The sun., 1900-05-24
TI-ADD|CKS MEN
| CONSIDERING FUSION
WITH DEMOCRATS
|ck Of Biggs' Senatorial Can
vass is Union to Defeat
Addicks.
lGULARS BARTER TICKET
Ity Managers Going Over Fig
ures of 1898 and City Elec-
tion. Impossible for Either
Anti-Addicks Party
to Control Legis-
lature-

HBehind the active Senatorial canvass
IL John Biggs, it is believed, there is a
|Mion roposition-fusion with the
R&guar Republicans for the sole purpose
ofdefeating j. Edward Addcks' desire
|dbe United States Senator from Della
xAre. Intimations OF such fusion are
@frequent occurrence among Democratic
sad Anti-Addicks Republican politicians
not only in this State but throughout
NM Castle county particularly aud the
jl$Her counties to a small extent. Sus-
tHninI this report of proposed fusion is
t8e acRnow ledgment that the only p1r-
nbee of tile insnrgent Repnbicans'
Examination has filtered down to an
e6oft to defeat Addicks.
IA Though not admitted by some fac
Mns Of tine Democratic party while con,
iii sed by Anti Addicks Republicans, all
~ssible hope OF either Democrats or
Regular Republicans to obtain anything
Al the coming election rests IN then
8bilty to fuse.
#The first intimation OF fusion be-
tNeen Democrats and Antl-Addlcks ke-
bhblicans was given to the public by
Mn Sun several weeks ago. At that
fjme it was stated that public announce.
ment of fusion would not be made until
liter the Philadelphia National Conven-
Mon. Rapid strides toward the con-
mmation Of the fusion proposition nave
been made during the last two weeks.
Bemocrats and Anti-Addicks Republl-
cans have recently been figuring ON the
.electiun returns OF 1898 and the city
eiection of last June. They have found
ID impossible to figure out majority Tor
eact OF their parties.
a# In the first place the Regulars are try
|ihg to assure themselves of ability TO de-
FEAT Addicks by putting straight
Regular Republican ticket in the held;
fIf they do that it will be on the basis ol
AN alliance with the Democrats. The
iplan proposed is to have two straight
'tickets in the field.
IA Oa the other hand the Democratic
managers OF Bggs canvass are trying tt
assure themselves by this figuring that
sshe strength Of the Regulars is sufficient
to be Of use to them and ri it is the
proposition for fusion will become
iact. In case the Regular Republican
are not able to defeat the Union Repub
licans by straisht ticket. Chairman
.lHngh G. Browne will pursuade as man!
ANU Addcks Republicans as possible t.
Note the Democratic ticket or as much o
Sc as will be expected to defeat To
slIJnion Republican Legislative ticket II
New Castle county. :.
VI The fusion idea back of John Biggs
>Senatoria canvass is sustained by IN
>sfact that it is impossible Tor either tn
s.Democrats or Regular Republicans t
Ncontrol the next Legislature. Kent an
Sussex counties win send majority
EUnion Republicans to the General Az
NJ 4sembly. The result OF the coming can
q paign will simply be the result Vi I'll
n election in New Castle county. Their
81 fore Biggs or any other Democrat to g,
# ANYTHING out OF the election must attal
q fusion with the Anti-Addicks Republ
N cans.
AS to the State ticket, if the fusit
" plan is carried out, the Democrats WI
get it all simply because they will ca
VI the bulk of the fusion vote. The Reg
IN lars NAV attempt to save some OF T.
~ New Castle county ticket, but in tn
N effort Chairman Browns forces "
III barter the entire State ticket from &c
n ernor down. +.
If the result of the figuring now bel
& done DY party ndIhRoin ic"~ W Vs.
lief that more can be obtained by pl!
ing a straight Democratic ticket ane
straight Anti-Addicks Republican tlci
N in the field that will be done ard iusl
M transferred to the halls OF the Gene
Assembly at Dover. There the biggs
{ terests and the insurgent Republics
will mite to elect two United States y
Y ators. One VIII be q Democrat,
other an insurgent Republican.
In considering the possibilities OF tn
plans and propositions for fusion,
must always keep in mind that the o.
purpose foi which the Regular Repul
can PARTY maintains its organization L
defeat Addicks. If the Anti-Addl
minority national delegates are retu
admission to the Philadelphia Natio
Il Convention, the Aati-Addicks Repu
can State Committee will pursue,
ideas OF fusion just the same as ii til
Aelegates we're recognized. To beat
N dicks these men who profess Repu
sanism, feel justified in allylng tn
(splves with the enemy Of peoples rig
n laud good government for thirty "
~ ipas5 in this State.