Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
FORMAL DECL|NAT|0N
Union Republicans Repudiate
Regulars Offer.
FORMER HOLD CAUCUS
DEMOCRATS GIVE VOTES TO TWO
NEW CANDIDATES.
Usual Farce at Dover Today Failed to
Bring About Election of United
States Senators.
FORMER HOLD CAUCUS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
DOVER, Del, February 16.-The regular
republicans and the union republicans are
still far apart on the senatorships. The
counter proposition submitted by the regu-
lars to the Addicks faction Friday is not
acceptable to the union republicans, for the
reason that the anti-Addicks men demand
one of the senatorships.
The union republicans insist that majority
rule must obtain in a caucus Of all thirty
one republicans. When the regulars issued
their counter proposition they did not ex-
pect the union republicans to accept 1t.
but 1t was deemed best in political sense
that this step should be taken. The dead
lock, is, therefore, still on, with no change
in the situation apparent.
Representative Finn, the leader of the
regulars in the House, said this morning
before the meeting Of the legislature that
he did not look for an acceptance by the
union republicans of the proposition that
each republican faction elect one senator,
and in this view he was not disappointed.
Union Republicans Decline Offer.
The union republicans held caucus dur
ing the noon recess for the purpose Of for
mally considering the regulars proposition.
They appointed Senators Groves, Pennewill
and Conner a committee to draft formal
declination of the regulars proposition.
The ballots today resulted:
Long term-Edward d. Hearin (dem.) 20;
Edward Addicks (union rep.), 10; l.. H.
Ball Irregular rep.), 8; Anthony Higgins
Irregular rep.), 2. Total vote, 30; no eiec-
ton.
Short term-J. Harvey Whiteman (decn),
20; J. Edward Addicks (union rep.), 19; H.
A. Dupont Irregular rep.), 8; II. A. Richard
son Irregular rep), ,; William w. >Lobdell
Irregular rep), j. Total vote, 80; no cleo
ton.
Senator Wright tdem.) and Senator
Groves (union rep.) were paired.
Democrats Hold Caucus.
The democrats held a caucus this morning
and selected two new nominees for their
complimentary votes in Edward D. Hearin
Of Georgetown for the long term and j.
Harvey Whiteman of Wilmington for the
short term.
Senator Harrington placed former Rep
resentative John w. ,Causey of Milford in
nomination against Mearin and Represent
ative Rose nominated ]. Wilkins Cooch OF
Cooch's Bridge against Mr. Whiteman.
Messrs. Hearin and Whiteman, however,
were chosen by a large majority.
1t is probable that the democrats will
return to their original nominees-former
Senator Richard r. Kenny for the long
term anu state chairman w Hldru 6duiS.
bury for the short term-the latter part OF
this week, and adhere to these selections
until the end of the legislature, or until
there is a prospect of coalition being effect
ed with the regular republicans.
Mcgee Claims Election.
Democratic State Chairman Salisbury
was here today and conferred with the
democratic members of the state senate re-
garding the contest brought by George E.
Mcgee (union republican VS.. Thomas W.
Jefferson (democraO rom the fifth sera-
torial district of Sussex county. Mcgee
claims he was elected by q votes. Jeffer-
sons official plurality was e.