The sun., 1898-12-05

position Of United States Senator to sue
ceed George Gray will be transferred to
Dover, and then the various candidates
will be able to find out how they stand.
Most of them will find out that they 40
not stand at all, and the contest Will
finally come down to one between one
man Of each faction, probably, and may
then end in compromise.
The friends OF ]. Edward Addicks are
of the opinion that he will be elected,
but there is one thing in the way OF that,
and that one thing is that there are some
of the Regular Republicans who will
never vote for him. He may have the
majority of the Republican members OF
the Legislature, just as ex-senator Hlg-
gins had some years ago, when four
Union Republicans held out and pre-
vented the election OF United States SEN
ator, but, as then, it is believed that
there will be several Regulars who will
hold out until the end of time sooner
than vote fol Addicks, and it is equally
certain that some of the Union Republi-
cans would hold out until the end of
time rather than vote for Colonel Henry
A. du Pont, who is also after the place.
1t will take five Regular Republicans
to hold out against tbs will Of the ma
jority in order to prevent the election OF
Addicks to the United States Senate,
provided that all of the Union Republl-
cans vote for him. The question is
whether these Regulars will hold out to
that extent. 1t is asserted on the quiet
that they will, and some people are even
willing to name more whom they think
will hold out. If this is done, then the
chance of J. Edward Addicks to be
elected to the Senate is very small.
1t is doubtful if the Regular Republi-
cans will go into caucus for the selec-
ton of candidate for United States
Senator, and if they do not, another
question will arise. If they do not go
into a caucus to name 6 Senator, then
there will be no reason why the Union
Republicans should enter into any agree
ment about candidate them. This
would result in the two factions going on
until the end of the session voting for
different men with no one elected. 1t is
not believed that any such proceeding
will be carried out In the first place it
is likely that the two factions will hold
some kind OF meeting in order to find
out how each stands, and then the bal
loting will begin. The Union Repubi-
cans in most cases, it is believed, will
vote for Addicks, while the Regular Re-
publicans will divide their votes between
du Pont and ex-senator Anthony Hig-
gins. This will be continued for some
time, according to the present indica.
tions, and then it is believed that some
man who is satisfactory to both factions
will be selected. - Wilmington Correspond
em HlddelDhia Inquirer.
Four years, in passing, have wrought
some notable changes in political condi-
tions. As a matter OF fact the conditions
relative to caucus nominations are en-
tirely different now. Then there were no
written rules on the subject in Republi.
can party rules Now there are rules
; upon this subject adopted by a Republi.
can State Convention, representing all
, the Republican voters who had voted fol-
the National Republican electoral ticket
, in this State. These rules were adopted
anu published more than year before
the primaries precedent to the last State
{ election. They are binding upon all the
, Republicans of the State, representing al
t they do the expressed will of majorit.
i. of the Republicans of the State, legal,
9 ascertained according to all the rules ant
precedents OF political usage. If this il
not true, there can be no effective or bind
e ing rules formulated by political part.
+ conventions.
: In addition to this general obligation
8 to abide by party rules, is another obi
# CATION of a more personal character-th
). implied acceptance OF the Union Reput
i lcan party rules, by the 'Regular' Re
IS publicans, in seeking an alliance wit
ii the Union Republican organizatio
IS in the selection and election {
}, legislative candidates. There
o no evidence that any
d these rules were suspended or abrt
" gated in making, or for the purposes
n that alliance. They were then, and al
Of now, operative. In accord with this ide
al letters were addressed to the various r
IS publican legislative candidates calling a
t. tention to these party rules, and pa
a. ticuarly to the rule governing the sele
t, ton of candidates for Offices to be file
OF by members OF the Legislature elected +
le the Union Republican party. These cal
ic didates replied to this letter. The rep
IN was simply plea for silence upon the
part-an expediency reply. They did n
want to be known as accepting the ru
d, in question as binding, and dared not
at openly repudiate it. The plea was tn
lu the terms Of the get-together treaty, pr
ee viding for common primaries did n
le require them to answer, in detail, Il
ok interrogatories Of the Union Republics
to letter, so they said nothing, for the pu
4 lie ear, and said it big.
An evasion OF the demanded accer
n, ance OF rule in politics, for expedien'
as sake, does not abrogate the rule, n
ut does it relieve the party making the ev
as sion from reasonable obligation und
for that rule. The Republican legislati
tn delegation in the State Assembly are
I'D honor bound by the Union Republics
party rules.
This plain statement OF facts relati
OF to the United States Senatorial caucr
II, has been made necessary by the curreI
ii. misleading political gossip. The gossi
ms who have, without reason or authori
in multiplied the number OF Senatorial ca
as didates, have also misled public opini'
er upon the caucus question. They ha
4r- been guessing at facts from news stan
noint an, relatinO facts IA they ha