The times., 1899-01-06
GENERAL POLITICAL
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
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me lndlCdtlCnS point 10 a protraCted dead
lock in the Delaware legislature over the
election of a successor to Senator George
Gray of that State. Mr.. ]. Edward Ad
dicks of gas fame. claims to hold fourteen
of the twenty-niue members of the legis-
iaturc in the hollow of his hand. These
fourteen men. he asserts. will stick by him
10 the last ditch and if they do Mr.. Ad-
dicks's prediction that it must be Nd
dicks or nobody will probably be full
filed. However, Delaware people whe
claim to be well informed rs TO the stu
alton in that State said yesterday that
Addicks could not possibly hold his men in
line for any length Of time The final
outcome Of the contest. they stated. would
be the election Of some railway attorney
who was acceptable 10 the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Neither former Senator An
thony Higgins nor Colonel Dupont, it IS
said has much show.
Senutor Gra!'s FUture.-At the time
Of his appointment as a member of Mr.
McKinley's peace commission Senator
Gray was serving on the Canadian COM
mission. The commission was in session
at Quebec when Senator Gray received
telegram from the President requesting
him TO come to Washington. Arriving
here he learned that the President wished
mission. Senator Gray demurred. He
pointed out to Mr.. Mckinley that his re-
election to the Senate was at stake and
that if he should leave the country the
chances were that the Democrats would
lose control of the Delaware legislature
The President, however, so the story runs.
made a personal appeal to Senator Gray
to accept the appointment of peace com
missioner. II you put your request"
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form of a personal favor to William Nc
kinley. President, | cannot refuse
The commission sailed from this country
for Paris On September II. Before his de
parture Senator Gray was advised by his
friends that Delaware was safe" that the
legislature to be elected was certain to be
Democratic, and that his reelection to the
Senate was an assured fact. He was,
therefore, quite unpgepared for the news
! Of Democratic defeat which reached him in
November 1t is stated however that
even if the Democrats had elected a ma
jority Of the Delaware legislature last Au
tumn Senator Gray would not have been
reelected. Willard Salisbury, a son OF
former Senator Eli Salisbury has been
| forging to the front in Delaware politics.
The two families. the Saulsburys and the
| BayaTds, held undisputed sway in Della
ware for nearly half century. Their
rule was absolute and no enc questioned
it. When Mr.. Bayard left the Senate,
| however, to become Secretary of State in
Mr.. Clevelands Cabinet, the spell was ap-
parently broken. Mr. Gray became Mr..
Bayard's successor. but at the succeeding
election the Republicans captured the leg
islature and Eli Salisbury was retired to
private life. The pendulum swung back
and Mr.. Gray was reelected. but on
March he will become a private cit
izen again, unless Mr.. Mckinley invites
him tc serve his Administration in some
capacity. which is not unlikely Senator
Gray's friends insist that he has strong
claim upon the President in view Of the
circumstances under which he accepted
his appointment as a member of the peace
commission. 1t is said that Senator Gray
will probably be asked to accept post on
a commission which will fix up a scheme
| of government for the Philippines
An Early Vote Expected on the
Peace Treaty.-It is thought now by the
supporters OF ths Administration that the
Senate will take a vote ON the ratification
of the treaty OF peace early in February at
the latest 1t is not the purpose. il is said
OF the friends OF the treaty TO take UP any
4 length of time in debate. Most OF the
talking will be done by the opponents of
the treaty. Senator Hoar. Senator Hale
otber. a,,ti-avTa,,s;o,i. IN - - til
sneecbes against r,tjfi.,,i,,,, 20 l,
h,t ,,o narfic,rIa. r,otj,, vi,
/ thor, 'rbe CIV os ~ ,,a;ori,, nj ~
vote, and this will be repeated At fire.
/ quent intervals. Ii is claimed that the ma
snaal agairgt v,,sic, ,,,r,,o, ~ s,t
Ia ,Sna Sraed tboi, 80, .',,stt
they win feel mar riy rsiT,si,,t,;,, Iii
he nj an eDd If tho co,,,fr, t,,sist :, ~
face nf tbefr ,ro,,T,ar,, 80 -
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Tho VII bsys tSe ,,,sI,o,,Ci- ~
of avclaiy,ig - ,oi5
than inc rsof,isita tp.o-tbi,.,5s H., go. =.
the ratification Of the treaty.
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| M'' 'r"l<er's Friend C"oSan.-
| James ]. Coogan. who has just been elected
| rreeident of tb.. horops,b q, ,ta,,t,,,t,,, -,
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lug 5,l,-s. us.us rtteI9' AT the request OF Mr.
/ y, ~ 70 d 'eFs recent acquisition 10
IAN IaiLliiaHs nan. Mr.. Coogan Is a gentle
nan %ho mas aAlassed a fortune IN ousi-
| Su' using he mas palh' II Is said as
I n!EH a. . 4iHe IoF Ieaolhs notices OF
~nlIhSeii ~ Ia the ne" apapers. ar. Coogan 5
| III 1900 "heh ne mao illhlselt nominated
oi New Rork- lie received about 10000
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