The sun., 1900-11-16
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of all, is little question of futures. BY
taking the short term Addicks' campaign
for reelection will fall in the presidential
year, 1904. In such a year, when ma
tional interests are at stake, and when
the Regular Republicans are disposed
to support the ticket, the personality of
Addicks will not enter as such an i'm
portant factor in the fight, and he stands
a pretty good chance of being carried
through with the national ticket. On the
other hand if Addicks took the long term
his campaign for reelection would come
in an off year, and, in that event, the
Regular Republicans would feel at lib
erty to cut and slash him to their hearts
content.
Regulars Lay Down.
Taken as a whole, it is curious turn
that the wheel has taken in Delaware
politics. While Addicks is sanguine,
and while his election is assured, there
are those who will fight him when the
time comes. Such fights will not, how
ever, interfere with his success, for the
simple reason that the great majority of
Delaware Republicans are of mind to
end the bitter internecine war that has
waged SO long by giving Addicks what he
thus disposed are the leaders of the
Regular Republicans and all of the
Regular Republican members of the leg
slature, with but two exceptions. Grad
ually the opposition is dwindling down
and it may be that too few will be left
to put up decent fight when the legis-
lature meets. Every day the signs Of the
drift Addicksward are becoming more
apparent. This morning the Wilmington
News, which has opposed Addicks with
might and main ever since he became
active i'll Delaware politics, came out
in support of his candidacy, or, rather,
| it accepted him as inevitable. This,
among the factions, is regarded as an
event of the first magnitude, and the
Regular Republican leaders accepted it
rs sealing the fate of Addicks. In the
face of it they are powerless to do any
thing except admit that their long time
foe has triumphed at last.
Two Republicans Against Addicits.
/ Twenty-seven votes are necessary on a
Joint ballot in the Delaware legislature
to elect senator. As things now stand
the Republicans have 80, or two mors
than the requisite number, and they are
going to get another. for Howard Ross,
one of the Republican candidates for
State Senator from Wilmington, will be
seated as a result of a contest. This VIII
make 80 all told, but of this number
there are two votes that Addicks VIII
, not get--those of Samuel Knox and Tha-
/ odore Clark, friends of Colonel HeuSy
!. du Pont, who vow they will never volts
: for the gas magnate. But, happily for
Y Addicks, it is not u question of the sup
i port of these two legislators. OF the re
i naming 2S Republican votes, IS are first
s last and all time Addicks men. This
other nine belong to the Regular Repub
o lican element, but it seems certain that
Ii they will go into caucus and abide BY
q its decision. That means, of course, thai
. Addicks will be named. The Regular
y Republican members could, of course
IS combine with the Democrats and defea'
y Addicks, but in that event they would b.
IS compelled to vote for Richard X. Ken
i ncy the present Democratic ssiator
e who was recently tried, but not coD
10 yictrd OH Il charge of bank robbery.
= Work Before the Legislature.
| But there is something besides tn
= SenatorShip involved i'll the victory th
i Republicans won here last Tuesday. 70
the first time in the history of the stat
the executive and legislative braIieRsS o
the State government are IN thor5ug]
accord, both being controlled by the lie
n pubicuns. Having the power, the Re
!, publicanS now propose to purge tn
- State. One Of their first acts will be q
!. pass new election law of the mos
: stringent sort, which will prevent frau,
!, ut the polls and the disqualification o
!. voters OH slight preteXts. just VIVA
form this law will take has not yet bee
;. determined upon, hut the State leader
I are favorably inclined 10 the enactmen
:. of a law identical with the new election
!, law in Maryland. Another move
. brewing that is most singular and i'm
! portant. 1t was described to me toda.
!, by one of the leaders in this way:
j I'VE began voting the Republican
- ticket in 1856, when Fremont was NOM
i, mated. For A years we have been lay
!, ing siege to the ramparts of the Stats
and have just now got i'll position wher
= we can so in and clean it ont. rh
:, first thing we must do is to proceed +
= +. reap the benefits OF Republican admins
I. tration. and one of the first acts of th
:. legislature will probably be to ratify tn
y, y, Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Fifteent
!, Amendments 10 the Constitution of tn
:, United States These amendments hav
/, never been accepted by Delaware, an
:, !, we. are Years and years behind th
- times.
- NJ. 4. TAGuE.