Evening journal., 1900-05-16
HARMONY BLOCKED; Den
HELPED

Delaware has done everything tnat
could be done with honor to bring
about harmony. 1t permitted no mans
ambition to stand In the way OF an
honest effort in that direction. AT
every turn its work was thwarted by
the perslstency Of j. Edward AddiclSs,
who declared that no Republican
should be elected to the United States
Senate until he had been elected to
that honorable Office.
In the SOS 'Addicks attempted to deal
with the Democracy OF Delaware. AT
that time the idea that he should be a
United States senator had formed In
his mind. The Democrats accepted
his assistance to idefeat Harry A. Rich
ardson and other Republicans, but re-
fused to listen to his overtures for po-
litical advancement Finding that he
could not serve his ends by that
agency, and caring little what party he
used TO further his purposes, he turned
to the Republicans. In 1888 they elect
ed majority in joint ballot in the
General Assembly. A caucus was held
and il resulted In the nomination and
election OF Anthony Higgins as United
States senator That was the last Re
publican legislative caucus that was
free from the rule or ruin taint Of Ad-
dicksism. Following the election OF
Mr.. Higgins came a complete reorgani-
zation of the Republican party. It was
begun in New Castle county and rapid
ly extended into Kent and Sussex coun-
ties. In very hundred It put the Demo
ciatic party on the defensive. What
ever factional disturbances had ex-
listed were adjusted and the party was
united In a year or two Delaware
would have been q Republican state,
for its Democracy in all three counties
was discredited in the public eye and
torn by internal dissenslon, particular
ly in Kent county, where the Sauls-
bury and Wolcott fight was raging in
all its fierce intensity and influencing
Democratic circles in New Castle and
Sussex, whore the two contending fac
tlons had partisans almost as intense
I'm their feeling as were those actually
engaged in the encounter.
It was when the prospects OF the Re
publican party We're brightest and
when permanent success practically
was assured, that Mr. Addicks began
his nefarious political work. He de-
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was refused him. He made threats
They went unheeded Richardson was
defeated for governor by the use Of
money which, three reputable men
swear that Mr.. Addicks told them, he
had put in the hands Of James l.. Vol
cott afterwards chancellor. Not
withstanding this Addicks aid to the
Democrats. the Republicans cut the
plurality Of Robert J. Reynolds down
10 less than 800 votes.
Prior TO the campaign OF 1894, Mr..
Addicks. convinced that the Republi-
cans OF the state would not take him
up, began organizing party OF his
own. He found sore-head Republicans
for his lieutenants, and venal men of
all parties for his voters. General
James II. Wilson. chairman Of the
State Committee. conducted that cam
paign FOR the Republican party
Marvil was elected governor
and Willis representative in Congress
Marvil's plurality was 1,O7S votes
while that Of Willis was l,1O9 votes
The returns on the legislative ticke
showed the election OF nineteen Repub
iicans and eleven Democrats. the Stat
Senate at that time being composed O
nine members and the House Of thirty
These returns proved false, for five o
the nineteen were Republican traitor
in the grasp Of Addicks Senator Hig
gins was a candidate for reelection.
caucus was called. Mr.. Addicks refuse
TO let his five men participate In Il
Once more he demanded the senator
ship, and once more it was refuset
He enunciated the principle of "Ad
dicks or nobody" Day after day hi
creatures voted for him to the exclr
sion Of others. Finding that the oil
structive tactics Of Mr.. Addicks mad
his reelection impossible, Mr. Higgir
withdrew in favor OF any Republlca
who would be acceptable to the min,
teen. Various Republicans of unque
toned ability and integrity were vot,
for, but Mr.. Addicks would lst his me
vote for none OF them. Finally all m,
but Addicks withdrew in favor Of CO
mel Henry A. DUPONT. One OF the A
dicks followers broke away from hil
and Colonel DUPONT would have be,
elected but for the fact that Addicks 1
formed the Democrats of the impen
ing danger TO his plan and insist
that Speaker Of the Senate William
Watson. who had succeeded to the &c
ernorship owing to the death OF Go
ernor Maryn. resume his functions
a member Of the Joint Assembly a