Evening journal., 1900-08-20
This Is the Sensation That
Is Stirring Kent
PLAN ALREADY IN OPERATION
AddickSitcS Boast That They Will Land
Their Man II 1t Takes Half a
Million to Do 1t
speeIal % the EyenInr journal

Special to the Evening journal
Harrington, Aug. 20.-A political
sensation whose extent probably is
bounded only by the limits Of the
county itself, Is now raging here, and
stirring up Democrats and Republic
cans alike as probably even In this po-
litical hotbed, they were never agitated
before. This Is the reason, 1t will be
noted. when almost daily the represen-
tative men OF each OF the old hundreds
can be found gathered at the various
railroad stations, the farmers TO ship
their fruit and other produce, and the
townsmen to help them, and as mid
dlemen to gather In their portion OF
the farmers perspiration. OF course
intermingled and largely. in the
Dinnah Old. Nixons. Elbertas, prcma-
lures and Cuttings, discussion Of the
subject Of politics can be found by the
basket.
About a week ago. In fact. directly
after the Addicks fasco OF last week.
rumor started somewhere up the line
and found lOdgment here, where it has
grown and spread until the very air
| is tainted with it. that the Addicksites
were not depending on Republican aid,
but had found a new element Of prob
able strength which they were working
for all It was worth. Individual vote
buying, according to this story, is to
be tabooed. and the glittering silver
cart wheel" is no longer to mingle
with the dust OF Kent's highways on
registration days; that the colored
voter, as he plods his way to town may
stub his toe against IL. A new scheme
entirely Is TO be worked which prom
ises, according to the promoters, regu-
! lar Klondike returns. a
The scheme is no more nor less than
the bribing OF influential Democrats,
picking out certain men in each local
ity who are supposed to be honored
and trusted by the Democratic party,
and making IL worth their while" to
work for the gas mans interests. Ger
tain things have happened right here,
certain words been dropped, and GER
tain actions noted, that to the salts
faction of many, are indications that
the nefarious plan is already in effect
i've operation. So we'll satisfied are
many Democrats that this Is the case,
that open charges are made and each
man looks askance at his neighbor. It
will be remembered that during the
last memorable legislative session. ar
ter trying vainly by bribe or threat to
break the solid phalanx OF the true
Republican forces, the lobbyists Of the
man OF gas turned their attention to
the Democratic fold and met with sue
/ cess. as a Farlow, King and Clark re-
suited, and only lack OF time and
manly, heroic work on the part OF the
Republicans, aided by the honest and
untatnted members OF the Democratic
side, prevented others Of the Demo-
Gratis from following this trio-and the
election of the Claymont man.
This being history, conclusions.
proved and OF recent date, is It any
wonder now that this new rumor has
found birth, that it has little trouble
in gaining credence? The pompous
boasting Of Addicks leaders that they
viii land their man this time II il
takes half million to do 1t, helps to
give this strong foundation. for If that
haif million is to be spent, or any con-
siderable portion of It, under the legal
conditions now existing, the great por-
tion OF 1t will assuredly drift into the
NN-4'F ~ NAS DCAhOCldLS III 6edICQ OF
men who are venal.
Is 1t idle talk? II so, why are men
openly stating that even. the member
ship Of the Kent County Democratic
Committee is not without its seines.
through which leak out into the Ad-
dicks fold all the secrets Of the Demo
cratic county campaign? Addicks men
here boast Of this, and their boasts are
not idle because in the postoffice OF
this town but week ago a young Ad-
dicksite retailed part Of the commit
mittees proceedings o. but two DAYS
before-proceedings that were publish
ed IN no newspapers.
Il believe there are Democrats in
this county who are now and have
been ever since the last legislative ses-
sion, in the pay OF John Edward Adj
dicks" said an old-time Democrat this
morning. we have traitors in. camp
men who four years ago voted against
our ticket, did very little for it two
years ago, and are knitting it now while
protesting TO work for IT, l tell you,
said he, continuing. "that the Addicks
plan is to capture the legislative vote
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