Evening journal., 1901-03-15


dicks. Headquarters. Time-Tuesday
afternoon. Dramatis personae-J. Ed
ward Addicks and his benchful Of
mourners.
Addicks-This is a pretty kettle OF
fish. Here I've spent hundreds of
thousands Of dollars for a knockout /
could have got for nothing Who's
responsible for it?
Allee-I did the best l could; but,
you know. we had Sam Knox ami Bill
Finn and those fellows to contend
against, and they wern't open to ar
gument
Bradley-Mr. Addicks, that's so. l
know Frank did the best he could, for
was there and
Addicks-Never mind, Frank We
know you were there, and also what
you were there for. From what / can
understand, the principal work you
did was to wear out the carpet and
linOleum in running from the Senate
chamber to the Hall Of Representa-
tives and from the Hall of Represent
atives to the Senate chamber.
Hayes-YSs, that's so. ! never saw
him during the entire session that he
wasn't either coming or going. ] ex-
pect We'll get a bill from the State
librarian for wear and tear on his ac-
count. / never saw man walk
more miles on carpet and accomplish
less than Frank did He was a walk
ing delegate, for fact.
Bradley-Mr. Addicks, just let me ex-
plain my position and
Addicks-The only thing open to ex-
PLANTATION is why / wasn't elected
United States Senator. Mr.. Alice has
the floor.
Allee-As l said before, / did the
best 1 could under the circumstances.
Addicks-Didn't l give you all the
money you asked for?
Allee-Yes.
Addicks-Didn't Charley Kitunger
and l stay away from Dover at your
request?
Allee-Yes
Addicks-Ddnt I leave you in
charge Of my campaign?
Allee-Yes.
Addicks-Didn't you assure me that
! would be elected?
Allee-l said something of that kind
but l don't think l said for sure
Bradley-NO, / think he said he
thought you'd be elected, and
Add.cks-Mr Bradley. will you
troversy.
Abbott-Yes; give Mr.. Addicks a
chance to talk. This thing is weighing
heavily on his mind. and he ought to
be afforded an opportunity to make an
investigation without constant inter
ruDtions which are calculated TO COM
plicate the situation and render its
ccmpleXity all the more confusing. AS
Mr.. Addicks and Mr.. Alice are in jux-
Imposition / think that
Addicks-We had better not have no
long-winded crations from the Milford
statesman. Mr.. Alice, you have been
sworn, so consider yourself still under
oath. Didn't you tgll me you could
got Finn, Chandler, Hodgson and pos
sibly Ellison?
Groves-Well. if he did, he can't get
them now, for / had fuss with them
and ] guess they feel pretty sore"
Ponnewill-You lost your head,
Groves. If you'd been a lawyer work
ing on contingent fee and your case
had gone against you, you couldn't
have acted worse
GrOves-WhO said l was working on
a contingent fee?
Pennewill-Nobody. l only remark
ed that If you had been "a
Addicks- Come. gentlemen, enough
OF this. Now, Mr. Alice, will you
please answer my question-dldnt you
tell me you could get Finn. Chandler,
Hodgson and. possibly. Ellison?
Allee-Well, l thought | could, and
found that | couldn't.
Addicks-Didnt you tell me YOU
could get two or three Democrats to
absent themselves?
Layton-Mr. Addicks. do you think
we had better go into that matter?
for one, protest against it.
Addicks-That's true-I forget. An
swer my question, Mr. Alice.
Allee-We thought we could. but we
found we couldn't You see, Mr.. Ad-'
dicks. Harvey Nandegrift. Lindsey
McFarlane and Matt Ford Short had
charge Of Willard Saulsbury's fences.
and General Hart. Steve Slaughter and
Hardesty had charge of Kenncy's
fences, and Pat Neary had charge Of
Biggs' fences. and they had th.m
shcred up 50 that we couldn't break
them down. Now there was Hsarn.
for instance. =
Lsyton-Gentlemen. ! again protest
against any reference to that gentle
man.
Moore-And / second the protest.
Allee--Well. anyway. we did all we
could. and failed TO break the Demo
cratic lines.
Addicks-Then, If you couldn't get.