Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-21
ADDlCkS WINS THE Big FIGHT
HIS Delegates Endorsed by
Credentials Committee.
BY A VOTE or SO AYES TO 8 NAYS
Fight May Still be Carried to
Convention.
tsnt All Probabilities Point to the Seating
of the addicks Republican Dclcgates-.
An Interesting oratoricai Fight Before
the Credentials Committee.

the Credentials Committee.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 20. Tho
Delaware contest was heard by the
credentials commi.ten of the Republic
can Nationa! Convention. last night, and
the committee decided in favor Of the
Urion Republican delegates. by Il vote
of 80 ayes to nays.
So unexpected and 80 overwhelming
was the action Of the committee in its
effect upon the du Point people that
they were unable to decide last night
whether or not to carry the light into
the convention today.
While no one could say authorita.
lively last night whether or not a
minority report would lie presented, the
feeling at the du Font headquarters
was that the vote was so overwhelming
that II would he a hopeless contest, and
the probabilities are that the du Pont
| people will throw up the spupge.
The Addieks people were correspond
ipgly elated, and the announcement of
the result was received with wild
cheers, which wers taken up by the
crowds in the corridors ou the first floor
rs the news was circulated by the
numerous friends Of the plucky Della
ware leader.
The Addioks delegation, which will
undoubtedly be seated in the conven.
tion today, consists OF these members !:
| At-large--J. Edward Addieks, William
B. Clerk. j, Frank Alice and DIR. g.
r. Layton.
District Hiram R. Burton, A. B.
| Conner.
The hearing before the commit ee
lasted couple OF hours. during which
all the testimony presented before the
national committee was threshed over
Speeches for the Addicks people were
made by W. II. Hayes, S. }. Abbott
and DR., G. r. Layton, while the
du Poni people were represented by
Levi g. Bird, G. II. Richards, Post
master Browne, who is chairman OF the
Regular Republican State COMMITTEES,
and Census Super visor Jonathan S.
Willis.
After the du Point people had been
heard IL soon became apparent that the
committee was largely opposed to the
arbitrary stand taken by the du Pont
people in refusing TO consider any
proposition or compromise that did not
eliminate Mr.. Addicks from Delaware
leadership The committeeman fairly
fired questions at the du Pont people,
as to whether they would join with the
Addicks people In the primaries; why
they had barred them out OF the Re,
publican primaries; why they would
not ngree to divide offices and the
Senatorships with the Addicks people,
and why they refused to caucus Jointly
in the Legislature.
The Addicks people were willing, al
, | thav had hoan haf1ra ha
mittee, to split even and divide th,
delegation with the du Pout people
but the latter maintained the uncom
promising stand they had taken al
along, and the committee simply tool
| the bull by the horns, and SO recog
nized the entire Addicks delegation
MIR. Addicks last night said he hardl,
believed the du Pont people would Il
! before the convention with minorit,
report We don't caro il they do, :
| said he; the CONCLUSIVE vote by tn,
committee is a fair indication that
I minority report would be overwhelm
ingly defeated.
Ex-Gov. Yarmouth of LOUISIANA
made an Intellectual speech for tn
! du Point people before the vote wa
: taken. Ii was 11.30 o'clock when tn
committee voted.
When asked By a repoi ter what woul,
be the RESULT of the committees action
( Mr.. Addicks replied: Harmony abov
Q all things, II means that Delaware !
, safely Republican, and that We 60 il
! TO win. II means two Republica
t United States Senators from Della
! ware
s And they will be?" queiied the re
0 Porter.
II shall be ono of Them was th
4 reply, land we will concede the othe
/, side the other We intend to act fairly
]. although we have been subjected I
b abuse for four years. This gives
4 chance TO paciiy the whole State. Th
9 people who have been With the olht
Q side who have had the patronage wi
now break away. We have Is, 600 vote
out Of 10000. The other side is nothin
but a shell. The next Legislatu,
i meets next winter. We could hay
carried it without them. -