Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-12
! THE DELAWARE SENATORSHlp.
New York Tribune, january sth.


The organization Of the lower branch
of the Delaware Legislature, after q
deadlock lasting several days, derives
its chief interest from its bearing upon
the, coming election of United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. Gray, on March
4th, The organization was accom-
plished by means Of combination of
Regular Republicans and Democrats,
whose votes seated Regular Repub-
licans in all the Offices of the House,
leaving the Republican followers of
Mr.. Addicks with only faint hope
OF sending him or one of his kind to
Washington. Tho fact that Democrats
furnished Of the Is votes necessary
to effect the organization, and that
they we're used to put Republicans in
control OF the House, has at once sug-
gested the superstition that Demo
crat will be elected Senator, and con-
sequently that Mr.. Gray will succeed
himself. In the meantime the Ad-
dicks contingent talk in their accus-
toned manper of '.going down like
men, fighting for our rights
| 1t would naturally be q source of
regret to honest Republicans in all
parts of the country If circumstances
should make it impossible to fill Sena-
tor Gray's place with trustworthy
member of their party, but we believe
we make no mistake in saying that it
| would be far more TO their liking and
to the advantage both Of the party
| and the country to have Senator Gray
elected for another term than to have
his seat occupied by Mr.. Addicks or
by any man congenial to Mr.. Addicks
aud bearing his credentials. That
| scheming politician asserts that the
Republican party of Delaware owes
much to him; but it is not forgotten
| tn ere or elsewhere that the most con-
spicuous thing it owes to him IS the
defeat OF an able and upright Republi-
can candidate for the United states
| Senate four years ago. AT that time the
motto of the Addicls men was Adj
dicks or nobody, and they were finally
enabled by interruptions and adroit
manipulation to achieve the latter
alternative. Having complete iuris-
diction, the Senate, against reason, as
many If not mo It authorities believed,
refused to seat Mr.. du Pont, holding
that by the continuance OF Addicks he
lacked one vote of majority on the
joint ballot of the Delaware Legisla
ture, Gov. Watson having been in
duced to act for that single occasion as
a member Of the body with which he
severed his connection when he be-
came the chief magistrate. Such was
the final determination of that pro-
longed contest. Technically correct OF
not, it was the consequence of Mr..
| Addicks' selfish and treacherous con-
duct, and it confined the detestation
with which honorable men of all
parties regarded him and his methods.
1t may still be possible that Re-
| publican incapable of conspiring to
further the ambitions or crafty the
revenges OF Mr.. Addicks can be chosen
to succeed Senator Gray, but if not
we do not hesitate to say that we
hope Senator Gray will be chosen to
succeed himself. He is not of our way
of thinking on most political subjects
but ne is an upright, honorable man,
experienced, moderate and patriot.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Opening of tho january Tcrm-No Action In
| 1. Il the Dover Bank caseH.
The January term of the United
States District Court opened at the
Federal Building on Tuesday. Judge
Edward G. Bradford, who has beer
OOhhhSo W LIS EtStubilGt Will tl6 5r1D,
has recovered and was on the bench,
but, as there was no business brought
to his attention, retired to his private
Office Immediately after the court had
been formally opened.
No action was taken relative to the
Dover bank cases, and there was no init.
nation as to when anything will be
done. District Attorney Vandegrift
will give those cases his attention as
soon as he disposes of some OF his pri.
yate business, which accumulated by
reason of the cases in the Fedora
Court which have been tried.
The sentence of William N. Boggs
was again postponed, written com
munication from District Attorney
Vandegrift requesting pastponement
being sent to Judge Bradford ard en-
dorsed by him.
There is nothing definite in relation
to third trial for Senator r. r. Ken
ney, charged with aiding and abettine
William N. Boggs with .looting the
bank.
1t is thought that the case of Will
liam E. Cotter of Philadelphia will be
tho first case called at the reopening O.
the court, the latter part of this month
The new panel of Jurors may bt
drawn during the latter part OF mex
week.
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