Evening journal., 1895-05-11
THE ADDICKS SIDE OFT.
Interviews With the King and
His Courtiefs
TALE OF NIB, BROWNS DISCRETION
His wife Declared That She Could Not
Live in the Excited Community II He
Didn't ohsnge-Mr AddIcks Has Gained
Much Experience BY HIS Fine Fight.

Edward Addicks and his lieutenant,
]. Frank Alice, were In the city yester-
day morning. Ia conversation with a
friend Mr.. Addicks said that the occur
rences Of the last few days would read
like fairy story, and sdded "The next
time | MAZE deal IN politics will make
II differently from now. / will get what
bargain for. He showed eonsidera BILE
feeling towards Mr. Massey, and said that
had 1t not been for him, the problem
would have been solved.
Mr. Alice told the history OF the
desertion Of Brown. he said: Mr.. Brown
was besieged at his home on Sunday BY
his friends who are also friends OF Mr..
Addicks. They told him to stand by Mr..
Addicks, but under no condition to allow
the Legislature to adjourn without elect
ing senator.
On Monday right Mr. Brown received
two letters from his wife Ia which she
urged him to vote to elect a senator
that If he did not 1t would be- simply
impossible to live in Seaford Brown
told me that he was forced to leave
Addicks and urged him not to do so
until he had had a conference with MIR
Addlcks He asked how he was going to
do that and | suggested a recess. dis
vote made the recess possible.
During that recess he saw Mr.
Addicks and he persisted In his deter
mination to desert to Dupont. He
promised, however. to not take that step
until Mr.. Addicks saw him again. Word
was at once sent to the Democrats that
on the first ballot after recess senator
would be elected that Brown was going
over. Accordingly Speaker Watson took
the. gavel and voted
There never was any suspicion Of
Robbins Ii aving Mr.. Addicks, although
it has been stated that he was wavering
| don't believe It, however. he was
asked TO go over and said he would do SO
II released by AIR Addicks from his
promise. This was refused, and Mr..
Robbins remained loyal to his pledge"
Senator Robert j. Handy, the Addioks
warrior, succeeded In running the
gauntlet OF a score OF angry Republicans
when he stepped off the train from the
Delaware road grip in hand, at the P
w. a B. station, yesterday. Bat hs
looked 60 happy, that even job Il Jack
/ son, who said be had come down Il
shoot him. had to extend the right hand
OF fellowship
n MAAs ANABJ EAl4 1U nhA III hul
knew absolutely nothing about poll
ties and had no excuse for living bui
would try to bob mp two years hence 4
be is spared.
Il have acted in good faith, said he
day night be said to me,
NOV | want you boys to 20 out an,
show to the people OF Delaware that TO,
4 phnrrlI ha urrotLaw
senator, and IL you see you can't elec
me, vote for whom You chose-Massey O
Higgins.
Meeting the former a few minute
later, said to him: Mr.. Massey, we cal
deliver to you the Addicks votes, and
think you can be United States senator
You're too late, was the reply,
wouldn't have ii on a silver plate
"Wednesday in joint session, Repre-
sentative Moore aud | conferred togethe
and we all voted six or seven times IL
good faith for DR. Burton.
"Seeing that didn't suit all hands,
thought of my neiehbor, William Du
Pout, q good business man, of sterling
integrity and Of very honorable family
We voted for him until got the dis
patch, the purport of which was tina
I no WOuI u upl dCCcbb II cleGteQs
"Hsying about half q minutes con
sultation with Representative Moore, W
settled on Higgins, although lonl
opposed to bin, and voted In good faitl
until the assembly voted recess. Thel
we left Higgins aud arrived at th
conclusion that they-those fellows.
mssn-would name the senator whethe
or no; that they didn't want a senator
SO we returned to Addicks and resolve
there to stay
Eyes, it was at J. Edward Addicks
solicitation that we voted for MI
Higgins.
One Gas King for the Other.
"should Mr. Addicks be in the field fl
the United States senRtorship two year
hence he will find me fighting By b
slde.n said Harry A Richardson,
. Dover, to q representative Of the EVEN
ING JOURNAL yesterday
How did that come about2' he WI
asked.
In this way. he said II met M
! Addicks in the Hotel Richardson lobt
: on Thursday afternoon after the thin
. WAS over. | said to him, Mr.. Addick
when you fret announced your candida
: for the United States Senate was o
!, posed to what / considered your III
I. warranted pretenslons This opposite
: continued until January. worked a
tiringly and increasingly to defeat yo
! After had met you and become bett
acquainted with your habits and yoV
: merhods l hesame convinced that yS
were not nearly so black IS painte
: While l did not fight for you. l ceased .
Q active opposition. l want to say this
Z you now: That II you are in Delawa
d politics two years henos you will find Z
q lighting under your banner.
"But you Republicans assert tn
: Governor Watson had no right to exc
else his legislative preroeative, and tbs
y consequently, Colonel Henry A. DuPo
4 is senator and will be seated"
Il am not Republican of that sort
" said Mr.. Richardson. Such talk as th
'r will do very we'll for the disappolnt
Dupont men, but am frank to confe
that do not think he was elected.
4 As Addicks Sees 1t.
d 81 regard 1t as great misfortune
= said Mr. Addicks, that we are without
30 Republican United States senator BE
e, ss a Republican, believe the party
ot this state is In a better position for {
y campaign OF next year than 1t would
70 IL the seuRterial chair had been filed