Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
III Merrls Taylor.

share In bringing victory To the Re-
| publican party ut the November
election. He claimed full credit FOR the
result. and his followers freely aald
he was entitled 10 IL. as it was his
money they admitted. hal had enabled
them tu secure a ma iurity In the
| Legislature, especially by carrying
Sussex county. His opponents denied
this, however, and also attacked his
political integrity, charging that he
had contributed $1,000 10 the Demo
cratic canpaign fund In 1890, tu aid In
the election of the Democratic ticket
with the purpose OF defeating Harry A.
| Richardson for governor and thus set
| ting him aside ne u possible contest
ant FOR The senatorship.
The Republican legislative caucus
was called for & o'clock on Monday
night, January "A. 1895, but Il did
/ not assemble until about midnight
and then with the Addieks contingent
| OF six members absent. Addicke
claimed that Republicans setected bv
the influence Of hts nbneY. and under
pledges 10 vote for him for gena tor
/ had been seduced from their purchas-
/ ed allegiance by the opposition and
So he refused TO permit his faithful
followers tn be bound by n caucus
which, he claimed. had been set IN
| against him. Eleven Regular Re
pubicans. as they subsequently, were
called, held caucus and nominated
Senator Anthony Higgins, who re-
ceiyed eight votes To one for George
| v. Massey and two blanks.
Addlcks Candidate.
YlaEf- a..
/ separately for United States Senator
Higgins receiving 10 votes. AdditEs
six and Massey two The Democrat
gave nine votes t. James +. wnlcntt
uf Dover and one to T9be ~. TunnalI
of lewes. The next day thia result
was repeated At the mint session. M
then began 4 protraeted contest that
ended only when the 1serfsla ttira al
iourned finally and then without tha
election Of p Senator. On March
when Senator Higgins term evnlraa
he received eight Votes. IA six fat
Addieks and four for Massey. an tha
Republican members wha were nnnos.
g y Addit.ks not being favorable 10
i Higgins The supporters af the latter
were ready ~ compromise tosva r,ga the
at. but Addicks reaulnfeiV rofttsad All
otertnres IN this end. I0sgatins. #
selentlY that il should he Addi.ka ~
nobody
! Governor Matvii died at his ba,nr
y laurel On the night of Monday
Apfil :, nd this sad event had a. i,n
puritan effect IN defeating 4 fnal ef
Tort tn elect Senator which otba,
wise inieht have proved successful
William r Watson, az Speaker nf The
STATE Senate assumed the office If
cover nor a. reuilired hy the f.nnstiti,-
.ioh' nd while he Fefraihed from &C
cupyinE his seat Ia the state gerra te
ne aid not resign it. Nor did fha
i goNef nors death interfere a. The
shshtsst extent with the sena tat.jal
contest. which vas carried On rt,,,,,
day 70 day. although with only ona
perfunctofy ballot on the day pf III.
funeral. The session dragge, ~
+ through April. but finally there ass
no further business excuse for canftn,,.
i ing The farce. and order vas mad.
''F Adjournment sine die on Thurs
DAY, MAY ?. NJ ] u.ctopk in the aft.r
noon lhete were frequent changes
and Addieka lost a member. b,,t -
fSthed MN. Massey dropped out. but
was brought back again. and The vote
% MAY J showed six for Higgins
SIX Tor Massey and six for Ad.licka
various compromise candidates
were suggested. bur none showed .nv
drawing power until May s. the n.xt
TO the last day Of the session. vhan
the hnal desperate rally was made
Seventy-seven ballots were taken af
that DAYS joint session. making a to-
tai of 2l0. A boom for James penne-
VIII Of Dovers~now Chief Justice pen.
newtil-gave him seven votes tn alV
Tor Addieks and six for Colonel Hen
/ rY a. du Pont. The name Of Colonel
du pont created a sensation and i
soon became known that Higgins had
finally given up his contest and con
sented that his friends should vote
solidly for the colonel. The limtted
| time available. the excitement of The
assembled Republican clans the hit.
ter hostility displayed by the two fac
tions, all combined TO influence the
Republican members of the Iaeisla.
ture. Colonel du Points vote rose to
Il, and on that ballot i've of Addiek,s
men voted for William du ponf Ad-
dicks adopting this shift as the best
means of holding them against any
man who threatened to secure the
10 votes necessary 10 election. The
session lasted through the night and
all Of Thursday morning. and the
hour OF final adjournment was draw
ing near, with no election of a Sena-
tor.