Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-09
HAS ELECTED NO SENATOR
Deadlock in Delaware Legislature Continues
Until Adjournment Sine Die.
MOTION TO SEPARATE CAUSES UPaoAR
Crowds Rush About In Frenyied Man
ner and President Ellison Called
Old Maid rnd Trattor-Goy-
ernor Not to Fiji Vacancy.

the present session or the legislature
brought large crowd to Dover Promptly
at 12 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 full term resulted: Kenney
(dem.), %; >Addicks (union rep), 16; Du-
pont Irregular rep), I; Higgins Irregular
rep), s; necessary to a choice. %.
The ballot for the short term resulted:
Salisbury, 23 Addcks, 90; Richards, reg
ular rep), :.
Two Houses Separate.
The two houses at IL o'clock separated by
vote Of 80 to 32 and the senatorial ballot
was at an end with a double deadlock as
the result. On the motion to separate the
regular republicans, who have steadfastly
refused to vote for Addlcks, voted with
the twenty three democrats.
The motion to separate. which was made
by Mr. Knox Irregular republican,, was a
complete surprise to the union republicans
Vote IL down. vote 1t down." was shouted
from their section of the chamber. Amidst
the greatest confusion the roll was called
and as the democrats and regular repub-
licans were solidly together, the motion
was carried
NneH iTesl0ent Ellison gaNel 1cll ana
the announcement was made that the joint
session was ended there was roar OF cx-
citement and cheers from the democrats
and regulars followed. The crowds rushed
about in an almost frenzied manner. shout
ing out the names of the seven republicans
who refused to vote for Addicks, Senators
Knox and Ellison and Representatives
Clark, Chandler, Flynn, Hodgson and Pill
| ing. The other side cheered for Addicks
at the same time and altogether the scene
was one that has not been equaled here
| since the fight began In 1895. Representa- =
tives Shallcross and Healy. democrats,
| locked arms and led the democratic side
of the house around the room singing
| Hail. Hail, the Gangs All Here"
Cries o' "shoot Him.
| crowd of Addicks sympathizers
| swarmed 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
| detectives crowded around Chandler, who
kept on cheering A union republican SEN
| ator approached Chandler and jumped on
a chair yelling: Three groans for the
id republican traitors!" Friends urged
the men to desist.
| AS fTeSluent ELLISON Waike0 out ne 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.
Forty-Five Ballots Taken.
Forty-fve ballots have been taken IL
Joint session since the balloting began or
January 16.
Delaware has not had a full representa-
tion in the United States senate since tn,
| expiration OF former Senator Anthony
| Higgins term in 1895. Mr.. Higgins was
candidate for reelection, but was opposed
by ]. Edward Addicks, who had recently
moved to Delaware from Philadelphia. Mr.
Addicks deadlocked the legislature anC
made the threat that the senator would "b,
Addicks or nobody" The deadlock hal
existed ever since and the factional fgh
has been perhaps the bitterest in the his
tory OF American politics.