Evening journal., 1896-10-17

sonal ambition.
Then followed the memorable fight
for recognition at the St. Louis Con-
Republicans and gave them new heart,
for the national organization had given
them the prestige Of its recognition.
Preparations were Immediately set on
foot TO strengthen their organization to
Withstand the assault OF Addicks and
his followers They declared that there
would be no compromise and that moth
ing but the complete elimination of
Addicks and Addicksism would satisfy
their wrath
Addicks held his primaries, the Re
publicans refused to participate in
them; Addicks held his state conyen-
tion In Dover. the Republicans had no
representation therein; Addicks named
candidates for governor, congressman
and presidential electors, but the Re-
publicans took no hand In Il; Addicks
enunciated his platform, but the Re
publicans had no part in its construc-
tion or enunciation; Addicks ad-
journed, but the Republicans took no
part in his adjournment.
About this time a new element
sprung up in the Republican ranks.
There were some Republicans who did
not hate Addicks as much as they
thought they did These want-to-win
patriots within the Republican organi-
zation set about undermining its good
resolutions, and moth-riddling its prin-
ciples of elimination. They were so
anxious to redeem" the state from
Democratic rule that they were willing
to 90 in with Addiclks, compromise the
differences and divide the spoils.
Happily for the Republican organiza-
tion, these advocates of harmony at the
expense Of personal and party honor
and state pride were not strong enough
to accomplish their purpose. A Repub-
lican State Convention was called to
meet at Georgetown, on July 16, for the
purpose of nominating candidates FOR
governor, congressman and electors.
Having failed to prevent the calling of
the convention the want-to-win men
laid their plans to capture il and force
a compromise with Addicks, but those
Republicans who had not been inocu-
lated with this Addicks sympathetic
: lymph laid counter-plans. Washington
! Hastings, who controlled the editorial
columns of the Morning News, gave ex-
preston to the following sentiment on
the day prior to the Georgetown con-
vention:
b The Republicans who are to meet at
, Georgetown are firm in their faith. and
they are firm in their determination
not to recognize, as Republicans, those
VINO deprived the party of represen-
tative in the United States Senate.
2 Ihey Will meet, upon the call of the
! Republican State Central Committee
to perform duty which devolves upon
the party at this time. There will be
no halting, no indecision, no sacrifice
= OF party or personal self-respect. The,
should 80 to Georgetown fully deter.
D mined to maintain the position which
+ they have taken, and resolved not tc
dicker with the new party, which has
assumed the name and the standard OF
the recognized Republican party There
a should be no wavering upon the part
OF the Georgetown convention. IL must
be done manfully, and in a dignified
manner. The work done yesterday will
have to be ignored completely. The
Dover convention held yesterday does
r not represent the Republican party in
q the state.
4 The Republicans are fully aware o.
the situation, but they do not intend t
be ca1oled into any recognition of tn,
n gentleman who now assumes to stant
; for the party. 1t is desirable that Del
J. aware should be carried for the Repub
IL lican party this year. We believe ther
n are enough Republicans who have no
u been led astray by the senatorial as
y pirant to stand by the party, and ther
q are enough loyal and self-respectin
le Democrats to join with the Republi
l. cans to elect the presidential elector
Al to be chosen on Thursday. The Re
4 publicans and Democrats of Delawar,
8, who believe In a sound standard q
D. value and who are opposed to nations
he reputation and the principles Of Popu
a. lism, will this year clasp hands an
unite their strength to defeat the Oh
le cago nominees and rebuke the declare
r tions OF the Chicago platform.
Next day came the convention. I'll
or want-to-win patriots We're there wit
OF all sorts of compromise schemes
ID their heads and tongues. Mr.. WIN
IN IN was there hoping for recognition an
ne endorsement. But again the true spir
an of the regular Republican party asser
id, ed itself
lR When it came to the matter of Il
So nomination OF a governor and II
'al want-to-win advocates were countir
upon the endorsement of Charles
tn Baird as a compromise candidate,
he even of John II. Hoffecker, the Al
ce dicks candidate, Levi c. Bird, who
eit was hoped would declare himself
te. Hoffecker's behalf. arose and nomina
ty ed John c. Higgins, saying:
ne No man ever stood closer to John
az Hoffecker than have. He knows tn
on And when he put on the shield of A
III dicksism, then the relation ends. II
,e ways have parted. / could not go wi
u9 him | feel sorry for him but he q