Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-10
ADDICKS OF BRANDY WINE
THE MYSTERIOUS OANDTDATE FOE
THE SENATE.


Mr.. d. EdTerd Addlcka, VINO mas
created quits ripple in Delaware poll
tics by complacently offering himself 90
the Republicans as candidatefor United
States senator, is nominslly a resident Of
Brandywine hundred, but in reality Bos-
ton comes nearer TO being his bona tide
place Of residence than any other locality.
There his tnmily--consisting of wife
and three daushters- Mr.. Ad-
dicks, in pursuance Of his business, fills
from place TO place, but occasionally
stops over night at 0iaymont and has
little washing done there BY virtue of
this and being assessed in Brandywine
hundred, where he voted OF the last gen.
eral eleeiion, Mr.. Addieks lays claim to
being citizen Of the sovereign State Of
Delaware.
1t has been about IL yesrs since Mr..
Addicks first took up q quasi residence in
Delaware. His business, il ia said, is the
organization OF companies for the manu-
faotuEe OF water gas, and in furnishing
the apparatus to be used for this purpose.
The headquarters Of the main company
are 10 Boston, and Mr.. Addicks has q
branch office in the Drexsl Building in
| Philadelphia. II is rumoEed that he has
been very successful in business of late
years and is now several times million
site. For about seven years, the AddiekH
| family spent the SIMMER months in o
handsome house at Olaymont, which Nj
AddtckB purchased, but they have not
visited the place now for three or four
years. Recently he sold the Claym0nt
property to Mrs. Wilson, but he still
makes it his abiding place On the occa-
sion Of his fitting visits TO this State.
The Republicans OF Brandywine hun
dred do not take very kindly to Mr..
Addicks' senatorial aspirations, and GONE
Of them who talked to AZ EVERY EVENING
representative, talked rather Indignantly
about it. One prominent party worker de.
clared that he did not consider Addicks O
citizen of Delaware.
'But did he not vote ct the last elec.
tion ~ vas asked.
Eyes; but If I'd been inspector oi
Judge he wouldn't have voted without
swearing"
ibid he not have tax receipt" ?"
"Yes, he was assessed and had receipt
But I'd have made him take oath that hi
was a resident of Delaware before accept
ing his vote"
1t is said shat Addicks travelled 50I
miles especially for the purpose of reach
ing OIsymont in time to vote on election
day, and Immediately after the election
started on business trip TO Europe. ii
returned on Monday last, took the Nor
folk express from New York at 8 o'closl
, in the evening and went direct to Dover
where he arrived at 1880 o'clock, a. m
, After spending the day in getting &C
, quainted with the Legislators aud otheS
: he returned to Claymont and stoppe
over night. At O'Clock yesterday morn
ing he took train for Philadelphia, ant
, Ulaymont does not know whittier he he
gone or when he will return.
The mysterious Addieks, througl
agents evidently selected in advance, be
, gan his senatorial campaign inmediatol
after the election. the first move was Il
. send men TO Kent and Sussex to ascertain
the financial standing Of the members
elect of the legislature. Such an unusua
circumstance naturally gave rise to con
, siderable gossip, and the Addicks boon
was rapidly disseminated by many waR
, ping tongues. Events eliminated witt
Mr.. Addioks' flying visit to Dover o.
: Tuesday.
A reasonable explanation of the cours
pursued by Mr.. Addicks at this time
that he is simply bringing himself int
prominence for the senatorial campaig
four years hence. Then after his mos
! sensational introduction to Delaware poi
! itics he will be known all over the State
I Then as o Simon-pure Delaware Reput
lican he can put his cash and his personl
! energy into the campaign and hustle 70
a legislative delegation favorable to hi
interests. Then he can give more money
2 mora time and more personal energ
/ towards securing another Republica
victory. Then he can sail in vigorousl
| as a Republican candidate for Unite
States senator. And then-somebod
will be elected.