The sun., 1900-06-09
BILL QUINN ON
A PILGRIMAGE 70
DU POINTS SHRINE
Tells Powder Magnate There
Isn't a Regular to Fill Stock
ley POstoffice Vacancy.
BAD NEWS IN WASHINGTON
DUPONT Goes to National Capital and
Hears That He is to Haye No
More Appointments. Mr..
Addicks in the City and
Confident as to the
Outlook.

Perplexing in the extreme and annov-
ing to the insurgent Republican managers
is the situation in Sussex county over
the appointment of a postmaster at
Stockley a little village in the sands of
lower Delaware. The situation made
necessary pilgrimage of the famous
lobbyist and politician William A..
Gumm Of Frankford, Delaware, to the
shrine OF Col5nel Henry A. dupont. Mr..
Gumm came to Wilmington on Thurs
day to see the powder magnate and in
surgent leader. dupont was in Wash
was urgent and he decided to remain.
dupont returned yesterday. He granted
Gumm an audience but when the Frank
ford politician was seen yesterday he
was far from satisfied with the result OF
the consultation. The story Of this
Sussex county post office affair told by
Mr.. Gumm is to this effect; that some
time ago N. w. Prettyman post master at
Stockley died. To determine on a sue
cessor Bill Gumm went to see Robert g..
Houston the Anti Addicks newspaper
publisher at Georgetown. The former
post master was Union Republican.
Houston looked around for an appointee.
There isn't a Regular Republican in the
district. a.
Gumm suggested that on e Mr.. Pret-
tyman's sons be appointea.o Houston
said that wouldn't do, as the son was a
Union Republican. Finally, Houston
suggested that they shut up the post
office, but Gumm said the place had
been postotiice fer 40 years and the
people would not do without it. Then
Houston was perplexed. He was face to
face with the weakness of the bolter ke-
publican organization right in his own
home, as Stockley is only about four and
half miles from Georgetown. 1t was
decided to consult du Pont, and on
Thursday Mr.. Gumm came to Whining.
ton. Finding that Colonel du Pont was
in Washington he awaited the latter's re-
turn.
After a talk with du Pont Yesterday
Gumm was not encouraged at the pros
poets of an early solution OF he post Of
flee affair. 1t is said that Colonel du
Pont was given to understand by Presi-
dent Mckinley on Thursday that there
will not be any more appointments r
the powder king. Since du Points visit
to the national capital there has BEEN a
furry among the du Pontites. Confer
ence after conference was the order oi
the day among the Federal building gang
yesterday. Regret was expressed that
District Attorney William Michael
Byrne was detained on account OF illness.
Addicks is Confident.
j. Edward Addiaks was in this city
several hours yesterday in consultation
with his lawyers here. During the morn
ing he talked with several local Union
Republican leaders. Speaking of the
coming National Convention in Phila-
delphia Mr.. Addicks sad
''The Union Republican delegation to
the Republican National Convention will
be seated and with full vote. If not,
we will not sit in the convention at all.
We will not accept any compromise of
being admitted in company with the
other delegation, each to have half a
vote. We will surely be seated, aud then
the Democrats will see who they will
have to fight in Delaware this cam
paign."
In Philadelphia next Wednesday the
subcommittee of the National Republi.
can Committee will meet to hear test.
mony concerning seats of delegates to
the National Convention which are con.
tested. The Delaware case will be heard
and disposition will be made on that
day.