The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
ADpICES To MAKE A FIGHT.
A>oTRrR trrsHrr 10 GIT 4 sENfTS
SEtT FROu DyLAW AM
v,om NJ, 10 tis,sp Republican votes sa'd ." We
Pledged Against Him Three 'or'd Ne
feat uim Two senators IN Oe Elected
sinI, Of Ills Twelve tehrN' Stfngglr.

natkahIa contests for q sent ~ United S''t"f
Senator IN the history ~ the country II soon
a. begin again IN the General Assembly "hi'h
all otyanizn here IN tho first Tuesday IN Jrn-
nary next. II will hc twelve years on Jan J
ne,t since j Edward sddicks suddculy ar
reared in the Hotel Richardson in this town
ana .nuouuoed that ho would hs willing 10 ~
To- the United states senate u tho Republicans
,ould Gnl roh,I' ,,.r. or 4 'hoy could u't
dcr,ae upon ANYBODY. The peculiar feature
oi Mr. Add.cks's FIRST visit TO the capital "
Delaware, that IL IT," 0r,t visit NJ which thcr"
- any chruu' .e. f. that De appeared th'r" at
2~u'clock IN NJ" morning accompanied 10y three
MN from Boston who introduced him ~ a
f,v l~oU,Sors IN III" hotcl lobby, then later ia
o." day CAV" iiiu u genera, ihtroduCtoh l."
the people Of the town.
When Mr.. AddicNs WIS first introduced 20
q rroup Of men he -mllingly remarked unlt i"
was u DclaNareau, that he lived at tl1yii'il.
That he was n Republican and th.t h" had 'ust
Tot back from Europe. Upon his lrriv1! h"
bad learned that the Republicans, FOR the first
time n many years had elected a majority "f
The members Of the Legislature and that there
might be some difficulty in selecting u Senator
In that event he was perfectly wiling. being
q Delnwarcan and II Republican. to take the
place and make the proper settlcin"ht after
ward. Durir: that day he and his Boston
friends attracted much attention and soon it
came to be- n street hyword. who's Addicks?"
There was not much time lost In Ending out
who be was and what he was after.
III. same afternoon he and hi- friends left
for Philadelphia. and on the way Mr.. Addic's
was asked on H." car- 10 explain MS position
and his intentions Ie referred Que.tioners
H. one Of his irlcnds-Sn,ith was H." name
who would give an Interview. MIR Smith
declared that his friend from Claymont did
not care To take from thos' who had borne
the heat and burden Of the party fights many
years any Of the hOnors 20 he awarded. bat
that he would take his place and make al EFFORT
to get to the United States Senate. From
that day on Mr.. Addicks and one or more Of h|
Boston friends lowered nj intervals about tn"
streets Of this town and IN IN" state lIousH
Kent county and SusseN county that year
had sent Republican delegations to the Legs
atnre, much 70 thu slrpris" OF everybody and
there was a lively contest for IA" United states
Senntorship There was some trouble in the
Republican caucus and ono OF tho members
oo,tod, but in tina end Anthony Higgins was
.loctnd to succeed Eli salisbury. whose term
aai expired,
vs. the months and years went on Mr.. ddick
oerlma better known and he made Il his OBJ
Icct to become acquainted with the people Of
tho lower counties. II" went everywher. and
smiled on everybody. lie soon built up "A
tt,r machine of hi, own. There had always
SON a hostile feeling in Kent and SUSSEX coun-
ties FOR the people Of New Castle county, in
which Wilmington Is situated, Both parties
had always split on the two lower counties
md New Castle, and Mr.. Addickswas quick to
take advantage of the fact. 1t is said that he
PLAYED an important part in the election for
Governor in 1890 and IL has been charged that
he assisted in n financial way to aid the
Democrats in ele ting Gov. Reynolds. The
Democrats carried the General Assembly in
1897. but there was no Senator to be elected.
At that time each county elected seven repre-
sentatives to the lower house on n general
ticket and three Senators from each county in
tn" same way. making the membership of the
General Assembly thirty. At the election in
is,2 the Democrats again had a majority. and
senator Gray, who had filed out the un~Xpired
term Of Mr.. Bavard from 1855 and was reelected
IN 1887, was again chosen. Mr.. Addicks de-
shared that the Republicans who were by that
time opposing him were responsible for the
election of Mr.. Gray. He then set about with
more determination than ever to capture the
General Assembly 90 be elected in 1894.
When the result was known il was found
that the Republicans had elected a majority.
hIt that Mr.. Addicks had at the most only six
followers out of n total of nineteen. Never
LlFISSS ne at OHtS u'tllffu tlltl iN llNu Il
Mr. Higgins, who was to come mp FOR reelection.
and that he would have the place or Use create
vacancy. When the caucus was held the Adj
dcks men declined to take part and the others
decided upon Mr.. Hisgin. 40 their choice.
The fight went on from that time during the
entire session. which began on the first Tues
day of January and ended on May o.
The Republicans had nineteen member In
the Joint session, and il required sixteen to elect.
the membership being thirty. Addicks started
with six men and the other Republican votes
we're divided. although Mr.. Higgins started
with ten. On April Gov. Marvil died and
senator Watson. Speaker Of the Senate. became
acting Governor and retired from the Senate.
taking no further part in il, deliberations
Watson was n Democrat, The anti Addicks
Republicans tried several candidates, but Mr..
Addlcks held his siS men solid. occasionally
creating n diversion by voting for some other
candidate who could not be- chosen.
On May s Henry A. Dupont appeared as a
candidate and remained in the field to the
end. Mr., Higgins and Mr. Massey Withdrawing.
Many ballots were taken and at last one Of the
Addicks followers left him and went to Dupont,
leaving Addicks with but FIVE votes. The next
day. May o. the hght was resumed and after
elk ballct. had been taken another enc 81 the
Addicks men gave signs oflcavinc him.
Then a recess was called and during the
interval Senator Watson, then acting rs Cow
ernor. was prevailed upon. II is asserted by
Mr.. Addicks personally. To take his seat In
the joint assembly. Addicks knew that he
was to lose one Of his five men and that would
rive Dupont fifteen votes. or enough TO
elect. But when Watson took his scat and
voted il required sixteen votes to elect. 1he
second Addicks man did 90 to Dupont
The Republicans made no protest then. evil
IDENTIFY not seeing their advantage. and Wat
son voted thirty-fve times. the ballots result
ing, Dupont. rs: Addicks,t
The hour Of adjournment came ana no cleo
II vas announced. Then IL was that tho
Republican ms declared. as they ought to have
done at first after watson took his seat. that
the acting Governor had no riCht to vote for
Senator, not la vinc exercised any or the fuuc-
tons Of n Senator since the death or GOV. Mar
vii. But It was too late. and although there
was a vacancy created by III four Addicks
men. the United States .enate refused
10 seat Dupont and practically declared
that Watson had a right, according TO the
Adl.cks AMI Democratic contention. to vote