Smyrna times., 1900-11-21
ADDICKS' CHANCES FOR SENATOR.
Hardly Probable that Kenney Democrats
Would Combine With the Regulars to
Elect Two Anti-Addicks Men.

Would Combine With the Regulars to
Elect Two Anti-Addicks Men.
The greatest question, in a political
sense, before the people of Delaware
is that of the two United States Sena-
tors. The alleged interview of J. Ed
ward Addicks, published in several
papers last week he says was incorrect
and wlllfully misleading, that he has
never given his nor his wife's prefer
ence as to who should be his colleague. |
The Baltimore american states the |
political situation in Delaware as fol-
lows:
"Twenty-seven votes are necessary
on joint ballot for the Delaware Leg
lature to elect Senator. AS things
now stand the Republicans have 30 or
more than the requisite number, as
they are going to get another, for
Howard Ross, one of the Republican
candidates for State Senator from Will
mington will be seated as a result of a
contest. This will make thirty all told
but of this number there are two votes
that Addicks will not get-those of
Samuel Knox and Theodore Clark,
friends of Colonel Henry DUPONT. who
VOW that they will never vote tor the
gas magnate. But happily for Ad-
dicks it is not question of the support
of these Legislators. OF the remaining
% Republican votes, 19 are first last
and all the time Addicks men. The
other nine belong to the Regular Re-
publican element but it seems certain
that they will go into caucus and
abide by its decision. That means of
course, that Addicks will be named.
The Regular Republicans could of
course combine with the Democrats
and defeat Addicks, but in that event
they would be compelled to vote for
Richard r. Kenney, the present Dem
ocratic Senator. The Regulars say
they prefer to vote for Addicks rather
than for Kenney, and it is generally
believed that, should the Regulars
show any attempt to revolt and
become insurgents once more, Ad-
dicks would negative the effec-
fectiveness of such a move by combin-
ing with Kenney himself and encom-
passing the election of himself and the
reelection of the Democrats. 1t is be-
| cause of this state ,of affairs that the
Regulars are so meek and lowly, fully
reconciled to accept the inevitable and
vote for Addicks.
{ Addlcks People MagnanimOus.
r Another thing that moves the Regu
: lar Republicans to accept the situation
e is the disposition of the Addicks peo
n pie to be magnanimous. The anti
s election agreement between the Uniol
n Republicans (Addicks) and the Regu
9 lars (anti-Addicks) contemplated har.
It monious action all along the line. II
: spite of this however, the Regular Re
il publicans put up county and legisla
s tive tickets in Kent and Sussex. Th
J. result was that they polled enough t,
e defeat the Uuion Republicad COUNTY
II tickets but not enough to defeat the
IS legislative tickets This, as some O
d the county people thought was an &C
e of treachery, but in spite of it they are
d willing to give the long term senator
ship to the Regulars. 1t is plainl
stated by friends of Mr.. Addicks tba
any man except George V. Massey
whom the Regulars agreed upon fo
to Senator, will be voted for by the Ad
dicks members of the Legislature
~ For Massey the Addicks men say the
~ will never vote, and they have plan
NJ and well-defned preference for fol
- mer Senator Anthony Higgins for tn
u long term.
William S. Hilles said: "I am not
90 candidate and do not expect to becom
-, One." AS has always happened in sue
- an event, the defeated side is runnin
- to cover, and the talk is now of solid
fcation of the party and obliteration
m factionalism. Addicks said this morr
: ing: "There is neither Addicks, DI
Pont or other factions in Delawar
il For twelve years we have been worl
ing for the success of the Republican
- and we have at last reached the poll
-. where we can all say we are Repub
- Guns.