Evening journal., 1899-03-14

lklng, Democrat, or Sussex county
casting his vote also for the gas king
When Mr.. King arose to cast his vote
hisses could be heard adj over the
room. He was soon surrounded by
Democratic followers and constituents,
wso imuored and begged him TO
change his vote and not be guilty OF
DESERVING his party. Appeals Of every
description were made to him, but all
to no effect Then wild with rage, the
democrats turned upon him and heap
ed curses and abuse upon what they
termed a political Judas" To all Of
this, however, Mr. King only answered,
II will vote as l please"
The loss OF these votes by the Demo-
Gratis caused general alarm in the Reg
ular CAMP for 1t gave Mr.. Addiclos
twenty votes, making him cnsy short
six OF election. The Regulars cast
their vote for Higgins and DUPONT.
while the Democrats stood by Gray
and Salisbury.
On the next ballot the Democratic
cup Of gall was made full 10 overflow
Ing when Representative Clark. Demo-
crat, Of Kent county. Joined with Sen
ator Farlow and Mr.. King cas- his
vote for Addicks. This put Addlcks
within five votes Of the number neces-
sary to elect
HANDY'S TEARFUL APPEAL.
Mr.. Clark and Senator Tar,ow have
been silver Democrats, and in order
that every influence could be brought
to bear upon them to save both them
selves and their party. ex-Congress.
man L. irving Handy was sent for to
use his persuasive pcwsrs with these
msn. While the ro3lle h-re no fruits,
no one who witnessed the ex-oongress-
mans apepal can charge him with a
lack OF earnestness.
When he approached Representative
Clark it was with tears streaming from
Z his eyes, aIll in a v5,ce that was half
I checked with sObs he begged him in the
name OF every.h.rlg good and holy net
to disgrace himself and his party, as
the course pursued by him wcuA fol-
, lcw him u-l-il the day c1 his death. But
e Representative Clark Cci-tirued to the
5 eId to vote for Addicl1s.
Comment was made by the supers.i.
tlous attor the session that ii took l1a
tlllJ.B, the last Cnes ca1t on the 18Th
D CT the m-2l.h. 10 defec. Acdicks.
. Owing to the e1tatLished precedent
S ct the upper house Cf Congress in re.
iusing to seat gubernatorial appcCrcees
aisof the Legislature Of state has hat
e an opportunity to eled-, the seat OF Mr.
= Gray wl1 remain vacant until the Gan.
r eral Ags0Iib.y CT 1901 shaM choose his
@ sU-eesscr. AT the same time the tern
q CT Senator Richard r. Kenney wiz ais;
expire and il viii therefore dovolv'
upon the next Legislature TO elec. tw,
scl-a.ors.
+ CROWD MAIZE Fer THE BOLTESs
/. Then IL was that the crowd ma1e 70
Il the three Democrats who had deserted
their patty. Ccrllnol Mcors, former,
rC-imaster Cf Wilmington, rushed III
ID to Senator FarlCw and thus deivarel
n hlmsolf:
" "You renegade; I never want TO ia.
"a eyes on your face again.
Smatcr Far.ow replied by sugges
T. Uons that Mr.. Moore go to a plac
e where the climate is hot
y Colonel Moore declined by sayin,
le that there was I'd rccm in that plac
70 fer a man of Far,ow stripe
While this was going en- an excite
ie crowd had cornered Representative
Ohrk and King. the ether two Demo
cratic bolters, and We're making III
1 miserable to them. With them penne
- up in conner. surrounded by fOrme
admirers and friends, a stalwart Demo
&c crat Of Kent county proposed ''thre
grcans for the three renegades." Thes
I'd ercans were given with a WILL. The
a suggestion was made that we "neO
give them coat Of tar and feathers.
While several, thrusung their face
y through the crowd, asked: How muc
I'll did you get p and You must have th
lis bocile, for you can't stay here" Tn
m was kept up for at least an hour.
Representatives Clark and King an
Senator Farrow finally escaped to II
lu Senate chamber by passing throug
ne ilhe Cl1alS-rocm. but there was no q
cape from the crowd, which foglows
he them, and made propositions ito ea
ho them" and used all kinds Of languag
which was not resented by any
NJ them.
CIlAiR<'S APOLOGY.
" Representative Clark, in exp.ainir
his pcsitlcn, said:
p This mCrninlg we Democrats wei
a into a conference and agreed to vo
Ice fer Salisbury and Biggs aternatel
M SaulstuIy received The fuA twenty-c'
=, votes Cn the next ballot Mr.. Big
'eu received the same number. Ther On
70 twelve h5ipt their premises, and {.
so others divided between Gray al
ed BleIgs. had never entertained
IS, Thought Of voting for Addlcks until
saw that the Democrats had lied > n
Ut and l proposed to pay tn m b1cl:
ap- their own COIN"
Senator Fan Low said: 81 voted
|. AddLcks because believed that 1
,na Democrats and Regular Repyb,icl
Z, had agreed 10 eject DUPONT
'~e Representative King and 9th
o. Democrats declined to make any Z