Evening journal., 1901-04-05
They Obtain But Little PO.
IitiCaI Comfort
HUM SAYS NO EXTRA SESSION
Same Conditions Prevail Now That
Existed When General As
Sembly adjourned

This Washington special is contained
hin to-days Philadelphia Public Ledger:
Among the presidents visitors
to-day was delegation from Dsla-
& ware, consisting Of Governor HUM.
Secretary Of State Layton and State
Senator Alice, all OF whom are friends
s of the ]. Edward Addicks faction. II
Is understood the principal object of
the visit was the question of succession
10 the present Federal office-holGers of ]
delaware, the tenure OF some OF whom
Is about to expire.
"The visitors urged the appointment
of certain men, known to be support
ers of Mr.. AddiclIs, claiming that thay
spresented tho Republican organiza-
icn Of the State, and citing the action
of the St. Louis National Convention in
& admitting the DUPONT delegation as a >
precedent for recognizing the Addicks
i wing Of the party at this time
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
During the conference the question !
Of electing two senators was referred 1
10 by the president, and he urged that
steps should be taken to harmonic ex-
sting differences in order that the I
choice Of two Republicans should be J
obtained.
The president expressed strong de- |
sire to do whatever was within his
power to bring about that result, and |
declared that he was not disposed DO I
make appointments that were calcu-
ated to prevent the choice of two Re !
Publican senators.
IF men could be appointed TO Fed |
eral Offices to I'll vacancies that are
soon to occur, the appointment Of
whom would be the means of bring
ng about harmony among the Repub-
leans OF the State and insure the cleo
ion by the Legislature Of two Repub-
lean senators, he would not hesitatel
10 act; but, until something was done
IN that direction, he did net feel dis
posed to do anything in the way Of
making appointments In cases where
was mandatory that successors shall
be appointed TO succeed present in
cumbents, he would be compelled to-
Rct but in such cases his endeav0rl
would be TO SO act as not to promoted
factiOnal strife.
no EXTRA SESSION-AT PRESENT.
After leaving the White House
Governor Hum and his associates had
little to say about the result Of their
conference with the president. When
asked about the suggestion that a call
ed sessiOi of the Legislature to make
another effort to elect senators was
probable, he is reported as having said:
There is no truth at this time in that
report The conditions that caused q
deadlock in the Legislature during the
session recently adjourned in regard
10 the election Of senators still exist,
and to call an extra session while
those conditions exist would be use
ess
1T will be observed that the cover
nor qualities his declaration by saying
here was no truth in the report in re-
gard to calling a session Of the Legis-
ature at this time OF course, it
would be useless to call a session un-
ess there shall be a change in the con-
lit.ons that obtained when the Legis-
8ature adjourned.
MAY BRING ABOUT A CHANGE.
1T is understood, however, that ef-
ors are being made to bring about
change in those conditions. and it was
he expectation that the president
= would be induced to believe that such
change could be obtained by turning
Dver the Federal patronage of the
State TO the Addicks faction.
'lhe president is very much in earn
est in the desire TO obtain the election
Df two Republican senators from Del
aware. The apprehension that unless
he present Legislature shall do this
he Democrats will Obtain control Of
J. he Legislature at the election Of 1902
ntensiiies that interest.
Therefore. there is reason for the
belief that if it can ba established to
the satisfaction Of the president that
he election of two Republicans can be
obtained by the use of tho Federal Of
ices he will not hesitate to so use them.
regardless Of persons"
Commenting on the result of the
visit the Washington correspondent OF
he Philadelphia Press, Postmaster
General Emory Smiths paper. saws:
Among the callers at the White
House to-day were Governor HUM, DR..
&. r. Layton, secretary Of State, and
State Senator ]. Frank Alice. all of
Delaware. who had conversation with
he president concerning Delaware
matters
1T is said that the chief object Of
the visitors concerned the Federal pa
tronage in that State. A number CT
-ha Federal officials in Delaware,
whose terms will soon expire, are not
Addicks men and the friends Of Ad-
dicks would like 10 have them re-
moved on that account
There is good rGascn for SAYING
hat the president will not permit Mr..
Addicks and his friends or any par