Evening journal., 1896-05-20

TO seat the Delaware claimant whose sd
mission would have made the United
States Senate Republican body.
While all this was going on Addlcks
determined that he would capture the
state organic alton and the national dele
gates at the same time and head the
delegation to st. Louis, holding IL
unpledged and ready TO deliver to whom
soever he might deem best suited to
serve his purposes
BY systematic source Of corruption
he carried Kent and Sussex counties and
spent money so lavlshly In New Castle
county that he bought the election Of
enough delegates to give him control of
the State Convention. He added insult
to injury by making It a special point to
defeat ex Senator Higgins in his own
ward in Wilmington.
When the State Convention assembled
he refused representation to the minority
members. and treated them In such a
high handed manner that they withdrew
In a body and repaired to the State House
where they held a convention Of their
own. electing officers. continuing the
State Central Committee. instructing It
to call the next State Convention. and
before adjourning. adopting resolutions
condemnatory of Addicks and his rule or
ruin policy.
Meanwhile, Addlcks was running his
State 90 INVENTION to suit himself. He
named his own delegates, prevented
them from being pledged, selected an
Addlcks State Central Committee. and to
make his power doubly sure, increased, by
forty delegates, the representation Of
Kent and Sussex counties In future
State Conventions.
Then he told This boys" that they
could 60 home until he needed them
sgaln.
The audsclty Of his policy, his total
disregard for party rules and usagss and
the methods he employed to accomplish
his ends have dlsgustsd thousands Of
Republicans, and they will be only too
glad to rally round the men who are now
In open revolt against them.
To begin with, these Republican man
ayers In revolt have absolute control OF
the party machinery of the most popu.
lous and intelligent and least corruptI-
BILE Of the three counties. They control
several thousands of votes at all times
and under all circumstances. They can
defeat any ticket that Addlcks can set
up In New Castle county by putting up
one Of their own, and so draw from the
strength OF the Addicks vote that the
Democrats will most certainly elect their
governor and representatives In Con-
gress, some Of the electors aud every
official In New Castle county, including
members Of the General Assembly aud
delegates to the constitutional Conven
tion.' With the Democrats In control
Of the election machinery Of the
state, the Republicans willEbe accorded
every opportunity to make a show OF
strength against the Addlcks party,
which they hate so bitterly. The Re.
publlcans can defeat Addicks In New
Castle county without the expenditure OF
dollar.
Now the question comes as to what
strength they can muster In Kent and
Sussex counties to forward their work OF
elimination. Addicks wants to carry the
legislative and Constitutional Convention
branches there and. II possible, secure
control Of the Levy Courts. With all his
money he has never succeeded in carry.
ing either Of these counties by big
majority even with the entire Republican
party and q small army Of venal Demo
Gratis at his back
To strike him fatal blow the Repub
llcans In revolt must conduct vigorous
campaign In Kent and Sussex counties
where he will make his most desperate
efforts to win. By a thorough canvass
Of the honest and intelligent voters of
those two counties they must certainly
be able to secure enough votes to Offset
what Democratic votes Addicks will buy.
With such a condition as that out
lined above, they can, with perfect safety
to the ctuss OF elimination which they
have es poussd. devote their energies to
accomplishing the defeat of the Addioks
party ticket in at least one and possibly
both Of the lower counties.
II they are as astute In the future as
they have been In the past, they can, by
sacrificing one or two elections, drive
Addicks out OF the state.