New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
TO VOTE FOR UNION NAN
PROPOSAL BY REGULARS
Dizzy Inspires 7hem-Ask One
Seat for Themselves
Tpy TELEGRAPH TO THE rKrBuNE.l

Dover Del Feb. 13.-Inshired by patrlouc
desire 10 give Delaware an honorable repre-
sentation in the United States Senate. ana WISH
ing TO discharge their duty to their couhlIE'
State. party and themselves. the Regular he
publican members Of the legislature maoe
proposition to the Unions this afternoon 10
elect an Addic1site to the Senate. The condi-
tions were added that he must have a hesulai
colleague and that he must not he Aooiehs
himself but il was not provided that he must
not resign and let Addicks he appoih'ed 10 'iiS
place.
Regular Republicans who not in the legls-
lature can see just one good point ABOUT 'lis
ry,oposition-that is that the Unions say IL "'iA
not he accepted. ,.,-
When Tyre and. Price openly espoused AoolcAs
Yesterday hv voting for Union RepuohcaIi loi
Senator there Was surprise-thelr a'uoh h'u
t,ee, exnected At any tirne-but when the whole
lot vauted the fence to-day there was erea' gu 0u
rrise. Their stipulation for one Regular Repun-
lcan vas not considered 10 excuse them al "''
As one Regular Republican worker said, lheS
have done inst what Ne elected them 10 pre-
,er4 He nut them in the legislature 10 de1edt
Addicks and Addickssm, and here they u'-
lhers1elv propose to open hole through WHICH
A5dicks can crawl into the Senate. They speak
q honor and duty. II would he interesting ~
hear their definition of honor and duty '"ih
i would he well, before the next election lot Ns
90 nut our prosy syective candidates through SUI
Of civil Service examination, and make ~
give bonds say in about the sum OF the cafi'"
stock of the Rav state Gas Company
The r,roposition of the Regulars was adopted
6, = caucus This afternoon at the Hotel Rlcharo-
son After The terms were agreed on A lelteF
set,i,r them forth was drafted and copy sent
10 each Union Republican member OF inc reg
lsture This letter. which was signed hy an 'iie
Regulars and Tyre and Price, was as follows;
~. ,h. Union Republican Members of the Legis-
nt1fmen atpT9 en- ' Reazing the duty devOlving upon
Us to give State her full ana honoIdpie
,ese,,ston in the United States Senate, ana atter
giving careful consideration to your Proposition @ oa
the 5th inst and having desire or no and
ia ourselves and 10 all others. We are aisPosesss
meet YOU in "A fair way and TO adjust the differ
ences texisting between our factions in 4 manner
edtabie and with honor to both SIDES bss
ON reasona HE and equitable plan to give aa Tar
TWO rnited states Senators one of whom shall be
selected by and the other TO be selecteq pS EE
provided of course your selection Is not JONI I-u-
ward Addicks
The little band of patriots who signed this was
composed of II. c. Ellison. George W. Sparks,
Leonard V. A-oril jr.. John Bancroft William
NJ Eastburn T ]. Stirling, Abraham l.. Tyre.
William A Price, Samuel c. Derrickson and
William r. Finn
The Unions made no joint answer to the letter,
their floor leader, in New-1ork in the in
terests Of the Bay State Gas Company, but vari-
GUS members Of the party said that it would not
he considered; they held 20 their own PROPOSE
ton.
The haIIoting to-day was .he same as yester-
siav except that Senator Groves and Represent
atfve Jones changed from T. Coleman Du Pont
TO William :. HiIles, former candidate Repre-
sentatives Tyre and Price again east thelr votes
for II. A Richardson. Some little stir was ere
ated when Representative Allen Dem), instead
of supporting the caucus nominee for the long
term John II. Rodney. voted for Colonel w H.
Stevens. of Sussex County.
NIr. Allen explained that he had desired the
Democrats 10 vote for Colonel Stevens, as they
had cast complimentary votes for other Demo
Gratis. but on their refusing to do so he voted
for him a friend He supported the short
term nominee John r. Nicholson. The ballots
were follows:
Long term-Addicks, 10: Rodney Dem.), Il;
BALL tReg RepD. :; Higgins Greg. RepD, ::
Colonel ". II. Stevens Dem). /.
Short term-Addicks, 11;l Nicholson Union
Dem) Is: H. a. Du Pont (Reg. Rep.), :; Hilles
(Eec RepD. >