Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-17
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lican members OF that body will de-
volve the, duty of electing United
States Senator to succeed George Gray,
whose term will expire on the fourth
of March next.
1t is already apparent that in accom-
plishing this task, the Republican
members of the Legislature will en-
counter great deal of trouble. The
fight is almost sure to be hitter one,
with various candidates pulling this
way and that, and endeayoring to
divide the vote.
First and foremost will come Mr..
Addicks. He has long wanted to be
Senator and does not hesitate to say
so. Twice has he elected Republican
Legislature with this end in view-in
November, 1894, and on Tuesday last
but on the former occasion he was
buncoed out of the prize by the Hig-
gins Republicans, who would have
chosen Mr.. Higgins or Colonel du Pont,
had not Mr.. Addicks decided that 1t
would be Addicks or nobody and thus
prevented any election. Mr.. Higgins
is still in the field, and will probably
oppose Mr.. Addicks. unless the two
make an amicable Arrangement with
respect to the senatorship, as they did
with respect to the campaign just
closed, which was conducted on the
Republican side by combination OF
these two former opposing factions.
Mr.. Addicks, it is generally be-
lieved, will surely control the caucus
of the Republican members of the
Legislature, but caucus nomination
may not be equivalent to an election.
Mr.. Higgins may knife him again. He
is apparently very friendly to him now,
but who can forget his intense hatred
four years ago, when, on being asked
for his portrait to go into a newspaper
along with those of Addicks and othe
senatorial aspirants, he CURLY refused
on the plea that he would not permit
his picture to "go into the rogues
gallery"
There may be other sources of op
position, some of them formidable. l
will not be forgotten how Judg
Edward G. Bradford of the Unite'
States Courts said, four years ago
when the same possibility with respec
to the senatorship confronted tn
people of Delaware: Il am un
reservedly opposed to the election q
j. Edward Addicks to the Unite
States senatorship. If the Republica
, party of New Castle county, if moi
indeed, throughout the State, intend
| to commit political suicide, no sure
/ method to accomplish that end coul
be adopted than the election of MI
, Addicks to the position to which b
, aspires."
, But more potent than all, comes I'll
I resolute opposition of bluff and honel
| John Pilling of Newark, who, ;
: member elect of the Legislature frol
the White Clay Creek district, wi
have a vote upon the matter. Here
his opinion, expressed by himself wit
g great emphasis and complete unresery'
g "What do l think of Mr. Addick
# attempt to buy his way to the Unit
States Senate? There is only one thir
$ to think about it, and that is that
O is most disgraceful in every way.
: am unalterably opposed to Addick
candidacy and / hardly know wor
If strong enough to convey my feelin
% on the NATTER
d Further, Mr.. Pilling, claimed th
there were plenty Of good men fire
IN whom to select Senator, "witho
O. taking up man who has debauch
Is Delaware politics and who, il electe
d will bring disgrace upon the VIII
IN State"
ne These sentiments of themsel,
ly presage serious trouble. In additlc
there is the matter of opposing cant
to dates other than Mr.. Higgins. I
Fic Rev. Jonathan S Willis, it is So
of will seek vindication and consolati
Ii for his rough treatment during I
Ist campaign, by the salve of a seat
ot the Senate. DIR. Hiram R. BUR-
would like to be Senator, and if
IT. does not succeed in his contest for
he State Senate may enter the lists.
is George W. Marshall would gratefu
TO- accept the prize. From Georgeto
on comes the claim that DIR. G. Rodney L
IN ton will be the man. Indeed, we h
lie been informed on good authority t
ty, Sin case of compromise for Uni
ers States Senator, DIR. Thomas G. Nc
Ill of Smyrna stands at the head of
class" DR.. Moore was the Add
1ill candidate for State Senator in
First district OF Kent county at
ed. recent election, but was defeated
our From this it will be seen that IL
rti- are troubles ahead for the Republi
tic party of Delaware, and for Mr..
ore dicks. He may succeed in reaci
ach the Senate, but it is doubtful Plt
cal of Republicans stand ready to bI
lall him now, as they did in 1885, and
lay coming senatorial contest before
me, General Assembly promises to b
ter, interesting and picturesque as any
lies Delaware ever saw.
lily, -----------
de- Every violation OF the election
mo- by inspectors at the last election sh
be resolutely prosecuted, but the pl
cution should not be confined TO d,
the cratic inspectors. 1t should inc
troll all election officers, no matter of W
sem party, who wilfully violated the
ich, The matter of imposing an il
adj stamp upon voters, in particular