Evening journal., 1896-05-20
An Ertraordlnnrr Revolt.


It is justified by past events and every
day but adds to It's justification, however
culpable the present boilers were II
primarily accepting the overtures OF th'
man whom they thought to make tbsIl
tool, but who now seeks to become theii
political dictator.
AddIcks came to Delaware financial
somebody and a political nobody. he
entered politics for the purpose Of Ad-
vancing certain prof scts in gas epecula-
tlon, and selected the Republican party
as his tool. after having tried the Demo-
cratic party and failed.
The game was fascinating and
gradually he grew ambitious for political
prefefment. He found that the Higgins
men who controlled Republican politio %
In Delaware would cheerfully use the
means he placed at their disposal, but
would grant neither honors nor legisls-
tion In return.
Being determined mau, and his de-
termination whetted by ambition, he be-
came convinced that he must, TO accom-
plIsh his purposes, create following Of
his own. He and his agents made a
careful canvass Of the state and slowly
but surely gathered about them men Of
all. sorts. who had grievances against
the faction IN control, or loose ideas Of
political morality. Then began the cam
pAlgn Of debauchery which has grown to
such infamous proportions. II was In
Kent and Sussex counties that he de-
voted ais energies In the direction of
undermining tue Higgins influence. He
succeeded so we'll that. nearly two years
ago be entered the primaries In all three
counties, and by the lavish use Of money,
succeeded In securing the nomination Of
a sufficient number OF Republican can
didates for the General Assembly to
insure him a seat Ia the United States
Senate In event of their election.
Unfortunately for him, Kent county
went Democratic, the only Republican
member elected from that county being
Representative Fleming, Of Msplllion
hundred, man supposed to be identified
with the Addlcks interest, but who sub
sequently proved to be most devoted
Massey follower.
In New Castle county the Higgins men
eleUted In their own interest every mem
Der but State Senator Robert j. Handy,
OF Brandywlne hundred, who. while a
senator by virtue Of Higgins votes, was
known to be an Addlcks man In every
sense OF the word So that It will be
Seen that in New Castle county .Addicks
only had one vote, and In Kent none.
He believed that he had golid delega
tlon Of nine from Sussex county, which
would still have given him control of the
Republican caucus but was astounded
when State Senators Pierce and Moore
declared for Massey and Representatives
Burton and Townsend Joined the Higgins
ranks. This left Addicks out OF the
ruin OF all of his extensively laid plans,
no one to depend upou but Senator
Handy and representatives Moore.
Brown, Robins, Ball and Morgan. To go
into caucus meant the re election Of
Senator Higgins. That would never do
The order was given these six men to re-.
fuse to 60 into caucus and they obeysd
This blocked the election Of United
States senator.
Addicks gave It out that It must be
Addleks or nobody. At 6rst It was be.
lieved to be an idle threat. but as time
passed even the most skepticsl became
convinced that II he could hold his men,
he would create q vacancy In the United
States Senate, rather than permit any
man other than himself TO DS elected.
Efforts Of compromise we're made ard
failed and finally the Higgins men bs-
came as stubborn as Addleks. They de
termined that he should not have the
honor come what might.
Thus 1t driited along to the last day
Of the session The Higgins and Massey
men agreed upon Colonel Henry A. Du
Pont as a compromise. Addicks refused
TO accept him or any other man. Two
Of his folio Wers were induced to leave
him, party pressure becoming too strong
for them to resist. HAnleY. Moore, Ball
and Robbins remained firm. Acting
Governor Watson's presence In the chair
restored 10 the General Assembly It's full
m, m 5ership Of thirty. and the vote for
Dupont WAS fifteen. while Addicks had
four and the Democratic candidates
eleven. This was a tie. Acting Governor
Watson declared that there was no
election aud adjourned the General
Assembly without day.
Then came the contest In the United
States Senate. The friends Of Colonel
Dupont held that Acting Governor Wat
son had no right to exercise his legisls-
tive prerogatives while occupying the
executive chair made vacant by the death
OF Governor Marvil and that, conseq 1ent
ly, Dupont had fifteen OF the twenty
nine votes legally cast. The Democrats
upheld Acting Governor WAtson's action
Counsel was employed on both sides
and extraordinary efforts msds for and
against DuPont. During the whole Of
this fight In the United States Senate
lasting several months and only ended q
few days ago, Addlcks and his agents
were lab3rlnR increasingly with the