Evening journal., 1901-03-16


thick and thin, and two others that
would have come TO him at any time
when in the balloting it had bsen Cb-
vicus that they could elect HIM. Adj
dicks was willing to allow DUPONT to
come to the Senate if only DUPONT had
been willing for Addicks to come. But
after all his hard work fer the party
in carrying the Legislature, why
should Addicks have been expected to
throw his twenty votes TO DUPONT
when DUPONT would not let one Of his
vctss 80 to Addicks?'
In other words, while Senator Hanna
denies that he was a partisan in be-I
half OF Addicks, he wanted him elect
cd. That Is the crucial point, and
that Is where most respectable Rcpub
licans differ with Mr.. Hanna. The de-
fender of Addicks tries to make it ap-
pear that ths good men and true
who, with the full support of intslli-
gent Republicans everywhere would
net compromise on a matter affecting
the integrity, honor and decsncy of the
party and State. constitute the p-r-
verse and reprehersible faction of
Delawara. while Mr. Addicks and his
faction are the victims Of inexcusab'e e
Obstinacy. The facts do not bear out
the truth of this view In 1885 the
Republicans controlled the Dslaware
legislature. and fifteen members had
voted for Colonel DUPONT for senator.
One more vote was needed to elect
him. -Four members of the Legislature
voted for Addicks through thick and
thin" and, in spite of the greatest
pressure brought to bear. not one of
Addickss members would yisld and
vote for the choice of the Republican
party. The senatorial seat was left
vacant, and a Democrat was chosen
two years later. When the Addicks
lccntingent knocked at the door OF the
National Republican Convention at St
Louis, they were denied admission
land the Committee on Credentials in
lcluded in their adverse report a Sc
we're denunciation of Addicks Ad-
dicks increased his contingent greatly
lin the Legislature of 1899, and. among
the recruits TO his standard were three
Democrats, who have been the subject
of universal contempt and execration
in their own State. During the session
of ths Legislature just closed the Ad-
\ dicks Republicans insisted upon vot-
ing for Addicks for both the long and
short terms They would consider no
proposal which did not include Ad-
dicks, while the Regular Republicans
offered to vote, and did vote, for al
mcst everybody Of senatorial calibre.
Iha list which included several com
promise candidates known to be ac-
ceptable to the Addicks contingent.
and several "Out and out" Addicks
men, is as follows Henry A. Dupont.
William c. Spruance, Anthony Hig-
f, gins. Levi c. Bird, William S. HILLS.
Charles u. Richards, Henry b. Thomp-
son. Benjamin Nields. Hiram r. Bur
ten, Philip /. Cannon. William III
, lHeald II. r. Billany. Joseph IT.
Chandler Daniel J. Fc9ks and Harry
A. Richardson.
The Regulars would not admit that
lby any possibility could they be got
10 vote for Addicks himself, and by
taking that stand they have gained
honor for themselves, their party and
their State. Senator Hanna says:
My whole interest in the contest in
both states begins and ends in the de-
sire to get two Republican senators
from each State. The personality oi
. candidates cuts no figure with me. In
. the personal sense, / have no favorite.
: either in Delaware CT Nebraska. Al
. that / am charged by the Nahona
y COMMITTEE to- do is to assist in get
ting into the Senate from both Of thes,
. states two stalwart Republicans. fl
and capable, and who will work heart
I. lily and harmoniously with the part,
" organization in the Senate"
!, The Regulars did not believe tina
- IAddicks was "ht and capable" an,
\ they would not vote for him under an,
q circumstances. The personality o
: candidates cuts no figure" with Sena
tier Hanna, and he thinks IT Shout
have no weight with members Of tn
- Legislature. We submit that this 4
~ an astonishing avowal for a Unite
"a States senator to make. He woul
!, have legislators discard decency. homo
= land patriotism, and, refusing to exel
= cise their discretion and conscienc
w blindly vote for any hopelessly mf
- man, provided that by making such
"a compromise two senatorial vacancie
i might be filled Senator Hanna say
N that he has been guided "solely b
/, what l regard as the highest intere.
-, of the party" 1t is apparent that hi
ne judgment and his moral sense are d,
he fective. If his logic is carried out
- would ba better to vote for a snea
thief or burglar than to have a va
cancy in the Senate.
ng Senator and Chairman Hanna is e.
v pecially severe upon the Public Lee
as ger" because of its criticism of his a
,r- ltitude, but if he assumes that Il
q Ledger" should bear the whole weigl
Of his displeasure he is wofully mi
,r- taken. He does us too much homo
a That stalwart Republican journal. Il
To New York Tribune. has reprobated Il
IN action of the National COnventio
Ier controlled by Hanna, in recOgniziT
m the Addicks faction; the BostC
he Herald. an independent Republic,
n,t paper of high character, has be,
re equally severe; that consistent al
- unwavering supporter of the Admi