Evening journal., 1901-03-09

permit of the election of two United
States senators.
State Senator ]. Frank Alice. the
personal representative of Addicks,
was besieged at once by anxious in
iquirers. HIS answer might put an en-
tirely new face on the situation.
1T is ridiculous" he said. He is
back OF us in everything we do. giving
JUS every encouragement, and is as
solid as a rock"
That settled it. "Addicks or no
body" was still the cry, and the black
flag OF political piracy continued to
flap TO the breeze.
At 12 O'Clock the senators went over
to the Hall of Representatives and
took their seats while the commoners
lrernained standing until they were set
tiled comfortably.
President Pro TEN. Ellison assembled
the dias and took his seat beside
Speaker of the House McCOmmOns
Intense silence prevailed. He raped
his gavel sharply.
"The clerk wiz please call the roll, ,"
he said
Every member was present and re-
tsponded-even Representative Mona
CHAN. Democrat, whose mother lay
dead in her home in Wilmington.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with on motion of Representa-
tive Robertson.
we are assembled for the purpose
Of electing two United States senator's.
The clerk will please call the roll for
the long term" said the president pro
tenn.
The vote was as follows: Richard r.
Kenney, %; j. Edward Addicks, 49,
Colonel Henry A. Dupont, Z; Anthony
Higgins, 6.
mo person having received a major
ity OF all the votes cast, l declare that
there has been no election" said the
president pro TEN. Without objec-
tion we will proceed to take another
ballot"
Il move that we now proceed to vote
for the shOrt-term senator" said Rep
,resentative Hardesty.
Not a vote dissented. Once more the
roll was called. and the vote stood:
Willard Salisbury, Jr., 23; ]. Edward
Addicks. p; Charles f. Richards, T.
No person having received a ma
jority Of all the votes cast, declare
that there has been no election" said
the president pro tenn. Without OBJ
lection we viii proceed with another
= ballot"
? Senator Knox arose. Cold and i'm.
placable he stood, with every eye on his
/ trim and slender figure and determined
, face.
/ Mr.. President move that the two
= houses do now separate he said.
The words cut like a knife into ths
: very v.tals of Addicksism.
= Yeas and nays, Mr.. President" call
ed out Senators Alice and Abbott, two
p ,of the gasman's thick-and-thin sup
porters.
! The roll was called. Seven Regular
/ Republicans, twenty-five Democrat.
: and Senator Farlow, who two years
ago voted for Addicks, supported the
! motion 10 separate. Sixteen Addlcks
!, ties and six Higginsites put themselves
: on record against it,
Thirty yeas and twenty-five nays.
! yelled the reading clerk.
Tine motion prevails and the tw,
T. houses will now separate" said Presi
dent Pro Tenn. Ellison.
The senators arose TO leave the cham
Der.
Kisses came from the Addicks side
Three groans for Sam Knox" yell
u ed an Addicksite. They We're given
a but the trouble was that the Regula
Republicans and Democrats ha
= packed the chamber and cutnumbere
g the Addicksites two to one.
e '''Ihree cheers fer Sam Knox!" yell
r ed Representative Holcomb, Democrat
e Regulars and Democrats Joined il
+ and almost lifted the Roof.
n oh 70. Al.
o Union Republican party" screamed d.
e Grier an Addicks enthusiast
t Before the sound had subsideC
cheers went up from the Damocrati
J. side for Senator Kenney, and then cam
y cheers for the Regular Republicans, i
/ which everybody but the Addicksite
e joined
d Then came the climax. Senate
d Groves, a Regular Republican, who ha
r deserted TO Addicks, jumped on
chair and yelled
l. "Three cheers for the id traitorsl
Il He did this in the face Of Presider
i Pro Tenn. Ellison.
; Three cheers for the Regular Repul
q lcansl"
II The cheers drowned the groaAs con
10 pletely.
- Senator Groves was crying. He is
beefy, lachrymOse individual, VIII
a weighs something like 300 pounds
- Finally he became hysterical. Pas
n ing the desk of Representative Char
Ia dler he shcOk his fist under that Reg
lar Republican stetesman's nose an
=. shriehed:
,i You are a traitorl"
- Representative Chandler jumped
y his feet, his faca white and his eve
y ablaze, and retorted:
= = You are the traitor; and you use
~ Acdicks money!"
And then they had a wordy war, las
ing some time
"a The tears of the ox-eyed statesma
y from Mill Creek coursed down h
a checks and mingled with the blac
ID flowers in the red carpet.