The evening times., 1897-03-04
DEbAWARE'S ADDICKS TALK
Gas Man Elated Over Alleged Dis
closures in Sussex.
Thinks He Has Power to Block Hig-
gins With Mckinley for Fed
eral Judge.

CEui OuuRes
Wilmington, Del, March fl. Edward
Addicks is highly elated over thedisclosures
made By the opening of the ballot boxes in
Sussex county. He says the recount will
show that the legislature which elected him
United States Senator was the one legally
chosen by the people OF the State.
In view ofthe report that will be presented
TO Congress, Mr.. Addicks says Gen. r. r.
kenney, the present Senator, viii be IN
seated. Whether or not the report will un-
seat Congressman-elect Handy, who was
chosen by the free silver Democrats, LII Ad-
dicks is not so sure Admitting all the frauds
that the Union Republicans have SO far al
legged, Mr.. Handy would still have plural
ity in the neighborhood OF 5000, due TO
the fact that there were two Republican
candidates for Congress- In an interview
Mr.. Addicks said:
'In the present recount OF the ballots of
Sussex county we are simply taking the lid
off the pot and showing up the Democratic
frauds in this State Every ballot box in the
State win he opened and an entire recount
" ill be made.
Il was in Washington last week trying TO
find out whatcourse was sopento the Repub-
licans WHO had been cheated out of the
election, and this is the plan agreed upon.
l may say that our course has the approval
OF Speaker Reed and others high in the
Republican party. After we have made
the recount OF the entire State the result
hfa a h.sfn 4 he gf "a
All the information we get win be acces
sible TO the Senate. and it will prove beyond
a doubt that the legislature which elected
me to the Senate vast one chosen by the
people Of Delaware.
~ he investigation which we are making
in Sussex VIII show the part that the So
called regular Republicans had in the cleo
ton, and how they united with the Demo
Gratis TO stab the Union Republican party.
The ballOt-boXeS were not opened when the
returns were made at first to the canvass
ing board at Georgetown. Only the certifi-
Gates were read, and we had no idea how
the vote stood.
''The Union Republicans, because of the
deal between the boiling Republicans and
the Democrats, had only a few election Off
cersin the county, and OF course they could
not tell how the matter had been fix ed up.
No ape in the past has ever thought of look
ing into the ballot-box es OF Sussex county.
We could not, of course, get the Democratic
legislature to open the toxes, or hear any
contest.
The examination of the boxes in Kent
county which we viii make will show that
the union Republicans carried the county,
and the leeislators-elect from these two
counties would give us majority OF the
legislature, as / have claimed. All of this
viii be laid before Congress. and on the
ground of these gross frauds Mr. Handy
may he nnseated.'
Mr.. Addicks is keeping a sharp eye on the
appointment OF federal judge for this dis
trict tosuccecdthe late Judge Wales. There
promises TO he a war among the Republicans
over this, as it is said that the appoint
ment by President Mckinley will show
which faction of the PARTY in this State
will gather in the federal spells When
asked who would get the sroils Mr.. Ad-
dicks smiled significantly and said: wait
and see." and then he added:
''DO you suppose that the national party
viii recognize these men, 0neaning the
Higgins factionl, who have been busy
the back? My political course in this
State has been to fight Democrats. These
men have been fighting Republicans.
AS to whether or not Mr.. Higgins would
be appointed federal judge, Mr.. Addicks
saia: Mr.. Higgins hasn't any chance OF
the appointment. His conduct of the Bay
State gas cases in this city precludes even
the suggestion Of his name for judge. Mr..
Bradford and Mr.. Spruanee have no more
chance OF appointment than has Mr.. Hig-
gins. No man who has been bitter and
radical in his opposition to the union Re
publcanparty willbe appointed. Mr.. Spru-
ance, I understand, does not want the ap->
pointment, and, besides, it is against good
policy to appoint on the federal bench Q
man more than sixty years of age"
Mr.. Addicks would not commit himself as
to whom he advocates for the appointment,
but he wishes a neutral man, and it is TN
tlerstood that the union Republicans viii
H. H. Ward, of this city, for the
place.
Mr.. Ward is Senator Gray's law partner,
and, although a staunch Republican, he has
not been mi xed in the factional quarrels Of
the party He is also Mr. Addicks' leading
attorney here.
In reference to the question of harmony
between the factions of tie party in the
State, Mr.. Addicks said: HARMONY Why,
there is already harmony. Ali of the Re-
politicians are united under the banner of the
union Republican party, and in that way
they will continue. There are few fac
tionists who are assisting Democrats. They
should go to the Democratic party, where
they belong"