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revolution for release from Democratic
political tyranny is concerned. Follow y
ing the precedent set by the Repupn-
can National Convention at St. Louis,
and leaning toward his wartime asso-
Citations and comrades, he has given the
force of his great influence to the build
ing up and sustaining the most unreason-
able and destructive faction that ever
plagued party or carried State. Inc
convention at st. Louis was deceived,
land it's Judgment influenced by an elabor-
ate scheme of Misrepresentation, built |
upon and sustained by perjury. Men OF
national repute State leaders of long SER
vice and hitherto unsupported loyalty TO
the Republican party organization 'ap-
lpeared as sponsors for charges Of politi-
cal corruption so vile, that, if they haa
been true, the men guilty of them should
Among these sponsors for iniquitous
charges We're friends-trusted friends
land comrades of the President. They
told him that with his help they would
become masters of the situation in this
State, would reunite the party they had
divided in 1896, and elect Senator IN
l1S9S. The promises made to the Presi-
: dent all failed. The factionists, led by
: Colonel du Pont, whom the President
" made the dispenser of public patronage
. to aid him in his Senatorial canvass,
were beaten at every turn by their Re-
Z publican opponants, and were weaker in
~ the State Assembly of 1898 than they ap-
> peared to be at the National Convention
II of 1896. They had allied themselves with
e. the Democrats in 1896, had divided and
81 defeated the Republican party in that
Is year by forming a bolter organization
ie and appealing to the Democrats fol
VI recognition as the regular Republican
1t party Of the State. In that fight they
III lost everything. In 1898 they were only
no able to repeat their defeat of the part!
NJ two years before in defeating the election
us of United States Senator. All thu
he fayors given by the President on whicl
bo to build a successful party organization
had failed. In the preliminaries of tn
~ campaign of 1900 the factionists, led b.
he the Presidents friend, Colonel du Pont
i'm were again beaten at every turn. Inc
~ had refused every offer of compromise
. looking to the uniting of the party an
nc winning complete Republican victory
U.s. They had rejected the counsel of tn
ort President himself, and Of every membe
Of of the National Republican Committe
u. whose knowledge of tn. situation mad
wise counsel possible and when they nj
an peared at the National Convention 6
MT Philadelphia, represented by Colonel d
his Pont and his patronage followers, the
had no case; made no plea and no d.
~ fense that the committee appointed
efs hear them could accept Their friends {
rn- four wears before deserted them in bull
:? and by an almost unanimous vote the
were denied seats in the convention. I'll
friends whom the President trusted,
wo whom he gave his confidence and
his whom he entrusted the political affail
ON of a State struggling from under Dem
cratic misrule of the most malignai
type, had failed utterly.
In the campaign that followed. u
though still assured of the President
favor, the bolter faction Of 1896 obstruc
pS ing the preliminary work of the Sta
ght campaign in every way, by open opp
low sition to Republican candidates for ele
~, fiun to the State Assembly where su'
opposition meant possible defeat of Il
,lction of Republican General Assel
men bly,, and by Reputation Of anti-electi'
pledges made by and for those electe
: he factionists have again defeated t
| li,,l.. SaT1 n
md also prevented the election of II
s Senatorial representation from Delawa
to the United States Senate. As an
;God timation the factionists demanded II
Mr.. Addicks should not be elected
though two-thirds of the Republic
1894, members of the legislature, nominate
Mr.. Addicks, offered their votes for
A. election of any candidate the factioni
should name for the Senate. DesI
l9oo Chairman Hannas showing of the nee
ding sity for the election of two Senators,
,oted spite the National Committees expires
desire for two Senators and of its c'
mendation of Mr.. Addicks as one of
'ha' candidates, and despite the Presidel
took lrging that two United States Senat
D fe- were necessary for the sure sustena
oh;n Of the Administration despite all
had done for them and all he could pr
regon -, to do far them tbev refused TO Q
a. 5y submitting to the majority decision
lect Mr.. Addicks.
This .'stubbornness" has ut last I
sue vinced the President and Chair
is re- Hanna, and the members of the Repr
ne to | an National Committee, that notl
an be done for Delaware and notl
done for the National Administration
Delaware Republicans, as long as
Nr ,ln Pont boter faction controls its >
torial elections. Because they dec
pre- longer to be sponsors for so impotent
politi- element in State politics, and for
II and destructive an element in national
i, ;+s tics. the so-called organized public 81
ment that has been misrepresenting
fs'los aware politics, been defaming the S
to be ana its citizens, is to be turned upon
", be- Presdent-the whole prejudiced G.
,rnose with almost unlimited power and will
falsifying, with no sense of right, nc
feAs'' sire for justice, no respect for anyl
hronic but themselves, no care for the S
f the pr nation, will, If they can make
anting sentiment that will stay the Presid,
-. hand, rob the people of Delaware Of
: 'esi- political rights, and the State of it's r
says: ful representation in the United 81
n now Senate: because, a faction bossed
I<inley Colonel du Pont would not vote fol
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