The sun., 1898-10-15

ties, who had the rag-and-tag Of the two
lower counties, and who were sadly in
need of men OF respectability, bid high
for his affiliation. They told him that if
he would cast his fortunes with theirs
they would nominate him for governor.
He consented. The fact of his affiliation
was sent out to the world with loud
hurrah; the state convention met, and
he was placed at the head OF the ticket.
The Regular Republicans, or Higginsites,
refused to accept him, and nominated
John G. Higgins for the sole purpose OF
defeating him. The purpose was accom-
plished. Ebe w. Tunnel, Democrat,
was elected governor, by large major
ity, and the Regular Republicans gloried
in the discontinue of John H. Hoffecker
and his running mate, Rev. Jonathan s.
Willis. As a reward for his services in
that campaign, John G. Higgins was
given the honorable and lucrative post
of United States consul at Dundee, Scot
land, and John II. Hoffecker retired
once more to the shades of private life, a
disappointed, soured and embittered
man.
This year the old Higgins faction, Bach
excluded, took up Mr.. Hoffecker, for
Congress, not because they loved him
any better, but because they loved Rev.
Jonathan S. Willis less on account of his
attitude towards Colonel Henry A. du
Pont, the Higgins senatorial claimant,
and various other sins of commission
and omission. They knew that it must
be an Addcks man, most probably Mr.
Hoffecker or Mr.. Willis, and they fore
stalled the action of the Addicks state
convention by nominating the former
to whom the Addicksites could not ex-
cept, he being one of the chief orna-
ments OF Addicksism, He stands before
the people today as a harmony candi-
date. What will be the result if he is
elected?
Anyone who knows John II. Hof-
fecker recognizes in him man of posi-
tive character and great stubbornness.
He neither forgives nor forgets what
he considers a wrong; and, certainly,
the action of the Regular Republicans
two years ago does not linger in his
memory as benefit. He has some
thing in his past political career which
demands satisfaction, and, if he is
elected. he will get it. As soon as he
gets to Washington he will demand
that he made the dispenser OF Federal
patronage, replacing Colonel Henry A.
du Pont and Henry &. Morse in that ca
pacity. He will appear before President
Mckinley as a man representing har-
monized and reformed Republican party
in the State of Delaware He will pro-
duce indubitable proofs that he was NOM
mated by the Regular Republicans, en-
dorsed by the Addicksites, and rghtfully
demand that he be made the Judge of the
distribution Of political favors coming to
his congressional district Mckinley has
behaved handsomely towards the Regu-
lar Republicans Of Delaware since he be-
came president, but he cannot ignore the
claims of John H. Hoffecker for recogn-
ton and for the displacement OF Colonel
du Pont and Mr.. Morse The demand
will be so reasonable that he, as reason
able man, must grant it, What follows?
Federal patronage and Federal recogni-
ton SHIFT from the Regular Republicans
to the Addicksites through Mr.. Hof
fecker, and the strength which the Regu-
lar Republicans have derived from Fed
eral support leaves them and they be.
come impotent.
The election of John II. Hoffecker will
be the greatest victory for j. Edward
Addicks since he forced Washington
Hastings and his defeated band of Regu-
lar Republican delegates to bolt the
Dover convention. Addicks knows it.,
and that is why he regards with such a
degree OF complacency all that the Regu-
lar Republicans are doing for the man
whom he secured to himself at the cost
of gubernatorial nomination. Should
Mr.. Hoffecker 60 to Washington, Colonel
du Pont and Mr.. Morse become things
of the past, the connecting link between
Mckinley and Addicks will be estab.
lished and then Mr.. Hoffecker will DC
all that he can to punish the perpe.
traitors OF what he regards as the crime
OF 1S96.-Erening Journal.
As matter of TACT the people OF Della
ware never acquiesced in the Kent
county crime of 1896. The majority was
helpless and could not secure their rights
by virtue of the Democratic machine be-
ing in control of the General Assembly
anu CISC W llCIc. ~ was SIMPLY CdSc VI
take what you can GET" The crime
was committed and men who were no,
elected to Office were permitted to exer
else the functions of those Offices and tt
draw the salaries. 1t was a question fol
the court to determine, but by reason Of
mistaken method Of legal procedure
the first action taken was nulifed. Then
the change in the construction of the
courts made it imperative to delay fina
action. At last, however, the case has
been settled by the court, which clearly
did not acquiesce Sin this one act of po
litical fraud"
The court has branded every man who
took part in the Kent county affair, ant
by the court was the only method of de
Gliding the merits of the case. The KEN
county board of election officers has be
clared over the signatures of all its mem
bers that the Republican candidates o
1896 were elected. On November 5, 1896
the Democratic members of that board
who were in the majority, declared tina
the Democratic candidates were elected
The first declaration was made during {
scene of confusion and excitement. There
were threats of violence and there was
an outspoken declaration that the Re
publicans were to be counted out. Il
was the act of political mob The
meeting on Tuesday last was held undel