The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03
R. R. KENNEY
SAYS NO.
AddiCkS Will Never Be
U. S. Senator by Dem.
OCratiC Votes.

quiry to Richard X. Kenney, from
the Philadelphia North Anne rican
he sent the following answer:
Dover, Del, January ?,
There is no one Of the twenty.
Two Democrats i'll the Legisla.
ture who will under any cir
cumstances vote for Addicks.
II his election depends on Dem
ocratIc votes, he will never be
United States Senator from Del.
aware.
RICHARD Il. KENNEY.
The Dover spondent to The
same paper says:
Since the organization of the
Legislature on Tuesday important
facts have come to light which
make it probable that there will be
a compromise between the Regular
and Union Republicans over the
United States Senatorships, result.
ing in the election Of J. Edward Ai.
dicks and Colonel Henry dupont.
A word from Cololel DUPONT is all
that is necessary TO make such
settlement certain. uptoth pres
ent time Colonel DUPONT has not
given that word.
Upon authority which cannot be
questioned, the correspondent is
able TO state that Addicks has for
maliy submitted proposition 10
DUPONT to divide the Senatorships,
but the latter has not accepted.
Neither has he positively refused.
lie will have the opportunity any
time before the Legislature meets
in Joint session on January IS, 10
assent 20 orreiect the Addcks plan
of compromise, ard either settle or
indefinitely proiong the political
battle which has rent Delaware
asunder.
If DUPONT holds aloof from the
alluremont oil a siX-year term in
the Senate. which has been his am
Dition, there are number OF other
Regular Republicans who would
gladly take his place in double
harness with Addicks. Former
Senator Anthony Higgins and Will.
liam S. Hilies are two examples.
They represent the get together
sentiment in the Regular camp. ID.
dividually no other Regular Re
publican than DUPONT can swing
Tie necessary votes in the Legisla-
ture Just al the present time, but
in case OF protracted fight some
other leader might attract the votes
and secure election.
Right now the Democrats figure
very little in The Senatorial situa-
ton. They are apparently op'
posed 10 Addicks as a unit. but
there is a, well grounded fear that
iian attempt was made TO swing
their votes to any other Republican
there would be break OF enough
to Addicks to elect him. So the
TWENTY-FIVE Democrats will proba-
bly, be held in line for the nominees
cf their own party caucus, Ae Tor
deals with the Democrats, the Reg.
ulars cannot afford TO agree to ths
election OF Democrat to the Sen.
ate with a Regular Republican,
while it is quite certain that Ad.
dicks cannot engineer a deal OF
that kind for himself, il he would.
There need be no surprise il Ad.
dicks aud DUPONT are the caucus
nominees of the Union and Regular
Republicans, and elected on the
first JOINT ballot. .
William Lawton and several
other we'll known gentlemen wera
at Dover on Monday aud Tuesday
urging upon the members of the
Legislature the need OF e!ecting
two Republican United States Sen.
ators before Congress would do
ANYTHING Tor the Christlana river.
Their chief argument is that two
Senators are needed TO work tor
the Improvement OF Christiana river
and they also urge that the strug-
ple should be concluded in order to
permit the Legislature TO proceed
with the transaction oil necessar~
State business. -
The Regulars charge that n
such influences emanate from Ads
! dicks lobbcs, but they are much
embarrassed nevertheless. The party
strength OF the Regulars!les in Will
mington, and if the business men
oil the city really clamor for the
election OF two Senators the Regu.
lars EXPRESS the fear that their de.
mands cannot be withstood.
Colonel DUPONT 3 hesltancy to ac.
ccpt any propoaition involving his
association with Addcks i'll the
Senate can readily be appreciated.
Although the two men never saw
each other but once, at the st.
Louis convention in 1896. there is
spirit of hatred between them.
They have been the chiefs of po-
lltical warfare which exceeds in
bitterness ANYTHING known in tho
contemporary history OF the coun.
try. The Quay and ant-Quay
fight in Pennsylvania has been
love feast compared 10 the Addicks
and anti-Addicks strile in Dela-
ware.