Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
WHY ADDlCES IS IN IT"
Some Points About the Pur-
chase of Sussex.
PLEDGES GIVEN FOR THE CASH
Extent of the Debauchery at
the Last Election.
votc-buying Induiged In to a Greater Ex-
tent Than Ever Before-- How a Coiored
Preacher Suddenly Changed His Politics
why 1t Looks Like "senator Addicks."


Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
GEORGETOWN, Nov. 14.--To what
extent the sale and purchase of votes
was followed in this county at the late
election can only be imagined by the
person who hears of it through the
newspapers, but one has only to be here
a few days to know positively some
thing more definite of the outrageous
practice. 1t is probably no more than
the truth to say that it was engaged in to
county of the little Diamond State, than
in any other portion of the country.
Most of the money used by the Repub-
licans was paper just from the mint, and
the fact that this county to-day is liter
ally flooded with this kind of currency
Ia u constant reminder of the methods
by which the followers and adherents of
mot Anthony Higgins, but Mr.. j.
Edward Addicks-used to secure Re-
publican victory in Sussex.
DUE SOLELY TO THE USE OF MONEY.
Nobody here denies that the result of
last Tuesday was due solely to the use
of money, but, on the other hand, say
openly that such was the case, and even
the hard-shell Republicans-an they
have few of them down herewith
say that it is true money won the day.
Without rejecting in the least upon the
governor-elect, it is a common saying
| down here that a colored man az the
head of the ticket could have carried
the county. II was not question of
men, nor of principles, nor of morals
with the Republicans, but OF money
| x.al1 Il ,ADlitiniap aafl 60
days ago, those who sold their votes
did not apparently realize what the re
suit would be if few hundred more
like them did the same thing. They
only regarded their own particular case
in the light that what they received for
their votes was about all they would
ever get out of it, and the result that
would come by few others following
their example was not thought Of until
it was seen when the returns came in,
and then il was too late. But they have
learned very valuable lesson, and the
Democracy of Sussex would offer a
better front to the enemy to-day, know.
ing what it does, than it put forward
last Tuesday.
STORIES OF VOTE SELLING.
There are many strange stories goinf
the rounds about the way the vote pur
chasing was worked. A colored minis
ter down in Lewes and Rehoboth hun
dred who pretended to be in sympath,
with the Democrats, was informed bI
his congregation that unless he "changet
his way of thinking" and became Re
| publican in theory as well as in prac
, tice, he need not expect to draw hi
salary. He changed right speedily, an(
, short time afterward announced at
Republican gathering that he was Re
publican, then and thereafter. Som
/; of the correspondence which took plac
: about this time would make very in
| teresting reading to every one con
cerned, and particularly the minister.
LOOKS LIKE ADDIcKs.
1t looks more like "Senator Addicks'
every day now. 1t is currently reporte
in political circles that before Mr.. AID
4 dicks sent his money down here ther
t was written agreement MADE by til
Republican party leaders that he shoul
be sent to the United States Senate
Delaware elected Republican Legsla
Il ture. And further than this, the stor
= goes that the bulk of the money use
% here was not given out by Mr.. Addtch
!, until the night before the election, fc
If the reason that a single man, who's
IS influence meant much, refused to sig
Il the articles of agreement until the La
: minute. Then it was that the papt
y was taken to Claymont, and the fin,
g arrangements made. The money W,
o brought down to Bridgeyille ON the No
folk express and the bearer was drive
over to Georgetown From here team
1t were sent out to every polling place
the county, and the cash placed whe
e it would do the most good, and the
~ was an abundance of it to go around.
"A "A Mr.. Addicks is a bigger man by far
IS Sussex county to-day than Mr.. lIiggin
20 and to use slang phrase, the Bosto
u man seems to be strictly in it,"