The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-03
CONFIDENT OF
AN ELECTION.
J. Frank Alice Believes
Mr.. AddiCks Will be
the Winning Man

Dover Feb 1.-The thirty first and thIr-
ty-second joint ballots taken hers to-day
for the purpose of electng II United States
Senator would have been devoid Of more
than usual Interest had not representative
Ewing Of Brandywino Hundred temper
ally relinquished his hold OIL Col, Henry
| A. Du Pon5, and raised his voice In sup
port of Joseph II. Chandler the Centre.
vile physician. 1t was tho frat tiiho Mr..
Ewing supported anyone other than Col.
DuPonr, but he proved his loyalty to the
Regular candidate when on the final bal
| lot of Tho day he returned to tho fold of
those who have remained by the powder
maker millionaire through storm and
sunshine.
Tho fact that the four silver Democrats,
Senators Lewis and Pyle and Representa-
tivts Clark ond Taylor voted for the Clan
cellor John II. Nicholson. was no surprise,
! although it was the first time Mr.. Nichol.
son'snamc has been mentioned on tho
floor NJ the joint session. The Slverites
are expected TO vote for anyone Senator
Gray excepted but for Mr.. Ewing to vote
for DIR. Chand!or, such happening
was least expected. But he did. and now
tho Union men are satisfied that not only
Will the Brandywine Representative turn
it for an election next woek, but every
other R,pub!ican who has heretofore baan
supporting men who are not considered
us factors in the fight and who arc there
foro being simply ccmplimsnrea.
j. Frank Alec. leader of tho Union men
in the Senate and tho gas maas most car.
nest supporter is more confident Iii IN
ever of Mr.. Adticks election. AIr. Alice
considers tho present weakening of the
DUPONT forces Al overwhelming evidence
of genera! break up not far distant His
colleagues in the House rejoice in the
saino opinion and ii Mr.. Adticks does not
soon smash into smithsrscns tho deadlock
which has prevailed since Tho taking of
the first joint ballot, the Union men are
not prophets. Chairman Browne. when
asked it he thought that Senator All.e's
claim would come true merely stated: II
think Mr.. Allss will be mistaken"
Chaplain Turner this mo.nllg prayed
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session was taken up
ANTHRAX AND TUBERCOLosIs
In inc senate shl' morning MI. ohakoE-
peafe gave hotica ol MS acts repeating the
laws dealing VII Contagious ana infectious
diseases among io"e' ahl'h'ls'
The constitutional convention provided
for n state board of Agriculture in which
is vested the power to dispose of cattle in
Tested hy anthrax and tuberculosis.
Mr.. Shakespeare pre- s=ntel the n.ricu!-
turaI bill this afternoon aud beside the
du,ios already described it provides for
the appointment ota state board of ngri-
culture composed of Que member fsom
each county, in whom shall b. vested all
the powers for preventing aud suppressin.
diseases in the lower animals and also to
prevent ana supress epidemics of tho peach
ycllows, San jose soale, tho pour blight,
and other pests and fungus growths in
jurious to fruits, grain. cereals, s.rubs,
etc. Tho governor who is TO have the ap.
pointing power OF tho new board at present
Is vested with nearly ali The authority to
be given the Agricultural b,arl. Tho
compensation OF the members is to be fix
ed in committee.
IT can cnn tr6l the shi ipn mt Of all cattle
anu animals from and into this State and
also will regulate the shipment of grains,
ceroa!s, shrubs trees. etc, to aud from
this State Fany shipment Of diseased
ahliha!' OF tiees, shruo', etc.. Is made
ir"m TINS state without having an unjus-
tao.a tag that lC Is affected, tina shipper
will be liable to penalty OF from $lcO to
$5c1 The Loard also Is to have power to
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