Evening journal., 1905-03-24
CAUSED
FOURTH HOLD UP
Extraordinary Session of Leg
islature Only Way to
Elect Senator
THIS ACTION is NOT PROBABLE
speeIal 70 rhe Evenlng JournaI.

Dover, March 4.-Ihe Delaware LegiS-
lature. for the fourth time since the ad-
vent of J.. Edward Addicks in Delaware
politics, adjourned yesterday without
electing United States Senator to sue
ceed L. Heisler Ball.
The latters term will remain vacant
until the meeting Of the next General AS
sembly in January 1907. unless the Gov
ernor should convene an extraordinary
session of the Legislature, which is un-
likely.
The failure Of the Legislature TO elect
revived the circulation of rumors that
Governor Lea would iii the vacancy by
appointment, thus throwing another
governors appointment fight upon the
floor of the United State Senate. but this
was generally denied by the governors
advisers
As he had predicted, AddicSs continued
to receive the highest number Of votes
upon the very last ballots.
INSURGENTS UPSET PLANS.
Desperately fighting for a majority for
Colonel DUPONT. the Addcks insurgents
upset wel-dehned slate in the joint ses-
sion and caused an uproar. Senator T. c.
Moore. the Addicks' floor leader. had
agreed with Senator Rose, Democrat,
! and Senator Mendinhall and Representa-
tive Armstrong, Regulars, that Rose
should be permitted to separate the two
Houses. For some reason, however, the
insurgents were not considered and when
lthey notified that their associates, Rep
lresentatives r. d. Lingo and Vanden-
burg, were not supporting Colonel Du-
Pont and thus giving Addicks the lead,
they baked at separation and demanded
la roll-call. This caused the commotion.
No Republican wanted TO go on the roll
as voting to separate.
Il agree to separate but viii sit here
until doomsday before 1 go on record FOR
1t in Republican Legislature" declared
Senator r. c. Moore, seeing that other
Republicans had demanded the roll-call
When Representative Lingo finally took
up Senator Pennewlll. this gave the in
surgents their cue and they secured
recess for twenty minutes, or until on,
o'clock. The interim brought for then
the agreement that all sixteen anti-Ad
dicks Republicans should support Penne
{ will. and this appeared to be the consum
= alton Of their wishes to throw Addicks il
the minority.
Rose was Immediately up with his mo
tion. and President Conner. the AddiclS
stalwart, whi was conversant with tn,
situation. called for viva voce action an,
I seeing all the Addicks men voting will
the Democrats, ruled that the motion Ia,
prevailed aud thus separated the Houses
ending the stirring drama
( SEVEN ROLL CALLS.
In ALL there were seven roll-calls in tn,
joint session before President Conner
finally ruled that the separation motion
had prevailed. The Democrats did no
adopt hlibustering methodist but persiste,
in their demands for separation at ever,
opportunity. The Addicks insurgents wer,
able to carry their motions for more bal
r lots because many Of the Republican ma
o jority believed they had proposed som,
( solution Of the problem.
v Senator J. Frank Alice. now Delaware
only representative in the upper Housl
of Congress, declined to talk for publ
( cation as to why he, as the leader of thl
J, Union Republicans, had brought abou
s the deadlock. He intimated that he ha,
e done his talking at the right time an,
G made a magnanimous offer which the Du
i, Pont men spurned, and there was moth
It ing further for him to say.
we will be in the harness next year,
h he exclaimed, referring to the necessit.
J, for two United States Senators to b.
e chosen by the Legislature 10 be electel
a in 1906.
e Everybody gave up all hope after las
: might" declared Senator Mendinhan
chairman Of the Regulars caucus.
Z 1--WE all knew after that long night o
anxious waiting, that they proposed 4
+ hold us up"
Get in the harness for two year
: hence" shouted Addicks over the tele
. phone after the session. They'll neve
lcatch us mapping again. so here's m.
r. pledge for victory and two Senator's
Representative Marshall and other Ad
!, dicks stalwarts who have been stunning
/, their former associates who deserte
. early in the session, shook hands and hal
: affectionate farewells with Speaker Den
ney and Senator Pennewin, the principal
in the revolution which once came nea
undoing Addicks, but was stopped shor
by the hurried arrival here of Senate
, Alice.
II That no extraordinary session OF tn
= Legislature is anticipated is demonstrate
Q by the departure of President Conner 70
N Europe and Of Representative Wilson. tn
4 Regulars House leader for Denver, Col.