The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
DELANARE'S TWO SENAT0RS
Alice, Addicks Man, and Ball, Regu-
lar Republican, Elected.
fHE LONG DEADLOCK BROKEN
The Result Regarded as an AddIcks Vic
tory-He Says He Is Pleased and viii
Try Again In 10o4-His Man Gets the
Long Term and Congressman Ball the
Short Term-History Of Long Fight.

xTy again In 1VU4-Hlo MAN Veue sHs
Long Term and Congressman Ball thu
Short Term-History Of Long Fight.
Dover, Del.-The Union and Regular
factions of the Republican party
reached an agreement which resulted
in the election Of two United States
Senators by the State Legislature. and
for the first time in four years the
State Of Delaware has secured full
representation in the upper house OF
Congress. The successful candidates
are State Senator ]. Frank Allies
Union Republican,. elected to the Sen,
atorship which expires in 1907, and
Congressman l.. Heisler Ball Irregular
Republican,, elected to fill the term ex-
piring in 1905. The election is regard.
ed here as an Addicks victory.
Congressman Dick. Secretary of the
Republican National Committee, was
largely instrumental in ~persuading the
warning factions to acceptsth the compro-
mise which ended the long fight over
the Scholarships.
The deadlock of months in the Legis.
latlre was broken when the thirty
sixth and final ballot for United States
Senators was taken, with the following
result:
Long Term-Allee. 80; Salisbury, II;
J. H. Hughes Dem.), /; Woodburr
Martin DENY, 1; A. e. Sanborn. i;
e. w. Tunnel (Dem.l, ].
Short Term-Ball, 81; Kenney DEM,
10; B. A. HAZEL fDem.). 1; e. R. Coch-
ran. Jr., DENY, /.
Necessary to a choice, 26.
There was much shouting and gen.
eral rejoicing when the result was an
nounced. Mr.. Addicks was the first to
congratulate Senator Alice, and he was
followed by a long procession of legis-
lators and spectators, all of whom were
anxious to shake the hand Of the sue
cessful candidate.
II am very happy" said Mr.. Ad-
dicks, subsequently,. ut gratiies me
to make one Of my best friends. ].
Frank Alice. United States Senator.
He deserves the place from a party
viewpoint and greatly strengthens the
Union Republicans and myself in max
ing the fight to carry the State in 1904
for the President. I propose to help
elect a majority of the Legislature OF
1904 favorable to my candidacy for the
United States Senate"
II have only to say" said Senator
Alice, 'that 1 sincerely regret that I
have to fill the place that belongs to
Mr.. Addicks."
John Edward Addicks began his long
struggle for a seat in the Senate in
1888, when the term of Eli Salisbury
was about to expire. Although un-
known to the politicians of Delaware.
he obtained some backing, but when
the Republican Legislature met in jan
uary, 1889. the caucus nomination went
to Anthony Higgins. In 1892 Mr.. Ad-
dicks again entered the Senatorial field,
but the Democrats carried the State.
and George Gray was elected to the
Senate.
In 1894, when Mr.. Higgins's term
was about to expire, Addicks made his
third essay for the Senatorship. Six
votes were cast for him. A p%rotracted
deadlock ensued, lasting from January
IA until May 8. Colonel Henry A. Du
Pont was formally declared elected by
Speaker McMullin. of the House, but
he actually lacked one vote of a ma
jority. Speaker Watson (Dem.), of the
Senate, and Acting Governor Of the
State, declared the Joint convention
adjourned sine die without an election
position in which he was sustained
by the Senate at Washington.
From that time dates the split of the
party into the two factions STYLED
Union and Regular Republicans. Each
faction put a State ticket in the field
in. 1896. which threw the election to
the Democrats and sent Richard R.
Kenney to the Senate. Addicks re-
turned to the fightip 1898. when there
was another deadlc *, lasting until the
ad1ournment Of the Legislature, in
March. 1899
Then cauha the great campaign OF
1900, nwEseh two Senators were to be
electeg--one for the term which began
In 1889 and another for the term begin
n 1901. Addicks was nominated
by his followers for both the long and
short terms. On February 10 four of
the Regulars went over to Addicks for
the short term. and on March / two
others followed them. increasing the
Addicks vote to twenty-five. but leav-
ing him still five short. The vote for
the long term remained unchanged, and
the session came to A close March Z
with the two seats still untitled.
Last year the two Republican fac
tions united on a State ticket. which
was elected. When the balloting be-
gan. ON January 20 of this year. Ad-
dicks again turned no as a candidate
for both terms, receiving twenty-one
votes for the long term and nineteen
for the short term. The lines remained
practically unhroken until the two Sem