Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03


Boodio Bargains
II is \ wGll-known fact that George V.
Massey has stated to ms friends that lie is
not now and will not be q candidate for
the Senate 10 succeed George Gray i'll the
remote possibility Of Republican SUCCESS
The Democrats openly assert that MIR.
Gray is their candidate for reelection.
The Republicans have not venturcd to
say who will be their candidate in case
| they control the legislature. 1t is Of
manifest interest to the people at large to
| know who is the Republican candidate for
in the remote possibility, AS stated, of the
Republicans winning the people would no
longer have an opportunity to express
their disapproval.
ely Nh. ApnfCKs.
J. Edward Addicks, who claims resi-
dcnce at Claymont and docs business in
| Boston, Philadelphia and New York, was
| an ayowed candidate for election by the
Republicans to the United States Senate
four wears ago. lie is said TO have offered
at that time TO supply Delaware Rcpubli-
cans with all the money they needed If
they would bestuw the honor upon him.
His ambition was not satisfied ut that
time.
NOW EXPECTS ELECTION.
Recently rumOrs have come from many
| different persons and from several sections
Of the country that Mr.. Addicks has said
| that he is again an asrrant for the Senate
/ and expects to be elected.
lie has made similar statements to
| prominent gentlemen OF this city, some of
whom are Democrats.
LOOKS LIKE SIZZLING OFT.
There is reason to believe that several
candidates ON the Republican ticket of
| New Castle county are devoted to the
| Addcks' interests.
NOTABLY HANBY.
This it Is reported is notably so in the
case nj Robert j. Handy, the Republican
candidate from Brandywine hundred, who
belongs to Mr.. Addicks, body, soul and
| breeChes."
Samuel II. Baynnrd of this city is ranked
among the probable supporters of Mr..
Addicks.
TIIE KENT COUNTY BREAK.
Addicks has made a great break among
the Republican forces of the anti-Massey
stripe III Kent county.
TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA.
On Monday, October 18th, a large dele
CATION of Kent county Republicans made "A
| pilgrimage to Philadelphia. Their county
chairman, many of the Republican wire
pullers and legislative candidates went
along. They held their meeting in the
Drcxcl building. Mr.. Addicks has an
office there.
When they came out from the meeting
the Morning NewS of that days date, which
had gone through the mail addressed to
Mr.. AddckS
1t is evident that the pilgrims held their
meeting in Mr.. AddiCks' Office. Rumur
has il that they then and there bargained
with Addcks to support him for the
United States Senate AZ successor to George
Gray, in the event Of Republican successes
i'll Kent county.
FyIDRNrFg M TpEArItrPy
Since then numerous evidences of this
rascally bargaining have cropped out, and
Of special fund Of money placed in the
hands of j. Colby Smith, chairman of the
Republican committee of Kent county sup
piled by the generous and credulous Mil
liunaire Addicks.
And SO it seems while the Democrats
are openly and proudly proclaiming
George Gray as their senatorial candidate
the Republicans are quietly and shame
facedly, because of money, had and re-
ccivCd pushing the election of candidates
pledged for the support of dle.bags
Addicks.
+ the trade and bargain made with Mr.
Addicks by the Republicans is not for SEN
atnrlal honors then it must be that the
consideration given Is q binding promise
to permit him by the form of legislative
enactment to have his sweet will all over
the streets of Wilmington and in the as
saults of the Wilmington Gas Company.
Special Correspondence oil Gazette and journal
DOVER, Nov. l.-Since the bargain
made between J. Edward Addicks and
certain Delaware Republicans that the
former was to have the seat of Senator
Gray in consideration Of a large contribu-
ton to the Republican corruption fund it
has leaked out that A. b. Richardson of
this town has been rendered the same posi-
ton In event of Republican success.
Whether this report is true or not can.
not be positively said. But one thing is
certain, Mr.. Richardson is becoming very
active and doing what he can to create u
sentiment in favor of the Republican
party. Il is said that MIR. Richardson is
represcnting. to certain persons that the
election of Cleveland will ruin his canning
business. That il will neccssitatn the clos
ing of his factory. 1t will he remembered
that he made the same representations in
ISL but his business went on increasing
then more than 1t has since the passage of
the Mckinley bill.
RlCIIARDsON VS.. ADpICKs,
The announcement that Addicks is to be
the successor of Senator Gray, has pro-
duced no little comment in Republican
. quarters, and especially among the friends
of Mr.. Richardson. One Republican said
Don't il beat hi that Adiicks is Ia be
the senator from this State, and if it were
not Tor ms money no one would have
thought about clecting a damn Penusyl-
yanian as United States senator. But |
suppose il is only Il contest between Bay
Statcte and keystonetc. 1t IL u pretty
state of affairs that the United States sen
, atprship Is put up at public auction and
sold TO the highest and not the best bid.
J der"
REPUBLICANS kGIlArED.
,, The Republicans here are very much
aEitatcd concerning the attempt Of Higgins
! aud Postmaster Smith al Laurel to bride
Major WoOtton. They hardly know what
turn to make. \ Republican said ''hc did
not think that Higgins was such fool To
be caught in such trap" lie further
SAID that "he had some hope for the Re
publican party in this State but it looks
now as ii Higgins had destroyed all chance
OF beating the wicked Democrats" Their,
is no doubt that he is right.
REFGRLleANs DEsPoSnENT.
The Republicans here are very d.spond
! emit. so great WAS their alarm that they
held 4 large meeting in their club room
I Sunday evening to devise some mean.
! whereby to stop the tidal wave that /.
! sweeping oyer Kent county. 1t is repnrtct
that The meeting was addressed bv som,
! one whose name ii is impossible Ia learn
! nor the purpOrt of the speech male. 1t l.
very certain that the meeting was callct
L on account of some extraordinary
!, emergency, which was the Higgins
! smith episode at Laurel.
. HIGGINS DENOUNCED.
There is no doubt that Higgins is beinl
denounced in Republican circles verl
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