Smyrna times., 1907-01-16
RICHARDSON WINS CONTEST
FOR SENATORIAL HONORS
ELECTED BY THE DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
YESTERDAY TO SUCCEED ]. FRANK ALICE
Popular Dover Canuer Agre ed Upon BY the
Caucus After An Exciting Campaign
How the Caucus Voted Ia Nine Ballots

rate ballot yesterday and by Joint
ballot at noon to-day, elected the Hon.
Harry A. Richardson, of Dover, United
States Senator to succeed Senator
James Frank Alice. Mr.. Richardson
was the caucus nominee, and every
Republican turned in and voted for
him unanimously. The Democrats
supported the Hon. Willard Salisbury.
Senator-elect Richardson, when asked
for a statement, expressed himself
thus: cit is needless for me to say
that L am deeply grateful to the Re-
publican party for having conferred
such high honor upon me. I was
not candidate for the senatorship and
my election was the result of the efforts
of friends who were not governed en-
tirely by my wishes. 1t is indeed
most gratifying that was the choice
of not only Kent and Sussex counties,
but of New Castle as we'll, and that in
the Legislature received on the first
ballot the full vote of the party. Hav-
ing never been a factionalist shall
strive to the utmost of my ability to
strengthen the party in Delaware and
also in Washington The manner in
which / was elected makes me, I con-
slider, the Senator not of faction nor
of section of the State, and / want 1t
understood that in no sense, nor way,
mill I ha InHnan0n1 hxy RaNnloli
cans past affiliation. l feel that L
stand with the party facing bright
future and that all Republicans stand
on the same level with me and each
other. The grave responsibilities of
the office to the country, the State and
party l assume with a desire to per-
form to the satisfaction and honor of
those who have intrusted me with their
confidence"
Monday Night Caucus and How IT Worked.
Discussing Monday nights epoch
making occurrences in the caucus a
man very high in the councils of the
Republican party says the Philadelphia
Press had this to say:-Strange as it
would seem, Alice and Addicks re-
ceived together enough votes to have
brought the nomination to either of
them on the first ballot in the caucus,
when Alice got ten and Addicks
nine, together a majority of the
thirty-six Assemblymen. Addicks ar
rived in Dover at the psychological
moment, just as the anti-Allee mer
were at sea over candidate, with the
Richardson men pulling men away
from the "Sim" Pennewill men, anG
the Higgins men looking desperately
for candidate. Seeing Addicks sur
rounded by group of Sussex men anC
with all his old-time bravado, the Reg
uIar Republicans of New Castle COUNTY
became frightened and began to tiltel
toward Richardson. Dupont, Ball
Judge Pennewill and Sim Pennewil
men were adroitly following the lead
ership of three or four original Rich
aadson men, including the former Ad
dicks chieftain, Senator Alvan B. Con
ner. Even with the combined politica
leadership of the amalgamated Repub
lican party of Delaware against Alice
he managed to hold fast through tn
storm to his ten or eleven Assembly
men, hoping to the last moment of tn
eventful night that enough suppoi
would be forthcoming to enable theI
to make the winning combination wit
the five Higgins men. Meantime th
latter stuck to their policy of compl
menting old-line Higgins men 10 Sui
sex, supporting first Phillip l.. Car
non, former Lieutenant Governor, an
then Hiram r. Burton, Delaware's re
elected Congressman. The Higglr
men saw Richardson within thre
votes of landing the senatorship afte
all the Addicks men but two had com
to his support. Then they took Frenc
leave of Congressman Burton and hi
boom and made the flying tackle Q
Alice by making up the twenty vot'
nessary to nominate. In the caucu
the ballots resulted as follows:
Nine Ballots aud How They Resulted.
First. Frank Alice, 10 votes; J. Il
ward Addicks. 9; Harry A. Richardson,
Philip l.. Cannon and DR.. Hiram K. Bu
ton, eacn; Simeon s. Pennewill, 2; Ma
love Haynes, DIR. Cabel II. Layton a.
Hiram r. Layton (voter made mistadt
1 each.
Second-J. Edward Addicks and Har
A. Richardson, votes each; J. Fral
Alice, s. Philip l.. Cannon, 3; Simeon
Pennewill and DR.. Hiram r. Burton, 2; ca
DIR. Caleb II. Layton, Alyan b. Conner al
DIR. George w. Marshall, each;
Third. Frank Alice and Harry !.
Richardson, 10 votes each; J. Edward A A
dicks, 4; DR.. Hiram Il. Burton, 8; since
s. Pennewill and Philip l.. Cannon, eac
: DR. Caleb II Layton, Alvan B. Conner, |
| yJueorge w. Marshall, Walter o. Honech
y and H. j. Richardson (yoter made IN
4 take,) / each.
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