Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-08
mo COMPROMISED THE CRY
Regular Republican Commit
tee Rejects Proposition.
Mr.. AODlCKS MUST Be ELIMINATED
Before the Two Factions Can
Come Together.

Come Together.
This was ths Ultimatum OF tho Regular
Republican State Central COMMITTEES st
bower, Ysstcrday,! Adopted by u Vote OF
IL to e--rnli Text of the oommittss's
Declaration. trf I,,.
The Republican State Committee. in
session Mt Doyer Tuesday, adopted the
following reply to Interpretations re-
Gently made by the Union Republican
State Committee:
Headquarters Republican State Com
mittee, Wilmington, Del. Feb. 9th,
1900. j.. Frank Alice, ESQ.,, Chairman
Union Republican State Central Com.
mittee Of Delaware: Sir-I am directed
by the Republican State Committee OF
Delaware to acknowledge the receipt
of your undated Communication and TO
transmit to you the following reply:
The electorate which this committee
represents yields TO none in advocacy
Of the vital issues and high principles
OF the National Republican party, and
from the time of Lincoln have ever
been foremost in promoting Republican
SUCCESS and stand for the party first,
candidates for Office next.
For the past four years there has
been constant and unremitting effort
ON the part Of the Republican party of
Delaware to promote harmony, but
where COMPROMISES have been made,
| they have not been lived up to by you,
and the fruits of victory have not been
secured.
In substantiatiou Of this claim We
point with pardonable pride to the
following history of our party organiza-
tior, and the acts OF its leaders and
members:
In 1888 our PARTY elected a majority
on joint ballot in the General Assembly.
Caucus iule, the custom of the party,
prevailed, and the Hon. Anthony Hig-
| gins was nominated in caucus and
thereafter duly elected United States
Senator. Some favored others, but when
Mr.. Higgins was chosen every Republic
can assented to the choice of the Far ty
representatives in the Legislature.
With this encouragement we were
then in better condition to make our
contest against the Democratic party,
and we began the campaign Of 1890
with every indication of success.
By the rotation rule Of the party,
Kent county was entitled to name the
candidate for governor Sussex county
the candidate for Representative in
Congress.
The Kent county caucus named Harry
A. Richardson for govern " ; the Sussex
caucus named Henry P. Cannon for
Congress, under the unwritten law oil
the party. that the delegates to the
State convention from county should
be allowed to choose the candidate tc
which the county was entitled; accord
inglv, these caucus nominees were rati
fed unanimously by the State convsn
tiop. r L,
This State ticket was defeated ant
the Democratic candidate for governor
Robert j. Reynolds was elected by ;
small plurality Of less than 500 votes b,
dered to him by Mr.. Addicks.
We deem it proper to state that this
was admitted by Mr.. Addicks in ApI il
1892. to three persons of integrity an;
character, who have since made oatl
thereto.
In conversation with them he ASSERTED
that he elected Robert j. Reynolds b.
placing five Thousand dollars tS5, 600
IN the hands of James T.. Wolcott, say
ing to them: II gave him tmeanin
the said Velocity five thousand dollars
Just in the nick Of time to save Ken
county, for they imeaning the Demo
, crats) had spent every dollar they had,
i and adding, .'You know / had n
, interest in the Richardson's, (meanin
i the Republican candidate for goyerno
|, and his estimable father.
In substantiation we refer to tn
: Argument and evidence submitted t
: the Republican National Convention {
1885," page &C. New Castle count
r gave Republican plurality in thi
!. election of 531 votes.
In the State Convention of 1894, act
ing under the time .honored iotatio
" rule, the Sussex county delegates Sc
il lected Joshua II. Marvll for governor
!. the Kent county delegates selecte
> Jonathan s. Willis for Congress, an
they were thereupon nominated by az
camatlon iNL
- The party under the management {
;. the State committee aud its chairman
y Gen. James Fl. Wilson, gained notab
g victory at the election. Mr.. Mary
- was elected by "a plurality of LOIS vot,
~ aud Mr.. Willis was sent to Congress /
4 plurality Of ], 100 votes--ths first r.
# publican representative since 1879.
=, - The party carried New Castle count
a. ny uH hfoTdBo plutaiiby oh Uio leBi
lativo ticket of !, 100 votes, and SUISSE
If county by an average plurality of 2
q votes.
/" The Legislature which met in Jan,
AIRY, 1886, to choose a successor TO Sen
tor Higgins was composed of 10 Repu
licans and IL Democrats. An attem
was made to hold caucus accordii
We to the party custom, but this W
o. frustrated by Mr.. Addicks
~ The members of our party vot,
:. throughout the session for various r
DIX publicans and exhausted every effort
lg elect a Senator. The candidates tri
te by every means at their command
as secure an election, and all, exoepti
a. Mr.. Addicks, finally withdrew in fav
.. of Col. Henry A. du Point, for whoi
OF on the last day Of the session 10 vot
Us were cast-four so.oalled Republican
ar at the behest of Mr.. Addicks, refus
to vote with the TO-, In addition N
Addicks consriIed with the Democrs
to prevent an election, by entering in
or an agreement with William I. Watso
in Democrat, to take part in the joi
II, assemtly Of tho two houses and vc
e- fol- a Senator, Notwithstanding that {
e. said Watson, heretofore State Senat
on and Speaker OF the Senate, who,
he virtue OF such Office, became govern
Ike upon the death OF Coy. Maryil,
lr. April 9th, 1895, had previously
ge lInquished his right to participate
B, the proceedings of the General Asse
bly, and Joint Assembly,
Mr.. Watson, although governor
err. the State and not entitled to vote,
b. that day appeared IN joint assembly