Evening journal., 1900-06-27

of him or the faction of the Republi-
can party in Delaware which he rep
resents. On the contrary, in the in
terval he has for the second time pre-
vented the election Of a Republican
United States senator and has devoted
his time and money to debauching the
purchasable voters OF the state.
In this connection 1t is not amiss to
recall a little political history. BY the
means which he has found 50 potent
Addicks secured control OF the Republi-
can State Convention of Delaware in
1896. His opponents held a separate
convention at which resolutions were
adopted, declaring that y. Edward
Addicks is not a Republican; that he
betrayed the party of the state by con-
spring with the Democrats 20 defeat
the election OF a Republican TO the
Senate of the United States, and that he
is, therefore, not a fit person, either
politically or morally, to represent the
Republicans Of Delaware in any capac
tty.' Each convention elected a set of
delegates to the National Convention at
St. Louis and their respective claims
We're referred to the Credentials Com
mittee, of which J. Franklin Fort, now
associate justice Of the New Jersey SUI
preme Court, was chairman. This com
mittee decided against the Addicksl
delegates. and in making his report to
the convention, Justice Fort said: "TheI
record before us shows that Mr.. Adj
dicks entered into q combination in
Delaware with four men in the Legisla-
ture, united with the Democratic party
and the Democratic governor and
agreed not to allow a United States
senator to be elected from there. The
fact of the matter is simply this: A
majority OF the National Committee
believed under the evidence that Mr.
Addieks and his partners in Delaware
we're highwaymen on the way to poli-
ical fortune, no matter what was the
result, and as a rebuke to the AddicksI
men and to carry out the intention
which the United States Senate tried
to carry out, we seat Mr. Dupont inl
this convention as a delegate from
Delaware" Congressman Grosvenor. |
of Ohio, who is regarded as closer toI
Mr. Mckinley than any other man in
Congress, supported the committees
report and declared that mo harm
would come to the convention or to the
fair same Of the Republican party i'll
the convention relegated the man
from Delaware to private life."
This was the sentiment of the Re
publican oqnvention of 1896. and since
then Addicks has continued to pursue
the same line OF conduct which was
then deemed sufficient to Justify his
exclusion from the convention and his
denunciation as a political highway
man. Why then. IL may not unreasOn-
ably be asked, should he receive any
more favorable consideration by the
of 1900? The answer is to-
be found in the fears rather than the
hopes Of the party leaders. They want
.he three electoral votes Of Delaware.
They know that il Addicks were again
Dstracised he would use all his influence
10 defeat the Republican ticket. On the
ether hand, they hope that the Regu- |
lar Republicans in their desire for
party success will overlook the insult
hat has been put upon them and give
their votes to the Republican electoral
ticket To secure three electoral votes
the representatives of the Republican
party In national convention rewards /
q traitor, endorses political corruption
and sinks its self-respect out of sight. .
It is a great victory for Addicks, but
Il must make every honest Republican
hang his head in shame.