Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-13
bjectlon. and the matter was passed Tor

objection. and the matter was passed Tor
the present
After waiting for some time and the
Delaware contestants failing to put In an
appearance. the committee, at $50. took
a recess.
When the committee resumed busifess
there was a long discussion. on a mo-
tion by Delegate Catron, Of New Mexico,
TO the effect that six delegates. each
with half-votes be placed on the roll for
the Territories Of New Mexico, Arizona.
Oklahoma. and the Indian Territory. 1t
was finally adopted.
THE ADDICKs ISSUE.
Then COR two hours the committee
listened to the presentation OF the case
OF the rival delegations from the State
Of Delaware. That headed by ex-senator
Anthony Higgins claimed to be the regu-
lar delegation, and was instructed for
Mckinley. while the six entered upon
Secretary Manleys records as contestants
were headed by ]. Edward Addicks. and
Senator Quay was given by one Of the
number a. their preference for the presi-
Dental nomination.
Personalities were freely exchanged In
the presentation of the respective cases
between ex-senator Higgins. State-Chair-
man Caleb X. Layton, and Mr.. Addicks
himself. but it was not until the parties
in interest had retired that the storm
broke forth. Then Senator Thurston. be-
ing the first to gain the floor, commenced
an impassiOned speech. He reviewed the
evidence elected IN the Dupont contro-
versy before the United States Senate
and declared that It exposed a state Of
affairs unprecedented in the history of
any State Republican party In the coun-
try.
hg Qnt huI
traitor 10 the cause Of Republicanism
When that party had forty-four senators
I'm the Capitol at Washington and but
one more was needed 10 give 1t the ma
joriiy of votes over the Populist-Demo-
cratic element, II was Addicks, who. by
the aid of a Democratic Governor
brought about a deadlock and prevented
Delaware from receiving its proper rep
resentation in the Senate OF the United
States.
Talk to me of honor and decency I'm
politics." said the Senator. 81 tell you
here and now that would not vote for
j. Edward Addicks If his vote were needed
to make the next President of the United
States, and If the necessity demands. /
will repeat that statement upon the floor
Of the national convention"
Rounds Of applausc-the first that had
marked the proceedings OF the committee
followed the Nebraska Senator's declara-
ton.
ADDICKs DENOUNCED.
When the rival delegations. headed re-
spectively by Higgins and Addicks. were
ushered into the committee-room, the ex-
citement Of the committeeman was in
tense. and they moved their chairs for
ward until they formed a seml-circle about
the contestants and the presiding officer.
Without preliminary ex-senator Higgins
plunged into the cases in behalf Of him
self and his associates Mr.. Addicks sat
close beside him. and at times 1t looked
as though the two men might come into
personal collision, especially as Mr.. Hig
gins denounced Mr.. Addicks as the prn-
cipal Of a conspiracy against law and
honor. and as a man who regarded
neither.
Mr.. Higgins was followed by Washing
ton Hastings, who was equally emphatic.
Turning to Addicks, who sat with a sar-
castle smile on his face, he shook his
finger under his nose and CALCULATED:
This man is governed by base and sell
fish ambition. / say 1t to his face, as |
have said 1t before. His name Is Addicks.
Little as he understands the language Of
gentlemen, he doubtless understands what
SAY" Addicks made no response.
The principal address on the other side
was made by Caleb r. Layton. chairman
of the convention which nominated the
Addicks delegation, who entered a protest
against the washing Of the dirty linen OF
the Delaware Republicans before the com
mittee He also made bitter attack upon
the motives of ex-senator Higgins. whose
political fortune, he said, had been mlde
by Addicks.
ADDICKS SPEAKS.
Then Mr.. Addicxs made a brief address
on his own behalf. He claimed that he
had been endorsed by the people OF Della
ware, and had destroyed the worst ring
that the Republican party had ever known.
Mr.. Higgins replied. He alluded 10 Ad-
dicks as that creature" and said that
his speech showed him to be the moral
idiot" that every one in Delaware knew
he was.
r. c. Kerens moved that all Of the Ad
dicks delegation, with the exception Of
Addicks himself. be put upon the tempo
rary Eoll.
Senator Thurston declared that on the
floor of the convention ne would speak
and vote to unseat the entire delegation.
Numerous speeches and motions were
made, oil taking the ground that Addicks
was not a Republican, and would not be
recognized as such.
Finally Senator Carr, Of Wyoming
moved that the Higgins delegation be
placed on the temporary roll. The vote
was 10 ayes to 80 nays. Then the commit
tee, on motion OF Mr.. Sutherland voted
Al to that 1t was not willing 10 place
either delegation on the temporary roll,
and referred the entire matter TO the ma
tional convention.
At 80 the delayed contest from the
Fifth Alabama District was taken up.
w. Walker, the silver contest
ant. has a preference for Speaker Reed,
while the regular delegate Douglas Smith,
is a McKinleyite The latter was seated
by vote of 10 to IS
At midnight a motion to adjourn was
carried.