Evening journal., 1898-07-29

be impnegnable. This consideration
made the ex-postmaster believe that
the millennium had come TO theRepub-
lican party of Delaware. But the Reg
ular Republicans know what they are
about. They are we'll aware that, I'm
der the new Constitution, ex-Postmas-
ter Stewart resides in a senatorial dis
trict which is Democratic, and that.
after he has completed the term of
Senator Handy, there is nothing left
for him but the husk Of a compliment
tary nomination for full term. Then
follow other steps. Chairman
Bach sends out a confidential letter
and organizes the Lincoln Republican
Club. He engages palatial quarters up
on King street. There Is to be no
more Corruption Hall, no more Dis
ruption Hall, no more anything but a
fine place where Republicans OF all
stripes can assemble, levy assessments
and forget THAT such men as Higgins
and Addicks ever existed. But the bait
so cleyeriy cast is not taken by the Ad-
dicksites. They do not rush to the
clubhouse. The club itself becomes
the laughing stock of the town. II
continues to exist, but its mission is
lost. It is standing reproach to its
scheming protector. Then an unor-
ganized harmony propaganda is set on
foot. The Republican press receives
its orders. Not to be placed on record
as opposed to harmony and Republi-
can success, the Union Republican
papers take up the cry. They shout
harmony until the welkin rings to the
glad refrain, and Regular Republicans
and Union Republicans take It up in
their individual capacity. Addicksites
demand the head of Washington Hast
ings. AS much as they dislike Win
field S. Quigley because OF his close as
ISOLATION with ex-senator Higgins,
they would rather see him appointed
postmaster than to see the plum fall
into the hands OF the man who led the
bolt at Dover There is a meeting OF
the Regular Republican First District
Committee called. Colonel DUPONT and
Hbnry G. Morse are invited. The
doors are closed Cut-and-dried reso-
lutions are read and adopted They
eul0gize Quigley and tell what mighty
man he is. Representatives from the
different wards give most startling re-
ports concerning the strength OF the
Quigley endorsement in their respec-
tive localities. Speeches are made by
bothRegular andAddicksites. Through
out the trying ordeal the two invited
guests sit silent; and silently they
leave. Then comes the organization OF
the City Republican Committee. The
Old Republican First District Commit
tee loses its identify in the new COM
mittee. Chairman Stephen Downey
and other Addicksites participate. 10
is believed that the old Union Repub-
llcan First District Committee has lost
its identity, too, and Chairman Horace
G.. Knowles and Chairman Stephen
Downey clasp hands over the bloody
chasm and shout GLORY, hallelujahl'
The Clayton House conference Of the
Regular Republican State Committee
and the Union Republican
State Committee intervenes. Chair
man Alice appoints Addicks a conferee,
and Chairman Browne confers a SINH
lar honor upon Bach. It had been given
out that both OF these men were no
longer factors I'M Delaware politics
Everything goes swimmingly until the
apportionmentsi is reached. "1S5 or Moth
ing" says Addlcks. 1--WE insist on the
} old apportionmente, says Bach. "Ther
l won't play" says AddTcks, and ths
conference breaks up in confusion.
Vice-Chairman Solloway and Secre
, tary Staats call a special meeting o.
the Union Republican First Distric
Committee. They rescind the resolu
/ tions providing for merger with tn,
e Regular Republican First Distric
d., Committee under the name OF the Cit,
8 Republican Committee, and thereb!
D re-established the modus vivendi
/. Chairman KNOWLES tears his hair ana
- rushes on to the Thousand Islands
- Chairman Downey remains at hom'
= and says "D-n it," William S. Hille
d and some others believe that they hav
r a scheme which will work. They ar
4 range for a meeting OF "respectabl
: and disinterested Republicans. The
i also arrange for a meeting Of the Regu
n lar Republican County COMMITTEES
r Each appoints a subcommittee on han
9 mony and each expects the Addick
d County Committee to meet to-morror
d afternoon and name a like sub-com
n mittee. A press agent is appointed
Is and the scheme is given out to tn
1t world under a scare head and with
wild hurrah. We await the develoI
T. ments of the morrow.
IT This is the true progress Of Republ
ID can harmony in Delaware. It has le