Evening journal., 1901-02-26
lust AwoRD TO SENATOR ALLEE


that there is is intended to poison tle
sentiment against Addicks.-State sen
ator ]. Frank Alice, chairman OF th9
Union Republican State Committee.
lis that so? Well. let's 80 back bit
and see If it is.
After the joint primaries were held
IN this county by the Republicans and
Union Republicans under an agree
ment that each abide by the result, the
Addicks men went to Regular Re-
publican nominees for the legislature
most notably Senator Ellison and Rep
resentatlve Clark. and asked them toI
pledge themselves TO vote for Addicks
in event Of their election. They re-
fused. Flying directly in the face of
that joint PRIMARY agreement, they
served notice on these Regular Repub-
lican candidates that, ifthey would not,
they would be defeated and Democratic
candidates would be elected by Ad-
dicks votes. The attempt was made
and failed by a narrow margin
Was that part OF Senator Allee's
clean campaign?
After the houses had been organized
and the Addicksites found that they
were short OF votes they determined
upon the desperate expedient
of unseating one Democratic
senator and one Democratic
representative to pull Addlcks
through. In the case of the effort TO
unseat a Democratic State senator
they resorted 10 the use OF bogus ami
davits, caused men to perjure them
selves. cnvolved in scandal an limo
cent notary public, nearly ruined the
character OF one % the leading attor-
neys OF the New Castle county bar and
produced such a condition OF rotten
ness that the lawyers were forced to
repudiate it and Howard d. Ross the
contestant, was compelled to withdraw
his contest entirely.
Do these bogus affidavlts and this
mass OF perjury 80 to make up what
Senator Allie calls the cleanest cam
paign he has ever seen in Delaware?
in the case OF Representative Scot
ten, the Addicksites proposed TO throw
him out Of the House Of Representa-
tives without rhyme or reason, do
pending upon ballot box which had
been in their keeping for nine weeks
TO produce a majority for their man
Learned.
Is that a component part of Senator
Allee's clean campaign?
Following that came the bogus lists
of names Of persons reputed to be will
ing 10 sacrifice decency and consent tc
the election of Addicks to the United
States Senate
Is that the political cleanliness oil
which Senator Alice boasts?
Then came the Anti-Cigarette bil
scandal in which a Union Republican
state senator accused the Union Re
publican legislative attorney Of draw
ing a bill for him, afterwards declaring
It to "be unconstitutional and no
worth a d-n," and lobbying against il
Is this another element OF cleanli
ness in the situation as Senator ALE
sees it, and is ne ignorant OF two cer
tain visits made to New York by tw
certain Union Republicans, and Of Ger
tain telephone communications wit
National Committeeman Gibbs, Of III
Tobacco Trust. relative TO that Ant
Cigarette bin Of Senator Brasure's? ]
this connection We wish to say thl
Senator Brasure was the victim OF q
Tobacco Trust lobby and not its toe
He was honest in everything he di
but he was surrounded by Interests
men whom he believed to be b
- friends, and who played him false
every turn.
Then came the scandal concernl
the Rehoboth Beach Ocean Front la
Grab bill. Some Of the 90
named in the bill are
dicksites. The bill was int
duced by an Addicl1site. It went
the hands of a chairman of commit
who is an Addicksite. He wants
report it favorably for the benefit
a prominent Addicl1site. This n
who has worked so industriously
Addlcks IS 10 receive MS reward
the nature Of 200 OF more acres Of
peoples land IN the neighborhood
Rehoboth for the palry considerai
Of $500.
We ask Senator Alice, in all can
n he regards that part Of the C
paign as political cleanliness or. 20
cal roffenness?
And now comes the Hearn sean
which has given the Addicks
so much concern. A De
cratic representative alleges thi
Union Republican briber. offered
$1,000 to remain away from the
session last Thursday and to