Evening journal., 1905-02-18
7. c. DU POINT
MEETS BENSON
AND PENNEWILL
The Legislators Conferred
With Him Regarding the
Senatorship
MORE DESERTIONS LOOKED FOR

Senator Pennewin and Representative
ponson. who are at the head of the dis
senting Union Republicans who prohe
auav from ]. Edward AddicSs during the
balIoting for Senator yesterday at Dover,
came TO this city this morning and heio
a conference on the Senatorial situatloh
With r. Coleman DUPONT. The legislator
we're clsseted with Mr.. DUPONT IN MS
private Office in the Equitable Buhdins'
After they had departed, Mr.. DuFoh
rvas seen by a reporter of The EVehlhs
Journal but he refused to dlVuise "Has
had transnired. IT do not think you mao
better publish anything on the subject To-
dav' was his reply to questions. II VIII
help the situation just now II nothihs 10
said
The legislators left Wilmington on
north-bound train, but their destination
was not revealed. 1t was reported that
thew might see Mr.. Addicks during the
day.
Four More May Co On Monday.
It is understood that Pennewih ana
Benson discussed with Mr.. DUPONT .ne
probability Of more Addicks men leANihs
on Monday and casting their votes Aol
him. A rumor was current this afternoon
that four aodluOndA IiAAOh
will break away on Monday
Shortly after noon Collector OF Fore
Robert G. Houston, also had conference
with Mr.. DUPONT on the Senatorship.
The Dover state Sentinel, the Addicks
organ, which is now said TO be edited oy
Insurance Commissioner George w. Mar
SHALL treats Of the changed condiuohs IN
its issue of today in a mournfui manner.
Ton hrF
Marshall he says:
The Sentiners Belief
1--WE have faith to believe that the pres
an. III advised movement is not indicative
of deem laid treachery but only tempor-
arv alteration and that true ideas OF
rigbt and wrong gratitude and loyalty
will soon return since the desire for dis
union once realized with its concomitant
evils is soon satisfied and does not soon
return"
DR. Marshall, who devoted more than
haif n column IN last weeks issue Of the
state Sentinel to an attack on what he
called ''TIessian newspaper correspon-
dents" for sending out what he termed
10 be false reports Of disloyalty in the
u Addicls ranks, now shifts the RESPONSE
bility and says:
"yVhat the Republicans of New Castle
can hope to gain by disruptng the or
eanization Of the party in Kent and sus-
n sex counties and forcing It into the same
chaotic and impotent condition IN whien
81 they wallow now, would be hard TO un-
derstand II they had not already MADE
plain that they are not by any means
worried by even certainty of Democratic
success at the polls"
Perfunotory Joint Session.
Tho clocks in the State House at Dover
we're moved up three hours today In order
,hat the perfunctory joint session and
nalloting for United States Senator woulC
he dispensed with. It was therefore nln'
m. when the meeting was held. Sena
~ TOR BARNARD represented the Senate anS
nresided over the joint meeting while
Sneaker Denney represented the House
state Librarian Frear acted as clerk
The two votes were cast for ]. Edward
Addioks and the session was adjourned
until Monday after the absence of I
quorum had been formally announced.
The Union Republicans who deserted
from the Addicks ranks yesterday. ar
today apparently relieved. Before leavinI
a Dover this morning for his home, Sena
u tor A. b. Lingo, of Sussex county, SAT-
n that he was returning with a clear con
science and was feeling "as free as tn
= air" while I do not expect to be me
by brass band" he continued, Il do no
anticipate any hostility whatever in m,
district"
Senator Alice to Return.
Senator Alice will return to Dover thi
evening from Washington and will can
vass the situation. When asked about tn
break he said last night in Washington
that he was unable to interpret tn
meaning Of the movement. He is incline
10 the opinion, however, that it does no
mean an election for Senator.
The changes from Addicks, he furthe
said, may mean nothing more than
scattering of votes for the sake Of chang
~ ing the monotony that has prevailed. Th
Senator thinks the deadlock is likely I
be continued indefinitely.
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