Middletown transcript., 1907-01-19
RICHARDSON ELECTED SENATOR
Elected BY the Delaware Legislature to
Succeed ]. Frank Alice

ballot Tuesday and by q jnint ballot a
uoou Wesiltsdag, elected the Hon Harry
A Richardson, Of Dexer, UHited States
Senator to snccped Senator James FRANK
I Nii,e Nj Rehar lson was the cancns
,e,nsiaier, aud every Republican turned
/ II ard suled fur rim unanimously The
Democrats supported tie Hon. Willard
Salisbury Senator-elect Richardson,
when asked for statement, expressed
himself tins: at is needless for me to
say that am deeply grateful to the Re-
! publican party Tor having conferred such
high honor upnn NE. Iaas not 4 cam
! didate for the senaiprsiiip and my election
Was tie resnli Of The efforts of friends
who we're not governed entirely by my
wishes. Its indeed nlust gratifying that
| was tile choice of not only Kent and
Sussex connsies, bnt OF New Castle as
well, and that in the Legislature re.
ceixed ~ lie fri ballot The full vote OF
the party Having neser bren factions
alist shall strive TO the utmost of my
liability TO strengthen the party in Dela-
ware and also IN Wilmington. The man
ner in Which / was elected makes me, !
consider, the Senator not uf a faction nor
Of a sertiap ~ llte STATE, aud IWaut it
understood that in no sense. nor way,
will lie Influenced by any Republican's
past affi fiialioll feel that stand with
the party facing bright futuie and that
all Republicans stand on the same level
With me aid each otner. The grave re-
sponsibilities II he flee 10 the country,
the State aid party assume with de-
sire to perform to the satisfaction and
honor Of those Who have intrusted NE
with thtir confidence =
Discussing sldndAy nights epoch max
ing occurrences in The CAUCUS man yer,
high in ,le councils Of the Republican
party says she Philadelphia Press had this
to say:-Strange as ii woiiid seem, Alice
aud Addicks received together enough
votes TO have brought the nomination to
either OF them on lie first ballot in the
caucus, when Alice got ten men and Ad
dicks nine, together a majority of the
tilirty.six AsSemblpen. Addicks ar
rived in Diver at tile p+ clieisgit'al
moment, jilst as tie aAti-Allee inen Neie
at sea over candidate, with the Richard
son men pulling men away from the
..Sin" Pennewill men, and the Higgins
4nen looking desperately for a candidate.
Seeing Adaicks surrounded by group OF
Sussex men and With all his old time
travado, the Regular Republicans OF New
Castle County became frightened and be-
gan to filter toward Richardson. Du-
Pont, Ball, Judge Pennewill and Sim
Pennewill men were adroitly following
the leadership of three or four original
Richardson men, including the former
Addicks cllieftain, Senator Avian B, Con-
ner. Even With tile combined political
leadership OF IiI5 auIai aigatIIattet zffttePtbb-
iican party Of Delaware against Alice,
he managed to hold fast through the
storm to bis ten or eleven Assembly
men, hoping to the last moment OF the
eventfuI night that enough support
would be Forthcoming to enable them
to make the Winning combination with
the five Higgins men. Meantime the
latter stuck TO their policy of compli-
nenling old line Higgins men in Sussex,
supporting first Phillip l. Cannon,
former Lieutenant Governor, and then
Hiram r. Burton, Delaware's reelected
Congressman. The Higgins men saw
Richardson within three votes of landing
The senatorsbip after all tire Addicks men
but two had come to his support. Then
they took French leave Of Congressman
Burton and his boom aud made the flying
tackle on Alice By making mp the twenty
votes necessary to nominate. In the
caucus the ballots resulted as follows:
Nine Ballots
First-J Frank Alice, 10 votes; j. Ed
y ard Addicks, 8; Harry A. Richardson,
6; Philip L. Cannon aad Dr. Hiram r
BnIton, 5 each: Simeon S. Pennewi!l 81
aiaalove Haynes, Dr.. Gabel R. layton
and Hirman r. Layton (voter made
mistake. each.
SecoDL--J. Edward Addicks aud Harry
A. Richardson, votes each; ]. Frank
Alice, s; Philip 4. Cannon, 8; Simeon S.
aud Dr. Hiram R. Burton, 2
each: DR.. Caleb r. Layton, Alyan B.
Conner and Dr. George w. Marshall,
! each.
Third Frank Alice and Harry A.
10 votes each; Edward Ad-
dicks, 4; Dr. uiIanR K Burton, 8; Simeon
S. fenneWill aid Philip L. Cannon,
eacl,; DR. Caleb r. Layton, Alvan B.
Conner, DR.. George ". Marshall, Walter
o lleffscker aud H j. Richardson( voter
made mistake each.
fouftb-Ilat4y A. Richardson, IA votes;
g. Frank Alice, 10; } Edward Addicks
and Dir. Hiram r Burton, 8 each; Philip
+ Cannon, Dr.. Caleb R. Layton. Alvan
B. Conner, Simeon S. Penneaill, Dr.
ivofge w Marshall and Walter o. Hof
fecker I.eacll.
Aiitt'T - 81 a. iAAtNl'atNSObJ ~ hOtSR IL
! FraGk Ailee,ll; DR.. Hiram K Burton,
/; Afsan B. Conner, 8; j. Edward Ad-
hicks, 2; Simeon s. PenneailI. DR.. George
" Marshall aud Philip Cannon,
ZACH
s,xth- Harry A. Richardson, l4 vote;
! Frank Alice, II; DR.. IIiiam r Burton,
!; J. Edmarl A,idIcks aud Thomas Curry,l
each; Dr. Geo. W Marshall aud Thos
;. Moore, each.
sesentlt-ilarry a. Richardson. Is
fotes; J Frank Alice, Il; DIR. Hiram R.
Burton, Al,au B. Conner aud Dr.. George
", Marshall, each; ] Edward Addicks,
Dr.. Caleb 4. Layton and George W.
sparks, each.
Eighth-iiarry A. Richardson, Is votes;
Frank Alice, 10; Dr.. Hiram r. Burton,
/; j. Edward Addicks, 3; Simeon 5.
DR.. Caleb r. Layton, DR..
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