Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-14

oub ub was D1SHed by the AGdlCkS
men, who cried: sold Maid" and
TRAITOR" hpt he was cheered to the
echo from the other side of The House.
Speaker MoCommons in about half
an hour had restored order and quietly
adjourned the House.
Mounting a chair, Senator Groves
shouted at the top of his voice: II
propose three groans for that damned
traitor, Sam Knox. This ungentle-
manly act was quickly rebuked.
HARD TIMES For CHANDLER.
While the excitement was at its
height Representative Chandler lost a
collar button, his collar spread out like
two white wings and his necKtie be-
came disarrsnged. Some people said
Senator Groves attacked Representative
Chandler, while others declare that an
elderly man, with flowing white
beard, who stood IN the lobby close to
the railing that separates the House
from the lobby, seized hold of the
Representative, and that in the struggle
to get beyond the reach of the assailant {
Representative Chandler lost his collar
button and loosened the collar and
necktie
The Gazette's correspondent asked
Representative Chandler for an ex-
PLANTATION. Tee Representative replied
that he was not assaulted, but that be
lost the collar button and disarrangsd sd
the collar and neoktie while waving
bis arms during the excitement Pande-
monium reiened in the House chamber
for vt least half an hour, and the room
was not emptied nuti O'Clock.
As President pro tenn Ellison passed
him on the return TO the Senate
chamber, Senator Groves proposed
three groaus for San the damned
traitors" When Senator Groves re-
turned to the Senate chamber Presi-
dent pro tenn Ellison rebuled him, and
told him his language was undignified.
Senator Groves anger became relindled
and he insolently resented the rebuke.
Hot words we're exchanged and the
interview was beginning TO assume a
serious proportions when Senator Mo-
Nulty went to Senator Ellison's rescue
and pursuaded Senator Groves to de-
part.
After the depletion OF the House
chamber, excited groups assembled
NEAR the State House, and on the
adiaeeatsstreets.asA Atsl. 3esescIoeiry ytheFs
was q rumor that riot was in progress
on the street fronting the Bayard
House. Persons who investigated the
matter said o fight did not take place
there, but that boys we're rolling over
the street in a scramble for pennies
tossed by people who we're attempting
to restore good humor.
DoYer, March 9.-Owing to the
selfishness of three men, who, because
they could not obtain the offices, would
not consent to others receiving them.
Delaware will not be represented in
the United States Senate the ensuing
two years The General Assembly failed
TO ill the vacancies; an extra session
of the Legislature will not be Called.
and GOV. Hum will not appoint Sena-
tors. The governor, yesterday after
noon, told Every Evenings cor
respondent that he will not take any
action in ths matter.
For almost two months, the Union
Republicans have said "Addicks or
nobody - the Democrats have cried
''either Konney OF Salisbury or no.
body, ''and the Regular Republicans
have replied 'nobody in preference to
the men you nane.n
Democrats blame the Regular Repub.
licans for the failure to effect q conn
bination of the two forces, and Regular
Republicans blame the Democrats.
IF the Regular Republicans had
satisfied us that they could have
landed fiveor seven votes,r Democrats
say. i've would have furnished votes
sufficient to hive electsd Democrat
and Regular Republican. y ''If the
Democrats had satisfied us that they
could have landed % votes," Regular
Republicans declare, 1--WE would have
furnished five votes, and possibly
seven. Democrats assert that they
could not get the promise of more than
two Regular Republican votes, and
Regular Republicans allege that they
were informed that the Democratic
column would have been rent if an
attempt had been made to execute the
propose deal. Democrats aver that
they negotiated with the Regular Re.
publioans, but the latter were too
timid, and Regular Republicans con-
tend that they appealed to the Demo
Gratis. but their proportion was re
jeeted.
The final attempt to elect Senators
attracted to the State House the largest
crowd ever seen in that building. The
House chamber and lobby were iammed
with spectators, and the corridors and
stairway we're filed by people who
could neither see nor hear what was
transpifiug. The crush was SO great
that many persons could not get any
where inside the Capitol. The scene
was decidedly interesting, and will
long be remembered by those who were
privileged to view it. Tho flop of
Representatives Baynard, Kitchen and
Robertson from Col. Henry A. du Pont
TO Anthony Higgins on the full term
ballot, Notwithstanding it was not un.
expected, intensified the excitement,
but the nervous tension then was
nothing in comparison tn what ii was
few minutes later, when Senator
knox's motion to adjourn the joint
assembly sine die, seconded by Senator
Clements, was put and adopted. The
union of the Democrats and Regular
Republicans on the question of final
adjournment had been arranged an
hour previously. Although an abrupt
termination of the senatorial struggle
had been predioted-the prediction was
published by Every Evening on Thurs
day-the end of the battle produced
great shock. The united action of the
Democrats ard Regular Republican,
prevented the possibility of the re.
currence of the humilisting spectacle