The San Francisco call., 1896-06-13

State of Delaware. That headed by ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins claimed to be
the regular delegation, and was instructed
for Mckinley, while the six entered upon
Secretary Manley's records as contestants
were headed by J. Edward Addicks, and
Senator Quay was given by one of theil
number as 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 r. Layton and Mr.. Addicks
himself, but it was not until the parties in
interest had retired that the storm broke
forth. Then Senator Thurston. first gain
ing the floor, commenced an impassoned
speech. He reviewed the evidence elected
in the Dupont controversy before the
United States enate and declared that it
exposed state of affairs unprecedented
in the history of any State Republican
party in the country. Addicks, be said,
had been proved a traitor to the cause of
Republicanism. When that party had
forty-four Senators in the Capitol at
Washington and but one more was needed
to give it the majority over the Populistic-
Democratic element it was Addjcks who,
by the aid of Democratic Governor,
brought about deadlock and prevented
Delaware from receiving its proper repre-
sentation in the Senate of the United
States
'Talk to me of honor and decency in
politics." said the Senator. 81 tell you
here and now that would not vote for J.
Edward Addicks if his vote was needed to
make the next President of the United
States and if necessity demands 1 will re-
pc at that statement upon the floor of the
National Convention"
Two rounds of applause, the first demon
stration of the kind that had marked the
proceedings of the committee, followed the
Nebraska Senator's declaration.
When the rival delegations, headed
respectively by Higgins and Addicks,
were ushered into the com m ittee-room
the excitement on the part of the COM
mitteemen was intense and they moved
their chairs forward until they formed a
'semicircle about the contestants and the
presiding officer. Without preliminary
ex-senator Higgins plunged into the case
in behalf of himself and his associates.
Mr.. Addicks sat close beside him and at
times it looked as though the two men
might come into personal collision,
especially as Mr.. Higgins denounced Ad-
dicks as the principal of the 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 sar-
castle smile on his face, he shook his
finger under his nose and CALCULATED:
"This man is governed by base and self
ish ambition. l say it to his face as
have said it before. His name is Addicks.
Little as he understands the language of a
gentleman, he doubtless understands
what l 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 pro-
test against the washing of the dirty linen
of the Delaware Republicans before the
committee. He also made bitter attack
upon the motives of ex-senator Higgins,
whose political fortunes, he said, had
been made by Addicks.
Then Mr.. Addicks made brief address
in his own behalf. He claimed that he
had been indorsed by the people OF Della