Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-27
Tho Real source of Opposition.

The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
has full appreciation Of the real reason
for the opposition of the Addicks Re-
puhlicane 10 DIR. L, Heisler Ball as the
nominee for Congress. 1t says:
Harmony still lags in Delaware.
The gasman has at last condesoended
t1 give bis reasons for going back on
his original proposition for compIo.
Mise ticket, TO be selected by the Reg
ulars, on the sole condition that it
should be headed by his own man, John
HUM, for governor. Addicks objects
10 one OF the candidates named, because
he has been o .'bitter factionaist"
who has Learned nothing in the way
of harmony in the past two years. A" An
| inquiry into this accusation reveals
| the fact that DR.. Ball, the candidate
in question, is opposed to the election
of tho gasman to the United States
Senate under any circumstances, anu
that his whole political career has been
devoted to tho prevention OF that last
ing disgrace of the State of Delaware.
He ia o !" Regular" Republican, indeed,
and one Of tine right stripe-determined
to antagonize to the end any scheme or
device which holds out prospect or
possibility of Addicks' success. For
that reason he does not take kindly TO
the sort OF harmony" which would
result in dragging tho gasman into the
Senate In the IL all of Anthony Higgins.
OF truth, harmony still "lass'' In
Delaware, and it will continue to lug
until all Republican opposition to the
Addicss candidates for the Legislature
is removed. As The Gazette shovel
last week, If the Addicks Republican
opposition was not to DIR. Bali it wou'e
. be to some one else. 1t ia easy enough
to hang an objection upon ono or tws
|, candidates. That will serve the iea
purpose OF the Addicks Republicans
. which is to hold ont against any unioi
y . upon common ticket that does no
10 include the promise of united Re
: publican support of the Addicks Re
publican legislative nominees.
How far the Regular Republican
will consent to the scheme is matte
y of conjecture. In Kent county, S
u direct and open in their hostility t
Mr.. Addioks for the Senate, that the
u have placed complete anti-Addich
!" Republican legislative ticket in tn
field. There is no attempt at any cor
70 cealment OF their real motive-the d.
~ feat of Mr.. Addicks for the Senate.
= It would be we'll II Regular Republ
u cans all over the State would come o,
" openly and fight Addioksism, as tt
- Kent Regulars are doing. The stror
~ probability is that the Democrats wi
on elect majority of the Legislature an
~ way, even il the Republican faction
=" should unite. The Democrats are au
= to gain three Representatives in Ne
- Castle county, and they have excelle
en chances of gaining like number
,o' Kent and in Sussex. The division
no the State into districts is favorable
, the Democrats, and the party being
~ infinitely better shape now than
''o was at the last election, makes it re
=, sonable to believe that it will acce
.ne every advantage open to it. Regu
W Republicans who support Addicks ca
lne didates for the Legislature, thereto
ln' would only stultify themselves
ns, nothing The Legislature would 81
op' be Democratic.