Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28


Addicks' shrewd Plans.
Mr.. Addicks is moving quietly and
shrewdly to disintegrate the forces of
the regular Republican organization in
New Castle county, which are now OPP
posing him. He is evidently aiming to
draw the bulk Of the regular Republi-
cans to his support. He will not ask
much of them--only the election OF a
few Addicks candidates to the Legisla-
ture from New Castle county. In re-
turn, be will give the regular Republic
cans everything else in sight, as far as
this county is concerned,
The Addicks programme was indi-
Gated at the Republican nomination on
Saturday last. His followers took prac-
tically no part in the contest for the
nominations, although they could have
swept nearly ever! thing, had they de-
termined to make fight, by reason of
the manner in which the regular Re-
publicans were divided between the var
ious candidates. The candidacy of
Mahaffy, the only Addicks man in the
field, who ran against Finn for sheriff,
was merely blind. The fact that he
received but little more than five
hundred votes, shows how small part
the Addicks Republicans were taking
In the contest.
Mr.. Addicks, therefore, has been a
factor in the nomination of the Re-
publican county ticket, merely by keep
ing his hands off. He could have
taken every nomination, save that for
sheriff, had he chosen to do SO. Now,
the candidates selected at this nomina-
tion-and they are good candidates, too
desire to be elected, and they will
naturally do nothing that might tend
to drive Republican voters from them.
They will want the Support Of the
Addicks Republicans, as we'll as the
regular Republicans.
Herein lies Mr.. Addicks' oppor-
tunity. There will be further nomiua-
tions later in the campaign, when can
didates for the Legislature will be
chosen. In these primaries Addicks
will take hand, and will probably be
able to nominate legislative candidates
in Wilmington, New Castle, Apo
quinimink and Blackbird hundreds.
The vote cast at the election for dele
gates to the Republican State Conyen-
tion indicates this. Then he will
throw his full influence in favor Of the
election of the entire Republican ticket,
on which no will be represented by
three or four candidates for the Legis-
lature, trusting that the regular Re-
publicans will do the same thing, thus
carrying the few nominees in which he
is most vitality interested along with
the rest And he will, of course, ex-
pect the regular Republicans who may
be on the ticket to work as hard for
the success Of his candidates as they
do for their own.
There ia no doubt that Mr.. Addicka
will also endeavor, by the same tactics,
to secure the nomination of few Of his
faithful henchmen for delegates to the
constitutional Convention, hoping ia
have them also elected, by virtue Of the
help Of the regular Republicans. The
latter may, however, cheekmate this
part of the programme by uniting with
the Democrats upon a non partisan
convention ticket, composed of five
candidates from each party. Such q
ticket would be elected by sweeping
majority, no matter what Addickl
might do.
Addicks wants to control the mex
Legislature of Delaware, and also tn,
Constitutional Convention. He is on
posed by regular Republicans, as vel
as by Democrats The Democratic on
position, OF course, he cannot concil
late. but the opposition Of the regula
Republicans he is endeavoring to over
come by the tactics described above
lie desires to establish a communit
of interest between his followers am
the regular Republicans. having 70
it's object the election of Il ticket II
which his faction will be literally rem
resented. Such a victory in connec
tion with tho success that he hopes I
achieve in Kent and Sussex, where h
will absolutely dictate the Republica
nominations, would give him all tina
he DESIRES
Such, We believe, is the political prc
gramme that Mr.. Addicks has marke
out The regular Republicans ii Ne
Castle county, who represent to a larg
degree the honor, conscience and intes
rity of the party, should be on thoi
guard against him.
1t is announced that ex-Goverp,