Middletown transcript., 1900-02-10
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
SAYS THAT ADDICKS
MUST BE REPUDIATED


SAYS THAT ADDICKS
!, MUST BE REPUDIATED
[ooNTIEUED FROM SECOND PAGRl.
: Mr.. Addioks, while The Republicans voted
, for fifteen candidates as follows:
T DrsLewis q. Ball,
a DIR. Hiram r. Burton,
Henry P. Cannon,
}. Colonel Henry a DUPONT,
Hon. Anthony Higgins,
Charles F, Richards,
Hon. William c. Spruance,
General James Fl. Wilson,
: Levi G. Bird,
Philip L. Cannon,
DR.. Joseph H. Chandler,
Francis G. DUPONT,
William S. Hilles,
Harry A. Richardson,
Hon. Jonathan s. Willis.
During the session in the month of Feb
ruary, 1899, two of our members of the Leg
islature and like number of yours went TO
Washington to confer with Senator Elkins,
the Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor and the
Hon. Charles Dick. at their request and
with view of solving the senatorial diff
culties.
Our representatives at this conference
made the following propositions:
First-Our party would furnish the
names of ten Republicans to your party
from whom you could select one candidate,
who thereupon, should receive the votes of
all the Republican members of the Legis-
lature; or
Second-Our party would accept the
names Of ten Republicans supplied by your
party from whom we would select candi
| date who should receive the votes of all
the Republican members of the LEGISLATURE;
Third=@If your party would eliminate |
Mr.. .Addicks from the contest, all our mem |
bers in the Legislature would then go into |
caucus with your members and abide by |
the results of such caucus.
All of these offers, which were made in /
fair and honest spirit of compromise, were
rejected, and the Legislature adjourned
without electing United States Senator,
due to the selfish policy of one man.
These offers of compromise on our part
were followed up in few months by your
turning over the city of Wilmington-a
city with oyer a thousand Republican
majority--into the hands Of the Democratic
party.
At the election in June, 1899, George w.
Bush, who was acceptable to all Republi-
cans, was nominated as our candidate for
Mayor, and would have, been elected had
not your party wantonly nominated Mr.
Clerk, whose election was absolutely im-
possible, with thu natural result of turning
over the entire city government to the
Democrats
SCHEME TO BENEFIT ADDIcKs.
In view of the facts above stated we are
forced of necessity 10 doubt your good faith
and sincerity and to question your motives.
When you issue a manifesto and call it a
plan for unity and harmony, we are forced
to conclude that this alleged plan, like all
your previous propositions, is nothing but
another we'll devised scheme to be benefit
Mr.. Addicks.
Referring to your proposition, we have
serious objection to electing delegates to
by Representative districts, for
the Republican party has meyer officially
ratified the gerrymander of this State into
districts, fixed by Demo-
cratic Constitutional Convention, and we
cannot now adopt it for part purposes un
til authorized SO to do by our constituents.
The same objection applies to the naming
Of state committee by senatorial districts.
Referring to that party of your PROPOSE
ion which deals with the election of
United States Senator, its obvious intent and
meaning is to practically commit all Della
ware Republicans to the choice of Mr.. Ad-
iicks as one of the Senators to be elected | j
~ the next Legislature. We decline to be
10 committed in favor of anybody, and
most absolutely and emphatically decline
o be committed in favor of the very
Individual who has twice in the futheranceI
# his selfish desires deprived the state of
Republican United States Senator, each time c
e it remembered, not hesitating to invoke :
he aid of Democrats.
Such course would not only be opposed
o all of our previous declarations, but
Tould be wrong in principle and at this
Important juncture especially unwise and
npolitic as a very large number of Repub-
can voters would never agree to it, no
natter what action this committee might
axe.
In view of the connection of your organi-
alton with Mr.. Addicks, who is the key
tone of your party, we have to decline
our proposition, and make as a condition
recedent to the entertainment by US of
ny proposition from your organization
'oking to the unifcaton of the party, that
on repudiate Mr.. Addicks and declare
entirely freed from his influence
nd all connection with him. Upon COM
lance Herewith, we shall be pleased at
II times to confer with you upon party
uestions, and we have not the slightest
oubt that We shall then be able to agree
pom plan fol harmony; for with the
spudiation and removal of Mr.. Addicks
II our differences are at an end.
Ihave the honor, sir, to remain
Yours very truly,
HUGH C. BROWNE,
Chairman Republican State Convention.