Evening journal., 1895-12-09
HIGGINS PROTESTANTS.
THEIR NAMES PUBLISHED BY HAST
INGS AND BRADFORD.

lNGS AND BRADFORD.
Ex-senator Higgins Gould Hold Them
no Longer-An Addicks Lieutenant
says That the Answer VIII Be
Given at the Next Republican Prim-
aries.
Washington Hastings and Edward G
Bradford have accomplished their design
despite the protest Of ex Senator Anthony
Higgins and many Of the signers In
Republican paper this morning the
following protest is printed at their
instance:
The undersigned members OF the
Republican party In New Castle county
hereby express their conviction that IL is
the imperative duty OF the Republican
County Committee TO expel from member
ship therein Robert j. Handy, on account
Of his CO. operation with the Democratic
members Of the General Assembly, At It's
last session. In their effort to defeat the
election Of a Republican United States
senator from Delaware, deeming that he
has by this political treachery forfeited
the right to represent the Republican
party In a political capacity or to be
recognized az a member thereof.
And we hereby unquslii dly condemn
the methods employed In this state by J
Edward Addleks to grstify his selfish
| political ambition. and particularly his
treachery to the Republican party IN the
late senatorial contest.
And we hereby declare that j. Edward
Addicks has for these reasons placed him
self in antagonlsm with and outside the
Republican party and is not entitled to
ha rarogntyad al a MAN hQr 0f III
Among the 800 or more slgners are:
Charles Baird, John Bancroft, Edward
Belts, Levi @. Bird. Ed ward G Brad
ford, William r. Brinckle, George w.
Bash, William Michael Byrne. William
Candy, Willism M Candy, George
Cspelle, Dr. Joseph d. Chandler,
Philip r. Clark. James H. Clark,
Henry @. Conrad, s. M. Curtis,
CHARLES NJ Curtis. James ID. Carter.
Thomas j Day, Eugene DUPONT, Alexis
DUPONT, Francis & DUPONT Alfred
Dupont, David Eastburn, George A.
Elliott. j. N GaTthIop, Dc. r p
/ Grsenlesf John Harris, Washing gton
| Hastings, w s. Hnles, T. Allen Hilles,
James d. Hofecker, Jr Holstein Harvey
job H. jackson, John e. Jackson.
/ Henry q Jones, Washington Jones,
Colonel w. A. La Motte. William Luke,
/ s A. Mscalistsr, Samuel w McCaulley,
Henry II McMullen, Henry g.
Morse. Benismin Nields, John Pilling,
Charles w. Pusey. Frank Pyle, Thomas
Pnling, Howard Pyle. A s Reed, Charles
g Rumford. Thomas Ii Savery, w. c.
spruance, Henry Thompson, Samuel
N. Trump, DE-. John P. Wales. FrLncIs
NJ Walker, Alfred d Warner, e T.
Warner aud William Wilson Jr., all
prominent IN Republican councils.
The Addicks men do not sppesr TO be
dismayed by the publication of this
weighty protest
DO you propose to answer II ?" asked
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter Of = lead
ing Addicks man this morning.
Yes; quite effeotually," he replied.
when and how2" asked the reporter
"At the next Republican primaries
and with votes" ne answered. We shall
gain by the publication of that list, for
many out-and out Higgins men were cp
posed TO any action on Il, either In private
or public. Not only that, but they have
provided us with list Of men whom we
shall have a perfect right to challenge,
for they have virtually said that they
will not support the successful nominee
Senator Robert j Handy didn't seem
be very much worried when seen bv An
EVENING JOURNAL reporter When
asked for his views on the subject Of his
'reading out" he said with a
smile Before the morning sun dawns
II is necessary for the night % come Itis
frequently the fact that q mans slumber
Is broken by dreams. pleasant or
otherwise. Now when a man has had his
sleep, and his dreams, and the sun dawns
on the day It. is ample time to form
conclusions Until then l will not bother
my head about it