Evening journal., 1896-08-19
HOFFECKER WILL STAND
In the Field Until the Ballots
Are Counted.
he Knows NO THIRD MAN

DeolhreS Nnat ne has the Republicans OF
Kent and Sussex at His Back aud Pro-
poses to Keep Them Ihere-what He
Has to saE Regarding = Rumored Com
promise Deal.
For some weeks political circles have
been disturbed by a rumor that the
want to- win element of Delaware Re-
publicsnism and AddIckslsm had formed
3 coalition designed to force both Hon.
John O. Higgins and Hon. John Il.
Hcifecker from the 6eld to make room
for third man upon whom both regular
Republicans aud Addicksitss could
unite.
The rumor Is secuted generally, but
there are some Republicans aud many
Democrats who seem willing TO believe
that such deal Is within the range Of
this Falls political possibilities When
the following pointed interviews are
read 1t will be seen that at present there
Is no likelihood OF the Republicans. and
Addlcksites breaking bread together
Hofeoker WIN stand Firm.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter went
to Smyrna for the purpose OF intervie -
ing Hon. John h Hoffecker, the Ad
dicks nominee for governor, on the
/ question of his withdrawal from the
field In behalf OF third man who would
constitute a compromise candidate.
As coed luck would have It, the fret
man that the reporter saw when be
stepped from the train at Clayton wes
Mr.. Htffscker, who had been TO PhIladel-
phiS on & business errRnd and was on his
way home An interview WAS immedi-
\ al ad for nd oh ftsll llv
"Mr. HoHecker," sxid the reporter,
"thers is a rumor current In political
circles In Wilmington and other parts Of
the state that plan has been perfected
whereby both you and Mr.. Higgins will
withdraw In behalf of a third man, most
probably from Sussex county. Is there
any ground for the rumor p
! None, whatever" he replied. "No
such proposition has besn made to me BY
either faction Of the party; nor would
consider 1t for an instant II it were sub
mitted. l have had men wait upon me
and urge me to withdraw for the benefit
OF Mr.. Higgins, but l have refused all
such overtures. One man told me that
II / would withdraw 1t would make me
the strongest man In the state for the
nomination four years hence. but that sort
OF argument made no impression upon
me. Four years hence men would
say that l had become too old. Mr.
Higgins is younger than / am by severA
years l see no reason why l should
| withdraw for the benefit Of Mr.. Higginl
or any other man. The Republicans o
Kent county are practically solid for M
while have every assurance that yer,
II large majority of the Republican voter
of Sussex county are favorable to M
candidacy"
He then went on aud spoke In q mos
kindly manner of Nr. Higgins, praisin
his many personal virtues but not touch
= ng upon tho questions involved In th
fHctlonal strife now raging In the r:
publican psrty.
AS the reporter parted from him Il
front OF his handsome old home Of
Commerce street 10 smyrna he said;
'You may say for me that | know alb
/; solutely nothing about any Plan for th'
withdrawal OF Mr. Higgins and my
self In favor of . thhd man have nave
been approached on the subject aud will
never become a party to sucn a scheme
am n candidate until the votes at
} counted out on election day"
Then l may state positively that yol
will not withdraw under any circum
stances" said the reporter.
Yes" he replied, aud he walked
across Commerce street and entered hi
home.
Stewart Says Nit.
II don't talk politics, " said ex Post
master Daniel Stewart II DON
think. however, that there is anythsn
In the rumor.
.Out of the Question.
There can be no such compromise q
that" said William s. Hllles Il I
out Of the question"
A whisper From Red Lion.
"rb, re- is nothing In It," said ex-Rsp
retenti tige George W. Reybold. klns
man OF Hon. John O. Higgins the regu
lar Republican nominee, and Who lives 1
the same town with him have nevs
heard such thing seriously mentioned
Hastings and Hayes at Last Agree.
Hugh c Browne, Washington Hss
tings and Martin B. Burris, regular r.
publcans, aud Walter b. Hayes Ad
dicksite, say that there Is absolutely L
truth In II.
Carries the War Into HAdes.
mo such thing as that is going TO
l. done. said Speaker OF the House H.
McMullen. "Whc In the devil is golu
to compromise with traitor The me
who composed that Georgetown ConveI
tion are not that kind OF men. The on
way for Addicks to compromise is fc
him to step down and out. That rum
Is the creature OF somebody's fertile II
: agination."
Q, Not From a Reliable sourcs.
~ Il have heard such talK," said Q.
( Deputy United States Marshal Watso
Of Brandy wine hundred, but not fro
: any reliable source. do not believe the
is anything In it