Middletown transcript., 1900-02-10
REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE
SAYS THAT ADDICKS
MUST BE REPUDIATED
His Political Career in This State Scahney Reviewed in the Answer
Of the ReguIars-How He Helped to Defeat Harry A.
Rchardron for the Governorship.
ALSO SAID HID BURY THE PARTY UNLESS MADE SENATOR
His Hodup Of the LesaWe-Addcks Alone Stands in the Way
Of United Pary-AIeged Plan Of Union Men
Only Scheme to Benefit Addcks

two votes were cast against him. Every
Republican United State Senator either
voted or was paired in his favor, and every
Democrat and Popultst either voted OF
was paired against him.
In August, 1895, after the adjournment Of
the Legislature and before Congress had
convened, Mr.. Addicks added to his record
for disloyslty to the Republican party by
telegraphing to Senator Washburn of Min
nesota that, "The Republicans will carry
Delaware next year pledged to Addicks for
Senator. made Delaware Republican. If
the Republican party is the party of treach
cry, will help bury it ten thousand faith
oms Deep"
In 1895, Mr.. Addicks secured by his pecu.
liar methods, an apparent and subservlent
majority in the State Convention, called to
choose delegatestO to the National Convention.
The Republicans in that convention
fought with vigor and desperation the at
tempt Of Mr.. Addicks and his followers TO
throw the customs ofthe party to the winds
and to wantonly violate Its rules and time
honored traditions.
Mr.. Addicks overruled all precedents,
rules, customs and traditions; refused to
allow the delegates elected in a county to
select its members of committees, and
caused his chairman Of the convention to
arbitrarily appoint committee on creden-
tials, which promptly seated all the Ad-
dicks delegates, who had been elected BY
fraud, intimidation and bribery, and un-
seated our duly accredited delegates.
APPLIED UNIT RULE IN CONVENTION.
Mr.. Addicks also applied the odious unit
rule and afterwards elected his delegates to
the National Convention.
Notwithstanding the formal contest made
by your organization in the Republican
National Convention held at ST. Louis, our
delegates were seated on the evidence sub
mitted.
In the campaign of 1896 we desired to
secure common ticket for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention, which was frus-
trated by Mr.. Addicks insisting upon nam
ing second ticket in New Castle county,
which resulted in the election of six Demo-
Gratis.
We wished the Republican party to con
troll the convention in order that the new
State constitution should prescribe just
methods of election and an equitable and
fair legislative apportionment.
This was defeated by your refusal to act
with our party, and the Democrats obtained
majority in that Constitutional Conven-
ton and gerrymandered the State.
The result of this legislation was to de-
prive our party Of its proper representation
in the Legislature, and thus enable Mr..
Addicks to benefit by the gerrymander.
As an illustration-The total vote for
Republican State Senators elected in 1898
was 5,484. The total vote for Union State
Senators elected in 1898, was 3,23S. The
total vote for Republican Representatives
elected in 1893 was 1895. The total vote
for Union Representatives, elected in 1898
was 4,745. Comment is unnecessary.
In this same campaign your organization
refused to compromise with us on the
question Of Presidential Electors, and in
sisted on your electors remaining on the
ticket. In order that the State might be
carried for President Mckinley, and to pre-
vent the wrong Of giving the electoral
votes Of Delaware to William ]. Bryan, we
caused the Presidential Electors Of our
party to withdraw their names from the
ticket. and patriotically placed the names
of your Presidential Electors on our ticket.
This act of ours alone was the cause Of
Delaware's rolling up plurality of 1894
votes for President Mckinley, whereof
New Castle county gave 1921.
AT the Dover convention held August,
1898, the Republican party Of Delaware,
believing it to be to the interest of the State
and Nation that they should 60 into the
coming campaign with a united party,
nominated J. III. Hofecker, Union Re
publican for representative to the United
States Congress, L. Heisler Ball for State
Treasurer, and John A. Lingo, Union Re
publican, for State Auditor. These nomi-
nations were made with the view and hope
that they would heal the breach in the
party.
PREPosTER0US DEMANDS OF ADDICKs
We also agreed to hold common primar-
ies with you in New Castle county, but
after making and signing this agreement
your party sought to violate its pledges and
annul its agreement by making certain pre-,
posterous demands Of the nominees for the
Legislature, stating that you would only
place their names on your ticket, upon
compliance herewith. These demands were
promptly refused by the nominees and the
written agreement Of your party organiza-
ton in that county, duly executed, was
made public. We elected all the county
officers, and ten representatives and four
Senators of the General Assembly.
In Kent and Sussex counties, Union Re-
publican candidates were voted for by
Republicans, with the distinct understand
ing and pledge that if Mr.. Addicks did not
receive sufficient votes in the Legislature 10
elect him to the United States Senate, other
candidates would be voted for, and a sena-
tor elected. When the Legislature met in
January, 1897, these pledges were not ful-
filed, and all efforts at compromise proved
futile. One hundred and thirteen ballots
were cast for United States Senator. the
Union Republicans voting continuously for
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