Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-12
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Correspondence New York Evening Post
Wilmington, Dell, July 5.--Houest
men in Delaware are wondering whether
it is possible that Senator Kepney and
j. Edward Addciks are to be colleagues
in the United States Senate. The Leg
islature that meets in January, 1901,
has the duty of filling the seat that Mr..
Addicks has so long managed to keep
vacant, and of electing successor to
Mr.. Kenney. When Mr.. Kenney was
ON trial upon the charge of completely
in the looting Of a bank at Dover, 1t
was predicted that unless no could OBJ
tain verdict of aoquittal he could
never again lift up his head In Della.
ware politics. Mr.. Kenney was not
acquitted, though the prosecution gave
up the attempt to convict him after
two luries had disagreed. Meanwhile
Mr.. Kenney has never for q moment
ceased to be candidate for reelection,
and the situation now has a good deal
in his favor.
Even had MI. Kenney never been
under indictment, his best friends
would hardly have gone so far ~ to
pretend that he was CT the stuff that
Senators from Delaware have usually
been made Of, for prior to bis election
as Senator he had been eminent neither
in politics nor In his profession Of the
law. II was not, therefore, 10 the
nature OF things that, when the peculiar
conditions which made him Senator
had Disappeared he should be chosen
second time. But the situation is again
peculiar and Mr.. Kenney may, perhaps,
profit by it. Many Demooi ats are say
| tn,, hn ha p,lp n Gurup tim Stnta
from the disgrace of being represented
in the Senate by Addicks IL 10 elect a
Democratic majority TO the Legisiatu re,
but nobody feels sure that Democratic
Legislature can be trusted to leave Mr..
| Kenney ut home. 1t is hinted. indeed,
that the same Legislature which elects
Mr.. kenney may by some sort of bar.
gain turn around and elect Mr.. Ad.
dicks. II is pretty widely believed that
Mr.. Addioks would have bean elected
two years ago by the MD Of Democratic
votes had not the attitude Of the crowd
OF Democrats present at the session OF
the Legislature become so threatening
that some Of those who were willing 10
vote for Addcks were literally fright
ened out Of executing their intent,
These arc among tho possibilities IL
the Democrats obtain a majority in the
Legislature: but there are many who
believe that the Reput leans, under
the leadership of Addicks, Vii carry
their legislative ticket. What.
ever money can do will be done to
compass this end. Addioks' method oil
using his money is sngularly bare
faced. He has his aids In all parts oil
the State, many Of them men of goot
| standing in their own communities
Through these men he expends none,
for campaign purposes. One OF thu
most respectable OF these men declared
, in so many words of Addicks and tb,
Senatorship: He has paid for thi
thing, and be ought to have it," l
is commonly believed that some o
Addicks' aids regularly live upon hi
/ bounty. There are stories Of check
, sent monthly to some of his supporters
Others are reported to receive favors o
] a more indirect kind. Still others hav
J the promise of place when their prin
, cipal shall have won the prize. Som
!: Senatorship if Mr.. Addicks obtains tn
J full term at the hands of Republioa
] Legislature.
q Saneuine idealists believe that th
( open attempt TO purchase the Stat
' cannot be brought to successful
! issue. A considerable tody of tn
: regular Republicans will refuse {
q accept Addioks as the party leader
' aud there are some men who hope the
:. there will be enough irreconoilables !
@ the Legislature to prevent the electio
. of Addicks. Some men who place tn
q honor Of the State above party are dit
oussing the possibility of an arranp,
d ment between the Democrats and tt
IT remnant of the regular Republican
q for the election to the Legislature of
1t majority pledged against Addioks. BIZ
N this apparently simple way out Of II
difficulty would be hard to effect, b.
" cause OF the peculiar partisan bitte
~ ness that oharaoterizes Delaw8
10 politics. 1t would be exceedingly diff
81 cult TO persuade any large number
ia men of either gRrty to vote for ms
lr belonging to the opposite party. The
9. too, such an arrangement presuppos
,e some sort of bargain as to who shall
az elected, IL there is majority pledg,
20 to prevent the election Of Addick
ir Political bargains even for a laudab
,e end, smack of evil. The silver questi,
I'd must also he reckuned with, for a m
. jority of the Delaware Democi ats a
ne favorable to the election Of free-sily
to men to the Senate, while the Repub
cans, both Addioks and anti-Addick
III are for the gold standard. With co
al siderable majority of the Republics
voters favorable 10 Addicks. and co
i'll siderable majority of the Democrat
or voters favorable to free silver, is pref
be difficult to see .how an understand
II. can be reached between the Democrs
n. and tho auti-Addicks Republicans.
there never was time when there "
th greater need that honest men forg
er party for the sake of public good.