The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-27
ADDIcKs MEN TALK.
They Present Their Case to Mr.,
Hanna.
LOOKING TO A COMPROMISE.
The Campaign Leaders Confident That
Mckinley Electors Will be Chosen.

New YORK, Aug. 28.--This was a busy
DAY arouLd Republican national head
quarters. There was plenty to do and lots
to talk about. Vice Presidential candi.
date Hobart got back from Canton this
morning and almost simultaneous with
MS arrival the news came clicking in over
| the wires that Major McKinley's letter of
acceptance was being telegraphed over the
length and breadth of the land
Mt Hobart stated that although Nc.
kinley's letter would appear tomorrow,
his, Hobart, would not be made public for
ten days at least. Chairman Hanna was
in his office the greater part of the day and
SAID that the only news was good news
and that everything was moving smooth
ly.
That old fight in Delaware had an in.
nings at headquarters to-day Heretofore
the Higgins branch of the trouble has
been in evidence, To-day the Addicks
people came to the front. Owing to the
nature of the fight and the fact that the
National Committee is in no way giving
cOuntenance to factional contention in
any State, nobody cared to discuss the
matter.
This muoh however was learned and IL
embodies the main story Of the episode,
The followers of ex- Senator Higgins State
CHAPMAN. Browne, Secretary Colquhoun
and their friends have had tho ear Of tho
National Committee recently AMI 1t was
Oh the suggestion Of one of Senator Hig.
gins friends that the Addicks people were
invited over to discuss Tho situation In
Delaware so fur as the national ticket was
concerned This invitation was accord.
ingly extended to the State chairman of
the Addicks faction, 5. ] Wiley. Mr.,
J. q. Shay, r., D. Minand Wilson, j.
frank Alice, Dr.. 9. II. Layton, DR.. Geo.
W. Marshall and J. Edward Addicks him
self.
TALKING OVER THE SITUATION
There are urgent reasons why tho fac.
tional warfare in Delaware should not be
carried into the Presidential campaign.
An armlsticc AZ least is hoped for by the
National Committee, and SO to day the
Whole matter was gone over again The
old stories were rotold the old conflicts
fought anew.
nile the Adulcks mon wore discussing
their END Of the situation, +. f Bach,
who has been ex-senator Higgins personal
friend ana manager in the past, was In
the llnmedIAtc vicinity OF the headquar.
tcrs: neither he was hera by accident or
IN the vicinity to see that his friends in
terests woro cared for Is not known
For fully an hour tho delegation above
named was In private consultation with
National Committeeman N b Scott who
is in charge OF the national campaign in
Delaware, and the other members of the
Executive Committee The official report
of this meeting us givon out from Ma.
tional Committee headquarters reads:
"The Executive Committee is DESTROYS
that the friends Of Mr. Addicks and Mr.,
Higgins establish harmonious relations,
Both delegations, the one Of this morning
and tho Higgins delegation Of last week,
gave the committee the earnest assurance
that Delaware would be safely carried for
Mckinley and Hobart"
Tho story as told by ono of Mr. Ad.
dicks friends bears ont this statement,
but it goes farther and makes more inter.
esting reading. The Higgins people, it il
asserted, and there seems to be no reason
to doubt this part Of the statement, offer
ed to withdraw their electors If the Ad-
dicks people would do the same They
also agreed to permit the latter to name a
majority of the electors
ADDlCKs MEN REJECT AN OFFER
The Addicks men to-day rejected both
OF these propositions before the committee
One of them said to me
"Wo have the lawful party machinery
OF the State IN our hands. If the Higgins
people earnestly desire the election of
Mckinley and Hobart they will Withdraw
their factional opposition to the regular
electors and join with us In carrying Della,
ware If they do not, we will carry the
national ticket, Independent Of them and
without their aid.
I'VE TO not ask the National Commit ;
tee for a dollar We are willing to carry
the State for Mckinley and bear the neces,
sary and legitimate expense ourselves
The Higgins people, J am told, want the |
National Committee to put up money. We
say that it Is not necessary Let the com.
1nittne Use its funds somewhere else whore
1t will do the most good The regular Re-
publicans of Delaware are not asking the !
National Committee for a penny
OF course, when he spoke Of the "regu-
lar Republicans, my informant spoke Of |
his faction, the Addicks men The rejeo-
ton OF the propositions Of tho Higgins
people, for a mutual Withdrawal Of cleo
tors means that the Addick5 people in
tend to concentrate their efforts OH their
national electors and furnish the cash be-
sides.
II Is an awkward situation all around so
far a. Delaware Is concerned, hut here at
headquarters among those who are in a
position to calculate the sequence of
events a serene confidence Is expressed
that Delaware will be oil right in the
November roundup
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