Evening journal., 1896-08-15
BRADFORD INDIGNANT.
He Resigns as a Member of
the Advisory Committee.
BE WANTS no ADDICKsIsM IN HIS


Addioksism.
Edward q Bradford, one OF the fore
most reg ulsr Republicans In Delaware. 10 |
All anti Addlcks man from principle, aud |
cannot be induced to recognizs ths gas |
man even In a matter OF political expsdi |
ency affecting the p cAet borough OF \
Martin b Burrls
The following letter written b5 Mr. /
Bradford, explains itavli most forcibly,
esps ciaNy TO he want 10 win element OF !
the regulars;
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 10. 1895
To the Advisory Committee VI tue Re-
publican Party 10 tho State Of Delaware
9ENTLEMsN | hereby resign, as Of
this dRus, my membership IN your body.
Oar mutual relations have been 80 cor
dial aud courteous that I take this step
with much reluctar 90 L. Is due to yon
Rs it Is to mo that should state the reRs
ons which have led mo to my conclusion
After careful consideration OF the
political situation aud Of the attitude Of
iesdlng and iLhaeatial members OF the
Advisory Oomuttee t,wRrd compro-
10 ise with Add. ckdiem Ia this connty for
the sake OF results ~ the polls, eau con
sistently ana houor.bly pursue no other
course than that OF resignation fIom the
comwiotee. regard AddickaIsm as Il
pol tical curss- cALcor which must be
Grad ,ted II the Republican paruy is 10
command popular respect or deserve sue
CESS, and believe thai cur first duty Is,
not 10 make terms with. bu5 wholly 90
destroy that bansful iLhaenee. whether
we meet with success OF defest at the
approaching election with the single lin
a. Al . H..
Republican National Ocnmittee only Que
set OF Presidential and Vice Pr sideutal
electors should bs voted for. These
views have tesn shared by most Of the
gentlemen with whom / have recently
been In political cooperation. The
[ future OF Republication In Delaware has
| furnished the only guide by which have
endeavortd to rsgulsfe my political action
with rsspsct TO Addickslsm | cannot
serve as 3 member OF any committee OF
which mijorlty are at this junciuce
wiling TO co operate sither With Mr.
Addicks OF any OF Mr. Addicks's lisuten-
antg. should deem it a clear sblndon-
ment OF principle and, also. especially i'm
polite Ia view OF the situation injSussex
county.
There is q wide and irreconcilsble di
vergsnos OF opinion between several OF
the inost Influential members OF the
committee aud myself upon the pro-
oriety Of admitting John M. Clayton TO
: seat Ia tho Second District Convention
held lRst Saturday. Mr. Clayton zp
peared bsfore the conmitteo on creden-
tiels, OF which / WAS chAirmsn, and IN
answer to questions addressed TO him,
I stated among other things;
/ That he WAS at the time q member
Of the Addicks New Castle County Com
mittee.
2 That he would not resign from that
committee or give any pledge upon the
subject.
3 That as between the nominees OF
the Georgetown convention and of the
Dover convention respectively, he should
support and vote for Messrs Hoffsoker
and willis and not for Messrs Hggins
and Houston.
SO far as giving sny direct information
as to whether he was In truth an Addickl
OF an anti -Addicks man, he might Just
as we'll have been an Egyptian sphinx.
Why did not Mr Clayton, II no DO really
opposed to Addloksism, openly 8, state 7
Ile would have had the sans innaence In
his hundred, and by such proclamation
would have much advanced our cause
Upon this show Dg a majority % the
committee struck his name from the rol
for the following reasons:
That be WAS not eligible as 4 dele
/ gaze nnder the terms OF the call
, That he wss not a member Of lhl
I pArty represented by tho Georgetown
convention
r A minority report was made In favor
D OF Ne Clayton, and he was seated. HI
received the open support In the couven
r tion Of the member OF the Repub lear
! | National Committee for Delaware, with
0 out which II 10 at least doubtful whethe
} the report Of the COMMITTEES would havl
been rejected Ths action thus taken
q have tho best reason to believe met th
Z approval Of other A. Il iential members o
! the advisory committee.
q With respect to tbs case Of Mr.. Clay
Z ton, gentlemen, have to say that
I deem It al insult to any reputable Rs
9 publican anti-Addicks man that, sine
a the holding OF the 6eorge Convsn
Q tion, be should be compelled to eit ant
o vote In r 'publscsn convention with
Z committee. refusing to reslgl
Z from that committee, aud openl
Q declaring his intentions as agRias
Mesers Higgins and Houston, to sup
q port ard vote for the Dover nominees
d can discover neither principle no
}, consistency In such course. In m
t Judgment It Is unjustihabe and with
J.. out adequate excuse Ia fact the onl
d excuse attempted WAS that by q com
d promise with the Addlcks men In 81
Georges hundred our ticket might b
10 strengthened, aud that By some mys
q tsrious political jugglery or deception
"a aud by carry log water on both shoulders
:, Mr. Olsytop, II he can be trusted, nigh
. ultima ely turn over to US consider
u able number OF men who would othel
{ wise be Addicks vote s. Part Of th
't compounds, as l am informed, was IN
'r nomination of an avowed Addioh
" adherent for some hundred or lcci
cfiee.
shall have no part or lot in such
scheme do not approve of the culuvl
- tion Of that species Of politics. l regar
3 It as a reversal and absndonmsnt Of Il
: policy heretofore pursued by US. total
excluding any compromise of such
character. / cannot co operate In Il
practical promugatioa Of tnls new dot