Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-02
Elected to the United States
Senate From Delaware.
VICTORY FOR. ADDICKS
BELIEF THAT ALLEE WILL Re-
SIGN TO HIM.
Unionists' Proposal Finally Accepted
by the Regulars After
Hard Fight.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| DOVER, Del, March 2--The Delaware
legislature at 2:3Q o'clock this afternoon
| ended the senatorial deadlock by electng
1 State Senator ]. Frank Alice (union repub-
hcan) to the long-term senatorship. which
! expires in 1907 and Representative l.. H.
| Ball Irregular republican, to the short term,
| which ends in 1905. The regulars In caucus
| at the Hotel Richardson at 1:45 o, clock
nominated Representative Ball as their con-
| didate by a vote of to 1, the single ballot
| being cast for ex-senator Anthony Higgins.
| The union republicans had previously nomi-
| mated Alice. The chamber Of the house
was crowded. and there was wild demon
stration when tine result was reached. AL
lee was congratulated by his colleagues and
by the assembly generally.
The Ballot at Noon.
| The ballots in joint session at noon today
| were ineffective, but as soon as they had
| been taken State Senator George w. Sparks
| Irregular republican, moved that recess be
taken until 2:3O o'clock, and this was car
| ried
| This outcome was brought about by the
regular legislators this morning accepting
| the proposition Of the union republicans
| which was agreed upon at the meeting In
| Addicks office in Philadelphia on Saturday.
| That proposition was that the unions Sc
cure the long term and the regulars the
| short term.
| The leaders of the regulars, notably their
| state chairman Henry B. Thompson, Maj.
| Edmund r. Mitchell and ex-State Senator
| Saml M Knox of Wilmington. protested
| vigorously to the legislators of their faction
| against the acceptance of the Addicks prop
| osition, but their advice was not needed.
| They were overridden. They realize that
| the election of Alice. who Is Addicks' right
l hot I, will
| after being indicted into Office for the pur-
| pose of enabling Governor Hum to appoint
| Addicks himself to the senatorial vacancy
and thus make the union republican leader
| victorious.
| The regular legislators. however. took
| the bit between their teeth. with Repubil-
| can VIM. r. Finn. the regulars leader In
| the house, as the driver. and did as they
| pleased Finn, it Is said wants to be gov
| ernor. and on this account was anxious to
| placate the Addicks forces In order to
secure their support for his nomination.
| This may explain the developments in a
| nutshell.
| Addicks Cheered and Kissed
Mr.. Addicks appeared on the floor of the
house shortly before noon and was cheered
| by his cohorts. The cheers were then
drowned out by Kisses. But the hostile
| demonstration did not disturb his equanlr1-
ity. He sat between Representatives Jones
| (union republican, and Tyre nominal reg
| ulaD and watched the balloting at the
| noon session with interest.
Exciting Day at Capital.
This was an exciting day at the capital.
| Politicians and prominent men from all
| parts of the state came here this morning
| with the expectation that the senatorial
! n uddle would be solved today. For the first
| time since the beginning of the deadlock
| the republican national" committee sent an
| emissary here in the person of Representa-
| tive Charles Fl. Dick of Ohio. with inStruc-
| tons from National Chairman Hanna to
| urge the regular republicans to accept the
proposition agreed upon by tAddicks and his
| Heutenants at the conference in Philadel-
| pEia on Saturday for the election of
| union republican to the long-term senator
| ship. and a regular republican to the short
| term. Addicks himself being eliminated.
| Mr.. Dick admitted that ne was here on
| this important mission. HIS headquarters
are at the Hotel Richardson. where. prior
| to the holding of a joint session of the legis-
| lature, he received delegations from each
| republican faction
Mr.. Dicks Statement.
| Mr.. Dick said: THE regulars should ac-
| cept the proposition of the union repub-
| licans. This is the best thing to do, and Is
what the national committee wants. l am
doing all 1 can to bring this result about"
The fact that Representative Dick is an
| outSluST anu Hd5 IlO pcTSOHdi Interest III
the affairs of Delaware whatsoever, and
| being regarded wholly as the personal rep
| resentative of Senator Hanna, was not rel
| ished by the regulars.
| State Chairman Salisbury, democrat. pre-
| scented a proposition to State Chairman
| Henry B. Thompson Of the regular repub-
| licans agreeing to use his influence for the
| election by the democrats and the regulars
| of the two regular republicans for United
| States senators. The liberality Of this move
was appreciated by Mr.. Thompson. and he
| agreed to do everything within his power
| to have the regular legislators agree to this
/ proposition, and thereby defeat the scheme
| of Addicks.
Democrats Asked to Sign.
| Mr.. Salisbury and ex-senator Richard
R. Kenney presented paper to the twenty
one democratic legislators when they met
| In caucus shortly after IL o'clock to this
| effect, and asked them to sign it. This
| conclusion on the part of the democrats
| was ratified this morning at a meeting at
the Capital Hotel of the advisory commit
tee of the democratic state committee.
| The regular republican legislators also
| met In caucus this morning at the Hotel
Richardson. Representatives Price and
! Tyre the nominal regulars were at first
| taken in the regulars caucus but after a
few minutes they withdrew, this course
| evidently being agreeable to the regulars
| Sentiment was divided among the regular
| republican legislators as to what course
they would pursue, whether they would &C
| cept the democratic offer for two regulars
| or accept the Addicks proposition. Just be-
fore the holding of the joint session the ex-
element ran high and the question was not
| decided.
Mr. Addcks. accompanied by his two
daughters, came here this morning on the
| same train with the politicians.
The democrats at their caucus were unani-
| nous for the election by the democrats and
| regulars Of one regular to the long term
| senatorship, but were divided as to the cleo
of fuyn HaaYnn tfp
tee comprising Senator Clements and Repre-
sentatives Buckmaster and Thompson. wait
| ed upon the regulars, but obtained no salts
| faction.