Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-08
in state of worrlment.

Addieksites in a State OF worriment. |
Since the existence Of tho Addicks
Republican party nothing has occurred
to throw its leaders into such state
OF worriment as the exposure, through
Dover correspondence Of Every Even
ing, of the scheme TO fresze Addicks
out of the senatorship by combination
to fill the two vacancies by the election
of Gov. Hum aud some other Repub-
'lican, not MIR. Addicgs. The scheme
failed because it was impossible to so.
cure the written pledges of sufficient
number of Republican members of the
Legislature to insure its success, but
Its existence. and thv public knowledge
OF the fact, has caused great uneasiness
IN the entire Addicks Republican camp
In the first place. the public Knowl-
edge OF the scheme threw many Ad-
dicks Republicans into state OF un-
certainty. II it was going to hv suocss-
full they wanted to BIO in it, If IL SaH
going to fiSzle out they wanted to be in
q position to insist that thoy had ro-
pudiated it from the start. And 90 they
did not know what to do until they
learned that it had proved failure.
In the second place, those who were
up to their eyes In the scheme were
thrown into apasns of fear and trsm-
bling over the public exposure of their
plans. They were for awhile hopeful
of success, but when they saw certain
failure ahead they ende avored with al
their might and main to make it up.
pear that such scheme had never been
contemplated. They were amazed at
the publication OF their plans, but as
they we're hopeful Of SUCCESS at the
time, they affected to treat the printed
story as merely a joke or cauard de-
signed for political effect. ~
But now that the failure of the
scheme has been publicly announced,
and the conspirators see that they have
sacrificed their heretofore profitable
favor with the head of the patty
organization, they are loud in thoir
deniaho of the alleged underband deal
to capture The senatorships to the ex-
olusion of Addicks. The most blatant
organ OF the party, the Union Repub.
lican OF Georgetown, after having had
repeated opportunities for speoifio de-
NAL when denial might have Mt least
seemed to be sincere and explicit, waited
until its issue of today to give denial
Of the story. Here is what it editorially
says:
The scheme referred to in the columns
OF the Every Evening by which 1.-TWO
Senators were to be elected Governor
HUM and some other Republican,
not Mr.. Addioks--to the United States
Senate 10 without any foundation
whatever. The Union Republicans re-
ferred to never had any such plans. nor
was any effort ever made by them to
elect two Republicans not Mr. Adj
dicks-to the United States Senate. 81
Is this plaiu enough for youY
On. yes, plain enough, but too late.
1t Is akin to blocking the stable aftsi
the horse has been stolen" The Union
Republican might have made this OK,
plicit denial weeks and weeks ago, bui
; it did not. Such course at that TINT
might have operated against the success
Of the scheme, and 50 the Union Re
publican satisfied ilself with evadinl
the real issue and carefully refraininl
from a plain reputation. Now tina
the whole fabric is In the mud, 1
brazenly interposes flat denial tina
the scheme ever existed.
Significant testimony in this direc
: tion ie found in the same Union Re
publican editorial from which th
above extract is taken, In the shep,
of an emphatic assertion that no dis
sensions whatever exist in the counsel
Q OF the Union Republican party. This
also, comes at late hour. There mr.
discussions In the Union Republican
l party, and there is fear an trembling Ii
: certain quarters. The party hos
realizes that there are traitors anon
8 his presumed followers, and the traitor
: are appalled, Mt the prospect of losin
I favor and emoluments in consequence
u OF their treachery. At last we bav
!, tho plain evidence OF "roguss falin
d out" An ashamed and Disguised com
: munity will hope that rs natura
sequence, honest people will get thei
o dina -