Evening journal., 1898-06-17
A PoLIrIoAL PARAPHRAsE.

be1Ole une Regular hepublicanS Will
enter into any deal with the Addicks-
ties one thing is apparent, and that IS
that the AddiclNsites must need from
their apportionment Of delegates 70
state conventions. The Addicksite
apportionment was made as an expe-
dent to insure to the followers OF the
gas man absolute control Of all future
state conventions. 1t ignored the prin-
ciple Of representation according tovOt-
ing population, and accorded to Kent
and Sussex counties, where Addicks-
ism was and still is strongest, an over
whelming majority of the relegates.
AL that time the Addicks leaders did
not believe that the Higgins RepubM-
cans were in earnest in their declara-
tions that they would maintain an in
dependent organization rather than
submit to the domination Of AddicHs. 1t
Is likely that, under present conditions,
the AddlclSsites can afford to concede
the point and return to the old ap-
portionment, for they have absolute
control in Kent and Sussex counties,
while many of the rural districts OF
New Castle county and some OF the
wards In this city are strongly tainted
with Addicksism. Even II the two
parties agree to go into primary cleo
tions together under the old appor-
tionment, the Addicksites can, II prop
erly generated, capture not only the
state organization, but also two, II not
all three, OF the county organizations,
together with the best of the places
on the ticket
But there is a new element at work
In Kent and Sussex counties, and II
threatens to ALLEVIATE the Addicks fol-
lowing from its ambitious leader. This
reference is to the old Massey fac
tion, which, in its time, dominated Re-
publican politics down the state. Many
Massey men, weary Of endless defeat,
took UP AddiclSs, not because they loved
Massey less, but, because they thought
that they saw in Addicks a man whose
money would see them Through to vic
tory. They have discovered their ms
take. Realizing that Addicks can never
represent Delaware in the United
States Senate, and being compelled to
look for man who Is less objection
able to the decent element of the Re-
publican party, their thoughts natur-
ally turn to Massey. He being out OF
the state, they decide that Judge
James Pennewill, his nearest and best
friend, a man who has been shrewd
enough to keep out of the political
cessDool formedib y Addicls' advent
into Delaware politics, shall be made
the object of new dispensation. Judge
Pennewill is q man OF such eminena
respectability and character, and with
such a host of relatives and friends
among the Republicans and Addicks.
ties Of Kent and Sussex counties, tha
It is proposed to make him the new
idol at the feet Of which Massey men
Higgins men, Bird men, Addicks men
and Mlddle-of- f-thelRoad men may knee
in happy communion, ask forgiveness
and become perfectly reconciled. Blu
there is an idol bigger than Judg
Pennewill. Behind him towers tn
long, lean and lanlk form Of Hon
George V. Massey. Tie smiles benig
nantly upon the congregation of peni
tents, and calls their attention to tn
fact that there is nothing in. the Con
stitution of the United States whic
prevents a citizen of Pennsylvani
from being elected a United State
senator from Delaware, and that ther
are lots Of men in the keystone stat
who would be but too glad to repre-
sent this little commonwealth In IN
higher branch OF the Federal Legisll
ture. After everything is arranged II
lesser idol steps down and the create
idol poses alone on the dias, while n
men who played Addlclzs for winnin
card and lost, raise their voices ar
shout: "Ecce homoi"
1t is a beautiful tableau; well plai
ned. and IL Addiclxs does not mine Il
stage or nail down the curtain, q
public will soon have the pleasure
seeing Hon. George V. Massey wa
his fine Italian hand through the su
rounding ether and blandly announ
that the declaration OF "Addicks
nobody" has been paraphrased to "A
dicks is nobody"
The queen regent is now sorry n
she did not insist upon her contenti