Evening journal., 1901-01-14
cAncns...PAsI ANp PREsENT

CAuCUS--PASr AND PREStNI ]
Adaiclks wants a. caucus of Regular
Republican and Union Republicanmem-
bers Of the Legislature tonight The
reason is apparent There are sixteen
avowed Addicks men, two who are
itching for an opportunity to get away
from the equivocal position which
thew now occupy and vote for him.
making eighteen in all, and but eleven
Regular Republicans, two or three OF
whom he claims for himself.
There was time when he was not
80 anxious for a caucus and when he
refused to let his men go into one
That was in 1895 Every man in Della
ware remembers when he held his six
men-Hanby, Moore, Ball Brown, Rob
bins and Morgant-out Of a caucus pro
posed by the Regular Republicans.
'I1l wait until HI freezes over be
fore / will vote for Higgins" said Rep
resmtative Moore. We'll not attend
that caucus"
When the Regular Republicans sent
Senator Alrichs and Representative
Pyle to see the Addicks contingent
they were met by fiat refusal 10 par
ticipate In any caucus.
I'VE are going to stand by Mr.. Ad-
dicks. We will never come over 20
you," was the reply and they were
actuated in their conduct by Addicks
himself.
julius Chambers, at that time on the
New York Recorder and evidently a
friends Of Addicks and an admirer Of
his political practices, recognized the
master-hand, and sent the gasman this
telegram of congramlatlon and encour-
agement:
Il think You have done the right
thing. Take courage, old man. Do
not surrender"
On january Is Addicks made this
public declaration:
1T will be either Addicks or no one 3"
He was asked:
DO you mean to say that under no
circumstances VIII your friends cast
their votes for any other cand.dnteg
D.. 81 do" said the man who NOW wants
a binding caucus. my friends say
that they are prepared to stand by
me and unless ! am elected there is a
possibility OF vacant seat in the Sen
ate from Delaware"
eve will stay here until the clouds
roll by before we will vote for anybody
but Mr.. Addicks," said Senator Handy.
On February 2S Addicks said:
Il never felt more confident Of beinq
elected United States Senator l don't
say this from knowledge, but from
Judgment"
TWO days later he boasted that his
supporters were not weakening and
would not weaken"
MY men will die with mt" said Ad-
dicks On April 80. my supporters will
never desert me. even though th,iI
fidelity creates a senatorial vacancy.
1T must be Addicls or nobody" hC
said in the State House on May 2.
"The chances OF electing anybody
are poor. unless they decide TO eleci
Addicks," said Representative Ball on
May a.
On May another Addicks represent
taive said: III they are bent on elect
ing amy man but Addichs 60 the United
States Senate they viii have 70 put al
ice machine in Dover, for we viii stal
with him until HI freezes over"
1T has got to be AddiclSs or nobody
-Four of my supporters have agreed q
vote for me first last and all the time.
That was a declaration made by Ad
dicks himself ON May g. the last day @
the session. and this is a message h
autographed to several OF his friend
wno were anxious 10 know the resul
of his desperate expedient:
1T is NOW Addicks or nobody. A
8 O'Clock the Legislature will adjOur
without a senator IL l am not elected.
-Four OF his men that morning ha
signed an agreement to vote for hil
10 the last and it was upon the pr
sentation OF that agreement to Actin
Governor Watson that he COZ
sented TO resume the position OF speal
er Of the Senate, preside at the join
session and create a vacancy"
That is the man who wants a ca
Gus tonight. and who demands tn
the Regular Republicans shall partiC
pate in it. Words are inadequate
describe the gan which is embodi
in his proposition.