The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-17
Union Republicans Choose
Him For Senate on
i, First Ballot.
REGULARS NAME NO SENATOR
They Decline to Attend the
Republican Caucus and
Will Fight 1t Out
& On the Floor.

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night to succeed George Gray In the U. s.
Senate. Early in the evening the Union
men issued call for caucus to nominate
q candidate for the y. s. Senatorship.
This call was signed by all the fifteen Ad.
dicks followers.
The caso was presented to the DUPONT
members, but was returned unsigned by
any Of tho len Regular Republicans. This
was no surprise to tho Addlcks leaders.
who at once proceeded to tho House of Rep.
resentativcs and held caucus, unnni-
mousiy nominating Mr.. Addicks on tho
first ballot.
Ths Republicans who did not attend the
caucus nro: Senators Blakev, McFarln,
Knox; Representatives Kitchen, Burns,
Robertson, Ewing, Frizzc.l, Dennisou,
Lattomus, Hazzard and Speaker 7. F.
Clark Senator Shakespeare and Repro.
sentatives Pilling and West'were absent
In declining to attend the caucus the
Regulars carried ont their declaration
when the caucus OIL Spsakorship WAS call.
cd, stating that the Addlcks people did not
represent n majority and thai as far as the
Regulars were concerned they would mako
theif fight on the floor of tho House and
would stand to this method until the end
Aadicks mon laughed at this statement
| and say they will stand without hitching
and are willing to make it n fight to q fin
ish. DR.. Caleb Layton openly expressed
in the Hotel Richardson lobby that tho
| Onion men would be found first and last
| for ]. Edward Addicks and that there
would be no change from this position,
except that should an occasion arise when
no Senator could b. elected, they might
vote for tho man whom Mr.. Adlicks might
name. That occasion will not come up at
this session. said tho doctor.
A rumor was confirmed that when the
time came to nominate the Democratic
candidate for the Senn'orship, there would
be mu>ic in the mir. At 730 O'Clock the
Democratic members lrot in the Senate
chamber and Senator Meredith. of Kent
county, called tho caucus to order
Senator John Pyle. Of New Castle coun-
ty, took his la', ald MS he walked to the
door said: 'Iknow what will be done hero
by the CAUCUS" By the time Senat or Pvle
reached tho door, Senator Lewis, Of Kent
county, arose and said II desire to be free |
7 Ia this matter. l will nos participate In
this caucus or DO bound by an ironclad
rule" Delegates Jester and Clark, also
of Kent county expressed the same views |
and all walked out.
The remaining sixteen Democrats held |
tho.t caucus and nominated Senator Gray |
as the party candidate. DR.. Day of the
House. was not present, but vo!ed by proxy |
for Mr.. Gray "The nction OF Messrs.
Pyle, Lewis. Clark and Jester Can be easily
explained" said Delegate Donohoe'
"Those men are sllverites ana sro under
the direction of the salisbury Faction, who
t,re here trying to elect Addicks."
! Senator Pyle, when asked to explain his
position, said: 81 will not vote for Mr..
Gray. lIo was sent to the national con.
venion rs delegate from this State. and
on his return repudiated the pla form of
the convention, denounced tho candidate
and spoke and voted for Palmer and Buck
ner. In my opinion, his viows OIL expan.
sion do not meet with the approval Of tho
people. He has renounced all claim OH
tho party. ard /, for one, say, let him take
dare Of himself. l will nevsr vote for him
unless my voto would elect, and then 1
would have to study over the matter"
Senator Lewis expressed tho same views
adding that Mr.. Gray had gotten away
from the rural people and that ho did not
feel that lie could support him. as It was
understood whom LOWS wns nominated
that ho would support a silver man.
Hugh 9. Browne, chairman of the, Du-
Pont Republicans said: "Wo will elect
Republican Senator other than Addicks."
Representative Donohoe expressed the
opinion that Senal or Gray would be elect
ed or no one.
DR.. Layton said: SIT will be Addicks
sure"
The town is filled with politicians of all
parties, who expect to witness great bat
10 tomorrow.
A delegation of 25 from Wilmington.
kprcsonting the Eighth Ward Republican
Flub are here tonight wearing badges on
which is printed: Elect Republican
United States Senator"
An alleged interview with Postmaster
ieneral Charles Emory Smith, which was
published in a Philadelphia newspaper and 9
tatcd that president Mckinley d,d not
want Republican Senator elected from 7
Delaware" caused sensation in the Reg
liar Republican camp. The Addicks pso.
10 used it for all IL was worth
The Wilmington delegation OF State
or, VIM. H. Head and Philip Q. Church. I
nan and many others wendsd ,thclr. way q
0 tho capital in the morning. Very Ifttls~ rs
'as seen Of Mr. Browne, Mr.. ShurJer aud t
fr. Heald during the day, which they 0
pcnt at the Hotel Richardson in consulta. 4
on. Among those from Wilmington
,cro Sheriff John L. Taylor, Winfield S.
'uigley, Daniel F. stcwart, John 4. Dick. q
', John F. Callahan, j. H. Lewis, Goo. C
!. Hollis. D. p. Barnard. 4. Bayard Heis. Q
J, Francis H. Walker, Horace G. Knowles | IL
Vm. s. Lednum, Robert H. Richards, 81
ohm Lynn, VIM. r. Flynn, Philip L. o
arrett, VIM. Michael Byrne, b. A. Groves d
I'm. +. SnAley and Harry A. Browne, i
LAW GOVERNING THE ELECTION.
The election Of US Senator Is regu- Al
ted by the act Of January H. 1867 In ce
ew Of Il prospective deadlock everything w
'arng upon tho procedure In such o case 10
of interest. The law of 1867 provides n,
lat on the second Tuesday after the Or n,
,nizntion Of tho Legislature zach branch
the Legislature shall vote for person Il
+ Senator in Congress, tho name Of the to
'rion so voted for who shall have q ma. ss
Ihy Of the votes cast in each branch IN
all bs entered OH the journal of each
'nse, but II either house fail to give a
ajority to any person on that day at 10 ~
clock noon Of the day following, the two r.
oiises shall meet In joint assembly and
. journal Of each houis shall be read. n
the same person shall have received the d
ajorlty OF all the votes In each House, 1 &c