Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-21
BRIDE WAS OFFERED a
TO MEMBER OF HOUSE
Representative Hearn Asked to Take
$4,000 for Absentins Himself.
SPURNED THE OFFER INDIGNANTLY
Told the Man to "Go to He'll
With His Money"
mo CHANGES IN YESTERDAYS BALLOT

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Dover, Feb. 20 The House lobby
was crowded to its utmost capacity
during the senatorial balloting today.
The visitors expected two mtro aoces-
sipns TO the Addioks' ranks, but their
Expectations were not realized. All the
members Of the joint assembly were
present
IA The presence Of two members who
were absent yesterday gave to Col.
4 Henry A, du Point, Levi @. Bird, DR..
s Hiram r. Burton and Charles f.
Richards each one more vote than they
bad on the Both Joint ballots. These
we're the only changes In the balloting
4.today.
% The 31st joint ballot for the full term
1enatornhip resulted as follows:
For Kenney--23
For Addioks-16.
For du Points.
For Higgins--3.
rs For Bifd-2.
Total vote, so; necessary to choice,
x ~ no election.
The 31st joint ballot fer the short
BERN seuatofsbip resulted as follows;
For Saulsbury-22.
For AddioIis-2O.
For Burton--7.
For Riohards-2.
AZ For Huehes-1.
Total vote, SO; necessary to choice,
FL; no election.
The Joint assembly, on motion of
SENATOR Clements, separated until noon
tomorrow.
During the morning Senator Groves
spd Secretary of State Layton lowered
bout tho desks of Repres eni alive
H4tchen and Robertson, and this gave
ti9e TO rumor that the last two would
i9in the Addicks contingent today.
< But the rumor was not verified.
W PROOF OF THE PRoFFERED BRrBE.
Representative Hearn is the Demo-
waite member of the joint assembly
mentioned in today's correspondence
~ having been promised by an Ad-
dicks hireliug the sum OF g, 600 If he
9 Would absent himself from tue joint
assembly tomorrow.
un an interview at noon today, Re-
pfesentative Hearn admitted to Every
TTening's correspondent that Union
* Republican attempted 10 bride him.
He declined TO give the name of the
Would -briber, and would not tell
tne amount Of the inducement that
mad been offered to him.
OFFER INDIGNANTLY spURNED.
The man." be said, however, "is
. 'pelawarpan and is lobbying here. lie
K asked me TO absent myself tomorrow,
adding that IL | complied, % votes
would elect Mr.. Ad1icks on that day.
My reply Representative Hearn
Btatedi- voluntarily, was q You can
{, fake that stuff (noneyl and go to hell
with it. You oanuot approach me on
Raucstion of that kind.
Representative Hearn said that no.
hqdy but himself and the would be
hfiber knew who bad approached him.
40 persisted in keeping the mans
identity secret While l will not
give his name now" he said, ~ may
rbyeal 1t later. .
gle intimated that he would not OBJ
ject to divulging it to the count
authorities IL they demanded it.
It IL hinted that the man is either a
r91atise or chum of Representative
A9nrn.
Representative Hearp denied that he
mentioned the attempted bribery to
frfend before he reported it to the
3tpocratic members of the General
Assembly. The conference held yes
tefday afternoon was called for the pur.
pese OF receiving his statement.
AK the Union Republicans imagined
that ~ votes would elect Mr.. Addicke
tomor, ow, they must have had hopes
NJ n8ing able to purchase three Demo.
cdRM to absent themselves.
NFe tribulations of the Regular Re-
1y9I1cans are increasing. Besides
3s11& herated by Union Republicans,
tive Regulars now have to defy Marcus
Hauna, who is exerting himself to
TIE utmost to drive them into the Ad-
dicks camp.
Dover, Feb. 20.-The Senate, this
morning, concurred In the House bill
Tor the prevention of kidnapping.
The other proceedings of the Senate
afrelof routine nature.
Hhe introduction of bills of which
n9t}o4 was given yesterday consumed
Hi4aoat all of this mornings session OF
thR House.
Hp to noon today 300 House bills
had been introduced and referred,
representative Kitchen introduced
an act authorizing the governor 10 an.
lpoint next month two State detectives,
each for term of four years. They
are to receive salary of 81. 200 a year.
DETAILED PROCEEDINGS.