Evening journal., 1900-06-13
ADDICKS PUT ON THE RACK
BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Delaware Republicans Present Conclusive Evidence of
Ills Perfidy and TreaChery in Defeating Re-
publiCans and Dsrupting Party

In case CT a division in the party and
claim by two or more factions to the
same party or title, figure or device. if
the division occurs at a State COnven-
ton, or extends throughout the state.
the Clerks of the Peace of the several
counties shall. within ten days after
any one of them has received the GER
tiiicates of the contending factions,
assemble in the office of the Clerk Of
the Peace at Dover. and determine
which faction the name, title or figure
properly belongs to, giving the prefer
ence TO the convention held at the time
and place designated in the call of the
regularly constituted party authOri-
ties"
BY the virtue Of the above, the Clerks
of the Peace of all the counties of the
State met at Dover on the 23d day Of
July, 1896, to determine to what pOlit-
ical organization belonged the name
Republican Party" and the emblem Of
that party, to be used in the official
ballot. to wit "the Eagle" After hear
ing argument by counsel representing
the party of which the undersigned are
representatives and Of the Addicks or
Union Republican party. the said Clerks
of the Peace Of all the counties of the
State, unanimously decided that the
name and emblem belonged to the for
mer. and to the regularly organized
Republican party and they have always
been recognized by all the leading au-
thorities Of the State of Delaware. All
the nominations made by them, the
said Republican party have been placed
on the official ballots at every election,
under the said name and emblem. Thus
the present organization Of the Repub-
lican party has not only been recOgniz-
ed by the National Republican party,
but has also received the sanction OF
the laws Of the State Of Delaware.
Not being recognized as the Republi-
can party the Addicks party was COM
PEELED to use another name and emblem
They selected the name Union Repub-
lican party, and as an emblem a
Star, and thus became legally and
and officially a distinct and separate
political party in the State OF Delaware
At each election subsequent to thai
time they have used the name and
emblem to distinguish thmeselves from
any and all other political parties.
The Republican State Committee oil
the State OF Delaware, by Hugh c.
Browne, chairman, issued a call pur-
suant to the directions of the National
Committee for a State Convention to be
held at Dover. Del, on March 21. 1900
to elect delegates and alternates to the
Republican National Convention to be
held on June 10, 1900, a true CODY
whereof is hereto attached and marked
Exhibit No. 2. and therein and thereby
directed an election to be held in the
various districts of the State for del
egates to the State Convention. where
at the Republican electors of the State
were to vote; and Notwithstanding
every opportunity was given time tC
vote at the polls, the Addicks electors
declined and refused to participate
therein, thereby admitting that they
were not to be considered Republicans
but were outside the Republican organ
ization and still belonged to the Ad.
dicks organization, and also thereby
falsifying any claim to numerical SUI
lperiority.
We, therefore, submit that electors
who place themselves by their Own
acts antagOnistic to the Republican
party in a State cannot assert or main.
4 tain the right to be considered as Re
4 publicans in a National organization
for the National organization is a rep
resentative Of the several state organ
izations.
At State Convention Of the Addicks
or Union Republican party. held al
Dover, Delaware, on August 30th. 1898
a new State Committee was elected
Il J. Frank Alice was chosen chairman o.
that Committee. The same Committe,
is now in existence BY virtue of tn,
authority vested in him by said Com
mittee the said ]. Frank Alice. az
chairman, issued a call for a State Con
/, ventiOn to be held at Dover, on Apri
:, Sd, 1900. It was at this convention
that the present Addicks or Union Re
publican delegates and alternates werl
elected These delegates and alternatef
are not the representatives Of the Re
publican party, but of the Addicks o
, Union Republican party which is
separate and distinct political organi
! zation from that of the Republican
party, and, therefore. they are not en-
p titled to seats in the National Repub
lican Convention.
The grounds upon which the right o
the undersigned, the Republican dele
gates and alternates are entitled q
3 seats in the National Convention, ar
p as follows:
1. That he convention by which tn
Republican delegates and alternate
? were accredited to the National Repuh
= lican Convention was a convention O
the Republican party of Delaware.
2. That the State Committee by who's
2 authority said convention was calle
was the State Committee of the Repuh
) ilccan party of Delaware.
3. That the Republican electors of tn
State Of Delaware did participate in tn
several primary elections held an
elected delegates to the said State Con
vention of the Republican marty
A. That the several City, County an
State Committees of the Republica
: party are the organizations represent
! ing the Republicans of Delaware.
At the convention Of the Republicq
party held at Dover May 18th. 1885,
the following were elected delegate
and alternates to the National Republ
e (Continued on Fifth Page.)