Smyrna times., 1905-03-22
STRONG PRESSURE MADE To
HAVE A SENATOR ELECTED
REGULARS AND UNIONS HOLD MANY CON-
FERENCE BUT ALL MAY BE IN VAIN.
Legislature will Adjourn After a Ballot To-
mOrrOw-SenatOr J. Frank Alice Makes
a MagnanimOus Offer to Resign his Office

a MagnanimOus Offer to Resign his Office
The situation regarding the election
of senator last evening was still cup !
in the air" although there was an un-
dercurrent of opinion that the vaca ncy |
may be filled before the Legislature |
finally adjourned. In this talk the |
names of L. Coleman DUPONT and |
Former Senator l.. II. Ball, were con-
sidered. 1t would not surprise some
of the insiders If one or the other of
these two was finally chosen. Union
Republican Assemblymen who are sup
porting Mr.. Addicks, are said to have
abandoned their scheme to call upon
Senator Alice to resign, contingent
upon the Regular Republican Assem-
blymen agreeing to re-elect Senator
Alice for the six-year- term and Colonel
dupont or some other Regular Re-
publican for the two-year-term. 1t is
said, however, the Uniol " ould not
make such a request or proposal to
Senator Alice because it would put Mr.
Addicks out of the senatorial race
which they say they will not do unless
Mr.. Addicks announces his withdrawal.
United States Senator J. Frank Alice
on Saturday offered to resign his seat
in the upper house of Congress on con-
dition that the Regular and Union Re-
publican members of the Legislature
will agree to elect J. Edward Addicks
as senator for the six-year term and
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT or any other
Republican as senator for the two-year
term that Senator Alice offers to vacate
The offer does not seem to have much
weight with the Regular leaders who
seem to regard it as foregone conclu-
sion that the Regular Republican AS
semblymen will not accept Senator
) Allee's offer, and that if a senator is
elected by the present Legislature it
will be by the Union Republicans
uniting with the sixteen Regular and
couciliatory Unionists on acompromise
other than Mr.. Addicks. Senator
Allee's announcement of his willing.
ness to resign, contingent on Mr.. Ad-
dicks and Colonel dup Pont being elected
senator's, is as follows: ''It has been
heralded about the country that J.
Frank Alice, member of the United
States Senate from Delaware, was
holding up the election of a United
States Senate and depriving a sovereign
state of its representation at Washing.
ton because he wanted to be the only
senator and insure his reelection for q
S full term two years hence. Voluntarily
and without taking any advice what
, soever, have decided upon a course
, to show to'the people that 1, above all
1 things, desire to see my state fully
n representated in the Federal Senate
a the greatest legislative body in the
!. world. 1t appears that there are two
e principal candidates being voted for by
this Legislature for the vacant senator
ship. Edward Addicks and Henr,
!. A. dupont, and that neither of thei
friends will yield to a sufficient mum
e Der to elect the other, at this time, al
II my commission does not expire unit
. March 4, 1907. have only to say tha
a if the Republican members of th
:, Legislature will elect J. Edward AID
:. dicks (wh o was the caucus nominee O
twenty-five of the twenty-seven Re
!. publicans necessary to elect Unite,
? States senator for the six year tern
"a commencing March 4, 1905, 1 will i'm
mediately tender my resignation t
! Governor Preston Lea, and thereb
!. give opportunity for the election o
7 Henry A. dupont, or any other Re
publican as my successor"
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