Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-26


Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Jcrunaia
Dover, Sept 49, Nov that the muir.
dered President has been LAID to rest
there is much speculation among the
politicians Of Delaware as to how the
AID dicks faction OF the Republican
party will fare under President Roose-
Welt 1t IL well-known fnct that the
Union Republicans had strong hopes
that Senator Hanna would 80 shape
things that the President would appoint
referees for the Delaware patronage
from among the Addicks faction. And
If nothing more that they. would at
least receive q share OF the spoils.
Among some the move Of Gov. Hum
In trying to force the election of two
Republican United States Senators,
Addicks not to be one Of them, was an
indication that the President would
consult him, especially when the
patronage Of Kent county was to be
given out. Hut all has changed and
from present indications the hopes Of
John Edward Addicks and his followers
are again blasted.
There seemed to he ray Of hope
until President Roosevelt announced
that the present Cabinet would remain.
The Addioks men were hoping that
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith would be invited out, even II
no other changes were made, but now
they are accepting the inevitable. The
Postmaster General has been thorn
in the side OF Addicks all through
McKinley's administration, and several
times when the Union Republicans
thought they had secured the reoog-
milton from the President they desired,
Mr.. Smiths paper, the Press, would
launch forth an editorial of protest
against Addicks. In few days this
would he taken up by every reputable
journal in tho East. No woIder the
Union Republicans hate him and they
will demand his scRlp, as the price Of
their support OF the new President.
The Union Republicans will bend
every effort to have their followers ap-
pointed as collector of the polt of Will
mington and rostmasters al Laurel and
Smyrna. the three most important
places that become vacant within the
next six months, But they cannot 20
into the contest with any hope of WIN
ming. and theft, support Of the several
| candidates will be only half-bearted.
President Roosevelt is opposed to such
men as Plat and Quay, who are the
| sponsors of Addiclss, and his record in
every instance has bsen In opposition to
the machine and its bosses. The Ad-
dicks men feel that he will heed
the overwhelming sentiment OF the
| reputable Republicans Of the Fast
against Addicks. and that the followers
of the gas man In Delaware will again
have to feed on hnsks, as far as the
Federal patronage is concerned
WILL ADpIcKs GO TO ARIZONA?
The agitation In the daily papers of
the admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico as States Is also causing tine
Union Republicans, particularly those
Of Kent and Sussex counties much CON
Germ. The I many disappointments
which Addicks has experienced here
in his aspirations for the United
States Senate has caused him to almost
abandon hope OF ever reaching the goal
| OF his political ambition, so far az
Delaware Ia concerned, Notwithstanding
his repeated declarations that he will
be a candidate for United States Sena-
tor from Delaware as long as he lives.
1t is we'll known that Addicks has
numerous mining interests in Arizona
and that the Republicans OF that Ter
ritory have repeatedly urged HIM to
locate there, and it Is reported that he
considered the matter very seriously
last year, but his Delaware friends
persuaded him to abandon 1t, main.
raining that the Delaware Legislature
then to be elected would surely send
him to Washington. His disastrous
defeat last winter has again caused
him to consider the proposition OF the
Arizona Republicans, aud should there
be any Likelihood Of that State beng
admitted to the Union this winter he
may decide to shake the dust of Della
ware off his fest. :" In the event that
President Roosevelt does not give HIM
the patronage, his followers here are
more than fearful that they will not
receive his help in the next political
| contest,