Evening journal., 1900-08-07
TAKE THEM DOWN

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The Addicks State Convention has
met, nominated ticket and taken a
recess until Thursday, August %, to-
afford its boss and his chosen hench-
man an opportunity to deal and dicker
with the Republicans for favor and
support From beginning to end IL was
a farce. and a shameful and shameless
proceeding. Snap in character, domi-
mated absolutely by one man, its pro-
ceedings stand for nothing Republican.
and no Republican win be bound by
its action. The expressions Of sent-
ment made were mere political twad-
die, insulting to human intelligence
and devoid in most part OF truth. The
ticket, while containing the names of
several men whose Republicanism is
unquestioned. amounts to nothing be-
cause the so-called state convention
empowered j. Frank Alice, chairman Of
the Addioks State Committee, 10 tear it
TO pieces at pleasure, and to make other
nominations Of his own. regardless OF
tho will of the voters. Never. in the
political history OF Delaware has there
been such an exhibition of gall. gas
and one-man power as this snap state
convention presented.
On the face OF the ticket Addlcks has
offered the Republicans the three presi-
Dental electors, the state treasurer and
the state auditor He claims for fhnnl
self the congressman for the long and
the short terms. the governor and the
insurance commissioner Between the
lines he places the acknowledgements
and the. attorney-general. In other
words, he believes that John HUM, Of
Kent county, the candidate for lieuten-
ant-governor, and Herbert II. Ward, of
New Castle county, the candidate for
Encouragement, are Addicks men,
while many Republicans entertain the
opinion that at least Mr.. Ward is not
The above is the division that hog
would make if it had TO-
To begin with. the electors-laying
aside all question Of the eligibility Of
two OF them-amount to nothing. for
both the Republicans and the Addicks-
ties are pledged to support the cleo
toral ticket, regardless OF the persons
who compose il. Therefore we strike
that out and find that the Republicans
have the state auditor and the STATE
treasurer left, while the Addicksite:
have the congressman for the Ions
term, the congressman for the shor
term. the governor, ana the state in
surance commissioner. with the lieu
tenant-governor and the attorney-gen
eral both claimed by Mr.. Addicks.
So much for the surface; now for tn
underneath. The state treasurer ant
the state auditor have no particula
political or partisan potency OF valu,
Zach appoints an assistant and pay
him. That is the extent Of the SELLS
side Of it.
Each congressman has the appoint
ment OF a private secretary.
The governor not only appoints II
secretary of state and between tw
hundred and three hundred other sta
and county officers, including the rel
istration and election officers, but all
has the veto and pardon power con
mand Of the National Guard in time
emergency. the appointment OF mer
bers Of our judiciary, and the filling
vacancies in the United States Sena
in case OF the death, resignation or 7
moval OF any incumbent.
The state insurance commission
appoints a clerk
There We have IT, That is the gar
that Addicks sets up and tries TO il
pose on the Republicans. But it wol
do There are several valid obiectio
to it.
In the first place there is a taint
Addicks, and the Republicans refuse
recognize him as a Republican. mu
less to permit him to select their noI
ices for the several state offices. m
viii hold a state convention ON Aug
Il for that particular purpose. q
there is nothing in the call. express
or implied. which warrants Addi
and his cabal Ia doing the work Of I
convention. or even anticipating
action
In the second place, there is do
as to the legality Of the Addicks 81
Convention ard us acts Whether
doubt is we'll founded or not IS
question, but no risks will be taken