The morning times., 1896-06-13
not SHOT. FOR iDDIcKS
Bitter Attack in National Commit
tee by Higgins and Thurston.
IN THE DELAWARE CONTEST
Roth the Higgins and Addicks Dele
CATIONS Presented Themselves, But
Neither WINS sRecognized-TheD Della
ware Men Nearly Came to Blows.
Addic Ks Characterized as a Traitor.

pot vote for J Edward Addicks if
his vote were needed TO make The next
President of the United States"
This declaration, utt cred by Senator
Thurston of Nebraska at 1920 O'Clock to-
night as he stood in the center OF his
fellow national committeemen, with up
lifted arm and closed fist, was The climax
of one of the most sensational scenes ever
witnessed in "a meeting of u similar body
on the eve OF national convention.
For two hours previously the committee
had been listening TO the presentation of
the cases of the rival delegations from the
State of Deieware. That headed by ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins, claimed to be
the regular delegation and was instructed
for Mckinley, while the six entered upon
Secretary Manley's records as contestants
were headed by j. Edward Addicks and
Senator Quay was given by one of the.
number us their preference for the Presi-
dental nomination.
Personalities were freely exchanged in
the presentation of the respective cases be-
tween ex-senator Higgins, State Chairman
Caleb K. Layton and Mr. Addicks himself,
but it was not until the parties in interest
had retired that the storm broke forth. :
THURsToN'S BITTER ATTACK.
Then Senator Thurston, first gaining the
He reviewed the evidence ELECTED in the
Dupont controversy before the United
States Senate and declared that it exposed
a state of affairs unprecedented in the his
tory of any State Republican party in the
country.
Addicks, he said, had been proven a
traitor to the cause of fRepublicanism. When
that party had fortyrour Senators in the
Capitol at Washington and but one more
needed n wi ff,. ma fy nf -nfo
the Populist Democratic element, it was
Addicks who, by the aid OF a Democratic
governor, brought about a deadlock and
prevented Delaware from receiving its
proper representation in the Senate Of the
United States.
Talk to me of honor and decency in pol
itics,' said the Senator. II tell you here
and now that would not vote for j. Ed
ward Addcks IL his vote were needed to
make the next President of the United
States, and if the necessity demands, w.1
repeat that statement upon the floor or
the National Convention"
Two rounds of applause. the first demon
stration OF the kind that had marked the
proceedings OF the committee, followed the
Nebraska Senator's declaration.
When the rival delegations. headed re-
spectively by Higgins and Addicks. were
ushered into the committee room the ex-
and they moved their chairs forward until
they formed semi-circle about the CON-
testants and the presiding officer. With
out preliminary ex- Senator Higgins plunged
into the cases in behalf OF himself and his
associates.
HOT SHOT AT ADDICKs.
Mr.. Addicks sat close beside him and at
times it looked as though the two men
might come into personal collision, es-
pecally as Mr.. Higgins denounce Adtiicks
as the principal of a conspiracy against law
and honor, and as man who regarded
neither.
Mr.. Higgins was followed by Washington
Hastings, who was equally emphatic. Tum-
ing to Addicks, who sat with u sarcastic
smile on his face, he shook his finger under
his nose and ejaculated:
This man is governed by q base ana
selfish ambition. l say it to his face, as
have said it before His name is Addicks.
Little as he understands the language Of
gentlemen, he doubtless understands what
say"
Addicks made no response.
The principal address on the other side
was made by Caleb R. Layton, chairman
of the Convention, which nominated the
Addicks delegation, who entered a protest
against the washing of the dirty linen of
the Delaware Republicans before the Coin
lllttee. lie also MADE bitter attack
upon the motives of ex-senator Higgins,
whose political fortune, he said, had been
made by Addicks Then Mr.. Addicks made
brief address on his own behalf
He claims that he had been iDdorsed by
the people Of Delawa re and had DESTROYED
the worst ring that the Republican party
had ever known. Mr.. Higgins replied.
He alluded to Addicks as That creature''
and said that his speech showed him to
be the moral idiot that every one in
Delaware knew he was
WOULD RECEIVE NEITHER.
r. c. Kerens moved that all of the Ad-
dicks delegation, with the exception of
Addcks himself, be put upon the tempo
Iary roll.
Senator Thurston declared that on the
floor OF the convention he would speak
and vote to unseat the entire delegation.
Numerous speeches and motions were
made, all taking the grounds that Addicks
was not Republican and would not be
as such.
Finally Senator Carey, of Wyoming,
moved that the Higgins delegation be placed
on the temporary roll. The vote was 10
ayes to SO nays.
Then the committee, on motion of Mr.
voted Al to 8 that it was not
willing to place either delegation on the
roll and referred the entire mat
ter to the national committee.