Evening journal., 1900-06-13
Fight for National RecOgni-
ton is Hopeless
BIG ODDS AGAINST HIM
Full Text Of the Indictment Which
The Republican Party Presented
Against Him
speeIal to the EvenIng journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Philadelphia, June 13.-Both the Re-
publicans and Addicksites are out in
force to-day, and the Hotel Walton is
crowded with prominent Republicans.
All indications point to the defeat Of
Addicks by an overwhelming majority
in the National Committee The Ad
dicks men here are losing hope Of rec
ognition, for they have received but
little encouragement from influential
sources.
The committee is now in session, and
the greatest interest is manifested.
Both Republicans and Addicksites are
here in force.
In the absence of Chairman Hanna,
Congressman Payne. of Wisconsin,
called committee meeting to order. The
Delaware case is the second to be
heard.
Each side will have thirty minutes
to talk
Levi C. Bird will talk for the Repub-
llcans. and Walter H. Hayes and SEN
ator Thurston for Addicks.
Thurston's motion for an executive
session prevailed.
The Republicans. through Levi c.
Bird, their counsel, presented the fol-
lowing brief, outlining the claims OF
the Republicans to regularity and de-
nouncing the pretensions of Addicks:
The undersigned hereby protesting
that they make no admission OF any
kind whatsoever of theright of any per-
sons. other then themselves, to sit as
the duly accredited delegates and alter
mates OF the Republican party Of Della
ware in the National Republican Con-
vention Of the Republican party to as
semble at Philadelphia on the 18th day
of June. 1900, present the following
statement of the Republican situation
in Delaware for the information OF the
Convention
To the Republican National COnven-
ton to assemble at Philadelphia, on the
18th day of June, 1900, to nominate
candidates for the office of President
and Vice-President Of the United
States.
In the matter OF the right to seats in
said Convention as delegates and alter
mates from the Republican party OF the
State of Delaware:
AS Delegate at Large-Col. Henry
A. Dupont, Henry B. Thompson, Man
love Hayes Jonathan S. Willis.
AS Alternates at Large.-Henry +
Scott AlOnzo G. b. Anderson, George
M. Jones, George B. Hynson.
As Conversational DelegateS.-Henry
p. Cannon, Charles +. Richards.
As Congressional Alternates.-
Z. Smith, Robert G. Houston.
We understand the attention OF the
National Republican Convention Will
be called to the alleged claims OF the
following, who will appear and assert
their right to seats in the said National
Republican Convention from a certain
Addicks or Union Republican party ol
the State of Delaware:
AS Delegates at Large.-John ed
ward Addicks, William B. Clerk, j
Frank Alice, Caleb r. Layton.
AS Alternates at Large.-Webstel
Blakely Thomas L. Postles, David 5
Clark. Newall Ball.
As Congressional Delegates.-Alvar
B. Conner, Hiram r. Burton.
AS Congressional Alternates.-The
odore Townsend. Curtis E. Davis.
The claim of the Addicks or UnioI
Republican delegates and alternates t.
seats in the National Republican Con
vention is denied upon the following
grounds.
1. That said Addicks OF Union Re
publican delegates ought not to havl
or maintain any contest OF claim Il
seats in said National Convention, bu
ought to be barred therefrom, becaus'
neither they, nor any OF them, hav
filed with the secretary of the Nationa
Committee, twenty days prior to tn
meeting of the National Convention
any notice or notices Of contest what
soever, which must and ought to b.
submitted in writing to the secretar.
aforesaid at the time aforesaid. and ac
companied by a printed statement set
ting forth the grounds of contest
wherefor on account of such defaul
the undersigned, the Republican dele
gates and alternates are not given al
l opportunity to answer or reply to an.
Keel pretended right, claim or contest whicl
81 may be asserted or made by said Ad
> dicks or Uuion Republican delegate
and alternates.
2. That the State Convention b,