Evening journal., 1901-01-14
RIVAL CLANS GATHER FOR
THE BITTER FIGHT FOR TWO
UNITED STATES SENATORS
Addscs Are Making Desperate But Unavang Efforts to Effect
Compromise Which VIII Permit the Gasman
to Go to the Senate

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on the ground, but are themselves di-
recting their fight for the caucus nOmi-
nauons. Kenney occupies a strong po-
sition and can deal with either Biggs
or Salisbury and his will seemingly
will rule the outcome of the contest
BY this time the Addicksites realize
that it will be impossible for them to
get binding caucus with the Regular
! Republicans. They and their want-to-
win Republican aides are moving
heaven and earth to bring it about,
but it seemingly cannot be accomp-
| lished
The Hotel Richardson is filled with
earnest partisans who are pitting wit
against wit on this caucus matter, and
on every hand the side which is weak
est numerically is strongest in its line
of conduct
1t is understood that the Addicks
plan is to call a caucus for or 81
O'Clock tonight, and to invite the Reg
/ ular Republican members to partici-
pate in it. The invitation will be de-
clined. If a conference does not fol-
! low, the Addicksites will close the
doors, organize their caucus and make
their nominations. The belief is that
! ,ney will name Addiks for both the
short and the long terms, or If they do
not, that they will vote for him f5r
both in the balloting of the two houses
which will be done separately tO-mOr
lrow and Jointly daily until two sena-
/ tors are elected or the Legislature
adicurns The Addicksites canot dc
otherwise unless they name Addicks
and some other man equally objection
ale to the Regular Republicans. If
! they were to vote for Addicks for the
short term and for a Regular Repubh-
can for the long term the Regular Re
/ publicans would swing in for the Reg
ular Republican nominee and elect
/ him and cont'n nue. the deadlock against
! Addicks.
Several things viii occur tomorrow
which win induce many Of those who
are down to-day to remain in town
until tomorrow night.
! Lieutenaut-G0vern0r Philip L. Can
non Will be sworn in and assume his
/ duties as President Of the Senate, re-
/ lieving President protein Ellison, who
win take his seat at the desk adjOin
ing that of Senator Knox.
The two Houses viii ballot separate
| ly and fruitlcssly for United States
| senators, and so over to the County
Court House 20 participate in The i'm
auguration of GCyernOr-elect John
| Hunn
AT night the inaugural ball, which
| promises to be a brilliant affair, viii
be i'm full swing. and many Of Della
wares best-known society people viii
participate in it.
The result of the balloting tO-mOr-
row is prOblemadcal. The Regular Re
publicans may vote for Colonel Henry
! A. DUPONT, Of New Castle county, and
! Charles r. Richards. Of Sussex county
! The Addicksites viii vote for Addicks
fer one term and perhaps for both. al
though there is some talk Of State Sem
atcr Alice getting a complimentary
vote on the start-off. He has had the
bee in his bonnet for some time. and
u. is said that Addicks would, if he
could swing the election for two, take
him to Washington with him. The
| Democrats will vote for Kenney, their
retiring United States Senator, and
either Salisbury or Biggs, as the eau
Gus tonight may dictate
GOvernor-elect Hum to-day infOr-
mally announced the appointment Of
| DR.. Caleb Layton to be his secretary
Of State His name must go before
the Senate for confirmation On We'd
nesday the list Of appointments made
by Governor Tunnel during the last
two years will be taken up fer consid-
GRAFTON in executive session and the
i Democrats are laying plans to get the
lappointees confirmed. II they are not,
some of the more radical workers here
say, every appointment made by Gov
ernor Hum will be held up wherever
it is possible to do il by means Of a
lcoalition with either the Regular Repub-
licans or the Union Republicans. as the
nature Of the appointments may make
it possible.
BIG GUNS AND LITTLE GUNS.
Among party men Of prominence al
ready on the ground or who are ex-
pected here before nightfall are Philip
10. Churchman, chairman of the Re
publican State Committee; Senator J.
Frank Alice. chairman of the Union
I, Republican State Committee; Willard
Salisbury. IT.. chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee; United
States Senator Richard r. Kenney,
Congressman Walter o Hoffecker,
Congressman L. Heisler Ball, Cover
nor-elect John HUM, Lieutenant-GOv-
ernor-elect Philip l. Cannon, Henry
+ B. Thompson, Z. B. Shurter, Former
! Attorney-General John Biggs, Chair
man Patrick Neary. Of the New Castle
p County Democratic County Executive
COMMITTEE; 7. Edward Addicks,
Charles H. Kittinger, Former Speaker
Of the Senate John p. Donahoe, Former
State Treasurer W. NJ. Ross, Former
State Treasurer Wilbur J.. Burnite
d Hugh c. Browne and William II.
Heald. former chairman and secretary
: respectively of the Republican State
b Committee; Horace G.. Knowles. Dan
iel J. Layton, Manlove Hayes. Charles
W. Pusey. Postmaster George E. Smith
!. loorgo w. Lngrnm. John n. Callahan.