Evening journal., 1900-08-03
ADDICKSITES
ARE SQUIRMING
Evening Journals Announce
ment of Change Correct
CONVENTION WILL BIZ MONDAY
CaSman'S HCnchmen Come Out Of
Their Shells After Four Days
Hiding
CONVENTION WILL Be MONDAY

As stated exclusively in the Evening
Journal on Tuesday, the addickites have
changed the date of their Convention
from August % to August c. The pri-
maries to which delegates to the State
Convention will be chosen. will be held
! tomorrow.
The official announcemet of the change
is as follows:
The Union Republicans of Delaware
viii assemble in State Convention at
Dover, ON next Monday, August G. for
the purpose of nominating presidential
electors and state officers The primaries
for the selection of delegates to that con-
vention will be held tomorrow (Satur-
/ day..
The call for the Union Republican state
convention has been amended by the
State Central Committee, and the date of
J August % for the holding of the conven-
ton stricken out.
The reason for the amendment of the
call appealed to the Union Republican
| State Committee at a special session and
the amending action was taken immed-
lately. The action of the Department Of
Elections in allowing the anti-Addicks
! Republicans the first use of the registra-
tion books made it impossible for the
! Union Republicans to hold their primary
elections as contemplated in the original
call.
\ lsglinst the combination Of anti-Ad-
| dicks Republicans and the Democratic
| Department of Elections to prevent the
! Union Republicans from holding their
primaries on the original day, the amend
ment to the call has provided for proper
procedure.
The Evening Journal said that at the
meeting held in Dover on Monday it was
deemed advisable to change the date Of
holding the state convention from August
% to August 4, OF August 20.
! Several Addicks followers were inter-
rogated on July 81 and their statements
follow:
Mr.. Hayes admitted that he was pres
ent at the convention. He said in reply
/ 10 TIC. question as whether or not the
dates We're changed from August % to
August 4, or August 20, that he had moth
ing for publication regarding the meeting
other than what was contained in the re-
ports in the morning papers. He said
emphatically that the date for holding
/ the convention was not changed.
"francis ). Bradley insisted that all
1 that was done at the conference yester-
day was reported in the morning papers
When asked about the change of the
date, he said that he knew nothing about
a change. He added that he was sure
! the date was not changed.
i The date of the convention was
printed in the Union Republican call
August %. he said
Now the announcement that the date
has been changed makes it still more ap-
parent that the split in the Addicks forces
is widening and that New Castle county
Addicksites will not be considered. The
down state leaders do not propose to have
the New Castle county leaders take part
in the making of states.
Legally no delegates can be sent from
} New Castle county on Monday. The
general opinion is that the claims Of the
Addicksites are absurd. The announce
: ment of to-day says: THE action of the
Department Of Elections in allowing
anti i-Addicks Republicans the first use OF
the registration books made it impossibl,
for the Union Republicans to hold theh
primary elections as contemplated in III,
original call.' The fact is, there wa,
slecpiness somewhere. and before they
woke up the Republicans had fixed Au
gust 20 for their primary elections.
Regarding the action" which the Ad.
dicksites assert was taken il was learned
at the Department of Eelections thi
r morning that early in May the Addicks
r ties filed certificate asking for the nsl
S of the registration books Of this city fO
d August %. The request was granted
:, and the papers have not been withdrawn
4 Clerk Frank McCloskey of the Depart
i ment of Elections said this morning
"rhe department has arranged for tn
holding Of the Union Republican primar,
S election on August %, and will proceed t
n carry into effect the arrangements made.
r The election OF delegates to the stat
(. convention tomorrow by the Addickslte
Il will not be legal in New Castle county
n The election laws which were enacted il
e 1897 for this county provide that no dele
= gate 10 any convention NJ which TO chOOs
L candidates that are afterward TO be vote,
l. for by the people can be elected INIT
d after the last day Of registration, whic
, is August IS. The next possible day o
which an election could be held is Angus
20, for which date the Republicans hav
the use of the registration books an
may, therefore legally elect delegates
u the state convention to be held in tn
city on August u. The delegates wh
IS will be chosen tomorrow will be "dum
"a mics" who, being in the minority will l
n thrown aside by the down state regularl
s. elected delegates on all matters that wi
L come before the convention in Dover O
T. August 6.
re This puts upon the Addicksites the NJ
cessity of holding another convention
ratify the action taken on August 6. III
in their announcement to-day the da
ne Of August % is stricken out. Even shou
az another convention be held a prote
m against the regularity Of the election
the delegates in New Castle county
the convention Of August 6, probab
would be lodged by the Democrats wi
;, the clerk of the peace against permittii
u ~ the names Of the presidential electors al
~ ~, state officers being placed on the ticket
II Delegates from Kent or Sussex coun
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