Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-21
THE EFFECT in DELAWARE.

What May Result From the Recognition OF
the Addicks Republicans by the Republic
can National Convention.
The action OF the credentials COM
mittee of the National Republican Con
vention 10 placing Addicks and his
men on the temporary roll of the oon-
vention, and their admission to that
body, is the talk OF the town today.
Union Republicans are delighted;
Regular Republicans are disguised,
and Democrats see in the situation
great hope for their triumph in the
fall election.
The vote OF the committee, 3s to 0,
in favor of seating the Addicks dele
cation was great surprise, as 1t was
thought that the committee would be
more evenly divided, although the i'm
preston had gotten about that the
Union Republicans would win. Con-
sentative people realize that the
Addicks position was the stronger to
persons not thoroughly acquainted with
| the conditions IN Delaware which have
been the cause OF fractional discussions
| the past several years. All that mp.
peared before these persons was that
| Addiclss offered to agree to anything TO
get together: whereas the Regulars
would agree 10 nothing which involved
| Addicks. The Regulars knew how
harmony agreements had operated in
the past, hut the National Convention
delegates knew only that one crowd
offered TO agree to anything for party
success, and the other crowd didn't
So in spite of the action Of the CON
Sention at st. Louis In 1895, which
declared the Regulars to be the Re-
i u - ~ Ilatn sua
veption of 1900 declares the Addickites
to be ths Republican party of Della
ware. Thus it comes about that the
man who consented to the defeat Of
the Republicans Of Delaware In the
Senatorial contest is now officially
recognized as the leader OF the Repub-
licans of Delaware. How the Repub.
licans of Delaware will follow theiI
official leader remains to be seen. II
10 altogether probable that their loyalty
will be OF very mixed sort; that il
to say, some of them will follow
Addicks and others of them will fghI
him to the end.
The Union Republicans will work
now for victory throughout the State
and will probably draw SOME supper
from the Regular Republican rank ant
file. And In accordance with thei
statement to the National Committee
the Regulars will probably help TIL
electoral ticket. Further than that
it is too early to venture a prophecy
Several things may happen. The tw'
factions may agree to get together Of
eyerytbing except the real lpoint o
difference, Addicks' candidacy for tn
2 United States Senate or the two fac
9 tions may fight over everything beloy
the electors.
: One effect the elevation of Addiok
2 will have is that Regular Republican
who are not Of the fighting vein vii
: decline to take part IN the election. A
one man said today, the action OF tn
8 credentials committee will save him
9 dollar. meaning that he will not &c
" registered.
Col, .Beniamin Nields, the staunc
{ Regular, when asked bis opinion. said
g s.There is right and wrong in thu
J matter. / do not approve of Addick
9 and his methods, and Addicks and hi
9 methods must fail in the Stnte
J Delaware. 1t cannot be otherwise. -
y Francis Fl. Hotfecker had this I
Z say. II think that the COMMITTEES Q
credentials have made grave mistaH
Z in their action 10 recognising the &c
q dicks contingent ana uon 'hin
u their action eau be Justified by pa
y events, overlooked or excused, 9
70 not hesitate to predict the election u
Is fall of two Democratic Senators. B'
- / do mol intend to help elect then
y After a recognition Of the Regulars #
y the past four years as the properly col
10 stituted Republican party of this Sta
es | think it is Had sised aud inconsistei
.. 10 the present convention to rec ogni:
the Addicks faction as representa-
n the Republicans Of Delaware. - !.
he The Democrats are hopeful that I'll
AZ recognition of Addicks will make mo
a. certain their success. They belize
ID many Regulars will either not vote
N all or will vote for Democrats to defe
r. Addicks. The turning down OF Il
of Regulars 10 looked upon by one prom
he nent Democrat as iogicai result
d. their policy OF eleyating outsiders
an positions OF leadership over the hea
as Of those to the manner born In 9th
an words, that too much OF the Regul
he Republican leadership has been abo'
1t rather than below. the Christiana.