Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-03
Adaicks WINS not considered by the Hlc.

Addicks was not considered by the Hig-
gins Republicans bad man At all.
In this very year of grace, he was not
considered so bad man before tho cleo
ton, as he has been deemed slnce. He
was not considered too bad in the early
fall to be invited to contribute an cnor-
nous sum OF money to the corruption
fund that Senator Higgins friends were
raising.
1t will DO remembered thatin Septem-
Der the Democratic county committee
addressed communication to Sheriff
Gould concerning an agreement about
the appointment Of deputy sheriffs and
special cons,ables. That communica.
ton led to conference in the Clayton
House between representatives Of the
State aud county committees of the two
parties, The Republicans were repre-
scented in that conference by Gen. James
H. Wilson, Hugh q. Browne, Esq,
Martin B. Burris, Esq, Mr.. Henry q.
McLear and Il. G, Bradford, ESQ. The
Democrats were represented by Mr.. l..
Irving Handy, Peter l., Cooper, Esq, Mr.,
Theodore i, Armstrong, Willard Sauls-
bury, Esq, and Hon. John Biggs.
The conference covered wide range
Of subjects. Among other things the
Democrats urged an arrangement to
shut Mr., Addicss gu. of the campaign
by making his election to the United
States Senate In any event an impossi.
bility. This proposition was met with
favor by some of the Republicans, but
others opposed ii and twas not accepted.
About the same time. Mr.. S. NJ. Knox,
ox-President Of the Yeung Mems Re-
publican Club, called on Mr.. Addicks at
his Office in the Drexel Building in
Philadelphia, and opened up the sub.
ject of contribution for the Republi-
can campaign fund. The interview re.
suited in an arrangement to meet Mr..
Addicks for further conference on the
subject at his Office in this city.
At the second conference Mr.. Ad-
dicks was attended by Mr., Robert ].
Handy, and the collectors of funds were
represented by Mr.. 5, NJ. Knox. Nj. w
S, Quigley, and third gentleman whom
it is not necessary to name at this time
Mr.. Addicks was requested by hi
callers to contribute twelve thousanC
dollars to the campaign fund, four thou
sand for each county. lie fought rattle
shy Of giving money for campaign ex
penses in New Castle county where tn
organization was fixed up in hostility t,
him, In argument in this connection
Mr. Quigley informed Mr.. Addcks o
the protection which his interests ha,
received in the Clayton House confer
ence-told him of the proposition t
shut him out of the Senatorial tlgh
made by the Democrats and rejected b
the Republicans. 1t was used to sho,
Mr.. Addicks that he had friends anon
the New Castle Republicans.
Mr. Addlots, we believe, did nc
yield to the persuasion of these CO
: lectors of contributions, but used tn
I fact that he had already spent eigl
thousand dollars in Kent and SUISSE
i during the campaign as an excuse for N,
giving more. He evidently had choic
a as to the hands through which to send h
political funds,
e His refusal to give through these "regl
s lar channels has been made, since II
election, the basis Of a furious complain
: against him.
e Now the question is: How can me
G who begged Mir. Addicks for twelv
g thousand dollars for political purpos
+ in September and October consistent
n denounce him with all the epithets
X the dictionary in November and u
h cember?
d When the whole truth about NJ
= Addicks' connection with the RepubI
IT cans Of Delaware is told, it will
0 found that the righteous gentlemen
.e New Castle are as deep in the mire
Il the wicked sinners in Kent and Susst
n are in the mud. The shame Of Addict
lie ism belongs to the whole Republics
b party in Delaware. The attempt
Mr.. Higgins and his friends TO run
n thou" campaign agair
10 him is fiat failure, as ii ought TO |
to for it is piece Of audacious hypocri;
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