Evening journal., 1899-01-18
NO RIFT IN THE CLOUDS
Deadlock at Dover is a Polit-
ical Masterpiece
ADDIoKsITEs FOR A PRINCIPLE

1T IS THAT THE AnAJORIl.Y SHALL.
RULE. AND THEY PROPOSE TO
ADHERE TO IT-HOUgSDcS BAIL
LOTED SEPAlRATELY YESTER-
DAY-To-DAY THEY GO INTO
JOINT SESSION.
stan corresponden Evening Journal
Dover. Jan. 1S.-There is no rift in
the senatorial clouds. 1t is a deadlock
as complete as it WAS four years ago.
if not more 50. It may be weeks be-
fore there lis a break; or it may not
loOme at ALL
TheAddicks men say that they stanu
for a principal, which is that the ma
jortty shall rule, and some Of them
declare that it is Addicl1s or nobody
from starV to finish. If they adhere
to this and the Regular Re epubhcans
do not so to the Democrats, or permit
the Addicks men to name the man,
both Of which contingencies are very
remote, there viii be no United States
senator elected.
No fear need be entertained regard
ing the Democratic members who dis
sent from the binding caucuas nominal
ton Of Senator Gray They will vote
to elect him il opportunity affords
but just now they are bent on giving
compliments to the prominent advo-
Gates Of the Chicago platform.
There win be meetings and confer
ences and rumors of all kinds on the
Republican and Union Republican
sides. but they will amount 10 moth
ling. so long as the Addicks men stand
by the principle Of majority rule, and
that is apparently their intention. No
faith should be placed in rumors OF
detection in any direction, at least not
for a time. Both sides may throw out
fetters towards the other. but that viii
he all that it win amount to.
Senator Gray was here yesterday,
but he did not come near the State
House. In fact he kept away from
the hotels and had his dinner served
at the Court House, where he was ar
guing a case before the Supreme Court,
He did not wish it to appear that his
presence in Dover had anything what
| ever to do with the senatorial con-
5 test. Ex-senator Higgins was also in
town. but if he saw any Of the mem
5 bers it was at his hotel. Colonel Ben
jamin Nields, whose name has beer
mentioned in the vital connection
spent few minutes in the Senate
D chamber with Senator Knox. The day
! was duM and uneventful. To-day th'
= Joint balloting begins.
K DETAIL OF SENATE VOTE.
The Senate vote on United States
senator was in detail as follows:
For George Gray-Aessrs. Farlow
d Hart, Maull, Meredith. Moore, Slaugh
ter, Salmons-7.
. For ]. Edward Addicks-Messrs. Alb
!. bott, Alice. Brasure, Pemewill-4.
For Henry A. DuPont-Mr. Knox
: II.
s For William S. Hllles-Messre
Blakely and McFarlin-2.
For L. Irving Handy-iMr. Lewis
For John G. Gray-Mr. Pyle-1.
Absent-Mr. Shakespeare
y The action Of MessTs. Blakely an
McFarin in voting for Hilles was
he surprise. but the only one.
VOTE IN TINE HOUSE.
er The detail Of the vote in the Hous
1s Of Representatives was as follows:
l.. For ]. Edward Addicks-AfessT;
an Buell., Davis, FAIRIES, Frazier, Herring
Hunter, Hushebeck, jenkins, satter
" field, Short, Tharp-11.
ce For George Gray-Messrs. CottinG
ham, Donahoe, Donovan, King, M,
Nulty, Rose, ShaIlcross. Wagamon-'
For Henry A. DuPOnt-Nessr
Burns, Dennison. Ewing, Frizzel Hal
zard, Kitchen, Lattomus, Robertson
lot Speaker Clark.
nd For L. Irving Handy-Messrs. Clar
tie and Taylor-2.
For John G. Gray-Nessrs. Jest
. and ODay-2.
es Absent-AIessrs. Conaway, PiIlir
Oh and West-S.
Totals fer both houses: George Ora
" 10; J. Edward Addicks, 10; Henry
Ice DUPONT, 10; John G. Gray, 8; L. Irvir
t. Handy, 3; William S. HiAes, 2; abser
ssy1; 4.
Or or. HAWKINS QUEER TACTICS.
The conduct OF ex-Seeretary Of Sta
90 % John d. Hawkins, chairman OF {
Kent county Democratic Executi
= Committee, is causing much adver
esi, comment here. He is hand-in-hai
and with John f. Salisbury, ex-Represe
in tative Wilson, John +. Callahan, Jo
a,ne ,,ns T. Dicl1ey, George w. Spicer and 9th
II. Saulsbury men in keeping DemOcra
'ke' members Of the General Assent