Evening journal., 1904-12-28
HIS WAS DECIDED
UPON AT THE CON-
FERENCE IN DOVER
TODAY-MEETING ON
SENATORSHIP
|,ALEB R. LAYTON
SPRINGS SASURPRISE
I'm THE CONTEST FOR
THE SECRETARY OF
STATE

Special to The Evening Journal
Dover, Dec. 2S.-Union Republicans
Z bm all parts of Delaware assembled
re today for the purpose Of attend
h a conference on the matter of the
\ ganization of the special session of
4 e Legislature, which will begin to-
4 brow in order to make an import
II amendment to the judgment lien
sv for Kent and Sussex counties.
lie United States Senatorial issue
s also taken up. The twenty-five
lion Republican members of the
gislature, the members of the State
A d county committees and a number
men who are prominent in the
4 srty ranks are in attendance. among
EN- being Congr elect Hiram
Burton.
. The most important proceeding of
l. morning was a conference between
4 Edward Addicks and the Union Re-
4 ifblican legislators which was held in
e party headquarters over the store
4 e Senator ]. Frank Alice. This meet
= was in secret, but it is lnown that
= subject discussed was Mr. Ad-
eks' chances of being elected to the
# 8ited States Senate by the coming
,gislature as the successor Of DR.. L
4 isler Ball. Judging by the current
N Dorts these legislators are unani-
81 busly in favor of standing by Ad-
ks. as has been the case in previous
ssions Of the General Assembly. The
suit Of the conference has not as
q been announced.
Organization Meeting Delayed.
4 Shortly before eleven o'clock Secre-
4 by of state Layton and Insurance
Commissioner Marshall emerged from
~ meeting on the senatorship and
4 mmoning a gathering of over 100
ho were waiting outside told them tC
4 to the Kent county Levy Court
4 Iom where a conference would be
lid regarding the organization Of
special legislative session. The
essence of the legislators themselves
! fth Addicks, however. delayed this
4 betting, and, pending their arrival
4 thing was done.
4 |Mr. Addicks appeared on the streets
4 Dover today I'm good humor and hat
! 3t"glad-hand" for everybody. He haf
talk with Congressman-el -eleci
+ Ilrton. Senator Alice was also ac.
4 lie. Addicks reached Dover las
yht and is the guest Of Senator Alle'
the latter's home.
FThe Regular Republican member:
the Legislature and prominent Re
3blican leaders will hold a conference
IRE tonight as will also the twenty
! te Democratic legislators and tn
Il smocratic state Committee.
Senatorial Decision Withheld.
s-he conference on the Senatorship ende
noon. The decision arrived at was with
Id, but It was stated that all of tn
= hion Republican legislators were pres
lt except Representative Timothy Town
nd, of Sussex county, who missed tn
n brning train and will reach Dover thi
lening. The assemblymen, headed b.
nator Alice and Mr.. Addicks, the
arched to the Levy Court room wher
e conference on organization of tn
ecial session was begun.
# senator Alice, as State Chairman, calle
e meeting to order and Insurance Com
gssioner George W. Marshall. was sc
81 bted as the presiding officer. There wer
er 200 persons in the room and all eS
pt the conferees were requested to rC
al be-. the newspaper men and dozen as
rantf for Offices within the gift of IN
RI gislature being among the number. Th
ors were then closed and the subjeC
s at once taken up and actively dis
ssad. The conference did not end unit
# late hour.
Reject an Equal Distribution.
rhe announcement was made that II