Middletown transcript., 1899-01-14

day, the two bodies meet in joint con-
vention when the two journals of the
balIoting OF the previous day are read.
and il it is found that any one has re-
ceived a majority Of the combined
vote, provided each body had q quo
rum when the vote was taken, the
presiding officer, the Speaker or
President of the Senate-as he may
now be calied-declares the result and
the election is complete. If there has
been no election the joint convention
must procsed to vote for Senator by
the calling the roll, first of the Senate
and then of the House, and at least
one ballot must be taken every day
until there is an election or until the
General Assembly adjourns. As many
ballots may be taken as the majority
may demand.
1t has been the custom, perhaps
without exception, among the Della
ware Democrats when in the majority,
to caucus on Monday evening previous
to The Tuesday on which balloting
begins. The Republicans Of 1889 fol-
lowed that example. Mr.. Higgins
being elected. In 1891 there was no
senator to elect, the Republicans of
New Castle county redeeming that
county under the leadership OF Mr..
Higgins but losing in Kent and Sus-
sex lin the latter by bull doing tac-
tics. Having the General Assembly
the Levy Court Of New Castle county
was stolen by the Democratic poll
ticians by legislation-among other
outrageous partisan acts which have
finally brought to them long-deserved
defeat. Because of the partisan legis-
lation of 1891 the Democrats won at
the next election and Mr.. Gray was re-
elected TO the Senate in 1898, he hav-
ing entered thai body in 1886 when
Mr.. Bayard went into The Cleveland
Cabinet, and he was elected in January
1887 for the full term. Tn 1894 the
Republicans again won in New Castle
county and in Sussex county and
elected several candidates in Kent
county, among them one member of
the General Assembly. Mr.. Higgins
seat was at stake, the term expiring
March 4tb, 1895. All remember the
failure that year to elect a Senator.
The men opposed to Mr.. Higgins re-
fused to caucus for Senator, and fin.
ally four men under the leadership of
Mr.. J. Edward Addicks, now as then
candidate for Senatorial honors,
Joined the Democrats In conspiracy
to prevent an election, signing an
agreement to that effect, and under
the boasted edict "Addicks or nobody''
proclaimed by the candidate himself
there was no election, though Repub-
licans hoped and believed that Col.
dupont would be declared elected by
the Senate, and that the vote Of s.act.
ing" Governor Watson, Speaker Of the
Senate previous to the death Of the
Republican Governor Marvil, would
not be counted. Because of the ssAd-
dicks or nobody" failure to elect a
Senator the previous year and the
outrageous election and Returning
Board methods OF the Democrats they
controlled the General Assembly in
1887 and to the disgust of leading
Democrats all over the State as well
as Republicans, Mr.. r. r. Kenney
was elected for the four years vacancy
or until 1901. He has since had two
mls-trials in the u. S. Court charg ed
with aiding in looting the Dover Bank
He can be credited to Mr.. Add.cks an6
to the Silver Democrats Of the las
Legislature.
On Tuesday next the General AS
sembly OF the State will be called upon
to elect q successor to Hon. Georgt
Gray whose term expires March 4tt
next. The Republicans again have q
majority in our Legislature and th,
above history is given without preju
dice for the information Of those who
may not be informed upon, or maj
have forgotten, the senatorial contests
10 the State of recent years. To th,
General Assembly there were elected
last November 81 Republicans and 81
Democrats, including their three hold
ing. over members Of the Senate. Ii
the.senate there are IL members, min,
Democrats and eight Republicans