New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
FIRM AGAINST 4DDICKS.
Rernidrs and Democrats Pass Bit
He Opposes.
fsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsuSE.l

Dover, Del, Feb. 1S.-By voting with the Dem
ncrats to pass the bin making election day
legal holiday, the Regular Republican senators
to-day showed how much they were affected by
.sddicks's threat Monday night Election DAY
has been practicall holiday, but as IL was
not legally so the banks and other semi-puplie
institutions have manned open, as wen Dc
several large factories in Wilmington. L IS u
course. a great convenience to the Unions 80
n. = banks open on election day, and. LED
hv Senator Conner, they fought vigorously 10
nrexsnt the passage of the bill But II was
nasses hv the Resulars and Democrats Wltf 'he
uoexnected assistance of Senator Grover VI
the Union forces.
The Regulars are expected to follow up uheii
action Of to-day by joining the Deinoeia' -
mass the DILL repeating the voter S assls'a"'
law This will he a harder blow 10 the fii0i
+tor closing the banks. Heavily armed ana
properly guarded. man need mol Oe -.
afraid to carry a large sum OF money on ms
,,o-son over one night but if he can not
go into the booth with the voter "hd'
z-anca has he that the goods are
,,c1;,seras"7 After the ballot.ng to-day inc
Unions were called TO caucus, for nFe
she a, nouncement said. but IT lens'heheu ~
r,aarlv half an hour, and sun IL Is MOI '0i'0
shat hey discovered a way TO prevent III" -,
IF The voters assistant" law AS MI
-,oirted out, if the Unions can mo way
hy = roino. tv can beat majority 'he" ~
,sn rreyent the repeal But If they ooulu ",
- ~ secret Mr.. Addicks would now De
warming his hands in Washington
rooms instead of in those mere ..,,
a.. :. 5d that the caucus wound UP Win
,z.-.,,,3o- AZ a MAN TO drop Addicks lot one
- -. ,,bs+i-ute another Union kepuohc"i
Gov bi,, Some of the Unions said tha' 'iieS
- ,irad Of making themselves rloic"iou ~
- Coz Asdtcls for both terms wheh lheIe
,,e no nossibility of electing NM 10
..-sar~+oos that when the report oil 'llc
,,,c,s reached Mr.. Addicks ne oeNeiope -
.a,so several varieties OF pohuoa' i
40. mentioned in his last Hanlleslo' - Co..
of the Regulars missed thei
another statement from hhh- ,-
Tho hill TO repeal the voter $ assis'@'
80 an in the House to-day but on
-. :. moss of business was put over uiul
,o--,orroyy. X has been favorablys repoi'eu ~
- r,,,,,,,ittee having it in charge hepi
- r1,nr the Regular leader in the house' "
.,o hartman Of this committee. and WIN 'ile
two Democratic members voted III iaNVi u
f,u tn. two Union members VIII preseh' q IN
,,ri+,, ra,,ort. With the Regulars and Democrats
sting tosoether on these two bills tiasI "eeh
the Regulars seemed inclined to act WIN 'ii'
Unions IN the voters assistant laW)' anu III
more intense ennlity Aodlchs hao -
inspiring, together with the lach oi
in his own ranks, the situation LOOKS iiio'e
r,1 than since there have been two vacancies
IT.. 1,c,,,lsrs made an unsuccessful attempt
5s,, 10 bring Tyre and Price back TO their al
leeiance These two have been voting for Hlg-
gins for the long term and H A hlcial us1ii
for the short term. while the regular cau
iatas ave been DR.. Ball for the Ions term
and Colonel h a Dupont for the short term.
Toc5a- the Regulars dropped DR., Ban. Tot ing
Gov Colonel Dupont for rhe long term ano MI
4Ii,ciDe for the short term. but Tyre and Price
voted az usual, paying no ATTENTION 70 Lnels
former colleagues actioa. 1t was eAplslit teI
af+erzrard that DR.. Bah only dropped LOT
me -experirnent and tina. he was stih the Ia
N-orite candidate of the Regulars
The ballots to-day were as follows;
Long Term-Addicks II; Hearn DemocraO,
81: h A Dupont (Reg. Rep), s; Higgins tReg-
. Rep1, -
Short Term-Addicks, 10: Whiteman Demo
oratl n; Higgins (Reg. Rep)-, :: Spruance (Res-
RepA -: Richardson (Reg. Rep, -