Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

IL look quite little while for tho
ecohe5 of the resolution to get sufii-
ciently quiet to permit anything else
to be considered, but when there was
temporary lull the majority lost no
time in adjourning the meeting. evil
| IDENTITY fearing that the minority would
have something more 10 say that would
probably add more trouble to the already
unpleasant state of affairs. But they
need have had no fear, as it is hardly
likely that the minority would have
anything further 10 say when they
found that their talk would amount to
nothing with the self.styled "political
| giants" They evidently either in
tended tc keep quiet during the re-
mainder of the meeting or probably
would have withdrawn before the meet
ing adjourned IL they bad had time to
do so. However, be this as it may
they learned once for all just what is
in store for them at tho hands of the
men who are now running the machin-
cry and hereafter they can conduct
themselves accordingly. They ascer-
tanned from the courtesy" they re-
ceiyed that they will get no recognition
whatever, and that whatever they get
in the future they must fight for.
iC up q
that would indicate that everybody
was not pleased with the show. In
fact the performance was entirely un.
satisfactory, and it is hardly likely
that anybody was pleased at what they
had seen and heard.
| Tho action Of the majority made tho
minority highly indignant, and the
latter left for their homes thoroughly
disgusted. But they evidently had their
minds made up as to the course to
pursue in the future, and the ring
may know just what TO expect at their
hands at the primaries and also at the
election.
Knowing that there was division in
the party, fact of which every Della
warean is cognizant, several of the dele
gates from down the State came to Will
mington in time to make an investiga-
tion, so that they would know how to
conduct themselves at the meeting.
According to the statement of one of
the gentlemen Interested, with whom a
reporter of Every Evening was talking
after the meeting, the down. State men
who came to Wilmington early in the
day-or, at least, some of them-took
the trouble to gather ali tho informa-
tion they could concerning the affairs
of the party in this county. As result
of the investigation, the resolution
was decided upon as a means of heal
ing up old sores, if such thing were
possible. The resolution was carefully
framed, after the delegates had talked
with leading party men in the city,
and at the time it was drawn up,
ii was supposed that the Higgins fac
tiun would readily grant the request
and accept ii as an acknowledgment
that the Addicks men decided to unite
with them and assist in the election.
The down-State men, although they
knew pretty well, were again told of
the tactics adopted at the last primary
election in the city, and that coupled
with the defeat of the municipal ticket,
gave good grounds for thinking that
the ring would willingly make some
concessions in order to get the CO.
operation of the Addicks men. But
no, they would not entertain any matter
in the nature of a compromise. They
were willing to grant nothing and felt
highly offended to think that such CON
cessions should be asked.
This, of course, displayed the true
color of the situation, and the men who
favored amalggmation saw that the
only redress they had was by welding
their forces at the primaries and the
elections. They say they will have re-
dress, and it is altogether likely that
they mean what they say.
1--WE see now," said an Addicks
lieutenant to reporter of The Gazette
Monday night, THAT we have got to
fight for all we get. And we will fight,
without a doubt. We have heen re-
buked, and we will show that we recog-
nize the rebuke, Tine whole sum and
substance of the matter is now that
Kent and Sussex counties will oppose
New Castle at tho convention. In this
county the Higgins mon conceded that
we will have 70 of the rs delegates, and
if they concede us that number. you
can depend upon it that we will not
send less than %. We confidently ex-
pect to hnve from 60 to 10 of the 50
delegates in the lower counties, so it
can be seen that we have little to fear
from the mon who sat on us to-day.
In other words we expect to name the
men who will attend the st. Louis con
vention. Further than that we expect
to have something to say in State mat
ters. Where we do not have Il fair
show, we propose to take it.
"Now these smart fellows think they
have the city at thoir tlngor ends.
They had better not be so sure about
that. / predict that we will carry
several of the wards, and there is ono
ward where they have not sufficient
following to make up ticket. oh,
no; we do not concede the city. When
the time comes for action we will have
our say, and after the smoke clears
away they will have an opportunity TO
regret their action.
1.-THE resolution was offered for the
purpose of trying to get the machine
to consent TO have fair primaries, but
you can rest assured that we will not
stand idly by and see fraud perpetrated.
We viii be right on hand when the
primaries are going on.
'''rhe vote on the resolution showed
plainly that it was Higgins against Ad-
dicks, and although the ex-senator ap-
peared to be the winner in the com
mittee, we expect to be able to show
that he will not hold the uppor hand
all the time
"We shall use this resolution and
the action taken thereon as part of
our campaign literature, and will see
to il that it gets wide publicity We
do not propose to be jumped on and
remain out of sight. We mean 10 lot
everybody IN the State know just what
has been going on anu what we must
fight against 1t will not take many
days before every citizen of Delaware
will become acquainted with the facts,
and the result can very soon be foreseen
by everybody. Ii We cannot have honest
primaries in one way We will have
them in another.
The action of the meeting spread over