to elect.
The Union Republicans could have
Marshaled fourteen votes for Mr. Addlcks
and six more would nave had to be Grawn
from tho seven Regulars tolnsure MI AL
dicks election. Tho Regular itat 3
claimed that these six votes could not
have boon had, however.
I'VE had no arrangement with me neg
MARS rs to our course" said Representa-
tive Donohoe, the Democratic leader, when
asked If the Repub leans abet ed their
scheme of absence.
1--WE simply saw tho linos we're drawn
Coz close to be entirely safe, and until we
can have conference between ourselves,
wo deemed 1t best to rot're.'
-----@lt. Sas-a AeW-sanaitleh To us, and we
did not have sufficient time to confer. We
wished, simply, to prevent the election OF
). Edward Addicks. 1t was a strategic
move, anu cannot say, at this time, what
our action Will lie IT similar condition
sgain presents Itself.
Ills Tie ihteh Ion OF the Democrats to
Ao!d conference when the exigencies of
gust such m occasion as that OF to-day will
be discussed.