The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-03
DELAWARE SENATORS CHOSEN
u,ET, tDDICkS NAN. AND BALL,
RIntLiR. ELECTED.
u,r,mr Republican Factions come 10
Terms secretary Dick OF the National
Committee Aids In Bringing About
,larmon, Addlrks 10 Fight On.

noyrR Del, March 2.-Delaware has
,~o United states Senators again. They
are Republicans. and each represents
p,pubican faction. They were chosen
I'D. of,ernoon bv union Of the Addicks
,nsn and the Regulars. James Frank Alice.
s,,,, Senator and the Addicks leader, and
nr l.. IL Heiser Hall the present Congress-
man and Addicks's most bitter political
oneuy were chosen. The Addicks man
gets the long term.
io,,lnC crowd squeezed into every
inch Of space in the House. SO confused
dId the legislators themselves become
ram the excitement that they voted NO
mr. .yes said present for the name OF
asnator. forgot their caucus nominees and
acted Ike schoolboys. The spectators first
muShcd and then yelled, then hissed. then
snp,audel. In the seat OF Representative
fovnsand sat Congressman Charles IL.
nich secretary of the Republican National
Committee, who had come to zee the election
through. Beside him. in the seat OF Repre-
sentatlve Jones, sat j. Edward Addicks,
the ms man. who for more than ten years
has tried In vain to get into the United
States Senate.
vas exciting. State Chairman SALISBURY
Of the Democratic Committee and all the
Democratic leaders had urged upon their
avn CAUCUS 10 deal with the ten Regular
Republcans, even to supporting two Reg
ular Republicans, and not let Addicks beat
them, at any COST The Regulars hesitAted.
There was . chance to knd both Senator
.hre from their own camp. Then Col Dick
asserted himself. He went into the Regular
Republican caucus and importuned them
no desl with the twenty-one Addioks men.
He said
For the future Of the Republican party
OF this State and for the sake OF the party
the nation over, We pray you TO accept this
compromise
The Ohio politician pleaded . strong
case and won. When the Regulars sent
Senator Ellison and Representative Finn
into the Addicks caucus In the Senate
chamber to notify the Addicks men OF the
acceptance Of their plan there was JOY
unboundsd. Enemies for ten years buried
the Ratchet and embraced one another.
The Regulars withdrew and the Addcks
men at once nominated Senator ]. Frank
Alice - their choice for the long term.
Addicks was there, whooping 1t along.
Happy Why am very happy" said
Addioks after the caucus; gives me
the greatest possible sratificatIon IN max
Unissd stas:s Senator. he deserves the
strenssHsns tSe Union Republicans and
Ry IT, y Ras,n6 n asss 2 az. srsp =:
q isc{. fsyorsbis o ny candidacy 70 the
United etatss Senate
The Regulars could not asres upon their
man By the poop hour, Apd q ballot on each
9s had e s Ak sa "in ss
upon tn Announoement Of the vote, Sena-
tor 6parks moved for q recess, which Was
taken TO $50 o'clock. BY O'Clock the
Regular had agreed upon Congressman
Ball. Tn Anal vote was TO 1. Price and
Tyrs having Withdrawn.
When the joint session reconvened the
Dsmoorats started in TO hhbuster, but soon
President Ellison ruled them out OF order
and proceeded with the rollcall
'Mr. Alice said the clerk. calling the
hr.. name on the list. IA,
a powerful voics. Il AK to BE- excused
from voting for. the long term and vote for
L. Hsislar Hall for the short term
The other Republican Senators and
Representatives voted In the same way.
saying :For the long term: . j.. n Frank
When Senator Jsnersons name was
called he voted for Willard Salisbury fer
,he long term and the candidate for the
short term. clipped from his memory and
" had ~ turn TO his colleague Senator
Dnsure. one Of the stanchest OF the Ad-
dicks men OF the Legislature. to be
prompted Several OF the Democrats cut
Willard Salisbury the Democratic nominee
for the long-terTn SenAtorship, and voted
'or men Of their native towns. The ballot
Ras
Long Term-James Frank Alec, Ad-
dica man. 10; Willard salisbury ,Dem(.
~; James NJ Hughes DEM. I; Wood
burn Martin (D-rn), a. Andrew 4. San
norm DEM, /; Ebe W. Tunnel DEM. !;
Allee 10, voting.
Short Term-br. lewis Hei-ler Ball,
Regular Republican. 81: Richard X. kennsy
lDemD, 10, Benjamin T Hazel (DemD,
! Edwin r Cochran. Jr DemD, !; number
present, 50. necessary TO elect, a.
Gov. HUM signed both commissions
Tonight that the two Senatore might &C
co.nrany National Secretary Dick TO WASH
ingt1n 20 b. sworn IN early Tomorrow
morning James Frank Alice was born
the French Huguenoi family which settled
In ksnt county Ia lfO and who aligned
ihir names sD'Allee lie was eduoated
IN The Dover public schools and has since
devoted considerable time TO study, having
a large library Ne dr-, appeared In poll
lios during The Hisgins campaign ~ lsss.
10 lssl he suceed.d Judge P.nnssiA AZ
a msnib5r ~ the Republican stats Central
Committee, - which Gen James II Wilson
va chairman Upon this organization ~
t~ Addlnks party he b>oAmo chairman ~
't state Committee.
Ia the oamliaisu II issd lac Mas eleotsd
State senator by piufaliiy ~ ~, bui tho
homnpail' iis,s.o - ~ Kent county
ouufts tuTi 81 fosn his els tl,u, and
Iva uppaisht Ale - alsl a. inss hs ~as
s.slrt ADD seated 90 . State ~ astor from
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