Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16
Delaware Assembly Adjourns
After One of Its Most
g, Exciting Sessions.
IA BALLOTS mon DAY,
dicks Had FL Votes on the Last Ballot
Sen. Gray Got Only Four Dem
ocrats AdVpted Diliatory
Tactics.

Dover, Del, March 13-After one OF the !
most exciting scenes that has ever been !
witnessed in the General Assembly OF
this State the session of 1899 ended at 1906
O'Clock this afternoon without electng "a
United States senator to succeed Hon. |
George Gray.
Tho final ballot the 14th of the day and
the 1loth during the session was as fol- |
lows: John Edward Addicks, union rep,
q; Col Hensy A. Dupont rep, ., John
Biggs, dem. q; eX-Congressman l.. irving
Handy, dem, 81 ex-senator George Cray,
dem, 4; Willard Salisbury, dem, 3; ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins, rep, 2.
The time decided upon for adjournment
sine die was 3 p m. and when the Hath
ballot was completed it lacked is minutes
OF that hour by the House clock. The
clock was six minutes slow. The donsI-
Gratis then adopted iilibustering tactics in
earnest although they IColonged the bal
loting during the afternoon by moving at
ter each ballot that the houses separate
and upon which motions aye and nay
votes were always necessary.
The hlbustering was led by representa-
tive 60. 5. Rose, dem, and it had for its
purpose the consumption of time in OIL
der to prevent an election. The scheme
was successful and with Rose on the floor
making an address on the disorder in me
room and on other pretended themes the
presiding officer, President pro TEN
Charles $. salmon, dem, of the Senate
brought down his gavel with resounding
whacks as the clock pointed to the hour of
three. The chamber was in an uproar in
an instant and it was some time before
quiet was restored. Democratic mem
bers who are opposed to Addicks checred
loudly many of the legislators jumping on
their desks and waved their hats while
cheering.
T r final session was productive of sur
prises intense excitement and all other
elements that go to make up a gathering
of such Importance. The surprises were
the action of Senator +. II. +. FarloW and
Representative j. b. Clark and w. f. King
democrats in going over to Addicks.
Farlow and King, who We're looked upon
as steadfast democrats, bolted on the first
ballot to-day and Clark followed on the
next one. Pressure was brought to bear
| by eX-Congressman Handy and other lead
| ing democrats upon the three boilers hut
they were obdurate and would not IRE. urn
to the fold
/ This made Addicks' vote 81 or five short
of an election. These democrats were hiss
ed by the spectators every time they voted
for Addicks but the protest had no eff
feet upon them.
| During the morning there was much in
! terest over the reported combination he
| tween the democrats to elect Levi s. Bird
+ of Wilmington, regular republican. The
DEMOCRATS, however, We're afraid that any
attempt on their part to interfere in tie
| republican fractional fight might induce
| some of the democrats to vote for j. Ed
ward Addlcks and thus secure his election.
The democrats did not hold any confer.
ence. The union republican members con-
ferred and agreed to stand by Addicks TO
the end. The regular republicans decided
to support Col. Henry A. Dupont, eX-Sena-
tor Anthony Higgins and Rev. Jonathan
s. Willis alternately. The Tooth ballot for
United States Senator taken by the joint
assembly this afternoon resulted Adj
dicks, 20; Willard Salisbury, ~; II ggins,
10; George Gray, 6; Col. Dupont, l. John
! Biggs, /; absent l; total vote, 80; neces-
sary for a choice, 2. No election Two
democrats, Senator Farlow and Represent
tatiVe King of Sussex, voted for Addicks
on this ballot
On the next ballot Representative j. b.
Clark, dem, also voted for Addicks, maxi
ing his vote 81 A motion to separate was
! defeated by q to Is.