Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

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the committee that it will be given q
hearing here on any night that 1t may
suggest.
10th houses have elected enrolling
clerks and the printing committees
have advertised for proposals for ieg's-
Iatiye printing before tho governor ms
had an opportunity to act upon the
bills enabling each house to elect an
enrolling clerk and empowering each
house 10 control Its printing.
THE BALLOTS FOR SENATOR.
lover, Jan. 10. The third ballot for
United States Senator, taken by the
General Assembly of Delaware IN Joint
session at noon today, resulted as fol-
lows:
Hart, Maull, Meredith, Moore, Slaugh-
ter and Speaker Salmon, and Repro
sentatiyes Cottingham, Donahoe, Dono'
van, King, McNulty, Rose, Shalleross
| and Wagamon 10.
For j, Edward AddiclSs--Senators
| Abbott. Alice, Brasure and Pennewill
and Representatives Buell., Davis,
| FAIRIES, Frazier, Herring, Hunter,
Hushebecls, Jenkins, Satterfield, short
and Tharp7-15.
For Henry A. du Pont-Senators
Knox and Shakespeare and Repre-
| sentatives Burns, Dennison, Ewing,
| Frizzell, Hazard, Kitchen, Lattomus,
Robertson and Speaker Clark-l.
For John G. Gray Senators Lewis
ana Pyle, and Representatives j.. b.
Clark, jester, O'Day and Fay lor-o.
l. Tor William s. Hilles-Senators
Blakely and McF'arlin-2.
| A l.,a,>a Mnec,.c- (tpnnupy PilIinp
| and West-3. -
| Total vote, 49,; necessary to. q choice,
90. No election.
The only change from yesterday was
that the five members who yesterday
voted for Congressman Handy left him
and Joined Representative O'Day in
voting for John G. Gray.
For AppIcKs, NOT GEORGE GRAY.
In reading the result of the ballot,
Clerk Sheppard read: Mr.. Buell.
voted for George Gray" (Laughterl,.
The clerk promptly corrected himself
by announcing that Mr.. Buell. had
voted for Mr.. Addicks.
Senator Pyle moved that the joint
assembly separate.
: The motion was defeated.
: FOUR II BALLOT.
The fourth ballot was then taken
! and resulted:
Q For j. Edward Addicks-l5; same
a as before.
i For George Gray-15; same as be-
O fore.
i I For Henry A. du Pont--10; LOST
! Representative Frizzell's vote.
V For John G. Gray-6.
L For William S. Hilles-1; lost Sena-
. tor Blakelys vote.
4 For Francis G. du Pont-2; Senator
q Blakely and Representative Frizzell.
VI Absent Messrs. Conoway, Pillinl
i. and West--3.
g Total vote, 40; necessarysto choice
3 %.
Ii No election.
& On motion Of Senator Knox, tn
II Joint assembly separated.
i The House lobby was thronged witt
N interested spectators during the bal
II loting.
le BLAKELy AND TnrzzELL EXPLAIN.
10 Senator Blakely says: eff you sticl
~ to one man, you cannot SEQ what yo'
/" can do"
a, This statement was made to Ever
% Evenings correspondent, in explanu
~ ton OF Senator Biakely's change j
OF voting from William s. Billes to Frar
eV els G. du Pont. \.
@ Representative Frizzell says. 8
u voted for Francis G. du Pont for tn
~ purpose of trying to induce Senate
az Blakely to vote for Col. Henry A. d
~ Pont." ~
u Dover, Jan. 20. noon today IL
=, two houses of the Delaware Legislatul
ia met in joint session and proceeded
D re ballot for United States Senator.
IN THE FIFTH BALLOT.
by The first ballot takenthe fifth
Tot the JOINT sessions resulted as follow
ne For George Gray Senators FarloN
er. Hart, Maull. Meredith, Moore, Slaug
ed ter and Speaker Salmon, and Represe
oil tatives Cottingham, Donahoe, Don
In van, King, McNulty, Rose, Shallcros
lot Taylor and Wagamon---l6
le- For j. Edward Addicks-6enato
ihe Abbott, Alice, Brasure and Pennew
ON and Representatives Buell., Davi
The FAIRIES, Frazier, Herring, Huntt
5he Hushebech, Jenkins, Satterfield, She
os- and Tha-p Is.
ew For Henry A. du Pont = Senat,
re- Knox and Shakespeare and Represent
de- tiyes Burns, Dennison, Ewing, Fri
zell, Hazzard,. Kitchen, Lattoml
Wy hODcrtSOn anu iopedhof Siuih ~.
mi For ex-Congressman John A. Mich
2, son-Senators Lewis and Pyle and RI
.la- resentatives Clark and Jester-4.
the For Francis G. du Pont-Senat
md Blakely-1,
, is For William s. Hilles-1.
son Absent essrs Conoway, O'Dt
ub: Pilling and West4.
,all Total vote, 4S; necessary to n choi
! to %.
the No election.
The sixth and seventh ballots W,
be taken, but were exactly the Same
has above.
AT -. % O'Clock, on motion of Sci
alta; tor Slaughter, the joint assembly s.
Iral arated
on MERELY AS A COMPLIMENT.
/ ~ Representative Taylor says Il
,eys George Gray is his preference, and II
,ide he voted on the preceding days for JIG
ers. q. Gray and Mr., Handy merely a
site compliment.
nor. There were fewer spectators too
IONS than usual. 4tH s&
her. 1t is stated that Representative w
an will positively come here next Mono
afternoon, and that he will vote
re- Col. Henry A. du Pont on the foll'
pre- ing day.
n Of The Silver Democrats say they vo
Ihey for ex- Congressman John A. Nichol
anne for the purpose of complimenting h
act, ,.
yer. Dover, Jan. 21,-At IL. 80 O'Clock
the day tho General Assembly, in ic
his session, took the eighth ballot