The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-08
A FIGHT
TO A FINISH
And the Union Republi=
cans Will, Be the
Aggress0rs.

A Wilmington despatch to the Record
says: The remarkable manifesto issued
by tho Republican State Committee In
session at Dover yesterday means war to
the knife in this State, with Aidicks
against the field.
The assured denomination of President
| Mckinley and the promising possibilities
OF his election furnish the bone and stnew
or The Regular organization. Tho re.
election of Mr. Mckinley means tho con-
tinuanco of Colonel DuPonts control Of
the Federal patronage in Delaware and
the retention in Office of the scores of Del
awareans who have snug berths under
the Government outside of the State, but
who vote at home. These men will rally
to the support OF the Regular organization
go long as 1t Is recognized by Mckinney "A
the Republican party in Delaware.
The game is for high stakes,and no man
can name the winner until the last tally is
made in November next, when Delaware
will hold its first general election under
the new Constitution. A Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and scores OF county and
town officials are to be elected. A big ma
jority OF the next Legislature will be elect
cd Mt the same time, along with the Pres
idential electors.
Tho incoming Legislature will have two
members of the United States Senate to
elect. All those rewards will go to the
officers and men in the ranks of the vic
torious party. With these prizes in sight
Addicks looms up as u free lance. His
following is personal first and anything
afterward. Democratic leaders, men who
look we'll into the future, sec no tidings of
Joy for them in the manifesto issued by the
Republicans.
They say Addicks will make the fight
alone with his united following in the
two lower counties, and he will obtain
support wherever he can get it.
The fact that Farlow, King and Clark,
the Democrats, during the last session of
the Legislature, votod for Addicks when
needed causes the Democratic leaders to
believe that Addicks will take hand in
The politics Of their party, as he did when
Governor Reynolds was elected.
1t is fact that men whosare known as
Addicks Democrats arc already out as.cau.
didntes for nomination to the Legislature.
Conservative Republicans believe that
on most of tho State and County offices
tho party will unite. and somo of them
hint hat Addicks may be thrown over
board when his followers are convinced
that he will not have Regular support or
Fedoral recognition.
The Regulars are going along with
their plans and propose to hold an carly
State Convention TO nominate delegates
w NutlOnal CUuNtuUlOU,
After this Stato Convention they may
again talk about harmony Oh the State
and county tickets.
Chairman Alice, of the Addicks State
Committee, was in the city to-day enroute
to New York, whore he was to meet Ad-
dicks. He said that he had received the
reply from tho Republican State Chair
man, Hugh c. Browne, but refused to dis
cuss 1t.
1t is understood here tonight that Ad.
dicks summoned tho leaders Of his party
to meet him in conference in New York,
and it Is expected that he will give out
formal statement of his position" within
a day or two.
The Addicks men fully expected that
their proposition would be rejected, but
some of them hoped that a counter pro-
posal would be made. They never sus-
pected for second that tie Regulars
would issue manifesto repudiating and
AddickS. Tho Addicks mon |
had been working on the committeeman
of the regular organization to have them |
vote for harmony with Addicks in 1t.
Addicks fully believed that five or six of |
the regular committeeman would take |
this view OF it. Instead only two of them
were in any way disposed to consider Ad- |
dicks aud harmony together and one of |
he two, Mr.. Knowles, is merely an ex. of.
f1clo member of the committee.