Evening journal., 1901-01-26

publican Senators. The Union Republi-
an group consists of sixteen men, against
whom are pitted thirteen men known as
Regular Republicans. In order 70 bring
about the election OF two United States
Senators it viii De necessary-all the
members OF both houses being present in
the Joint assembly-for eleven Regular
Republicans to join with sixteen Union
Republicans, or for fourteen Of the Union
Republicans to join with the Regular
Republicans. The Democratic members,
with one exception, are Oh record as de-
claring that in no event Will they ever
cast a vote for the only Union Republl-
can candidate for Senator thus far
mentioned.
Thus. as the situation resolved itself at
the start. and as it stands today, there
is a deadlock threcsided deadlock, SO
to speak. No one OF the three groups can
elect the two Senators without assis-
tance from one of the other groups.
United there are two more than enough
Republicans in the joint assembly TO elect
two Republican United States Senator's
Now what is the cause Of this locking
of horns, and this futile casting of ballots
day after day? Simply that one man
has declared that he must be elected TO
the United States Senate-that he has
claim upon this State that places him in
the position Of a man who holds a mort
gage against a property, and who insists
upon foreclosing the same unless he is
naid what he holds TO be due him But
there are number of those thirteen Reg
ular Republicans who declare that this
ono man has mo- mortgage upon either
their votes or upon the Republican nartv
enough 10 prevent his election. What
is the method of escaping from this
dilemmay One man alone stands i'm the
way. If he is a Bepubican-if he has an
earnest and sincere regard for the future
of the Republican party in this State
he should at once prove his loyalty and
his fidelity 10 the party by sacrificing his
personal ambitioh for the good of the
party. He went into the campaign last
November with the distinct understand
ing that. while there was to be perfect
harmony of action upon the part Of all
Republicans, in the matter of county
and state candidates. the legislative cam
pnigns We're TO be fought upon their mer-
its. Thus it came To pass that two
groups of Republicans were chosen TO sit
rith one group OF Democrats in the Gen
eral Assembly. The campaign waged by
the two Republican organizations was
fought fairly and honorably from end to
end in tie matter OF the State ticket, and
with satisfactory results The liepub-
licans in tLe legislative districts fought
their own campaigns ON another basis.
1t is fully revealed That Mr. j. Edward
--uIcks. although ne has been able 20
secure sixteen of the twenty Re
publican votes in the joint assembly can
never expect To- get any more Republican
votes. Therefore he cannot be elected to
tn United States Senate. -Four years
out of six since the year 1S95-and it is
not necessary to revert to the incidents
of that year at this time-have found
the State OF Delaware Represented 10y. but
one United States Senator AT Washing
tom Now il is proposed as the voting
at Dover indicates, to create a total va
cancy in the United States Senate for
two years. so far as Delaware is con-
cerned, unless one certain man can be
elected as a Senator. No earnest citi-
zen OF the State looks with pleasure upon
that prospect.
Two Republican United States Sena-
tors can be elected on Monday if Mr..
Addicgs should realize his position. and
give instructions to his mistaken friends
to set him aside as a candidate. If it
should be necessary, we are convinced
that the Regular Republican members
of the General Assembly would be will
ing to set aside any one or more of their
friends, now being voted for, who are
objectionable 70 the Union Republicans.
There is no doubt of that. In order TO
secure the election Of the two Senators
AR. Addicks viii have to step aside, and
as many others Of the candidates now
in the field as may be unacceptable to
the extent OF preventing an election.
The Regular Republicans are ready and
wiinng to elect any two men. with the
one exception of Mr.. Addicks. They
have taken their stand. and they arc
expected TO stand firm TO the end.
within a few days Mr.. Addicks has
made IT clear that, by his attack upon the
HARLAN and Holingsworth Company. he
has lost much of the allegiance he had
outside of the General Assembly. lie
has aroused the indignation of all right
thinking persons. without regard TO pO
litical prciudices. who declare that he has
gone too far He has s0ldihcd the op
position TO him. and he cannot expect &c
gain any strength. lie has-at least So
lit is being interprCtcd-at the cred
II and the reputation Of n firm that gives
employment TO hundreds Of men, .anC
which pays ont thousands OF dollars
week. lie has apparently, sought 70 in
iurc that concern, and thus indirectly
lho has made an attacl, upon every man
woman and child whose bread and butte
is made possible br the employment fur
lnishcd hy that firm. II he wishes e
lshow his Repuhlicanism he should ccas
10 be candidate for United States Sen
ator Let him name any Union liepubli
can he Wishes as his choice for one o
the two United States Senators, and
he names a man who is qualified to I'll
the position that man win be elected a
loncc
p Mr. Addicks cannot be elected. Tw
United States Senators must be choseI
= land they must be Republicans. Th
lparty is greater than any one man. q
lany two men. The deadlock has COZ
tinued too long already. and DelawaI
: should send to the next Senate two me
g State In the highest legislative body
p the country We have no choice of cal
didates for either of the two Senator
20 be elected We believe that Mr.. Al
E dicks cannot be elected and we kn0
p that n he is taken out sf the problem u
q deadlock at Dover VIII end forthwit
and that Delaware viii again have J