The sun., 1898-10-09
! THAT CIRCULAR LETTER
Senator Stewart Conceived the
Idea and Carried Il
Out.
WALTER HAYES ASSISTED
Reported Now That Addicks Will
Prevail Upon Stewart to With
draw the Troublesome DOcu-
ment in the Interest
of Harmony.

"No pledges will be exacted from the
candidates for the Legislature on the Re
publican ticket.
"This is final.
"Within day or two the circular let
ter recently issued by the County Com
mittee of the Union Republicans asking
for certain assurances from the legisla.
tive candidates will be formally with.
drawn and the incident closed.
''This action will be taken by the local
leaders at the suggestion OF j. Edward
Addicks, in whose interest, it is asserted,
the circular letter was issued.
"Upon whose authority the letter was
originally issued is not clear. 1t is sup
posed that it was written by George W.
Roberts with the approval OF Walter H.
Hayes and Daniel +. Stewart.
1T il not known that j. Edward Ad-
dicks in any way sanctioned the letter or
its purpose. Certain it is, however, that
ii he ever did acquiesce in the matter, he
now realizes that no good to the Repub-
lican party can follow forcing the issue.
He has not been within one hundred
miles of Delaware since the publication
OF the letter and for that reason could not
be as familiar with the situation as
trusted Leaders on the ground.
"The only effect that can be traced di-
rectly to the letter is the widening of the
: breach between the two factions of the
Republican party in New Castle county.
There is nothing on the surface to indi-
cate that any evil has resulted in Kent
and Sussex counties. Only the returns
in hnr oy,otrn IN int
with any degree of certainty
snow it seems, the full purport of the
circular letter, has been conveyed to Mr..
Addicks and it is confidently expected
that he will prevail upon his friends in
the city of Wilmington and throughout
the county to have it withdrawn and its
effect nullifed.
"The absence of Addicks precludes
questioning him, personally, upon the
subject, but there is ample reasons for
believing that he will exert his influence
s:zftfie county and the letters will be
Withdrawn and no pledges will be ex-
acted"
All of the above comes from conspic.
nous Regular Republican. Every line of
it. The gentleman claims to speak by
by Hon. Daniel F. Stewart, who ought
to be conversant with the affairs of the
Union Republican party in New Castle
county.
\ Mr.. Stewart takes occasion to say that
the circular letter was written by him
self and Walter H. Hayes. 1t was his
idea and his plan. George W. Roberts,
he asserts, never saw the letter or any
part of it until it appeared in the news
papers.
Thirteen OF the twenty letters have
reached the legislative candidates to
whom they were sent by registered mail
leaving only seven yet to be heard from.
Mr.. Stewart denies positively, the state
ment that j. Edward Addicks inspired
the letters, or conceived anything con-
tanned therein. On the contrary, Mr..
Addicks never heard of the letters until
he saw copies printed in the local news
papers which were sent him at Newport,
RI.
"Mr. Addicks is not consulted in the
matter Of New Castle county politics."
said Senator Stewart, wi tn much earn
estness, and continuing said: 81. Ed
ward Addicks is voter in the county,
and to that extent he is interested in the
political affairs. He was not consulted
|concerning the issuance of the circular
letters, and will not be asked for his ad-
vice as to the withdrawal of them. They
will not be withdrawn-they will stand.
4 wrote them, l believe in their contents
and / will stand by them. Nobody will
be deceived if they read Rule % of the
Union Republican Party"
Certainly Senator Stewart knows what
he is talking about. He insists that the
letters will not be withdrawn, and as he
wrote them, nobody else could withdraw
them for him.
Whether or not Mr.. Addicks will in
|,erfere remains to be seen. The Regular
Republicans believe that he will. Sena-
or Stewart asserts that Mr.. Addicks does
loot, and will not interfere in New Castle !
county politics, so there you are. You
pays your money and you takes your
choice.
Argument for Receivers.
Judge Edward G. Bradford in United
Sates Court has fixed next Thursday
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