The Delawarean., 1901-02-09

Senator j. Frank Allee, who is THE
recognized leader of the Union Repub.
llcan fight, was asked if the Addicks
men could possibly resist the tempting
bait offered-two Union Republican
Senators and tIhe whole State mtachin-
ery-and replied:
we will positively never consent tc
amy lhfng that does not include Ad-
dicks"
Addioks First or Nobody.
/ Yesterday the Union Republicans
went into caucus to frame a reply to
the fiat sent out Thursday by the Regu-
lars to the effect that they would vote
for Lieutenant-G Governor Cannon and
Attorney General Ward (bouh of whom
had been supported by the Republicans
of bhe entire State) if tine Union Re
publicans would only exclude Addicks
Meantime the Democrats, too, were
at work in a conference called for Itne
purpose of deciding upon a change OF
course in the Senatorial situation
They talked over throwing bouquets
among Democrats all over the State.
The conference ended in a decision to
support Kenney and Salisbury to-day
and to meet again before the vote is
taken next Monday.
The work of the Union Republican
caucus was announced this afternoon,
just before tine balloting began in Joint
Assembly, when the Addicks men
handed the Regular Republicans,
through Assemblyman William Finn
q formal reply.
Aslssmblyman Theodore F. Clark,
la e Speaker of the House, received a
long petition yesterday. III was at
first Thought to be Union Republican
document, but it proved to be an ad-
dress from sixty free-holding Republi-
can citizens of Mr.. Clark district urg-
ing him not to vote for Addicks for
Senator under any consideration.
The balloting Yesterday Slight
ly changed results, the three Republi-
cans who have broken AWAY from the
Regulars continuing to suppor. former
Senator Anthony Higgins for the long
term and Lawyer William S. Hilles for
ths short term
On the short term question, however,
the Regulars changed their votes to
demonstrate Ito the other Republicans
that they wanted anybody but Addicks.
Mr.. Chandler dropped Richards and
supported Higgins. Mr.. Clark took UP
Henry A. DUPONT ON ehis ballot. Dr.
Farlow of the Senate Qnd Dem.) sup
ported on the second proposition Peter
j. Ford, late Democratic candidate for
Governor. The result of the first bal
lot was:
Constitutional Term-For Kenney
! (Dem.) %; AddIicks (Union Rep.) 16;
DUPONT (Reg. Rep) 4; Higgins Greg
Rep.) 8; Bird Greg. Rep) /; Spruance
Greg. Rep.) l.; Representative Pilling
absent. Necessary ito choice, 26.
Unexpired Term-For Salisbury
(Dem.) 81; Addicks (Union Rep) 16;
Richards (Reg. Rep.) 6; Hilles (Ind
Rep.) 8; Neilds, Higgins, DUPONT, al
Republicans, j each; Ford (Dem.) 1;
Absent, Harrington and Pilling
Necessary to a choice, 26.
Wont Have Ward and Cannon.
This is the formal answer submitted
j by 1.-The Union Republicans to the Regu
lars:
Hon. William Chandler, Richard T
Pulling, Richard Hodgson, S. H. Bay
nard, Benjamin A. Groves, James w
Robertson, James Kitchen, Theodore
f. Clark, j. w. Dayett, w. R. Flinn
| H. G. Ellison, Robert McF'arlane ant
Samuel M. Knox.
Gentlemen: THE communication
signed by you proposing to elect tiht
! Hon. Phillip L. Cannon and the Hon
Herbert H. Ward United States Sem
ators for Delaware ,and pledging your
selves to support them, has been re
ceived by the undersigned. WE havt
carefully and maturely considered thy
. same and have the honor Ito submit thu
following reply thereto:
!, We fully assent TO your statement
therein, the first of which is '9nhat tht
interests of the State demand THAT th,
State shall be fully represented in th,
United States Senate" and the othel
statement, 'oThat the failure of 1.-THE Re
!, publican members of the General AS
semIbly to agree upon two persons tt
be elected Senators is greatly injurint