The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-21

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We clip the following letter from the
Every Evening, In order to let our readers
know the position Of Affairs In Kent and
Sussex Counties:
Editor Every Evening: In your issue o I
Friday last November 18th, appeared a
communication from Wilmington signed
Delaware" 1 know very little OF the
Republicans Of Nsw Castle county, but II
delaware" is one of them. and Is like un.
to the average Republican of Sussex
county. he has suddenly become very
pious and also solloltous for the good
name OF our State (after the election or
public auction. l hardly know. which to
call itl 10 calling upon the Dsm ooratlo
party to help defeat Mr.. AddIoks for
United States Senator. and thus help the
Republican party out OF hole. into
which II knowingly and willingly placed
itself. lie makes the assertion that
not pledged to MIR. Addioks. He is very
innocent or else knows nothing of Rspub.
llcan politics In Sussex county or the men
VINO are the leaders OF sad party In Sus.
sex.
Let US look at the facts ana see II Mr..
Addlcks did not have the pledges OF the
entire delegation to the Legislature from
Sussex county. When large nuinbsr OF
the negro voters were about to ba return
cd as dellnquents. the leaders OF the Re.
ppu publican party Of thus county applied to
Senator higgins to furnish the money
with which to pay these taxes. In order to
keep these negroes from becoming delin.
quents. MIR. Hiagins told the IN he could
not allord to put so much money In IL.
The leaders then applied to George v.
Massey, who refused. They then again
applied to Senator Higgins. who again re
fused and advised them to call on j. Frank
Alice OF Dover Mr.. Addioks' right hand
man. They did so and $1,000 was fur.
nished them with which to pay taAes
This saved them their delinquents.
Then In August Mr.. Addlcks met sew.
eral Kent and Sussex county Republican
leaders at the Douglass House at Reho.
both and was In consultation with them
all day sunday. His proposition to them
was that IL he was given the legislative
delegations OF Kent ana Sussex he would
put up the doodle" to win" the cam.
paign. These leaders said farewell to MIR.
Addloks Monday and went to their several
localities and com menced their work OF
nominating men for the legislative. branch
The Sussex men accomplished this, with
the exception possibly of three. The Kent
men accomplished their object In en-.
tirety.
The tlckots being nominated the next
task was to elect them. MIR. Addicks was
told tnat 1t would take money. a great
deal OF money to do this In Sussex county.
We all know MIR. Addicks by reputation
to 10 a sharp, shrewd. farsighted business
man who never invests without he secs
the object he desires reasonably sure. He
frankly said TO these Sussex leaders that
he must have some substantial pledge
from the Legislative condidatss before he
would put up" the necessary funds,
without money they could not win, with
money there was possibility.
They came home aud pressed into scr.
vice all their teams and started to sec the
candidates. Election lay was drawing
close and quick york must be done. They
worked hard Two OF their candidates
were unwilling to give the pledge. and, one
was little slow In doing so. After II car.
ly an all.nght consultation with these two
unwilling ones, with constant persuasion
they finally pledged themselves, and at )
o'clock Sund ay morning Sunday before
the electlon) they called the telegraph
telegram to MIR. Addicks: Your PROPOSE.
tion is accepted. viii go to Wilmington
OIL Norfolk express from Seaford and
meet you In Wilmington early Monday
morning"
Two OF them Zone Of them a candidate
on the tcket) went to Wilmington on the
Norfolk express from Seaford. Sunday
night and Monday OH the noon train
brought the Doodle" $4,000. which Mr.
Addicks furnished. They were met at the
Georgetown station by two teams to
convey them and their precious Doodle"
to headquarters.
In the meantime Senator higgins had
sent them $4,000 by George II. Hollis, who
reached here at about T. 30 O'Clock, Mon
day morning. MIR. Addlcks then added
$4,000 more TO HIS contribution. 1t Is also
rumored (and this rumor Is tolerably re.
linole) that 81. 800 was placed In this
county by John Wanninaker or the Union
League of Philadelphia.
This 10 the story Of the Republican
doodle that bought or bid OFF Sussex
county on Tuesday November 9TH 1894,
when the venal voters OF the county put
themselves up at public auction. II "Del-
aware Is not now satisfied that Mr.. Adj
dicks has the pledges OF the Sussex leKis-
latlve delea l would refer him to
the corner" OF tho public square In
Georgetown. where he can, IL he he Re.
pablican good and true and on tho
''lnside' get the facts from his own party.
Inc selection or senator Is not mat
Ter Tor the Democratic party to deter
mine. but for the Republicans The ae.
lion OF Senator Higgins two years ago at
Laurel was branded as the ''Infatny of the
Union" But that sinks into inslgnih-
canco. when compared to the present
election. That branded him alone, but
this election puts the brand OF 'lnfamy"
OH our whole State. and the knowledge OF
1t eicEensall honest. decent man who have
ever boen proud of our State And in
conclusion let me say to ''Delaware" that
one member OF tue Sussex delegation
openly boasts that he Ia not ashamed to
vote Tor Addicka, but believes 1t his duty
"a the senatorship had been bought and
ra'd Tor by him. FACT.
GEoBGETowN, DEL, Nov, 18th, 1894.