The sun., 1898-10-25
\. EDN. ADD|CkS IN TOWN
SThe Leader Of the Union Repub.
licans Gossips About Della.
n ware Politics.
A FORTUNE AGAINST FRAUD
All He Wants for His Friends is a
Peaceful Election and Fair
X Count .. With These
IN His Party Will
M Win.
FORTUNE AGAINST FRAUD

"Every vote cast at the coming elec
lon in Delaware will be counted and
very man elected will be seated"
]. Edward Addicks made the above
announcement last night. Few, very
ew, people knew that he was in Will
nington, and there is faint suspicion
That his unexpected appearance on the
5cene Is u result of Saturdays registration
b New Castle county.
When asked for an opinion as to the
ttuation in the State Mr.. Addicks said:-
Until the official count OF the regis
ered, qualified voters has been properly
eported no man can make an intelligent
h nalysis. -. ., :,
.si am not at all familiar with the
9S latus OF affairs in New Castle county
HAstn Kent and Sussex, however. have
"a lSSSery reason to believe that the Republic
SQan ticket will be elected.
Sa "Further, l may say that when elected
Bhese gentlemen will be seated. The
various Committees of the Union Re
publican party throughout the State are
on the alert for fraud and attempts at
fraud. Experienced Detectives have been
carefully canvassing the counties and the
4 information they have already gathered
will do. much to insure a peaceful elec..
tion and full, fair count of the votes. .
When: shown a clipping from local
newspaper. setting forth the proposition
/ that he Would push his contest for
Senator Kenney's seat and thus take
himself out OF the contest for Mr.. Gray's
place in the Senate, Mr.. Addcks' said:
''That contest is beyond my control,
80 far as know. cannot prevent Con-
gres,s from reviewing the Kent county
frauds and declaring Mr.. Kenney's
seat vacant for cause. My contest would
not necessarily figure in such move on
the part of Congress. Should sucn step
be taken am in no way bound to sue
ceed Mr.. Kenney for the remainder OF
his term if the incoming Legislature
should decide to elect me as a successor to
Mr.. Gray. Just why we should discuss the
United States Senatorship at this time l
cannot see The Legislature, the Con
gressional fight and the contests for
county officers are more interesting and
important topics at this moment.
"Ibelieve that John ii. Hoffecker will
be elected to Congress by an un-
prcedented majority and should the
incoming Legislature be Democratic
would not be AZ atl surprised
to see Mr. dandy elected as successor to
/. .kssfge Gray | cannot see hope for
d The Democrati. ticket in either OF the two
lower counties. am not well informed
as to the situation in New Castle county,
but Saturdays registration seems to sug.
gest Democratic strength in Wilmington
and throughout the county. This is
merely idle speculation on the part OF
myself. | have been away all summer
and know little or nothing about New
Castle county politics beyond the cur
rent gossip. in the newspapers.
"The Republican county tickets will
be elected in Kent and Sussex counties,
and hope in New Castle
"AIl my friends want is fair election
and and honest count. / will exert
every influence, time and money to pre-
vent fraud, and l promise that no guilty
man will escape punishment.
''Do you intend to force the issue in
the matter of the Kent county frauds?'
"HOWP
"Will you make any move to prose-
cute the men who planned the steal or to
have further punishment inflicted upon
the guilty inspectors?"
II suppose that the Attorney General
knows ali the particulars concerning the
matter. | have not seen him and really
" mt know what steps have been or can
Y Staken in the matter. 1t seems to me
y 1t there ought to be some way to get
Y the men who instigated the crime as
Well as the tools who did their bidding,
EIrhe matter is lar from being closed, but
u must have more Information
upon the subject before I make
any statements. / am more in.
tereated in preventing further frauds
than / am in considering those which
are now part of Delaware's history
\ mark my words-every man who is
concerned in any fraud at the coming
election will be- prosecuted to the full
limit of the law if it costs fortune"
This said, and the most remarkable
factor in the nations politics boarded
|the 10. 10 train for ClaymOnt.,