Evening journal., 1896-08-27
ADDICks AND HANNA.
The Gas Man Declares for
No Compromise.
HR WILL not aIvs IN AN IEoH

Hannn's Letter of Invitation aud the
Interview which Followed aavs Not
Materially Altered the eituntion In
Delaware 80 Far 40 Addicks is Con-
cerned-what kddioks Has to say
About It.
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter called upon ]. Edward Andicks
aud asked him for statement regard
ing what transpired at National HEAD
quarters 10 New York yesterday
I'VE were invited to 60 over and see
the National Committee, he replied
"The visit was not atIsll at our instance.
The letter Of invitation was addressed to
Mr.. Wiley, our chairman. OF course
We we're more than willing to pay the
National Committee the compliment OF
visiting It The whole situation was dis
discussed generally and pleasantly, and It
WAS settled by telling Mr.. Hanna
that We would not remove any Of our
electors in any event. We said that II
the Nstlonal Committee decided
to win the electoral ticket for
Mckinley In Delaware 1t must
cause the removal of the bolters'
names for electors / protested against
General Wilson occupying seat As ma
l tionAl com mltteeman; said that he was
| there himply as the result OF cheat and
| fraud and II was an insnlt to tho Repub-
| llcAns OF Delaware for him to attempt TO
represent them. The interview was en-
tlrely friendly aud good tempered on all
sides. have q very pleasant personal
acquaintance with Mr. Hanna and a very
high esteem for him
"Wln there be any withdrawal Of your
eleetorrr' asked the reporter.
There won't be any oompromise as
far a. we are concerned" he declared,
Gin this whole campaign. II we attempted
20 compromise we should lose thous.
ands OF votes"
"They say that you shouted out your
sentiment against conpromise at your
expense-is that true7'
''All talk about my shouting Is ridlou-
lous There Was nothing OF the kind. II
Was all fake 1t was q perfectly pleas
ant and kindly interview. Mr.. Powell
Clayton ls a very warm personal friend
OF James g. Shaw, sr one of our cleo
tors and We were all frieLdly."
"How far does your no compromlse
declaration extendf asked the reporter.
1T extends to everything on oul
, Llchob. we Will lhbhu uo OOmpiOmihs
with anybody. We propose e
, make stralght-out fight and
show the weakness of the following
Of the holtars' convention. The nation
Al Committee, by seating the bolters
delegates at st Louis, placed tbs
responsibility for the Mckinley cam
paign In DalAaare upon Higgins ans
Hastings aud their oolleagusF, and mo-
upon us.
q II showed Mr.. Hanna doeumentar.
Ia evidences which showed that HlgRin
said that he sould poll 1200 vote
| against the ticket aud that when he va
!, asked how Willis stood be replied ;'WillI
= is for Addlcks. and we propose TO tax
: up'the o!eAver aud split the who'll
u crowd down the spinal cord Thi
was to prove that Higgins had praoti
!, cally declared the intention Of himsel
= and his followers to vote the Democrati
: ticket.
1--WE plGced before MI Hanna the fac
that claims we're made by the followers o
the boltsrs convention In Delaware tbs
they. would receive the Federal patronag,
Mr.. Hanna referred us to bis deelarAtio
= at st Leuis, and reiterated the fact tha
. the claims we're not trus. He said tina
y no promises had been made by th
national Committee, Mr. AcKinle
or anybody else, to anybody. an
particularizsd that It was nc
true as regards Delaware he said ths
he would tell any Delaware Republics
y who called at his Office that such was Il
In case