Middletown transcript., 1897-11-13

COuuby OO uotoBdtCos ufC w ooOu tCP'
resentative district-15 inthe county
except the second and third of Will
mington which have ten each. Kent
and Sussex take to themselves 30 dele
gates each, Eve to each of their ten dis
tricts. This is a feeble effort to right
the wrong-one of the many wrongs
Of the convention of May 9th, 1896
when Mr.. Addicks carrolled "all Ad-
dicks men into one reomn himself be-
ing doorkeeper and calling them in.
How does a New Castle Republican, q
man who believes In fairness, reconcile
himself to become party to any such re-
presentationPIt was at this point that a
difference ofopinion arose in the con-
vention. DR.. 3. r. Burton Of Lewes fav-
ored increasing the number of delegates
for New Castle county when DIR. Caleb
r. Layton of Georgetown inquired as
to when be (Dr. Burton) Lecame the
great champion for New Castles
rights. The vote against increase was
81 to 4.
THE ADDICKS GAG Law.
Instead of running free train and
paying the expenses of lot of hud-
lums to shout down any independent
delegates who might desire to speak as
was attempted on May 9. 1896, the con-
vention adopted three.fourths rule
against free speech or even the reading
of any resolution not endorsed by the
bosses. Is this Republicanism? If so,
of what stamp2 The authority is
Rule 16. All resolutions offered in the
convention shall be referred without read
ing to the committee on resolutions; un-
less three-fourths of the delegates to the
convention shall vote that the convention
consider the same without it being SO re-
ferred.
NATIONAL DELEGATES.
At the convention of May 8, 1896,
Mr.. Addicks would not allow the dele
gates to caucus by districts and coun.
ties as they had done since the days of
Fremont and Lincoln but gathered all
'shis peopIe''into one fold and held them
with an iron hand. 1t was then and
there that they refused to recognize the
Of districts for COM
mitteemen, breaking down party rules
and customs, and they further proposed
to do the same as to Delegates to Chi
cago had not their injustice to the
rights of a minority driven that minor
ity from the convention before that or
der was reached. They now propose
to perpetuate that idea, about the only
one of all their mistakes of May 9, 1896,
to which they still hold. They do this
by the adoption of
Rule 1S. The delegates to all national
conventions Of the party shall be elected
by state convention, two from the con-
gressional district, and four from the state
at large, and shall be chosen by ballot or
by roll-call by representative districts, and
a majority Of the votes shall elect.
SHAMELESS HYPOCRISY.
After having accepted Addicks as
leader, the man who held bis adherents
in the General Assembly out of caucus
for U. s. Senator in Janaary. 1896;
after having put forward as candidates,
harmony conferrees, and delegates to
State and county conventions, the men
who conspired with Democrats to pre-
vent the election of u. S. Senator on
the last day of the session 1895; after
having continued as chairman ct eef their their
State Committee the man who stood
beside John Rollius in the General As
sembly on May 9, 1895, insisting that
be keep his pledge to prevent the cleo
tion of Sena! or-this party with the
most outrageous hypocrisy resolves in
favor of caucus rule. Perhaps not one
delegate in five in the convention
thought of the STAINLESS deception
which the leaders are attempting to
practice upon their people. Not one
in twenty of their followers knew of
these things because they read but one
side and the truth is withheld from
them. But to the Republican who
does see and read the truth this act
should be enough to condemn the whole
hypocritical proceedings. Here is the
rule.
Rule %. All candidates of the Union
party for any office which is to
be filled by the General Assembly who
have been elected by the Union Republi-
can party and each of such members shall
attend such caucus and shall support the
caucus nominee by his vote in the General
Assembly.
FUNDS TO BE AUDITED.
Mr.. Addicks' plan has been to build
up personal party. The money which
he has spent in Delaware politics has
been placed with individuals and not
with party officials. He has thus got
ten the name Of being a liberal leader
but in future it seems that he will ex-
pect an accounting, the purse strings
not being SO open. This is the author
ity:
Rule SO. For all Endorsements of money
there shall be vouchers filed with the Sec.
retary. who shall draw an order upon the