Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20
NIX. W. HasTfsas OPINION.
He Expresses His Views Concerning MIR.
Bradford's Letter.

He Expresses His Views Concerning MIR.
Bradford's Letter.
Concerning Edward G. Bradford's
letter resigping from the advisory com
mittee of the Regular Republican party.
Mr.. W. Hastings says:
Il have read Mr.. Bradford's letter to
the Morning News, resigning as a
member of the advisory committee, and
i am compelled to say that / think
that act of Mr. Bradford's is extremely
Incorporate and ill-advised. Its effect
will be to strengthen and encourage
Mr.. Addicks and his adherents in their
raid on this State il it has any effect
at all. Mr.. Bradford was member of
the district convention for the nomina-
tion of candidates ,f the Republican
party for the Constitutional State Con-
ventlon, to be voted for in November,
and think that if be was 80 terribly
opposed to Mr.. Clayton being seated
in that convention it would have heen
more seemly and consistent for him to
have Withdrawn from that convention
and declined to be nominated by it as
candidate for the Constitutional
State Convention, instead of accepting
it's nomination as he did, and then
publicly attacking and indicting the
. Advisory Committee, body of men
which was absolutely without power or
control in the district convention and
which had no voice whatever in the
seating or unsearing of Mr.. Clayton or
in any other matter appertainipg to
the business of that convention. Mr..
Bradford, it seems to me, is trying to
vindicate himself at the expense of his
friends, the Advisory Committee
Mr. ftlnvfnn hatf,a1 70 IN
Bradford as Republican candidate to
the Constitutional State Convention.
Why does he accept that nomination if
he is entirely sincere in all of the pro-
testations contained in his letter?
"The Advisory Committed is simply
confidential body of Republicans in
this city without any party authority
or control, or claiming to have any
who have banded themselves together
for the express purpose of helping to
defeat Addicks and Addicksism, and
to foster and further the interests of
the Republican party here and else
whore. They give their own time and
spend their own money for the accom-
pishment OF these purposes and are
accountable to nobody but themselves.
They are the peers of Mr.. Bradford in
every respect and they are just as
sincere and intense in their hostility
to 'Addicks and Addicksism' as Mr..
Bradford; the only difference is that
they did not think it either necessary
or useful to take a park Of artillery to
I /. mosquito. -
There is no proposition, nor is there
any intention on the part of the Re-
publican party OF this State TO COM,
promise with Addicks or TO deal with
him in any way, shape or form. He
is not Republican, and his course has
shown that he has been inimical to
the interests of tho Republican party
ever since he first set foot in this
State, and we will have nothing to do
with him.
'tIn respect to the electoral ticket of
this State, will say that am very
sure there will be but one. So far as
the Republicans are concerned that
matter is submitted entirely to the
National Committee and we will alb de
faithfully by the decision Of that body
be it what it may; but that will not
be the result of any compromises, dicker,
countenance or arrangement with Ad-
dicks or his followers; it will simply
be submission to the decision of con
stituted and rightful authority, which
is our plain duty"