Evening journal., 1901-02-08
ANY
COMPROMISE
Must be AddickS First, Last
and All The Time
DECISION OF THE ADDTCKSITES
Offered to Tote for Any Regular Re-
publican II Regulars Would Vote
for Their Candidate
DECISION OF THE ADDICKSITES

Special Dispatch to Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. S.-Upon the receipt Of
the petition signed by the thirteen
Regular Republicans asking that the
followers Of Mr.. Addicks join them
them in electing Lieutenant Governor
Philip L. Cannon and Attorney-Gen-
eral Herbert H. Ward. two Republi-
cans, United States senators. the Union
Republicans held a conference and re-
fused to consider the proposition.
Their reply was that they intended
to stand by Mr.. Addicks first, last and
all the time.
They refuse to accept any compro-
mise that viii eliminate J. Edward
Addlcks from the senatorial field.
They made a counter proposition to
the Regular Republicans, Offering to
vote for any Regular Republican
named if the Regular Republicans
would vote for their candidate, Mr.. Ad-
dicks.
The reply also set forth that the
Union Republicans, being in the ma
iority, claimed the right to make a
make a choice.
The proposition was reduced TO
writing and Senator Alice delivered ii
to Representative Finn, who called a
meeting of the Regular Republicans
The proposition was rejected.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Feb. S.-Broad and sweeping
Is the peace and get-together propOsi
ton which was agreed upon yesterday
by the thirteen Regular Republican:
in conference, and which will be sub
mitted to the Union Republican mem
bers Of the General Assembly to-day
The action taken by those attending
the conference was a solution Of th'
senatorial problem, if accepted by tn,
sixteen followers of Mr.. Addicks. Thi
proposition is in the form OF a peti
ton, and offers the Union Republican
members to vote for Lieutenant-GOv
erncr Phillip l.. Cannon and Attor
ney-Genral Herbert II. Ward for TIT
two United States senator's from Del
aware
Several of the followers of Mr.. Ad
dicks already have given lt out tha
the proposition does not meet will
their approval, and that they are 70,
Mr. Addicks, first, last and all tbs
time, and they probably will answe
the petition by telling the Regula
Republicans to name a man and the.
will name one.
SENATORS ENDORSE PETITION.
During the conference of the Regu
lar Republicans. which was held in tn
Hotel Richardson. this plan for elect
ing two Republican senators was dis
cussed and agreed upon. Even Sena
tors Groves and McFarlin and Repre-
sentative Baynard, who have never be
fore attended a conference Of Regulai
Republicans. were present, and wer
in favor of the plan. After the con
ference was over Senator Groves pass
ed It around among the senators, an'
it was signed by Messrs. Ellison
Knox, McFarlin and himself.
REPRESENTATIVES, IN FULL AC
CORD.
The petition to vote for Mr.. Cannon
and Mr. Ward for the two Unitel
States senators met with no opposi
ton from the Regular Republican
members, who signed to a man, max
ing the petition bear in all thirteel
signatures
The petition will to-day be present
ed to the Union Republicans, and the.
will be invited TO sign and join force
to elect two Republicans TO represen
the State in Washington.
The members of the House VIII
signed were:
Messrs. Baynard, Chandler. Clark
Dayett, Finn. Hodgson. Kitchen, Pill
ing and Robertson.
Mr.. FLINN'S SCHEME.
The Regular meeting was preside
over by Representative Finn. Of NeV
Castle county, who was the originate
of the compromise scheme. The con
ferees were enjoined TO the strictes
secrecy. not even Messrs. Cannon o
Ward knowing anything about tn
movement.
WILL STICK TO ADDICKS.
Although the reason given by tn
Regulars for naming Mr.. Cannon an
Mr.. Ward is that both Of them wer
elected on a combined ticket, the at
titude OF the sixteen followers of Nj
Addicks in conference to-day show
plainly that they will not desert tn
gasman. During their conference yes
terday Governor HUM and Leuten
ant Governor Cannon were mentiOne
as possible Regular Republican com
premise candidates. but the UnioniEt
! declared IN favor Of Mr.. Addicks.