Middletown transcript., 1900-04-28
ANOTHER SCHEME

SGaGo papers. heEe 10 O Sdna p1C
of the latest which has been fur
nished all the Philadelphia and
other city papers which would
useit. It's given by paragraphs
with comments, viz
s'Dover, Del, April 23.-The
most prominent Union Republi'
cans in the State are authority
for the statement that President
Mckinley has offered, as a Repu'
blican to mediate between the Un-
ion and Regular Republicans, to
the end that there may be a
single ticket in Delaware"
Who are these "most promi-
nent" partisans? Why not name
them2 It would be rather awk-
ward to do, to answer inquiries
of "friends" even.
No one who knows anything OF
the situation believes a word OF
the assertion here made. I'm
mediately.after the recent Union
Republican convention adjourned
Mr.. Addicks and Mr.. Alice went
to Washington to see President
Mckinley, it is said, and they re-
turned in a few days, announcing
a recall by telegraph. The IRE;
call" was a fake, of course, for
effect
That President Mckinley
would be glad to see Delaware
Republicans united, as they
should be, goes without question,
but he has made no softer" as
mediator. That is not within
the dignity of the Presidential
Office.
"He president Mckinley has
asked, it is said, for a personal
interview with Colonel Dupont
and Mr.. Addicks, the rival lead
ers, the Unions having refused to
60 before Chairman Hanna with
their grivances.
Is it reasonable to suppose
that Mr.. Mckinley would be a
party to aid Mr.. Addicks in snub-
bing the chairman of the Nation
i. al Committed The "bureau"
writer's must do better next time.
"They Union Republicans
have represented that the cleo
toral vote, as well as two Admin
istration Senators and the whole
State will be lost if they are
snubbed in Philadelphia as they
have been heretofore, and this
plea has moved the President to
offer his services"
# proof of the falsity of the
statement were demanded it is
containedin the aboveparagraph.
The President has been coerced,
indeed! No one believes it.
"The conference is expected to
take place during the next two
weeks and should the President
succeed as a mediator the Union
men believe that the election of
both Colonel DuP Pont and Addicks
to the Senate will be assured"
It is not the assurance of the
election of Col. DUPONT that they
seek. tits the original game of
"Addicks or nobody. How
foolish are Republicans to trife
with this pretender!
'The offer of the Union men is
to pitch in and elect the whole
ticket, with a fair representation
upon it, and an equal representa-
ton in the Philadelphia Conven-
tion, provided that all the Repub-
lican Legislators shall 60 into a
caucus and ballot for their choice;
that the highest man voted for
be selected for the long-term
Senatorship, and the next high
est man be chosen for the short
term"
HEqual representation in the
Philadelphia Convention'r All!
That is necessary to life. To re-
fuse recognition in Philadelphia
is to kill Addicksism. 1t is los.
ing in every county in Delaware.
The Addicks papers are denying
this fact, but it is apparent hence
their desperate effort to force
their way into the National Con-
vention. "Pitch in"! That is al
promise of Doodle and bribery. |
Would President Mckinley lis
ten to that for a minute? Will
true Delaware Republicans after
what they have suffered at the
hands of Addicks? Never.
This would almost certainly |
mean the election of both 'Du-
Pont and Addicks, and there are
said to be enough Republican |
friends of each to carry out the
plan.
1t has not been two week since
the Addicks papers, foremost
being the "Sun, were calling
upon former Senator Anthony
with piteous appeal to
Join Addicks, tSave the State, ."
bah! and accept a senatorship
With Mr.. Addicks, the short
term" the Addicks people al
ways giving away the least de-
sirable. This has been their Of
Ter from first to last. No one