Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-10
hold KEY TO THE SITUATION
Fayo Responsibility Rests
Upon Five Members.
HEY MAY DEFEAT MR.. ADDIOKS

NEY MAY DEFtAl NIX. ADDlUkS
Hevlew of the Senatorial Posi-
| bllities.
4he Chances OF Eiecting AddicIss and. n
Regular Republican; Regular RepuDii-
pan and a Democrat, or Two Regular Re-
pubiicans-An Interesting Situation.
Dptcial Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Jan, 8. "A grave responsibility
rests upon State Senators Harry d.
|EIiison and Samuel M. Knox and Rep
|r&sentatiyes Theodore II. CLARK, Richard
Hodgson and Richard 4. Pilling, the
Regular Republicans who. it 10 said,
have declared they will not vote for
|jQhn Edward Addicks for United States
|6ehator. The result OF the Senatorial
tettle, which will begin Tuesday, Janu-
M 10th, depends on their action.
United, they can possess the vantage
pointsi united, they can successfully
resist the attacks made by the enemy |;
upited, they can emerge from the
|Broke and din OF the strife tri-
|Vmphantly. To achieve the victory, they
|nIbst fight increasingly; never meet
Weir oombatants under a flag Of truce.
That the key tu the Senatorial situation
10 10 their possession cannot be dis
|puted. They can create deadlock they
can say whether two Republicans shall
pc elected, one Union Republican
| Addicksl and the other Regular Re-
publican they can sag whether Regu-
bar Republican and Democrat shall
Pc elected; they possibly can say
whether two Regular Republicans shall
be elected All five now have their
hands on the coveted key; II one of
them relinquishes bis grasp, AddiciH
will snatch ii from the other four.
The sincerity of the alleged declara-
|tlon Of Senators Ellison and Knox ard
Representatives Clark, Hodgson and
|Rilling to fight Addicks to the litter
|end will soon be put to severe tesla
Test that will show whether Addicks,
|4mbition is to be gratihed or shattered;
|nnd until that crucial moment, unoer.
Ainty will veil the result of the Sena-
|torial struggle Their manner of voting
~ the contest OF Howard De Haven
Rcss and Harvey Deater Learned for
tue seats Of Senator Frank j. McNulty
land Representative John l.. Scotch,
respectively, will prove their sincerity
|beycnd question. IL their votes urseat
SENATOR McNulty and Representative
|sootten, the quintet will have surren-
|dered to Addicks. because the contest
|1bts are unquestionably AddicSsites.
|Ihe votes of Senators Ellison and Knox
|w3ll determine whether Senator Nc
Nplty Is TO remain in the Senate
Favorable to him, the ballot would stand
|a1 least to 8 granting Farlow will
vote to unseat him); the votes Of Rep
|resentatives CLARK, Hodgson and Piling
|Wiil determine whether Representative
|8cptten is to remain in the House of
representatives favorable to him, the
ballot would stand at least II to II. On
tine result OF these contests, hinges the
Feasibility OF the election of two Regu-
lar Republicans as United States Sena-
tors; and this may influence other
Regulars to aid Senator MoNuty and
Representative Scotch.
II Senator McNulty and Representa-
tife Scotten retain their seats, which
would be positive proof that Senators
81 lison and Knox and Representatives
|Clarg, Hedgson and Filling will not
|surrender TO Addicke, and II there are
|nU purchaseabe Democrats IN the
|tieneral Assembly, which is highly
pro oable, Addicka cannot he elected,
|not even by dickering with the Higgins
|sui Hilles factions. All told, he would
hSve 20 votes, two less than a majority
lot the joint assembly with all present
|nqh voting. The joint assembly will
bqFe q membership of 81. With all
rresent and voting, the majority will
pe ~. Ii Ross and Learned are seated
and certain indications become reali-
tics. Addicks will have 81 votes, a bare
|majority. The Union Republican boss
Il conceded II votes, those of Senators
Abbott, Alice, Blakely, Brasuie and
ltfnnewill and Representatives Aron,
giendaniel. Ewing. Hope, Lay ton,
long, MoCommous, Moore, Prettyman,
Mort aud White and the vote OF Sena.
mi Farlow, q traitorous Democrat, who
,As entered the Addicks camp with
sag and baggage, Senator Groves and
representative Baynard, who Withdrew
rom the Addicks conference after ex-
planning that they would not partici-
pate 10 faotional conference, would
|HTell the Addicks total to 10. In a
&cker with Higgins or Hilles, the gas
|2nsp might obtain the votes of Serator
|MtFarlin and Representatives Chand-
ler Dayett, Finn, Kitchen and Robert
son, which would bring his column up
70 %. Reaching. That height, with
hoss and Learned occupying the seats
q Senator MoNulty and Representative
bcptlen, respectively, Addicks' most
cberished hope would be fulfilled.
The responsibility of the Democrats
Iaas grave aa that Of Senators Ellison
4od Knox and Representatives Clark,
Hodgson and Filling, the Reg ular Re-
publicans who for long time we're
svsrse to cuuntsnanoing Addioksism,
avon to the extent Of compromising with
The Union Republicans ON the ques-
tIon Of organizing the General Assem-
biz. Every Democratic member of the
j0int assembly must be present at
syery Senatorial ballot Otherwise, the
Democrats would he indirectly voting
for Addioks.
The situation is one OF the prettiest
and most exciting in Delaware's politi-
cal history. 1t would delight an expert
chess or checker player.