Evening journal., 1900-06-27
ADDICKN MEN
FIGHT FOR PLUMN
Great Scramble for Office by
Kent Unien Republicans
Republicans Look on and AYOW Their
Intentions to be Guided by
Principle and That Alone
Special to tho Evening journal.


Camden, June 27-Matters are not
moving along exactly on brotherly
love lines in the Addicks camp Of this
representative district. The followers
of the gas mans fortunes whooped It
up like faithful servants last week
when they heard the glad tidings"
from Philadelphia After their throats
had grown hoarse they began to dis
cuss the relative merits each possess
ed as legislative timber. And then they
suddenly discovered that each fell
low thought he was the only true blue
gas-burner In the constellation.
This led to chilliness that affects
the atmosphere yet. And the erstwhile
whoopers who were hugglng each other
with delight ON Wednesday now seldom
speak as they pass by.
Here is the list engaged I'm the strife
for the nomination at he Camden end
of the district: Levi G. Sterner Remp-
sen =. Barnard, T. Coke Chambers.
Delaware T. Hollis and Jabez Jenkins.
the snOw-haired veteran, who stood up
at the last session when his name was
called and said John Edward Ed
dicks a couple hundred times. sir" He
shakes his ivory locks at the rest OF
the squabbling faction, and claims that
his faithful service should be rewarded
with another term. He further argses
that It would be dangerous to send n
greenhorn to Dover, as he might get
ratified and vote for q Republican for
United States senator This argument
.is regarded as a ciincher.
over at the Wyoming end Of the
districtJ.V. McCOmmons stands solitary
and alone as a candidate. But he Is
IN the fight and rolls his def to the
Camden crowd along the boardwalk.
which separates the two towns, at regu-
lar intervals. He says that it Is Wv
oming's turn to shOHt, and as he Is
about the only representative OF the
clan there, It is his turn to do II.
The Cemdenites retcrt that. as Al
lees term will be out next time the
wyoming end ought to forego the
representative part AGAIN for the sake
OF that promised senatorship. But We
commons comes back at them with the
Dird-in-the hand proverb and hints
that the Republicans may taka charge
or affairs next time, and thst even
Addicks himself may be out on hts
ranch rounding up his rancheros. While
Delaware 20 him VIII be but a sad and
expensive memory. Dr. L. S. C0nwcll.
or Camden, also says n there Is any
senatorial business left that the nomi-
nation belongs to him.
II is ragged ruction. and the Re
I publicans down here are ENJOYING n
hugely. The Republicans themselves
likely will name A. Wilson SIaymaker
or Samuel Hammond for their repre-
sentative in the next legislative body.
! Won't you compromise with the
Addicks men on the legislative ticket2'
asked the Evening Journal correspond.
/ ent last evening Of a leading Repub.
/ lican.
Compromise with Addicks? No. sir
was the emphaticsreply. "In ever,
( district in this state youll find the Re.
1 puhlicans this Fall doing Just what ogl
! representatives did in Philadelphia
I standing by principle and refusing nm.
! der every consideration To recoenig.
! IN any way Addicksism as part of tn,
! Republican party"
Il This Indicates the tenor of the sen
/ ument that is swaying Republicans
down here.