Evening journal., 1901-03-22
DUPONT AND THE PATRONAGE

Federal patronage. Will you please
explain how II came about that Col
onel DUPONT was made dispenser?
UNION REPUBLICAN.
Camden, Del, March 20, 1901.
Certainly. In 1894 General Wilson
was chairman OF the Republican State
COMMITTEES, and the Republicans car
ried the State. electing their governor,
Joshua Marvil, and a majority OF the
members OF the Legislature. The Sen.
ate was Democratic. II elected VIII
liam T. Watson its speaker. The House
was Republican. 1t elected II. II. Nc
Mullen its speaker. AT that time the
Senate was composed OF nine menu
bors, three from each county; and the
House OF twenty-ona members, seven
from each county. The total member
snip was thirty. The number Of votes
necessary to elect a United States sem
ator was sixteen.
The Republicans elected nineteen of
the thirty members and the Democrats
eleven
The term OF United States Senator
Anthony Higgins was about to expire,
and the Republicans wanted TO send
him back for a second term. J.. Ed
ward Addicks demanded the place. It
was refused. He induced Senator
Handy and Representatives Ball,
Brown. Moore. Morgan and Robbins to
refuse 10 enter the Republican caucus
and abide by the result They an
nouced that 1t must be Addicks or
nobody.
That reduced the membership of the
Republican caucus to thirteen, or three
short of the number necessary TO elect
a United States senator.
Governor Marvil died Speaker of
the Senate Watson, a Democrat, be-
same acting governor William r.
Records. a Democrat, was elected
speaker pro tenn. Of the Senate Act
ing Governor Watson relinqulshed his
legislative functions entirely and de-
voted his time and attention to tho
administration OF the executive de
partment. with ]. Harvey WhltemanI
as his secretary OF State. That reduced
the legislative membership from thirty
TO twenty-nine, and the number OF
votes necessary 10 elect United
States senator from sixteen 10 fifteen.
= Fer between three and four months
the senatorial deadlock existed. Ad-
dicks holding his six men against an
the pressure that could be brought to
move them. Then Representative Nor
gan broke away. increasing the Repub-
lican vote to fourteen, the Republicans
having dropped senator Higgins and
combined" their Strength on Colonel
DUPONT
z On next to the last day OF the ses-
sion, Representative Brown served no
tice on Addicks That ON the next day
he intended to votes for Colonel Du-
Pont aud elect him
Thcn IL was that Addicks crowneb
his perndy He got senator Handy
land Representative Ball, Morgan and
Moore to sign paper pledging them
.Belves never to leave Addicks That
paper was taken TO Acting Governot
SMatson,4 az Democrat, and Addicks
iFirged HIM % resume his seat as aState
Senator and prevent the election OF D
ltepublican United State senator.
when this became known, all Repub-
ncans and many Democrats protested,
but Acting Governor Watson took THE
ggavel from Speaker pro tenn. Records
sand marched into the Hallsof Repre-
,sentativcs at the head OF the Stan
senators when the time for thu
joint session had arrived.
! Protests. formal and informal, wen
made on the floor against this assump
zion Of power. They went unheede b,
the Democrats and Addicksites, Fifteel
Republicans voted for Colonel Dupont
four renegade Republicans voted fd
Addicls. The eleven Democrats mad
up the remainder. Finally thre
o'clock arrived. Acting GOverno
Watson declared that there had bee
no election and that the Legislator
stood adjourned sine die. Speaker Z
the House McAiullen sprang to IN
NAoo olAA ANA hldllN NlOAAaAhANA AA
election Of Colonel DUPONT
Then the tight was transferred frO
Dover 10 Washington. The Republ
cans contcnded that Acting Govern,
Watson had no right TO sit in the join
assembly and that Colonel DuPol
was clecuod. The Democrats and A,
dicksites held that he had a right
sit and that Colonel DUPONT was n
elected. The case was argued ably ,
both sides. The Democrats expea
enccd no difficulty in lining up d
Democratic side of the United Stat
Senate against Colonel DUPONT #
Republicans lined up the Republic
side an his favor. Between the Nm
were the Silver Republicans and I
Populists. The work Of lining them
against Colonel DUPONT was left
Addicks. He set up lobby and sp'