Evening journal., 1901-08-12
GET
ANOTHER REBUFF
Edwards appointment ObnOx-
iOaS to Them
WHEN WILL THEIR TURN CONE?
Alice Said to Have Opposed NCtherill'S
appointment. 10 The Election
Department

The Smyrna correspondent OF the
philadelphia Record sends that paper
the following story;
Addicks men are much perturbed
over the action of Governor John HUM
! in appointing Robert p Edwards to be
election commissioner of Wilmington,
and they say that the governor will be
called upon to explain why he has
turned down Mr.. Addicks and prac-
ticaily hurled defiance at him. Mr.
Addicks may also ask his State chair
man. j. Frank Alice. a few questions
labout the matter
The Union Republicans of New Cas-
tile county have not been at all pleased
with the way the governor has been
doing things in reference to that
county and they have no particular
fancy for Alice. The Addicks men
have been turned down. on every oc-
casion when New Castle cAnty was
considered. and this in face OF the
fact that they claim to have po,led
more votes in that county than did she
Regulars
WErHERILL WAS SLATED.
The Union Republicans determined
to make a stand on the appointment
of an election commissioner. This was
regarded as a very desirable position
being close to the machinery of the
party. There was a scurrying among
the Union Republicans. Some of them
were behind Former Mayor Stansbury
y. Wiley, OF Wilmington, and others
f4f.H f4s l..
Mr.. Addicks himself finally took a
hand in the matter. and sent orders to
Wilmington calling off the boom for
Wiley and instructing his men to get
lin for Wctheril. The latter was a
leader in the machinists' strike in Wi
mington, and Mr.. Addiclzs had been ca
tering TO the machinists.
ALDEE GETS THE BLAME.
Governor HUM also was informed
that Mr. Addicks desired the appoint
ment of Mr.. Wctherin IL was sup
posed the thing was going along all
right, when State Chairman Alice ap-
peared on the scene and conferred with
Clerk Of the Peace Qmgley. of New
Castle county. head Of the want tol
Win" machine. which Horace Greeley !
Knowles routed at the last primaries. !
and it is said Quigley and Alice fixed
up the game for Edwards, and the
governor promptly appointed him. |
The rank and file of The Addciks men
do not know what is i'm the Quig!ey-
Alice deal, and Wetherill's friends are
ripping mad over what they term per-
hdy somewhere.
ON VERGE OF REVOLT.
The old line Addicks men in New
Castle county are much disgruntled /
over the manner in which things are
going They claim that now Addicks
is thought to be on Sop his original
are being ignored all
around. and the floppers who come in
under the banner of Want to Win"
fellows. ready at any time to knife Ad-
ticks If it would be TO their advantage.
are getting the favors Governor HUM
also turned down Addicks in making
Francis detective
Milford, the hot bed of Union Repub-
icanism, was certain that Robert 2.
small would be appointed. lie had Mr..
Addicks' endorsement and it was con
identity expected that he would be
lamod.
DARK SUSPICION FELT.
The strange developments and the
onduct of some of the Union Repub-
lean leaders who have been flirting so
With the Want to Win" men have L
aised suspicious I'm the minds of the ,
Tiginai Addicks men that someone ,
nay be working a game on the gas
nagnate. !
1t is whispered that If Governor
iunn keeps up his policy and Mr.. Ad- 4
icks is systematically turned down"
ie may begin an Investigation. Mr.. 7
Addicks. before the convention open- ]
d. declared that the Union Republi ,
ans must have a governor this time {
mo would obey their wishes: that he II
al been fooled I'm the election of Gov Ia
rnor Marvil, and he would not have IL ,
ccur again. The Union Republicans a
you'd like one or two offices at least
nom now on in New Castle county. IN