The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-10
FUSION
EXPECTED.
The Regular Republicans
Expect to Combine
With Democrats.

Dover, DEL. March a-The senatorial
deadlock, which hos existed here since tho
commencement Of the legislative session,
seems no nearer an opening than II did on
the frat ballot.
However, there is strong current run
ming toward fusion by which Delaware
will not be pointed out as State which
for second time In her history has been
unable to agree upon representative In
the upper house of Congress-.
Union republicans openly assert that the
one object Of their political life Is to honor
J. Edward Addlcks with the senatorial
toaa for which he has struggled and which
would mean the realization Of his fondest
hopes.
Members 10 the camp Of the regular re-
publicans are determined to prevent the
election of Mr.. Addioks, to whom they
charge many Of their political troubles.
The nearness Of the close OF the session
and the possibility Of the gas kings friends
carrying tho day for him have caused the
regulars to renew their efforts to defeat
any plan by which Mr.. Addioks would be
benefited. As has been told the name Of
Mr.. Levi q. Bird hss been submitted to
the democrats and proposition had been
made looking to securing help from that
source to elect MIR. Bird. All day long
leaders Of factions Of the democrats and
the managers Of the regular republicans
have bsen consulting over the matter and
1t now seems that this fusion will take
place although there are some democrats
who are opposed TO It,
1t has leaked out that an effort will be
mado on Monday to try to land Mr.. Bird.
The Legislature will adjourn on that day.
ADDIcKs MEN ARE vIGILANT.
The Addicks men are now allowing any
grass to grow under their feet. While
this move on the part Of the regulars was
being made the Addioks people were pre-
parting to make supreme effort to canse
stampede am ong the regulars by Fore
ing the name Of Mr.. Addicks at the ses-
sion tomorrow. Leaders Of the union Re.
publicans from all over the State are here
tonight and their presence has caused q
general belief that thoy will try some des-
psrato methUde.
All Of the Addcks leaders say that their
vote will be increased, and some OF his
more sanguine followers state that the gas
king will get Twenty-Five votes. The
more conservative ones say that he will get
three votes from the egulars, Should this
prove to BIO true, 1t will BIO close call to
prevent his election, rs il is said that some
of the regulars are eating weak-kneed
and hard to keep in line Should Mr.. Ad'
dicks get within four votes of the required
number, 1t Is said the four votes necessary
would be forthcoming.
Regular republicans voted today for ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins and will prob
ably cast their vote for him tomorrow
This is DONE it was said by one Of the
regulars, to prevent any plan or combine
ton on the part Of Mr.. Higgins friends
with the Addicks people, as there has
been considerable talk about a deal being
made whereby Mr.. Addicks should bt
made Senator this time and Senator Hig-
gins next year.
DEMOCRATS HAVE THEIR TROUBLES.
The democrat, while not as hope'esslJ
divided as tho two republican factions
are also having troubles. The one object
Of Senator Gray's friends has been to gel
for him the united vote Of the democra til
members, and today it was understood thai
In return for casting the 81 votes for Mr..
| Willard Salisbury the same vote would b.
cast for Mr. Gray. This however, was no
the case, as Representative Clark cast hi
vote for ex Congressman Handy. Genera
| comment WAS caused and some of the re-
marks reached Mr.. Clark's ears. H
promptly notified some OF his democraii
bro hers that he would not vote for Gray
and if he was 10 ID, prosecuted for usinI
his judgmeIt lie mi hit he driven to de
more disagreeable things. This W., ~
|, osed to be an utimation that he woul
vote for Aldlcks