The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-15
THE DELLA WARE
SENATORIAL FIGHT

Mr.. Hanna Denies Responsibility for
the Senatorial Middle. Criticism
ofhis Course as the Repubiican'Na-
tionaI Chairman is Indignantly Re-
sented.
BY Telegraph to the New York Tribune.
Washington, Mar. Ex-senator Hanna
talked to a representative of The Tribune
with great frankncss and considerable i'll
dignation today about the Delaware
Senatorial situation.
Il am tired of being held in any way
responsible by section Of the Rcpubli-
can press for the failure Of the Delaware
legislature to elect Senator's said Mr..
Hanna. 1.-The lies and abuse of the OPP
position newspapers no longer bother me,
but | have determined to strike back
hereafter whenever q Republican paper
attacks me as some OF them are now
doing over this unfortunate middle IN
Dcm ware. | want it known that l dld
everything in my power AS chairman OF
the Republican National Committee to
bring about the election of two Rcpub-
lean Senators at Dover this winter, as |
am now doing to bring about the election
of two Republican Senators in Nebraska.
Nv whole interest in the contest i'll both
States begins and ends in the desire to
get two Republican Senators from each
nf and lutns
cuts no figure with me. In the personal
sense | have no favortcs either in Della
ware or Nebraska. All that l am
charged by the National Committee TO do
is to assist in getting into the Senate
from both of these States two stalwart
Republicans. fit and capable, and who
will work heartily and tremendously
with the party organization in the Sen
ate. And in trying to do this l am
harassed and hcctorcd by some Rcpnbll-
can papers in the East whose editors
impugn my motives, evidently on a mis-
understanding of the facts in the case"
At this point Senator Hanna read an
extract from an editorial in Philadcl-
pha paper that dealt rather severely
with the part he was alleged to have
taken in the recent Delaware Senatorial
struggle, and became dramatic in his
earnest protestations against the charges
Of which he was complaining. "As
chairman of the Republican National
Committee" he exclaimed, II have al
ways been guided in every act solely by
what l regard as the highest interest
of the party. l have never used my po-
sition to do injustice or to show parti-
atty to any deserving Republican. In
fighting the party's battles l have sacri-
feed much-evcn my health. And, as |
said before, ! have determined to strike
back with all my strength whenever in
future l am unjustly attacked by Re
publican newspaper
WHY ADDICKS WAS RECOGNIZED
The Senator then gave detailed his
tory of his connection with the Addicks-
du pont fractional war in Delaware.
"The du pont delegation was seated
over the Addicks delegation at the st.
Louis Convention in 1885, he said,
mainly because of the vigorous fight
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, made
against the Addicks men. l have fire.
quently heard Thurston say since that
he much regretted that at that time
he had acted upon misinformation. The
Addicks delegates were seated over the
lu Pont delegates at the Philadelphia
Convention last June mainly because of
du Points stubbornness. Though the
evidence showed plainly that the Adj
dicks delegates were entitled to the
seats, in the hope Of harmonizing the
party in Delaware the National Commit
tee proposed to admit half Of each dele
CATION from that State. Addicks was
willing to abide by this decision, but du
Pont obstinatey refused to accept the
proposition. He insisted upon having
all or none. Then the National Com
mttee, by what as | remember was an
almost unanimous vote, declared that the
Addicks delegates should be admitted