The Delawarean., 1901-02-13

All three factions engaged in the
triangular fight for two UNITED States
Senators for Delaware-one for six
and another for four years, have held
distinct caucusses this week.
The Union or Addiclus Republicans
met in the State House parlor to for
mally consider their course on future
Legislation and incidentally to hear the
repor. of State Senator Alice who
went, with other prominent Union Re
publicans of the State, as a committee
to Washington ON Saturday and he.
conferences with National Chairman
Hanna and others of the National
committee AT the time they went it
was given out chat the Union leaders
were only af.er idhe appoint lment of
Colonel D. p Barnard as collector of
the port of Wilmington, which is being
held up by the President pending the
outcome of this Senatorial fight, but
i. is learned that the visit had other
significance, and that the Republican
National Committee is going to send a
delegation to this State to attempt the
herculean task of bringing about the
election of two Senators.
Early last week, National Chairman
Hanna saw Congressman Louis
Heisler Ball, who was in Washing on
arranging for quarters when he takes
his seat as Delawares lone represen-
tative, and to DR.. Ball the chairman is
alleged to have said:
1.-The Republicans have carried the
State (meaning Delaware), and now
you mus. get together You could not
have carried it without the assistance
of each other, and there is MO reason
why you should not now take the same
harmonious action You MUST elect
two United States Senators, be they
Addicks and DUPONT or Addicks and
! anybody elise. We have no quarrel
with Addicks'
The outcome of the committees visii
TO Washington, and the outcome oi
this weeks conference remains a Sc
cret, as all were pledged DO revea,
nothing. Senator Alice, who is alsC
their State chairman, simply said;
"There is no change in the situation
and we do mot expect any change from
The other side until something drops
i'm "a few days. Then there will be twC
Republicans elected by Republican
votes"
In the Regular Republican confer
ence they simply decided TO accept tn,
reply of the Unions that MO PROPOSE
zion, mo matter if it included two d
the best Union Republicans, could b,
accepted by them unless it Included
Addicks, and to go ON voting for tht
men of their original choice Repre-
sentative Baynard, who was supposed
ito be a close friend of Mr.. Addicks
but who has been invited to the Regu
lar conferences lately, announced ii
J, the conference THAT he iintsnded Il
!, change his vote to leave NO stone un
turned and to leave no sacrifice undon
!, that would stand in the way of elect
ing two United States Senators. Their
; was much speculation as to what MI
Baynard intended to do, and when, il
joint session the Wilmingtonian vote
for DUPONT and Richards the Regular
manifested much surprise, as he ha
been supporting independent candi
/ dates. Notwithstanding THAT he is gel
} ting farther and farther away froI
5 them, THE Union Republicans an
5 counting solidly ON Mr.. Baynard's vot
2 in THE final roundup next month.
Y The Democrats held a conference
e the third story of the State Hous
D Senator Slaughter, their permaner
i chairman, presiding. Several Iof th
e friends of Fornser Attorney -Generi
0 John Biggs wanted to change from til
caucus nominees, and throw "bol
o quehs'' among other distingutshs
It Democrats. especially Biggs and Fo
e mer Governor TunDeli, but There WI
. SO little support for this ddeeS that ths
finally abandoned 1T I'd