Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-17
ADDICKS IS STILL DEFIANT.
VIII Not Compromise on an
Electoral Ticket.
HIGGINS ELECTORS MUST GET OUT
The Reply Of Messrs. Shaw and
Wilson. Rl1R
1t Refers the Compromise Offer TO the state
Copimittec, and Chairman Wiley wan
Make Repiy-Tho Compromise Oifcr, TO be
Rejected. ,-#

The Addicks Republican State Cen.
trail Committee met in Dover, Tues
day, to consider the Higgins propo,
sition of fusion on single Republican
electoral ticket. The sentiment OF the
Dover Republicans was decidedly
adverse to compromise of any sort,
and the committee conceded with thai
sentiment.
The committee met in the Republi.
can club room. The letter cent BY
Messrs. SpruaDce and Hayes Higgins
electors. TO Measrs. Shaw and Wilson,
AddickB electors, was submitted by the
latter, and after careful considera.
tion of it's terms the committee pre-.
pared the following reply:
New Castle, Del, Sept. Is. 1896 =
William O. Spruance, ESQ.,, and Man
love Hayes, Esq. --Gentlemen We have
the honor to acknowledge the recent
OF your valued favor of September lath,
1896, appealing to our sense OF political
responsibility and fairness, and pre-.
senting several modes by which only
one electoral ticket for Mckinley and
Hobart shall be presented to the voters
OF Delaware.
In reply thereto, we beg to state
that we reciprocate your earnest wishes
looking to this most desirable end
and, further. that your valued favor
has been duly submitted to the State
Central Committee of the Union
Republican party of Delaware for its
consideration and action, by which we
are willing to abide.
The results Of this consideration Of
the committee on the matter will be
communicated to yon by the chairman,
S. j. Wiley. Esq.
We have the honor, gentlemen, to
remain,
Yours very respectfully,
James G. Shaw,
D. Mifflin Wilson.
This letter was signed in duplicate by
Messrs Shaw and Wilson, and one copy
will be forwarded to Mr.. Spruance and
the other to Mr.. Hayes.
sHaving settled the matter of an
informal answer to Spruance and
Hayes, the committee considered the
question Of the tenor of Chairman
Willey's decisive reply. What action
was taken Mr.. Addicks and his fellow
committeeman declined to state, but
there is no attempt at denying that il
will be an absolute. unequivocal refusal
VI tho piopooibluhS pubhittou ny Lut
other side.
The Addicks leaders now feel secure
in their position. They are confident
of the backing Of the National Repub-
lican Committee. They have already
received from that body expressions Of
regret at the severity with which they
were treated at St. Louis, Mo-, and
they see plain manifestations OF a
desire TO make amends. They there
fore propose to insist resolutely that
their electoral ticket remain in the field
without the slightest change, and that
the Regular Republican electoral ticket
be nconditionallv withdrawn. Senator
Quay is quoted as being favorable to
this plan OF fusion. 50
The Regular Republicans will kick
and squirm, but it is not believed that
they can Withstand the pressure for a
single electoral ticket. 1t is safe pre-
diction, therefore, that the Higgins
ticket will be withdrawn before the LIST
OF October.
Before adjournment the State COM
mittee appointed an executive COM
mittee, composed OF j. Edward
Addicks, chairman: d. P. Barnard,
j. Frank Alice, DR.. @. r. Layton
and State Chairman S. j. Wiley. ex
officio.