Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25
Wish THEY had NOT DCM IT
Regret of Those Who MadS,
Anti-Addicks Affidavits.
DID NOT EXPECT TOBE EXPOSED
Have Been Put in an Uncom-
Portable Position.
Said More Than They Intended to Say
Experienced an Unpleasant Sensation
when They Saw Their Statements In
Prtnt-InterVlews With the Deponents.

Some of the Republicans who arc
credited with having furnished aft
davits which were used as weapons
against j. Edward Addicks at the
recent Republican National Convention
at st. Louis are bitterly regretting
their act. which scans to have put
them in most uncomfortable position.
Some of the deponents are credited
with having sworn TO more than they
intended to say, and when they read
their printed aliidavits the reading
produces anything but pleasant sensa-
tion. OF course they never dreamed
that anybody in Delaware, excepting
the favored few among the Regular Re-
publicans. would ever lay eyee on these
precious documents But this is where
they were shortsighted. The matter
was all compiled in good shape and
printed in Wilmington, after which
the copies were taken to st. Louis by
the Regulars, who had no intention at
all of exposing the contents of the
books, except directly TO the Mckinley
managers, who were supposed to be
muzzled.
Ono of the books during the past
few days, has been shown TO several of
the deponentH, who wore asked con-
cerniDg the truth of the contents.
AT least one of them is member of
an Addicks club in one of tho wards,
and on Sunday his fellow members de-
manded an explanation. At first he
denied all knowledge of the afliavit, but
afterward admitted that he had said
certain things which wero credited to
him, and gave the impression that tine
statement was inflated.
Tuesday one of the deponents was
approached by reporter of The Ga
zette, who asked him whether or
not he had made the assertions TO
which he is given the credit of having
taken oath. The reporter had been in
formed that he had denied making any
affidavit at all, and desired to ascertain
the truth OF the report. After con-
siderable beating round the bush the
gentlemen replied: ''Under the present
political conditions | think it best to
keep my name out of the papers. - No
persuasion would induce him to speak.
Another citizen who, ii had been re-
ported, had denied saying things which
were credited TO him, was also ap.
preached, and he, too, was non COM
initial. He stated that il he had any
thing to say in the matter, he would
go TO Republican newspaper. "
A peculiar thing in tho statements
of the two men was the manner in
which each referred to the recent
article published in Every Evening,
which was taken from one of the
books offered in evidence in st.
Louis. Each one, although seen at
different times and places, said he
should have been consulted by Every
Evening before the articles were pub
lished about them. Neither Of the
men approached was willing to explain
why he did not want the contents of
his printed affidavit published in the
newspapers.
The little exposure has caused more
or less npleasantness among the Re-
publicans. Some of the Regulars are
being condemned for allowing the
aifidavits to get back to Delaware, and
the Addicks men who made allidavits
are being condemned by their former
co-Workers,