Evening journal., 1900-11-23
SAY ADDICKNITES
PUT UP Big BLUFF
Dover Politicians Say GaSnan
Never viii Reach The
Senate
Special to the Evening Journal.

Dover Nov % JOhn EDWARD All
dicks will not sit in the Senate OF the
United States as one of Delawares
representatives either to fill out the
four-year term or on six years
lease" is the way every Republican
here puts it, whether the speaker be
from New Castle, Kent or Sussex
county They come here from all
quartets of the State, and they bring
the sentiment Of their localiuesAwith
them. Not a day passes without men,
who are known to WELD influence in
their home neighborhood. being met on
the streets here and though Dover has
been the scene of Assembly in
terest in the past, it is doubtful If ever
a session was looked forward to with
more eagerness, and II is certain that
none ever drew forth more outspoken
sentiment than does the coming one,
regarding especially the United States
senatorships.
a man from lower New Castle
county, a Republican of standing. who
himself has served as "A member in the
assembly, speaking on this subject
yesterday. said 1T was a magnificent
game of blum the Addicks men started
right after the polls closed on Novem-
Der 6, and they have kept il up with q
persistency that deserves a better fate
than is in store for them. Addicks him.
self gave the tip, and his followers
caught and held on to the cue like lit
tie men. The actions OF his leading
lieutenants ever since show that they
didn't believe a word of their own
boasts, for they have been working
night and day ever since to find a
venal spot in either the Regular Re
publican or Democratic columns 10
help them out.
They haven't been worry successful
yet in this undertaking. and you can
just bet they won't be- Why. in view
of the facts staring them in the face.
many of us concluded that these Ad-
dicks leaders and the boss himself had
some clean daft, when they realized
chat they were worse off now than
hey were two years ago. and therefore
made up their minds they would do
their whooping now before the final
crash came
Il know that every new man on
both the Regular and Democratic tick
cts has been approached-tha the Re
publican leaders and the Democratic
leaders have been sounded on all sorts
Of imaginary deals and counter deals
md combines that contemplate every
thing from a United States senatorship
to the position of page. But up to date
they have made no headway. Instead
~ the thirty-twO members they start
ed out with on the day after election
when AddicSs got off lhis bazoo busi-
ness. they find themselves dwindled
down 10 eighteen votes, perhaps nine
teen at the outset for / want 10
give them everything they can lay
claim to, with twenty-three Democrats
and ten Republicans (whom Addicks
never can get) opposed to them. Sup
pose they do get one Of the men elect
cd as Democrat that would run the
vote UP to twenty Seven more are
needed. Five Republicans alone will
1old the key to the situation then
On Organization for both houses and
ne senatorships as well. give Addicks
hve more and he has twenty-five two
short OF election. while the nve Repub-
llcans have meptionei above
with the twenty-five Democrats We are
banking on now. have the key 10 the
whole business.
Understand me" continued he 81
10 not mean for a moment 10 assert
that Addicks can in any wav get the
support of five Republicans but am
pas ne his chances on even the wildesl
claims Of his followers and then chow
ing plainly that he will be left.
Understand, also, that the detection
Of those three Democrats at the last
session has hurt Addicks' chance,
badly II is because OF that I am con.
vnoed he is worse OF to-day than hs
was TWO years ago. That was a fata.
step for him to take and then fail In
H. II came then In the nature of 2
/ surprise Mark me there will bs IA,
surprises on this line at the next ses.
sion. There will be no long drawn oui
contest this time. make a note of thi.
also. Every vote that Addicks can OF
viii control, was known before the
ticket was voted for on election dav
Every vote that he can .nossiblv cbtair
from every or any source is also
II known. and with fhis knnxvlad0a 7 %,