Evening journal., 1896-08-18

Advisory Committee.
Washington Hastings cannot write /
in open letter to Edward g. Bradford
and get off Without receiving a reply,
and now that both men have rushed
nto print over John NJ Clayton, the
Little, Of st. Georges hundred, they
seem to have found an inexhaustible
theme, and one w,n'd imagine. the
fountain head Of Addie ksism.
Commenting upon Mr. Hestinga's
letter In reply to his letter of resigna-
tioD, Mr.. Bradford has this to say:
"Mr Washington Hestlngs's STRIFE
lures upon my letter Of resignatlon to
the Republican Advisory COMMITTEES
having appeared have TO request that
you win kindly publish the following
reply:
~ do not for a moment question either
Mr.. HAstings's ReIublicSnism or his
genuine detestation Of Addlcksism Ia
Delaware politics We have stood to
gether In our RepubllcRnism and our
anti Addicksism / have highly valued
bis friendship and now have high regard
for him, not withstanding our present
difference. and extremely regret that his
published statement has put us for the
time being In position OF antagonism as
TO proper modes OF political procedure at
the present juucture
'Mr HHstings's statement Ia not 30
much reply TO the specific facts men
toned In my letter as an attempted ex
| plsnation why the members OF the Ad-
vlsory Committee did not usNtheir influ-
ence against the seating Of Mr.. @ ayton
| 10 the Second district convention, and
an imputation OF inclnsistency on my
part
"Mr Hastings refers TO the Advisory
Committee as a body OF men which WAS
absolutely without power TO control Ia
the district convention and which had
no voice whatever In the seating or un
sesting OF Mr.. Clayton. OF In sny matter
pertaining to the business of that con
vention' He has, further, supplied a
definition of the Advisory Committee,
which, to use his words. is simply =
confidential body Of Republicans in this
State, without any party authority or
control, or claiming to have any--who
have banded themselves together for the
express purpose of helping defeat Ad-
dicks and Addicksism and foster and fur
ther the interests of ths Republican
party here and elsewhere
Now, while It Is true that the Ad-
vlaory Committee is not clothed with any
Cficial power or authority to dictate OF
I control the action Of the Republicar
Z party. whether assembled in convention
or not, he OF any other intelligent maj
must know that ia helping to defea
Addlcks aud Addicksism the members o
the committee were not Intended TO con
. fne their action to sitting and thinking
a Active men and not mummIes compos
a.. 80 r. nnfI
=, THAT In the discharge Of their prope
functions they had active duties to per
' form, after due consultation and consid
Q Grafton. and that they were under al
| obligation to further the ends of the OF
gAnizAtion by any and all legitimate In
| fuence and persuasion as between mat
and man Principal among these end
WAS that there should be absolutely ~
T compromise with Addlcks or Addickslsm
"The facts relating to the seating o
Mr.. Clayton IN the Second district con
g vention on the eighth instant we've, a
stated In my letter OF resignation, q
follows:
"Mr. Clayton appeared before the Con-
mIttee on Credentials and openly stated
j, among other things;
Il That he was at that time q meu
(, Der Of the Addicks New Castle count
committee.
. 90 That he would not resign frol
l. that committee or give any pledge upo
|. the subject.
II "8 That as between the nomsne'
Of the Georgetown convention and OF tt
- Dover convention respectively, he shoul
support and vote for Messrs. Hoheck'
and Willis aud not for Msssrs. Higgr
ie and Houston.
ID No direct information could be oh
a tAined from Mr.. Clayton whether he
an AddIcks or anti Addicks man Upo
this showing a maj 1ritY Of the con
mittee struck bis name from the roll 1
being ineligible Gs q delegate under u
terms OF the call aud as not being
ID member of the party represented BY u
:. GEORGETOWN convention. A minorii
report was made 10 favor OF Mr., Olayto
and he was seated Hereceived the OPT
b. support In the convention Of 81
Id member OF the Republican Nation
Committee for Delaware, without whil
i It is at least doubtful whether N
a Clayton would have been seRted.
Here WAS clear case Of compromi
with Addieksism, by which an Avow
es Addicks man WAS nominated. TO SOL
1d minor Office in st Georges hundred, ai
Mr.. Clayton was seated In q conventi
ar OF political par to which he does y
belong, all for the sake OF securing sol
AZ supposed advantage at the polls. :
n glad to say that there were some mel
hers Of the Advisory Committee vi
he true to the principles OF their orgAnii
tioD, we're opposed 10 the action taken
Mr.. Oayton's case This abAndonme
., OF principle and policy either met wi
Am approval Of a majority Of the memb'
OF the Advisory Committee, OF II did NJ
J. If Il did meet with such spproval, a
B Mr.. Hastings shared In such Hpprov
he will in vain sesk to recopcils
- present attitude with his Rnti-Addiel
Ism professions.
r. III the action of the convention
ID not meet with the appreciation Of
msiority Of the Advisory Commit
he that majority certainly had time bst'
the publication Of my letter Of Il
49, Saturday to publicly make known th
% dlsspproval.
"Did msjorlty of the members OF
Advisory Committee use their inhuei
uel OF per,ussion with the members OF
a .o~ewoo4foo 70 ,,ravanf fhe oouEum m A N