New-York tribune., 1901-03-18
THE FIGHT IN DELAWARE.
REGULAR REPUBLICANs TAKE ENCEP-
TON TO SENATOR HANNA's
ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE.

wilmington DEL March Il (SpeciaD D.-The
Regular Republicans Of Delaware are much ex-
.,cised over the interview with Senator Hanna
which appeared i'm The Tribune recently in its
washington correspondence, in which the Ohio
senator talked with great frankness and consid-
cradle Indignation with regard to the Senatorial
situation in this State. Mr. Hanna in the
opinion OF the old line Republicans evidently
realizes that his recognition of Mr.. Addicks has
not turned out as he expected, and, being
able 20 control M. Addicks, attempts To shift
,be responsibility ana lay the blame fof the
deadlock on the Regular Republicans. or 1.-THE
Dupont crowd" as he calls them. as distin-
gushed from the Addicks The Dupont
leaders resent this. They assert that they have
simply been lighting for decent politics and that
n is not stubbornness but principle which has
left the State without Senator in the next
sion Of Congress.
Senator Hanna in his interview declared that
fhe National Committee, by what he remembered
As .'an almost unanimous vote" seated the Ad-
dicks delegates. acting report which ne
Hlanna) made to the committee. This. the Du-
mont leaders say. is contrary TO the facts in the
case and they appeal 10 the record TO prove
that. on the contrary. the National Committee
voted that neither delegation should be seated.
and that the decision should be left 20 the con-
consin, who Is also quoted by Senator Hanna
IS favoring the Addicks delegation But they
ruote him on the other side. According 10 their
version Mr Payne stated 10 a member OF the
delaware delegation that, in view Of the pecdl-
Gar circumstances surrounding this Delaware
csse he considered that the decision Of the
National Committee TO seat neither delegation
was probably The wisest solution Of the problem,
and that the committee on credentials would he
advised 10 follow the lead of the National Com
nittee.
II was therefore, say the regulars the Com
no,ttee on Credentials, under the lead Of
General Dick. secretary of the National
Committee which reversed the action of
,be National Committee and seated the Ad-
aicps delegation This verdict the regulars
refused 10 accept on the ground that Ad-
siclxs had been read out Of the party by the ST
louis convention, and had since that time given
no indication OF a change of heart Coming
down TO the present legislature, Mr.. Hanna says
that "Addicks willing TO allow Dupont TO
come TO the Senate if only Dupont had been
willing for Addicks 10 come" II is true that
the regulars We're never willing to allow Ad-
dicks 10 go 10 the Senate. but they never in
sisted that il should be Dupont nobody
They willing to compromise anybody
but Addicks and they therefore refuse 10 be
held responsible for he deadlock The last leg
isature met in Dover With the following repre-
sentation % Democrats. Is Addicksites IL
Regular Republicans and = Independent Re-
pubcans. After about a two weeks deadlock
on the vote. the II Regular Republicans with
the Independent Republicans-13 in all-made
proposition the 16 Addicksites that Colonel
Duponts name and Mr.. Addickss name should
be withdrawn and that Herbert H Ward, At
torney-General Of the State, and Lieutenant
Governor Henry c. CannOn-both Union Repub-
hcans-should be voted for by the 20 votes This
proposition submitted TO Mr.. Hanna hut
was turned down by Mr.. Addicks. After that
time, according TO the regular leaders Mr..
Hanna sent for various Regular Repub-
hcan members Of the legislature TO come TO
washington and apparently, as a result of those
Nlsits' tHo al least-Mr Kitchen and Mr.. Rob-
erlson-went over TO Mr. Addicks
The Regular Republicans voted for some eight
or zen diherent candidates fO~ the two terms
Hfossnout the session whereas the Addcksites
Notea for Mr.. Addicks for the long and short
term throughout the entire session Just before
ne close OF the session some Of Mr. Addicks's
ionoHers, realizing that his obstinate course
sOuo wreck their party submitted a PROPOSE
non 10 Mr. Hanna, through Governor HUM
suggesting that Mr. Adcicks might at least per-
mt the election Of a Senator for the short term
as II was impossible for him 10 occupy both
places, and he could least do so much for
party harmony. This proposition was rejected
ano the session closed with two vacancies Mr.
Aooicks proving his threat of "Addicks or
hooooy 10 be possible