Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-07
DEMOCRATS DISAGREE
ON SENAT0RSHIPS
A Proposition 10 Abide BY Caucus
Does Hot Fine Favor. W
WHITMAN AND BIGGS PROPOSED
Senatorial Ballots Ineffective,
as Usual.
ADDICKS BOTH GAINED AND LOST

| Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Dover, March G.--The House cham.
Der was jammed during the senatorial
balloting today. All the members of
the joint assembly were present. The
expected break in the Demo GRATIS
ranks did not occur, the parry lead RS
| having decided TO defer IL. An insig-
nificant change developed in the sltuR-
| ticn.
Anthony Higgins was withdrawn
from the full term contest and entered
| in the short term contest.
This change resulted in Mr.. Addieks
| gaining three votes on tho full term
ballot and losing three on the short
term ballot. which makes his total 10
on both ballots.
| The 4ad joint ballot for tho full term
senatorahjp resulted as follows;
| For Kenney--.3
| For Addioks-l9.
For du Pont-l0.
Total vote, 50; necessary to choice,
az; no eleetion.
Senators Groves and McFarlin and
Representative Dayett changed from
| Mr.. Higgins to MIR. Addicks.
The AID joint ballot for the short
term senatorship resulted as follows:
For Saulsbury--22.
| For Addioks-lD.
| For Riobards-7.
For HigRins--3
For John g. Gray--1.
Total vote, SO necessary to a choice,
81; no election.
Senat rs Groves and MoFarin and
Representative Dayett changed from
Addicks to Higgins.
'Hhn mint aGaamhly. nm tl0tiop nf
Senator McNulty, separated until noon
tomorrow.
The Democrats and the Regular
Republicans held conferences this
morning, the former in 90 nmittee-
room at the State House and the latter
at the Hotel Richardson.
The Democrats were in conference
almost an hour and the Regular Re-
publicans conferred for half an hour.
Official Information concerning
either conference has not been d.
vulged.
DEMooRATIo CONFERENCE STORMY.
According to rumors, the Democratic
conference WAS stormy, and four Demo
Gratis threatened to jump the caucus if
the proposition to vote for Democrats
other than Messrs. Kenney and Sauls-
bury were not abandoned,
Gen. James III. Wilson, Henry b.
Thompson and =. B. Shurter attended
the Regular Republican conference.
The Regulars, 1t Is unoilicially said,
decided not to change their manner OF
voting.
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED.
1t the Democratic conference Senator
Maui mosed that one of the candidates
for whom the Democrats are voting be
dropped, and that John Biggs be sub.
stituted. Before this motion could be-
put, Representative Monaghan mads
another motion that the Democrats
cease voting for Messrs, .KeBnsy and
Salisbury, and that they unite on John
BIggs and j. Harvey Whiteman. ri.
A wrapgle ensued, and while ii was
In progress, motion was made thnt
ell present pledge themselves to abide
by the decision Of the oauops. i
Senators Harrington, Maui and Hart
and Representative Shallcross refused
to ee hound by the decision, and con-
sequently did not participate in the
further deliberations, although they re-
NAMED in the conference. 2
The vote on tho proposition to change
to Messrs, Biggs and Whitenian was
as follows:
Yeas Senators Clements, Slaughter,
McNulty and Wright. and Representa-.
tiyes tleaiy. Monaghan, Ralph and West
--8.
Noes ~ Representatives Hardesty,
Hearp, Holeomb, Hutohinson, Stntten,
Warren, Pepper Vinyard, Gooden and
Wright 10.