Evening journal., 1900-05-16

A vacancy was declared. Colonl Du-
Pont carried the case TO Washington, it
being held that Governor Watson,
while discharging the Office Of COVER
nor. had no right to vote in the Joint
Assembly. Not content with the work
he had done in Dover. Addiclxs followed
Colonel Dupont to Washington. organ
lied a lobby and dealt with Democrats
and Populists. When the Senate voted
on the contest, thirty one sem
ators voted for Colonel Du-
Pont and thirty-two voted against
him. The vacancy was confirmed by
Democratic and Populist votes Not a
Republican member voted against Col
mel Dupont.
Following that Addicks made his tel
egraphic threat 10 Senator Washbun
that he would help bury the Republi-
can party of Delaware 10000 fathoms
deep"
by methods in keeping with his 10
itical practices, Addicks. in 1896, man
aged to obtain an apparent majority in
the Republican State Convention. call
ed TO select delegates TO attend the Re
publican National Convention in st.
Louis. He conducted that convention
in such a manner that all traditions,
customs, precedents and rules of the
party We're cast to the winds. Delegates
elected in New Castle county were re-
fused the right to select members of
committees. A packed committee onI
credentials seated all Addicks dele
gates who had been elected by fraud,
bribery and intimidation and unseated
Republican delegates duly elected by
Republican voters. To add to his
odious practices, he applied the unit
rule and elected six men of his own
selection to attend the National Con-
Vention. Then It was that the Repub-
lican party forced the issue. It's dele
gates withdrew from that convention,
formed one OF their own, conducted i'll
according to party usage, elected six
delegates to St. Louis, named a State
Committee, and Addicks and his fol-
lowers were beyond the pale Of the Re
publican party organization,
At St. Louis Addicks made desper-
ate but futile attempts to obtain recog-
milton. His delegates We're turned
down and the Republican delegates
were seated
In 1896 Addicks frustrated the efforts
of the Republicans to obtain a common
ticket for delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention. He named a sec
ond ticket in this county, split the vote,
and six Democrats were elected. This
gave the Democratic party control OF
the convention and enabled them to
frame and promulgate the new Consti-
tuition, not in line with Republican
principles in many particulars. espe-
cially with respect to methods of cleo
tion and fair legislative apportionment.
The state was gerrymandered for the
benefit of the Democrats and Mr.. Ad-
dicks in the Legislature.
In this same election, to save the
state for Mr.. Mckinley, the Republi-
can electors showed their devotion to
the party by Withdrawing in favor of
the Addicks electors. and this act Of
self-abnegation strengthened the Re
pblicans and weakened the Addicks
men. Mr. McKinley's plurality was
1874 votes Of which New Castle coun-
ty, the Republican stronghold, gave
2,621.
The compromise agreement OF 1898 Is
a matter Of recent history. The double
dealing of the Addicks men in their de-
mands of the Republican nominees for
the Legislature and the fail
ure OF these Addicks men to
live up to their promise to elect a
United States senator stll linger in
every mind. The Addicks members OF
the Legislature refused TO vote for
anybody but Addicks. although the
Republicans placed in nomination and
gave them opportunity to vote for Dr.
Lewis II. Ball, Henry p. Cannon, An
thony Higgins. William c. Spruance,
Levi c. Bird, Dr. Joseph II. Chandler,
William S. Hilles. Jonathan S. Willis,
Dr. Hiram r. Burton, Col. Henry A. Du-
Pont, Charles f. Richards, General
James II. Wilson, Philip L. Cannon,
Francis G. DUPONT and Harry A. Rich
ardson.
While the struggle in the Legisla-
ture still was in progress, two Republi-
can and two Addicks members Of the
Legislature went to Washington. There
a conference was held with Senator
Elkins. Charles II. Grosyenor. and
Charles Dick at their request. They
wanted to assist in solving the senator
ial problem.
To break the deadlock the Republi-
cans made these propositions:
F1rst-To furnish the names Of ter
Republicans from which list the Ad.
dicksites should select a candidate who
should receive the votes OF all Repub
lican and Addicks members Of the Leg
n.