Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-17
BALLOTS FOR SENATOR'S
Yesterdays Attempts in Joint
Session at Dover We're
Without Results.
.FARL0W STlLtVOTES FOR KENNEY
The Latter Received 20 Votes
and Addioks 16 for the Full
Term - Who Received
the Other Votes.
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Dover, Jan. 16. = The Legislature
met in joint assembly at noon today,
for the purpose Of balloting for
United States Senators. Representative
Kitchen, who Is i'll, was the only mem
Der absent. The hall OF the House OF
Representatives, where the balioting
took place, was crowded.
On motion of Senator Alice, Presi.
dent pro tenn Ellison of the Senate was,
selected to preside at the joint meeting.
On Senator Allee's further motion, the
joint assembly proceeded to vote for
United States Senator for the full term.
Tbs ballot resulted as follows:
For Richard r. Kepney Senators,
Clements, Farlow, Hart, Harrington,
Maui, McNulty. Slaughter and Wright
and REPRESENTATIVES. GoodeD, Hardesty,
Hearn, Healey, Holoomb, Hutchinsbn.
Monaghan, Pepper, Ralph, Shallcross,
Sootten, VINEYARD, Warren, West and
Wright-23
For j. Edward Addicks- Senators
Abbott, Alice Blakely, Brasure and
Pennewill and Representatives Aron,
Clendaniel, Ewing, Hope, Layton, Long,
Moore, Prettyman, Short and White
and Speaker McCommons-l6.
For Henry A. du Pont ~ Senators
Groves and Knox and President pro
tenn Ellison, and Representatives Chan
dler, Clark, Finn, Hodgson and Filling
Is. 4tt
For William G. spruancs- Repre-
sentative Baynaid-1.
For Levi U. Bird-Representatiye
Robertson Il.
For Charles F. Richards--senator
MoFarlin--1.
For Anthony Higgins-Representa-
tive Day ett II.
Total vote, 81; majority, 90. No
election.
On motion of Senator A lice. rhe joint
assembly proceeded to ballot for United
States Senator for the short term. The
ballot resulted az follows:
For Willard Saulabury-22. tFarlow
did not vote for him.
For j. Edward Addicgs--16.
For. Charles F. Richards Senator
Knox and President Fro tenn Ellison,
and Representatives Chandler, Clark,
Dayett, Finn, HodRson, billing and
Robertson %.
For William S. Hilles = Senators
Groves and McFarlin %.
For Benjamin Nields-Representa-
| live baynafu-I.
For John q. Gray--Senator Farlow
Il,
Total vote. 81; majority, 20. No
election.
On motion of Senator Blskely, the
JOINT assembly separated, at ! o'clock.
until noon tomorrow.
Union Republicans today. circulated
among the Republican members of the
General Assembly for signatures and
agreement to vote Tor Col. Henry A..
du Pont for Senator for the full term and
for j. Edward Addicks for Senator for
the short term. AL the Union Re-
publican members signed 1T, but few
sif any Regular Republicans attached
their names thereto.
In submitting, the written PROPOSE
tion Union Republicans said they were
complying with n request received by
telegraph from President Mckinley.
Regular Republicans asserted that Il
was an Addicks attempt at coercion.
4 The. TAPER circulated by the, Union
| Republicans was as fellows:
I'VE, the Union Republican mem
bers of the Legislature, recognizing
the extreme gravity Of the present situa,
stion, not only as affecting Republican
ington, and seeing that the result, Of
tho vote for Senator gives Henry A.
du Pont q clear majority of the Reyu
| lar Republicans. hereby offer the. fol.
lowing proposition:
"That the Republicans Of both fac,
tions unite in solid vote, for j.
Edward Addioks for the long term and
Henry A. du Pont Tor the short term
Senatorships, and thus end the present
unnecessary and disastrous situation.
We respectfully await for an early
answer to the foregoing proposition \
The l6 men who are voting for Mr..
n ,Addioks signed the paper, but nc
Regular Republican would aign it,