Middletown transcript., 1903-03-07
|lLbBE and BlLL CHOSEN SENATOR'S
Republican Factions GET Together at Dover and the Double
deadlock is Broken-A Very Large Crowd on the
Floor of the House Baffled Democrats At
tempted Filibusering but Soon
Tired of That Came

County has been elected United Stat,
Senator for the four years term, an
Lewis Heisler Ball of New Castle Count
has been elected United States Senate
flor the two years term.
/ Mr.. Alice, as chairman of the Unio
Republican State Central COMMITTEES
was active in the support of the cand
dacy Of William Michael Byrne for Cor
/ Igress, which resulted in the defeat Of D.
Ball for reelection to the lower hous'
but Mr.. Alice and DIR. Ball will now b
colleagues by virtue of combination
| all the Republican members Of the Ger
eral Assembly.
~ hope the fight is over, I" said Senate
| Alice on being congratulated after hi
election. He wired his congratulation
to DIR. Ball at Washington.
The election took place at session O
the joint assembly which was called i
order at $50 O'Clock, BY the clock in tn
Hall of Representatives, which had beel
moved ten minntes behind. Throngs o
persons had assembled in the hall, crowd
ing over much of the available space
Pretty girls were perched in windows ant
on the rails of the lobby, and men ant
boys likewise looked and listened from
such vantage points. Crowded about th,
members, some OF whom gave up theil
seats, were politician and women ani
other citizens. From this multitude o.
| hundreds of people rose clamor of con
yersation prior to the meeting of the as
sembly and then it was job to keep
them all quiet. They did not keep quiet.
They insisted on seeing the apt and in
apt things that happened in the meeting
and to laugh or applaud as the mood
struck them or the demonstration was ap-
propriate to the things, although out Of
order at such time.
About bout 9. 29 2G clock Representative Hen
said something to Speaker Anthony about
having the clock moved back, but the
speaker and he had nothing to do with
that. Then the Democrats left the hall
and went into caucus which lasted few
minutes we're long enough perhaps to
suggest the need of some more of that
strychnine which DR.. Caleb Layton is
said to have administered to Union Re-
publicans last Friday, when it looked as
if the Democrats might get together with
the Regulars for the selection OF one
Regular to the Federal Senate.
Meanwhile ]. Edward Addicks has ar
rived with his foster daughters, who took
seats on the Union Republican side OF
the House, back of the desks of Repre-
sentatiyes Jones and Lawson. The Misses
Marjory and Resale Wilson, Mr.. Addiek's
foster daughters, were all attention to
the happenings of the day. As Mr.. Ad-
dicks said, he and they and his brother
in-iaw, James G. Shaw Of New Castle
had come down to see Frank" elected.
Miss Mariory wore blue Eton suit, and
Miss Rosalie, black suit. and they both
wore flowers. When Mr.. Shaw joined
the party, Mr.. Addicks gave up his seat
to him and stood during the session.
When National Committeeman Char
les R. Dick and Governor HUM appeared
in the Hall of Representatives, they
applauded. They spoke to the Misses
Wilson and were seated near them. Rep
resentatiyer Powell gave up his seat to |
Governor HUM. Lieutenant Governor
Philip L. Cannon also attended the ses-
sion.
: President Pro Tempore Ellison, of the
Senate, and his colleagues arrived, Sena-
tor Ellison bearing the gayel with bis |
military manner and taking
MS seat on,the platform beside Speaker
Anthony. of the House. The two officers
we're well supported with Walter II. |
Hayes, and Samuel NJ. Knox, Horace G. /
Knowles, Andrew z. Sanborn, County
School Superintendent J.. E. Carroll, In
'urance Commissioner George w. Mar
hall, Colonel Theodore Townsend, of |
he National Guard, ex-Speaker J. v;
dcCommons, William T. Deighton,
Harry P. Joslyn and others near by.
The clerks will please call the roll,"
aid Speaker Ellison, who presided over
he joint body, and the calling OF the roll |
established what was already known,
hat all the members were present The
democrats had meanwhile returned from
heir caucus, and it was announced that
here was nothing doing" II
Speaker Ellison stated that as there
as a considerable number of visitors
resent, he hoped there would be no un-
ne demonstration, and that there be
srfeet order SO that the vote could be
corded promptly. Z
Senator Sparks made motion that the '
int assembly proeeed.to ballot for the
ng term and the short term senator 9
lips at one time. This was in accor- {
Ince with an agreement between the c
sgulars and the Union Republicans and I ?
as proposed in order to prevent any slip
, that might have followed in case one f
nator was voted for at a time. 9
Senator Moore seconded the motion.
Senator McNulty, Democrat, declared e
at the action was unprecedented, and il
moved to amend by offering the SUBJ n
tute that the assembly ballot for the
ng term senatorship. b
The Democrats voted yea to this, but
e storm of Republican nays was larger t,
an the yeas, Representative Tyre sug- ts
sting loud vote. But the Democrats O
ked for roll call, although Speaker "
lison had declared the amendment al
It. B
Senator McNulty. with some vehem- 81
ce, declared that he did not want to
pear arbitrary or to keep the assembly 8
session longer than necessary, but v
len two or more Democrats demanded ii
oil call 1t should be granted them. He o.
not think the speaker intended to be
fair. K
Thereupon Speaker Ellison directs n