Smyrna times., 1900-08-01
DRIFT OF DELAWARE POLITICS
ADDICKS SAYS HIS PARTY CAN WIN OVER
THE REGULAR REPUBLICANS.
Regulars are Obstinate aud Will Put Up
Separate Ticket-Kenney Wants AttOr-
ney-GeneraI White for Congress

lOE NOuXTeSS
For several weeks there has been |
considerable discussion among the Re-
publicans over the prospects for har-
mony in the party and getting together
on State ticket.
Recently a conference was held be- |
tween State Chairman James Frank
Alice, of the Addicks State Committee
and Phillip @. Churchman, Chairman
of the Dupont Republican Committee.
There was much mystery about the
conference, but it has developed that
Mr.. Churchman made a peremptory
demand that the so-called Regular Re-
publicans be allowed to name the can
didate for Governor. Mr.. Alice replied
that the Union Republicans would cer-
tainly agree to no such proposal; that
the Union Republicans had consider
able majority in the State and would
not allow the minority faction to have
the pick of officers. Here the confer
ence ended, and it was stated that it is
not likely that negotiations will be re-
sumed.
The Regular Republicans propose
to hold their State Convention in Will
mington on August 21st, two days be-
fore the Addicks convention. They
propose to nominate a State ticket
and they say sit will then be up
to Addicks and the Union Republi-
cans" The Regulars think that this
will bring Mr.. Addicks 60 terms. At
his handsome home in Claymont, Sat-
urday afternoon, Mr.. Addicks informed
a correspondent of the Sun just how it
would be ''up to him."
1--WE are getting stronger all the
time and the boilers are growing
weaker" said the National Committee
man, smiling. 'I do not for mo-
ment imagine that the Union Republi-
can Convention will pay any attention
to the boilers. Our people are all of
one accord. There is not the friction
in the Union Republican ranks. The
boilers think that I gauge everything
with view of obtaining a seat in the
United States Senate, but they are
mistaken. None of the Union Repub-
licans is thinking about the United
States Senate.
Il see the New Castle county bolt
ers' committee has appointed COM
mittee to confer with the Union Re-
publicans committee about common
primaries in New Castle county. Ii
my opinion this will be useless. There
will be no harmony in patches. There
must be one straight ticket from tor
to bottom, including candidates fol
the Legislature, or there will be two
tickets from top to bottom. l am firm
in belief that the Union Republican
ticket can win against all opposition
and why should we bother about
small faction? When they agree t.
our fair proposition we, the maiorit
party, will treat with them.
Their demand for the Governorshll
is preposterous. The Union Republi
cans, think, will nominate DIR. Gee
w. Marshall, of Milford, for Governor
DIR. Caleb r. Layton, of Georgetown
for the long and short terms in Cor
gress, and Walter III. Hayes, of Wi
mington, for Attorney-GeneraL
81 am deeply interested in the re
election of President Mckinley. Thi
is of more concern to me than th
United States Senatorship personally
The election of Bryan would mean
least two years of uncertainty an
the business interests could not affor
it."
The National Committeeman WI
asked if the Regulars agree to harmon
what place would they get on the Sta
ticket, but he said that this had n
been decided. He added that some
the Regulars would be nominated fl
places at the Union Republican Co
vention and some of these nomine
would be men who had been bitter
opposed to the Union Republican
However, this phase of the questi'
has not been definitely settled.
Mr.. Addicks ventured the opinion th
State Treasurer IL. ii. Ball would
be indorsed by the Union conventio
He spoke in commendation of Villa
s. Hilles, of Wilmington, who, at t
ratification meeting at Augustine Pi'
spoke earnestly in favor OF harmo
and asked the Republicans to get
gether.
Attorney General White, OF Suss
county, is the latest aspirant for
Democratic nomination for Congre
and United States Senator Kenney
said to support him for this place. ~
will tend to complicate the situate
as Kent county is claiming the Ct
gressional nomination, and those mi
toned include Robert III. Wilss
James Andrew Smith. DIR. b. III. Lew
DR.. Il. w. Cooper, Former Govern
Reynolds and William Salisbury.