Evening journal., 1901-01-10
ADDICKS Man
FORFEITS SEAT
Action Of House Surprise to
Union Republicans
WANT RECOUNT OF BALLOTS
One Union Republican Voted With
the Democrats and Regular Re-
pnhIicanS Against Learned

I
lstan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Jan. lO-Actuated by high /
regan for the law. five Regular Repub- :
licans and one Union Republican voted
with the Democrats in the house OF
/ Representatives. yesterday in supPoi
of the contention that W. Dexter lfar-
ned, an Addicks candidate fer legisla-
tive honOrs and q contestant Ior the
seat held by his Democratic opponent
nepresentatiye ScOtten, forfeited his
right to contest by failing to file his
petition and other papers on the nrst
day OF the session, as is specifically
required by law.
The friends of Mr.. Addicks In the
LEGISLATURE were dumbfounded by the
turn of affairs and the fairness and IN
dependence of Harry S. Prettyman, a
Union Republican representative from
the Eighth district of Sussex county,
was especially staggering to them.
But the day before one Of the chief
lieutenants of Addiclls, in discussing |
the position OF Mr. Prettyman gener-
aliv. made the rather brutal remark |
"Hes fixed an right He'll stand
without hitching.'
. !
dumb animal was not verified by his
independence OF action yesterday and
the gas mans workers, who hang
around the State House in force, are
astounded that he should have brok n
{ | away in the face of their policy TO-
5 get another vote for Addicks by un-
p. seating Scotten and Seating Learned.
There were two other Union Repub-
81 ican members who manifested disrO-
a sition not to be "hitched' by the Adj
d dicks campaign managers, but by
strenuous efforts they were kept in
r line
f. The Regular Republicans VINO went
i on record against Learned We're
. Messrs CLARK. Finn, Hodgson. Pilling
r and Dayett
: Representative scotten demeaned
i himself win decorum throughout the
controversy. and refraincd from speak
inc or voting i'm his own behalf, bow
ing gracefully to the ruling OF the
chair that he had no right Co vote,
le even though his colleagues insisted
iy that he had on a preliminary question
rs Of that kind
a 1t is said by Representative Moore
is and other Union Republicans that
rs Learned will present a new set OF
y papers and that he will go behind the
ne statute and fall back upon the broad
constitutional principle that the mem
bers Of each house shall be the sole
Judges of the qualification OF its mem
g bers.
ge The Union Republicans want re
H. count of the ballots cast in Representa-
ch tive Scotten's district.
m The Democrats protest against this
and say that he ballot box has been II
p the hands of the Addicksites Tor wv
months. They intimate that it has bee
e iugeled with to make a false showln
y which would oust Scotten, seat Lear
ned and add one vote to Addicki
sum total for United states Senator
That the Addicksites are eNceeulhsi
4 angry and much disturbed by th
III. course of events was manifested b
their remarks after the House had aC
iourned. Some of them even went
Inc extreme OF threatening to hold u
all Wilmington legislation by way
refusal. but the Regular Republican
and Democrats are not worried by sue
1870 | threats. for the Addicksites could n'
lS5 afford to brave the storm of popui'
152 Drotast such a course would give ri
80 to and the Addicksites themsslv
IS win want important legislation
S4 both the Senate and the House, and u
so legislative hold-up is a thing tn
20 works both ways when it is used pro
81 erly.
10 Representative Monaghan, Democr.
57 set the ball rolling shortly atter T.
81 House convened yeserday alteihoe
40 He said that on the face OF the Ia
!. fba action of the House in aceptl
90 Learned's petition and specihcauo
o9 after the first day was clearly ilieg
od and appealed to some member on
- minority side to move for reconsidl
20 alton
10 evinced a keen relish in keeping
13 Learned contest alive, replied that
l3 question of whether or not the petit
9 was filed too late was legal
s which should be decided by counl
and the reconsideration would az
Mr.. Scotten nothing.
Nobody moved for reconsideratic
II was then that Representative J.
2 comb Democrat, played the first
tyo trunp cards he held in his ha
. He offered a resolution that the rio
. take uD for consideration Mr.. ii
ned's petitiOn OF contest and the
companying papers.
Mr.. scotch asked If he would be
mitted to vote on the resolution.
=. MoCommons shook his head in
NEGATIVE. some OF tine Democrats
tested that he had. but Mr.. Sec
l acquiesced in the decision Of the cl
' MIR. Baynard and MIR. Kitchen
tested against the resolution b
e 1 passed. but Mr Holcomb spoke
>. favor of it and Mt Healy called
.. the question.
=. When the name of Represents
Clark. Republican. was called. he
ed yea" So did Messrs. Fllnn, II
b. ] son ana Pniing. Regular Republic
th and Mr. Prettyman, Union Repuol