Evening journal., 1901-02-11
"AdGicks or NobodHu

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Regular Republicans OF Della
ware who have held fast in their de-
lerminauOn to save their State from
The misfortune OF being represented in
the Unitcd States Senate by J. Ed
ward Addicks have made another earn
est effort to reach compromise by
which two senators could be elected,
but without avail The Regulars made
formal offer to the Union Republi-
cans, who are at the beck and call OF
Addicks, TO vote for Philip l.. Cannon,
lieutenant-governor and Herbert II.
Ward att0rney-general. These men
are ON friendly terms with the Addicks
contingent, and in offering to support
them the Regulars. in the patriotic
sndeavOr to avoid leaving the State
wholly without representation In the
United States Senate, showed that they
were willing to so to extreme lengths,
consistent with honor and devotion to
the States interests. in order to bring
about harmony and save their party
Attorney-General Ward has been the
| personal attorney for Addicks. He
has high standing in the Delaware
| bar. and was elected to his present
post by the votes of Republicans gen
orally. in spite OF the fact that the Ad-
| dicks faction was friendly to him. IL
any compromise we're possible in the
Delaware contest, and If the Addicks
action were really desirous of reach
ing any compromise Ward and Can
non would be eagerly accepted by
them. The concession was all made
by the Regulars in offering the names
of Cannon and Ward. 1t need not bt
said. however, TO anybody who has
followed Addicks' dOg-in-the-mangel
q policy, that his followers refused C
/ accept the compromise. Addicks hat
but four votes in the Legislature o.
1895. when Colonel DUPONT had fifteen
only one short OF a majority, and ye
] Addicks. with a selishness and con
e. tempt for the Republican party an,
p the State which is without parallel
i, held his four votes and prevented tn
party to which the Addicks crowd pre-
tend to belong from enjoying the fruit
r Of their victory. In the next election
Il the Democrats won, and Democrat
e Senator Kenney was chosen.
f., The Addicks faction in the succeed
= ing Legislature maintained anothe
II deadlock, and Senator George Gray
= successor was not chosen. Thus far tn
Addicks blight has prevented the eleS
lion of one Delaware senator, and it
now apparently the purpose Of the fa'
ton to prevent the election OF tw
senator's, and leave the State entirei
without representation in the upp'
branch Of Congress. The Union RI
publ cans have refused the offer
m compromise. and will undoubted
pr continue to insist upon Addicks or M
p body, but the effort of the Regular
Y should not be without effect 1t wi
n show to the people of the State and
40 the managers Of the Republican par
he more clearly than ever just what ma
a ner Of contest he Republicans Of De
=. aware are engaged in. The Republ
- can National Convention, by a mo
a. costly blunGer or by following an e'
- policy. made j. Edward Addicks
~ member of the National Republic
Committee when the convention NJ
ns here last June. The Republican \
t'onal Committee may now enjoy {
Is extraordinary spectacle OF nat OF
VI committeeman. presumably chosen
nj further the interests of the party. {
m erting his power to the utmost
to wreck his party, unless he shall
in permitted to rule 1t in the unfOrtun'
re- State in which he has chosen to
It side. How long will the people Of D