Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-21

win Addicks Get the Patronage?
One answer to- tho above query 10
found in an alleged Especial telegraph"
from Washington in the Addicks organ
of this city, signed ~. P. NJ, and
reading as follows:
Senator Hanna announced today, as
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee, that only the supporters OF
Mr.. Addicks will be recognized when
the Federal patronage in Delaware is
distributed. All the Federal officers
in the Stale are now held by du FONT
men. There will probably be clean
sweep, and Addicks men will get the
rlums.
In recognizing Mr.. Addicks and no
longer Mr.. du PJnt, the National Com
mittee and the administration will
simply be following precedent, /" said
Senator Hanna. "Four years ago, at
the st. Louis Convention. the du Pont
delegates we're seated. They were thus
officially declared the Regular Rerubli.
can organization Of the State. Accord
| ingly, the Federal Eatrnnagel 10 the
State fell exclusively to Mi. du Points
| friends, and none of Mr.. Addicks'
friends were recognized Now the
situation is reversed. rhe Addicks
delegation was SEATED at Philadelphia,
and Mr.. Addicks and his followers
must, therefore, be recognized as the
| regular organization. as such they are
entitled to the offices. y
On the other hand, Major John NJ.
Carson, the Experienced and reliable
Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Ledger, sent to his paper last
night the following story upon this
point:
In conversation tonight on the pub
lished reports that he had promised the
Federal patronage to the Addioks fac
tion of the Republican party of Della
ware, Senator Hanna said that the one
salient point IN the reports was that IL
| is cot true.
. made no such promise, said he,
land for the simple reason that | do
not control the patronage of Delaware
That rests entirely with the President,
and have neither tha disposition nor
the desire TO share the bother and re-
/ sponsibility that attaches to that duty.
= have troubles enough of my own
without seeking to accumulate those
UNIV bOAoHH w bhDbI NJ tHf
| quality and quantity of the Federal
patronage of Delaware l know nothing,
and have not sufficient interest in 1t to
inquire how or upon whose motion it is
dispensed. There is M truth in the re-
ports. You can make this denial as
positive and emphatic as language can
express it. -
The Senator further remarked that
he had said all he cared to say 10 re-
gard to his connection with the fac
tional contest 10 Delaware He repeated
what was said to the Ledger's CORE
sEondent last week in explanation Of
his efforts to harmonic the Republicans
and secure the election Of two Repub-
licans to the United States Senate.
These efforts had been made at the
solicitation of the Republicans repre-.
senting the two factions, and had been
directed IN the interest VI tho Republi,
can party, aud not to promote the in.
terests or ambitions OF any particular
persons. So far as he was conc ernsd,
he was prepared to accept or reieci
any particular individuals, provided
always, that two Republicans could bs
agl eed upon and chosen.
IL within his power he would beston
whatever patronage belonged to Della.
ware upon the men who could brinl
about that result, and he believed thu
Republicans of Delaware would cheer.
fully acquiesce In such action.
Now. here are two radically diifereu
statements with respect to Mr.. Hanua'i
spoken views about the Federal patron
age 10 Delaware. The only conclusion
that can be reached is that either Mr.
Hanna apoke.differently to the two cor
Respondents, or that one of the latter il
lying. And it is an established fac
that the accomplished correspondent o
the Ledger would not deliberatel,
write lie for any consideration.
But whether Hanna said what th
Addicks organ prints or what th
Ledger correspondent wrote, there i
little doubt that he intends to have th
Federal patronage of Delaware distrib
uted among the Addicks Republicans
as Boss Addicks Tray direct. We hay
had evidence Of this already 10 the ap
pointment of an Addicks Republican a
! postmaster at Clayton, and furthe
. evidence may be expected when the ap
, pointment of the collector of the port Q
Wilmington is announced.
However, the Federal patronage vii
not advance the senatorial schemes q
Addicks On the contrary, unless al
, past experience Is at fault, 1t wi
!, weaken his organization. Fedora
!, patronage was bar 10 Republican sue
: cess in Delaware for years. FEEDERS
patronage was the entering wedge tha
divided the Democratic party of thi
!. State. Mr.. Addicks will be welcome {
Z that great disturbing and distractin
s. element known as Federal patronage.
And, more than this, the oppositio
!, to Addicks is based upon sound prime
pie that cannot be affected by offices {
= any other surdid considerations. An
I that opposition will continue until b
= is eliminated from the politics of, th
State,
" A Washington special says that Eur,
| pean dinIumats in Waeh;nnton a,