The sun., 1898-10-02
VIEWS OF A REPUBLICAN
The Political Situation as He
Sees II If His Party
Wins.
BACH TREACHEROIJS AT HEART
Claims Made That He. With Higgins
and McLear, Would Knife Their
Best Friends-.The Contest For
the United States
SenatOrship.
BACH TREACHEROUS AT HEART

In speaking of the political situation
from Republican standpoint quite re-
Gently, one of the younger leaders OF
that party made the assertion that the
party must and would elect Hon. John
H. Hoffecker to represent the state in
Congress.
By doing this he claimed that Repub-
licanism would be in power in Delaware
for the next quarter of century, and
Delaware's name during that period
never be besmirched.
Continuing, he said, we must not only
elect our congressman but the full state
and county ticket. He saw, he stated,
no reason why this could not be done
and pointed to the unanimity that now
exists in New Castle and Sussex counties
between the Unionists and Regulars,
with one or two exceptions.
These, he stated, were "disruptionists," !"
and their names, he stated, were ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins, Fred Eden
Bach and Mayor Henry G. McIear, with
their small following Of disgruntled Re.
publicans.
1t was them he said that kept the
Unionists and Regulars from uniting in
Sussex county, and it is these who have
kept the two factions in Kent county
from agreeing upon merger.
All three are sore over the manner in
which the political leadership of the
Regular Republican party was wrested
from their hands at the recent state con-
vention, when Mr.. Hoffecker was nomi
mated over Rev. Jonathan S. Willis, an
he had not thought it possible for the.
to use such questionable methods to dis.
rupt the party merely to gain revenge.
He further designated them as treacher-
GUS corruptionists, and could not under
stand how men of intelligence would
listen to them when they endeavored to
pose as harmony kings"
Kent county Republicans the gentle
man thought may yet come together, but
in order to do this the Unionists, who
have the largest following by big ma
jority, must certainly make concession
of some kind in the county, and this
they would never consent to as long as
they allowed Messrs. Bach, Higgi ms and
McLear to poison their ear.
The game this trio are playing, the
Young leader continued, was dangerous
one und one that in time, if allowed to
be carried out, would throw everlasting
disgrace not only on them but the state
as well.
These political conspirators," he con-
tinued, will also play an important part
in the next State Legislature providing
the Republicans win out with majority
and their aim he contended, was in this
case to associate themselves with j..
Edward Addicks if they can and that
the speaker doubted very much.
81 am Regular Republican," he said,
''and cannot affiliate with Unionistic
principles" "You can also state" he
said, "that although l am political
enemy of Mr.. Addicks, yet as man l
admire him and his courageous and
rigorous nature. I do not believe that
Mr.. Addicks would have these men as
sociated with him, as he knows them,
and one of them especially, Fred Eden
Bach, to be treacherous to the heart and
willing to use the knife on his best
friends on the slightest ppovocation."
The scheme OF Bach now he said was
to request Mr.. Addicks to wage war to
the bitter end against all opponents If
the next legislature IS Republican. Mr..
Addicks, he stated, would in this case
enter the CAUCUS or caucusses with a
combined majority Republican vote in
his contest for United States Senator.
The remainder of the vote he said would
be divided between Col. Henry A. du
Pont, Judge Penniwell, Hon. j. s. Willis
and probably George V. Massey and one
of the Younger men of the party.
If Mr.. Addicks is not elected on the
first ballot he thought the contest would
be prolonged one and in this case Mr.
Bach would step in and endeavor to get
Mr.. Addicks to make deal, throwing
his support to Judge Penniwell, Willis,
Massey or the younger element. If this
was done he contended ''experimen-
talism," would again be represented in
the United States Senate, by this state
However, this Regular expressed the
belief that Mr.. Addicks would not take
any such step and he possessed sound
sense with excellent judgment, and in
his opinion he might be induced to
throw his support to Mr.. du Pont and in
this case il he was elected then no one
could refuse or gainsay Mr.. Addicks'
right to seat in the United States
Senate. This, he concluded, would re-
suit in Delaware being represented by
two representative men who are known
throughout the United States, and lex
perimentalism" and two factions in the
Republican party would be matter OF
the past. %