New-York tribune., 1901-12-13
THE OTHER POINT OF VIEW


Sir: I have seen the letter addressed ofyour
paper by DR.. George W. Marshall. Insurance
Commissioner of Delaware, regarding the poliu-
cal situation of the Republican party of this
State. II seems that your Correspondent
used his title of Insurance Commissioner mad
vertently, and should have signed himself
chairman of the Kent County Union Republican
(Addicks) Committee which office he has filled
AS chairman of the Regular Republican organ
ization in Kent County, 1 should like to correct
some of the statements made in DR.. Marshalls
letter.
It will be observed that while his conclusions
deal with the whole State, his figures Kent
County only, where the Addicks people are rela-
lively much stronger than in either of the other
counties to which will refer later
The reference to the Regular Republicans
constituting a 'sideshow" to the Democracy Is
only part of the irritating and irresponsible
Addicks talk used to catch the unwary, and,
like the bureau of information which we are
told did such effective work for the Regular Re
publican cause, is a mere fgment Of magma
ton, Mr Addicks and his peculiar political con-
duct being too notorious TO need the exploitation
Of any special agency.
The candor of the statement that the Union
Republicans dscredited at Washington and
are met with the remark, You are corrupt" is
eommendable: and it is gra tifying to know that
the people of the whole country have q clear
conception of the situation.
demand the privilege of naming both Senators
can be best answered by saying that il is not
true, but reading of the journals of the re-
spective houses of the Delaware legislature for
the last two sessions is conclusive as this
lGeston. An offer, which still stands good, vote
for any candidate or candidates named by q
joint Republican caucus, provided that Mr.. Ad-
dicks's name be eliminated, has been made
peatedly by the Regular Republicans. They
have steadily proclaimed that they had no can
didate who must be elected a condition of
peace, but that they could not vote for man
whom they regarded as a political outlaw and
as wholly unfit for the office. To show their
good faith they voted, in the legislative session
of 1899 when there was but one senatorial va
cancy for fifteen different candidates, many of
whom We're decided Union Republicans, while
the Union Republicans never voted for any one
but Mr.. Addieks.
In this years legislative session there were
two Senatorial vacancies. and the Regulars re-
peated their action Of the previous session, while
the Union Republican members voted for MI
Addicks for both senatorships; not one of them
ever cast ballot for any one else. This would
be rare loyalty, indeed, were not men obliged TO
question its motive
We read further that at the close of the last
legislative session the Regular Republicans at
tempted to make deal with the Democrats
whereby Democratic and q Regular Republ;-
can Senator should be chosen. l would state
that this, again, is not true There more or
less talk by individuals looking TO that end but
proposition was ever sought made by
either party. Democratic leaders. however
Vouch for the fact that the Addcls party mace
a standing offer to elect any Democrat to the
Senate in exchange for votes enough To elect
There are no accurate figures showing the
relative strength Of the two parties in the State
as whole the last few elections have wit
messed = series Of compromise tickets. which
tive estimate, however, would be that their num-
bers are about equal. The trend IL decidedly
II
Addicks will lose much of his following.
\ few things should be SAID in regard 70 the
vote in Kent County AZ the last election The
Regular Republicans. fearful Of Democratic con-
troll in the Legislature, and knowing that their
own ticket could not win, voted by hundreds for
the Union Republican candidates, many of these
having given pledges that they would vote for
some other candidate for Senator if Mr. Addicks
could not be elected-which pledges they failed
TO keep Thus the vote is misleading. although
ii is freely admitted that in Kent County the
Addicks people have a large majority, which in
clUdes every purchasable vote
In Sussex County while they IN ma
jority, their vote is proportionately much less
in Newcastle County. where more than one
half Of the votes of the State cast, the Union
Republicans do not control more than one-third
of the Republican vote. has been conclusively
shown by the municipal election in the city Of
Union Republican parties had separate tickets.
well as by contests at the primaries, both in
the city and in the county.
Now. the total Republican vote of Kent Coun-
ty at the last election was 1850, while that Of
Of the two counties combined the Regulars would
be in large majority. 1t is interesting to note
that Kent County has less than eight thousand
voters, while Newcastle has nearly twenty-five
thousand, and Yet the former county is given
ten Representatives and five Senators, a total
on joint ballot of fifteen, while Newcastle has
fifteen, Representatives and seven Senators, a
total of twenty-five. On the basis Of Kent's
representation, Newcastle County should have
Mr.. Addicks. who claims Newcastle as his resi-
dence. should centre his efforts the lower
counties.
II is only fair 10 say in conclusion that the
Regular Republicans OF Delaware are simply
standing for ordinary decency and integrity.
They are willing, and have been willing, to join
in the election of any proper candidates should
Addicks retire. They not professional poll
ticians but largely men Of force and character
graced and their PARTY dishonored.
GEORGE 3. HYNSON,
Chairman Of the Regular Republican Committee
of Kent County.
Milford, Del