Evening journal., 1900-06-02
UNIONS BLUE
AT THE OUTLOOK
Not Sure They Can Control
Uncertain Element
Best Men Of the Party Say They Are
Forever Done With Ad-
dickSiSm
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
Milford. June 2.-The eclipse Of j. I.
Edward Addicks and his party is nearly
due. This fact is becoming quite visi-
BILE in this community. Many of the
best men OF Milford. who were Union
Republicans and who believed until the
last Legislature that the Addicks party
was the only party, have, since the
closing scenes Of that meeting, turned
their backs upon anything that favors
Unionism, and they have vowed that
they would never support that ticket
again.
They say that their eyes have been
opened to the fact that Mr.. Addicks is
a Republican for United States SENATOR
ship only, and to him the desire or
ambition of other men even of his own
faction for this place, is of no con-
sequence. These men considered the
phrase, "Addicks or nobody" quite in-I
nocent until they recognized that they
were in the nobody crowd They
had always considered Mr.. Addicksl
eligible for the senatOrship, as he was
man Of the world, glib Of tongue and
full Of persuasion It was the same old
story-the confidence man hypnotizing
his victims with Establishments and
| good manners.
These men, while not in the conf
/ dence of either Addicks or his leaders,
were led to believe that their cause
was right. They were the respectable
element Of the Union party, who were
used on every possible occasion to show
the strength of the party.
But the real strength of the Union
party all this time has been the lavish
use Of money to hold purchasable vot-
ers, including the colored man and the
Democrats.
In this hundred plenty Of men can
be found who are not of the class who
believe in proclaiming from the house
tops what they intend to do, but who
say in a convincing way that needs no
I argument, Il am done; l have had
enough Of Addicks.
ADDICKS' UNCERTAIN ELEMENT.
Now, this hundred has given about
. 300 Union Republican majority. How
} was 1t done? Out Of total of 800
voters, there are only 165 white Union
Republicans and a total colored vote
of 215. Addicksism has paid for and
controlled the colored vote and at least
\ fifty floaters and the same number of
I Democrats. And here is the reason
they are so anxious to go into a com
I mon primary. They know they can
control this purchasable vote and thus
hold the balance of power. Take these
elements away from them and the
Regulars will beat them at the poles.
The Unions in this community are at
present blue over the outlook for their
delegates before the National COnven-
ton. When the Philadelphia gathering
fails to recognize them, the Regulars
will have to put up a barbed-wire
I fence to keep them from the clover
4 field, or hold them in check in some
4 way until a little room is made and
arrangements perfected fer their re-
ception.
ARE MANY CANDIDATES.
At present the woods are full Of Ad-
dicks candidates for the Legislature.
Milford hundred, up-to-date, has three.
OF course David Henry Frazier who
had such a soft eeat in the last body,
wants to go again. And. strange to say
this Is the case with all the Addicks
+ members of that body Of lawmakers.
I They love plums, but there are lots OF
J new candidates who want to get taste
OF the sugar before the barrel is empty
Dr. George w. Marshall Milfords
gubernatorial candidate, OF course, is
very anxious for harmony, so that II
he is nominated he may be elected
/, His contact with Mr.. Addicks has con-
[ frmed his belief that self-preservaton
Is the first law of nature. He would
make an ideal governor, with the
stride of a colonel and an avoirdupois
I. OF over 225 pounds. No doubt he would
, fill the place with profit to himself anc
with honor to Mr.. Addicks. If he should
ever have the power to appoint hin
senator. But the doctors candidacy
Is looked upon as kind of a joke here
and be could not pol the strength ol
p his own party. He has made 50
p many promises that his followers have
- lost faith and confidence in him.
e The withdrawal of Mr.. Willis from
J, the Union Republican party has takeI
great deal of respectability from III
ranks and has hurt it comfortable.
Your correspondent knows Of seyera
influential men who are working e
oust Addicks in anyway they can
Marx H. Davis. who represented Cedai
+ Creek in the last Legislature, wants C
: 90 back.
3 IL is not saying too much to asser
that he could not hold one-half th'
votes he had two years ago, If he al
lows his name TO be put on the ticket
S. John Abbott the hold-over senator
! would do no better. Both of thes'
/ men have suffered because of theiI
Icloseness to Mr.. Addicks.