Evening journal., 1900-06-23
LITTLE CREEK Is
TRUE TO PARTY
Republicans Will Hold Meet
Ing to Discuss Situation
They Justify the Action Of the Dele
gates 10 the National RepHb-
Iican Convention
speeIaI to the EvenIng Iournal.


Laurel, June 23.-The Republicans Of
Laurel justify the actions Of the Re
publican delegates to the National Con-
vention.
When G. e. Smith reached home We'd
nesday night a delegation was at his
home ready to welcome him, and to
assure him, as he had not betrayed the
trust they had reposed in him as their
leader, that they were ready and willing
at all times to follow in his lead in
the future.
When asked what caused the change
in the action of the National Conven-
ton from that Of 1896, Mr.. Smith said:
y II you have read the newspapers you
have seen that Chairman Hanna told
our delegates that it was necessary to
have harmony in Delaware. with Ad-
dicks in order to ensure the election of
three Republican electors from Della
ware. In other words, he said McKin-
ley's election might depend upon the
three votes of Delaware We, your dele
gates, didn't believe we would have
to get into bed with AddiclIs to give
Delaware's electoral vote to Mckinley,
and being elected to do otherwise, we
stood out for the true, moral principles
Of Republicanism.
THE action Of the Republican Ma
tional Convention may seem to you
strange and startling, and it is. Yet,
1t is not more so than what has all
ready happened and will happen, for
this is a year of many startling po-
litical changes Of sentiment for power
You want no better evidence Of this
hn Of a -
State Convention, which assembled at
Dover on the same day that the Re
publican National Committee OF Gre
dentials met to consider the Delaware
case. The members Of the Delaware
convention thought. as did everyone
else. that the Republican National
Convention would seat the Republican
delegates and to be prepared to accept
Addicks the Delaware Democratic Con-
vention marked out everything that
had been previously prepared in. their
resolutions condemning Addioks and
his past political methods in Delaware
in order that there may be a combina
tion formed between the Democratic
party and Addicks for the three cleo
toral votes OF Delaware for Bryan, and
a division OF the United States senator
ships between Addicks and a Bryan
Free Silverite.
when the Democrats are asked why
they marked out all denunciation OF
Addicks. they say they are tired OF de-
nouncing Addicks, let the Republicans
do that
"Now, gentleman" continued Mr..
Smith IF you see why the Democrats
of Delaware have changed their policy
toward Addicks, and instead Of de-
nouncing him pat him on the shoulder,
you will fully understand why the Ma
tional Committee on Credentials ex-
changed the Republicans Of Delaware
for Addicks. which is simply this:
The need of Addicks money in both
cases, and principles be id
THE delegates you happened to elect
to represent you in the National Con-
vention have not been unfaithful to
the trust imposed upon them. If the
needs OF the National Committee are
such that compels them to associate
themselves with Addicks against life
long Republicans. it is no fault Of ours
and all have to say to you is this: II
you have changed your minds from what
they were when you helped elect the
delegates to the National Committee
you viii in the future have to select
someone else to represent you in your
change.
Il believe the dark cloud that hangs
over us is only for a season. and thai
the time is not far in the future wheT
the cause and the principle we repre-.
sent will prevail; when money will nc
corrupt or knaves break through anC
steal; when the members Of the Ma
tional Committee on Credentials arr
a stencil in the nostril and the leaders
of the Delaware Democracy Of tO-da.
arc dead and forgotten
The friends Of Mr. Smith bade hin
goodnight. after asking him to call
meeting Of the Republicans Of Littl
Creek for consultation. Mr. Smitl
agreed to do so early next week, as h
said he would like to know their view
before the meeting Of the State Com
mittee, which would be called mex
week.
If all the Republicans of Delawar
arc as true to the party as those of Lit
tie Creek hundred, Addicks will neve
see inside of the United States Senat
as a member.