New-York tribune., 1903-03-03
DELAWARE ELECTS SENATOR'S.
ADDICKS WINS AND LOSES-HIS MAN IN; HE rs OUT
he SAYS HE WILL BE CHOSEN IN TWO YEARS.
j. Frank AHce Union State Chairman Gets Long Term: Dr. L. II
Ball Short Term-CoL for Election

of the Union caucus. There they were admitted
readily enough.
The trouble with the Regulars after they had
given in to Colonel Dicks plea to act with the
Unions, was to agree to give them the long
term. This the Unions. led by Addicks. who
was with them at their caucus. insisted on hav-
ing. When the tirs, came for the baloting an
agreement seemed far away ever.
1t was 1910 o'clock, the hour set, when the
two Senators entered the Assembly Hall. Hard
ly space enough was left for the legislators,
large was the crowd Of relatives and friends Of
the members to whom the privilege OF the floor
had been granted to witness the election. Ad
dicks came into the hall with his two daughters
just before the joint session was convened.
Cheers and handclapping greeted him at first,
but these were soon changed to hisses the
galleries discovered him. Speaker Anthony
silenced the crowd with a threat to have the
room cleared.
FIRST BALLOT WITHOUT RESULT.
There tense silence as Senator Allees
name, the first on the list. was called but his
ancwer, j. Edward Addicks, showed that the
factions were still far apart. The list was gone
over with the same result as on every day since,
the session began. But then Senator Sparks
Irregular Republican, moved recess till 23O
o'clock. AS the Democrats by this time had de-
cided that their case was hopeless and that it
was only question of little time for the
Regulars to accept the Union plan. the motion
was carried without dissenting vote.
The two factions at once went into caucus
again. The Regulars were flooded with requests
not to vote for Addicks man, their constitu-
ents declaring that it meant practically the
elevation of Addicks later, as whoever was
elected would resign and Addcks would be
appointed in his place. The Regulars however.
said that Governor HUM had assured them pos
itively that he would under circumstances
appoint Addicks. and the question was resolved
into the two points of giving the Unions the
long term and accepting Alice. who had by this
time been nominated by the Unions. and for
whom the Regulars have almost great a dis
like as for the gas himself.
NO FAITH IN THE UNIONS
When the joint session reconvened Senator
Sparks. who moved the recess, showed how
much faith the Regulars had in the Unions by
moving that both Senators be voted for at the
same time. The Democrats objected to this, and
Senator Ellison who presided. was about to
ignore the objection when a vote was taken and
the motion carried The voting then began
again with Senator Alice. and. before, he
showed what the result was to be- for he re-
Trained from voting for the long term, but cast
his ballot for DR.. Ball for the short term. The
vote was received Win cheers' ,an9 as eeSJe 4Sn
shouting and coaching of the members by their
friends aud &fe supporters OF the various fac
tions increased SO that many Of the legislators
became bewildered. and apparently did not
know how to vote. But whatever they may have
said. in the confusion could tell, and
they were recorded voting as it was intended
they should. with the result that the count
showed thirty votes for Alice for the long term
and thirty-one for DR.. Ball for the short term.
PANDEMONIUM BREAKS LOOSE.
At the end of the balloting Senator Ellison
announced their election, and pandemonium
broke loose. It was impossible to control either
legislators or spectators and no effort at con-
troll was made. Addicks sprang froward and
erasped Allee's hand. to congratulate him. He
was followed by all the Union members and
MANY others. Everybody in the hall was shout
ing whether he liked the election or not. ihe
relief from the long strain was so great that
Democrat Union Regular, 1t mattered not
what was his politics. every man shook hands
with his neighbor and cheered. because the
state was at last to have representation in the
Senate. ,,.,u
senator Alice, with the exception or Add:cks'
was the coolest man in the chamber. He sa1d:
Il have only to say that sincerely regret liiA'
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