Evening journal., 1899-01-03

prleLng them CT ule nomination ofClark
lor speaker and requesting them to ac-
quiesce in Conference TO be held at
O'Clock. This committee found IN,
eleven Union Republican representa-.
tives assembled at the East Dover
Hundred Democrat CUB rooms and de.
liverei its message. They were II. w
Hushebeck, w. A. FAIRIES, John Satter.
field, Jabez Jenkins G. O. Herring
William Tharp, ID. II. Frazier, Marh
l.. Davis, G. S. Buell., w. p Short and
Joseph w. Hunter, Representative W
James Conaway the twelfth OF theiI
number, being sick at his home In
Sussex. These men, who had recided
on ThaIp for speaker, refused to con-
slider the name Of Clark and declined
to go into a conference. InLtead Thea
signed a cali for party caucus to be
held in the Hall of Representative al
10 o'clock. All Of them signed It ana
1t was sent TO the Hotel Richardson
and served on the Regulars. They
sent back word that they would not
recognize the call ais 1t wan only sign
ed by eleven men, that number NOT
constituting a majority o. the twenty
three Regular Republican and Union
Republican, members. and two Of them
being away sick. This action was fi-
NAL The Regular Republican mem
bers remained at the Hotel Richard
son, and at 1925 the Union Republicans.
headed by Wafer II. Hayes and DR..
George w. Marshall. walked in a body
TO the State House for the purpose OF
holding a caucus Of their own By
strenu-U1 Efforts they succeeded in
breaking West, Of Sussex. away from
The Regulars and he went In with
them. hut under what conditions OF
reservasiors is not known.
This and the action of the Senate
conference gave a fair idea of the
standing Of the members of the sem
atorship. With Pilling present the
Regulars will have. IL West goes back
to them. which is expected, four sena-
tors and eleven representatives, a 10
tai Of fifteen. The Addicks men win
have four senatrrs and e.even repre-
sentatives-a total Of fifteen. With
Representative Conaway present they
would have sixteen. but he is so ~
that he cannot possibly be here pos
sibly not during the entire session.
TALK OF DEMOCRATIC AID.
When * because known that the
Regulars and Addlcksites had broken
off all negotiations, the Democratic
members of the House repaired to the
office of the secretary OF state and helu
caucus. Representative John p.
Donahoe presided. There was no sec
retary. A story Immediately became
current that they had decided ntt 70
make any complimentary nominations
but would. II the Regular Repubh-
cans would noinate an organization
ticket with Clark for speaker and fOr
clerk Chairman Clarke Mensch, Of the
Kent county Regular Repuiican com
mittee. a man hated by the Addicks-
ties. they would turn over every OF
fee in the House to them. Previous
TO that the Addicksites had endeavored
TO make a dealwith the Democrats and
failed This story was hailed with de-
light by the Regulars and also by
many Democrats. the latter considering
It a death-blow TO Addicks. Cbngress-
man Handy and John G. Gray went
before the Democratic members and
made speeches urging them not 10
enter into such a deal. Their elO-
Quence must have had some effect, for
after the caucus was ever your CORE
spDndent put the question direct to
one of the conferees and he replied
that while the members were pledged
to absolute secrecy as to what action
they had taken. he would say frankly
that the course outlined did not con,
template electing Regular Republican
officers for the House.
When this news went abroad the
Addicksites were in high feather once
more and the Regular Republicans
correspondingly depressed.
KNOX AND SHlAKEsPEARE BOLT.
One of the most laughaIble occur
rences Of the evening attended the
conference-caucus Of the Regular Re-
publican and Union Republican mem
bers ofthe State Senate Early in the
day Senator ]. Frank Aflee proposed
to Senator Samuel M. Knox that the
members representing the two factions
meet and consider the maqter Of the
contest of DR.. Hiram r. Burton fof
the seat of Franklin G. Maui, Demo
cratic eenator from the Filth district
of Sussex county. Senator Knox I'm.
derstoCd that It was to be merely a
conference, and in no sense a binding
caucus, and the proposition met with
the apDrhval OF himself and CT his
Regular Republican colleagues. So the
word went out and at $40 O'Clock the
eight representatives Of the warning
factions met in room No 10 at the
Hotel Richardson. Or. Burton was
present tO explain TO the men why he
contested the right of Senator Maui
in the State Senate after having aban.
doned his fight before the Superior
Court of Sussex county eitting as
board of canvass He said that a count
OF the bahOts wbu.d show that he had
majority Of twenty votes over his
Democratic rival The grave and rev.
erned senators listened with beftting
attention. but no positive action was
take. although 1t seemed 10 be the SEN
timent OF at least six Of the men to
stand behind the doctor in his fight.
Senator Abbott nominated Senator
Knox for chairman Of the conference.
Senator Knox accepted the honor
Then Senator Alice suggested that
those present unite on a man for
speaker Of the Senate. and nominated
Senator Blakely. a Regular. Senator
McIar,in Immediately nominated SEN
ator Knox. AZ this juncture some
thing was said about caucus. Senator
Alice moved that the cbnQsrence re-