Evening journal., 1895-01-09

Fifty-nine OF the sympathy strikers"
for Addioks Sign the Resolutions- g
Committeeman From Duck Creek Hun
dred Refuses TO Commit Himself-HIE-
gins Men Regard tho Meeting as an
Evidence OF Addicks's weainess-The
Betters support Higgins Against tho
Field.
stah Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, Jan. 9-The bloodless battle
for political supremacy still goes on
Both sides are standing up manfully
under the struggle which must soon
end
Rendered desperate by their precnrious
position the Addicks men called to their
aid the Kent County Executive Com
mittee yesterday afternoon, hoping
against hope that it's official endorse
ment of Mr.. Addicks would force Mr.
Massey, the recognized leader Of Kent
county Repubioanism, to recognize the
gas and terra Gotta magnate as fitting
and available candidate for the senator
ship. There is not the remotest like i.
lihood of the 'strike' meeting having the
K desired effect. Neither Mr Massey nor
Representative Ezekiel Fleming, who
Is his staunch follower, will ever do
| anything TO promote the elevation of
| MIR. Addicks On the contrary they will
do much to shstter the terra. Gotta man
/ from Boston.
Mr.. Massey is not q man to be intimi.
dated by a sympathy strike inaugurated
by nybody much less a county commit
tee made up in the interest OF Mr.
Addicks and not Of himself Neither
will he allow his friend, Mr. Fleming, to
be bulldozsd into voting for a man whom
he does not think fitted to represent the
Republican party in the upper branch OF
the Federal Legislature.
The sympathy strike was held, pursu.
ant to q call, in the rooms Of the
Young Mems Republican Club Of East
Dover hundred, which are'on Loockerman
street and not more than a stones throw
from the state capitol OF tha fifteen
members OF the county committee twelve
were present, They brought with them
picked delegations which swelled the
number of sympathy strikers to about
seventy five
The meeting was called to order by tbs
chairman Of the committee After a few
prslimiuaries the ball was set rolling. A
resolution twas offered for adoption Il
eulogizsd Mr.. Addlcks for the good worh
he had done for the party in It's hour oil
need in the two lower counties and
demanded that, in return for those
benefits and because Of his natural fitness
he be elected United States senator. II
expressed the sense of the meeting that
Ezekiel Fleming, the sole Republican
Kent county legislator, should vote FOL
Mr.. Addicks and do an in his power Z,
promote his election and Ia short, thR
Mr.. Massey should keep hands eff
This resolution was signed by fifty
nine OF those present, bat William T.
Hudson, committeeman from Duck Creel
hundred and, by the way, a Higgin:
man, refused to commit himself Ia any
such way, or to identify himself with
the sympathy strikers Among the
signsrs was ]. Frank Alice, a member OF
tho State Central Committee, and who iE
credited with having been purser for
Mr. Addicks durirg the recent election
in Kent OF the nine defeated legisla
tive candidates only four were present.
and one Of those was a Higgins man
drawn there ont of curiosity. Two oil
the unbidden guests were Higgins
spoilers with wonderfully retentive
memories for faces. names and ciroum.
stances. DR.. George W. Marshall. Of
Milford, was one Of the most earnest sn'
sctive of the sympathy strikers.
After the adoption Of the resolution
committee was appointed to call upon Mr.
Fleming OF the Rotion Of the meeting
This committee sklrmished Ground tow
for sometime before It could find him
He was found in jail, enjoying cha
with hts old friend, Sheriff Luther Shaw
The committeeman did not temporizs
They broke the news to him and Rske
him what he was going to do about II
He said he did not know. his coC
manner staggered the strikers and the
we're ia O quandsry as to whether to &
, back and report progress or to borrow
spare gallows from the sheriff and han
the uncertain qusntity from Kent
is understood that they went so far as
, induce Mr. Fleming to accompany then
= to the place OF meeting. II they did an
! the question was repeated, he CAV
q the assembled Addicks multitude o
! seventy Eve the self-ssms answer. A
a the sole purpose of the meeting was {
whip Mr. Fleming into line snd to con
o | pei Mr. Massey to stop meddling, it va.
= 1 w oAA AAeNANo eAA EAt lN@~Nl +" ANN AttAi
: ure
r Mr. Higgins's friends seem please
3 that the meeting was held IS the
regard 1t as glarlng evidence Of tn
weakness Of their opponent.
To return to the meeting, the Flemin
r committee was dishonorably discharge
for persuasive ineficiency, and anotbe
r committee appointed to escort Mr.. Ad
&c dicks from the Hotel Richardson to tt
place Of meeting. This committee di
{ not have to gun around. 1t found Nj
: Addicks with hat on and gloves In hanC
( He went to the club house and wa
+; introduced to those who had not pre-
. viously met him. After a short inform
/. reception he returned to his room
s sesmingly much pleased with the demon
d stration The meeting then adjourne
4 sine die
:, 1t is understood that the county e.
eculivs committee Of New Castle count
o wanted to take similar action some tin
}, sgo in behalf Of Senator Higgins and thi
t he would not permit It,
l. When Il comes to betting the mo
!, ardent Addicks men do not seem s.
clinsd to bet that Addicks will