Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-08
NO ELECTION AT DOVER
DELAWARE WITHOUT REPREsEN-
TATION IN THE SENATE. -,
After Taking Forty-Five Ballots in
Joint Assembly Legislature sss,s
Ntf-'' Finally Separates.

DOVER, Del, March S.-The last day OF
the present session of the legislature
brought a large crowd to Dover. Promptly
at II O'clock the senate entered the house
chamber, where the joint session Of the
TWO houses was held. There was intense
excitement when the presiding officer called
for the ballot for United States senator
The vote for the full term resulted: Ken
ney (dem). %; Addicks (union rep). IL;
Dupont Irregular rep). Z; Higgins Irregular
rep), @; necessary to choice. n.
The legislature Is to adjourn sine die al
pm. today.
The ballot for the short term resulted
Salisbury. %; Addicks, %; Richards (reg-
ular rep), Z.
The Two houses, at 1922 o'clock. sep
arated by a vote Of 30 to %. and the sena-
torial ballot was at end with double dead
lock as the result.
On the molion to separate the seven regu-
lar republicans who have steadfastly re-
fused to vote for Addicks voted with the
twenty-three democrats ~
The motion to separate, which was made
by Senator Knox Irregular republican, OF
wilmington was complete surprise to the
union republicans. Vote it down. Vote
1t down. was shouted from their section
of the chamber. Amid the greatest con-
fusion the roll was called and as the demo-
Gratis and regular republicans voted soidly
together, the motion was carried. When
President EllfSon'S gavel fell and the an
nouncement was made that the joint ses-
sion was ended there was roar of ex-
element and wild cheers from the demo-
Gratis and regulars followed. The crowds
rushed about in an almost frenZied man
ner, shouting out the names of the seven
republicans who refused to vote for Adj
dicks, Senators Knox and Ellison and Rep
resentatives Clark, Chandler, Finn. Hodg-
son and Pilling. The other side cheered
for Addicks at the same time. and alto
gether the scene was one that has not
been equaled here since the fight began in
1895.
Forty-five ballots have been taken in
joint session since the balloting began. on
January 10.
Delaware has not had a full representa-
ton in the United States Senate since the
expiration Of former Senator Anthony H!g-
gins term in 1895.
Mr.. Higgins was a candidate for re-elec-
ton. but was opposed by ]. Edward Ad-
dicks. who had recently moved to Delaware
from Philadelphia. Mr.. Addicks deadlock
ed the legislature and made the threat that
the senator would be "Addicks or nobody
The deadlock has existed ever since and
the fractional fight has been perhaps the
bitterest in the history Of American poll
tics.
Representatives Shallcross and Healy,
democrats. locked arms and led the demo-
cratic side Of the house around the room
singing: Hail, Hail. the Gangs All Here"
A crowd Of Addicks sympathizers swarm
ed around Representative Chandler. one OF
the regular republican leaders. who was
cheering vigorously. Shoot him; stick a
knife in him." they shouted. and Colonel
Morrow, Major Mitchell and several de-
tectives crowded around Chandler, who
kept on cheering. A union republican sem
ator approached Chandler and jumped on
to a chair, yelling. Three groans for the
id republican traitors" Friends urged the
men to deSiSt.
AS President Ellison walked out he was
Kissed by the Addicks men, who cried
"Old maid and TRAITOR" but he was
cheered to the echo from the other side OF
the house.
Speaker McCommons in about half an
hour had restored order and quietly ad-
journed the house
Governor Hum declared this afternoon
that he would not appoint a United States
senator,