Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-27

"a euoiuuRu oIBaniLatlun Ol bue party
in the State had eeen made. After the
taxes had been paid and a party had
been organized, he came into snatch
for himself the result, hoping to sue
ceed Senator Gray's seat, then be- |
coming vacant. But this arrangement |
was made with him while Senator Frye |
was stumping the three coun lies and |
at the time Major Mckinley made his |
speech in Wilmington, and also while
throughout the country affairs were
turning hopefully towards the Republi-
cans, aud before the Cleveland wave
that set in from 10 days to two weeks
before the election swept over the
country, engulfed Delaware and carried
all three counties by small Demo-
cratic majority, amounting to but
little over 600 in the Stats. For what
was favorable in this result Addicks
was only in the last degree responsible.
The same can be said of the cam
paign Of 1881. Addicks might as we'll
claim that to his money was due the
fact that in that year Maryland, our
neighbor on one side, went Republican
by majority of 81 0C0, and New
jersey. on the other side, by so, COO as
to claim that be or his money made
the majority that elected Josiah Marvel
| governor and carried both New Castle
and Sussex counties. To tho popular
revolt against Democracy and Cleve-
lands administration after the depres-
sion OF 1888. and TO the popularity OF
1 Gov. Marvel and the general confidence
in the man and his integrity, was due
the fact that the Republicans we're sue
cessful in SUSSEX county. Addicks also
claims that his efforts even touched
New Castle county, where the great
Republican majority existed in that
election. Out Of 10 Republicans elected
to the Legislature that year he obtained
but six, of whom four, and four only,
died with him on the last day of that
session but enough with the aid of
a Den cratic governor, who came back
to The Legislature at his instance to
vote, to enable him to prevent the
election of Republican Senator and
TO create vacancy.
''ln tine same election of 1894 the
question whether convention should
be called to amend the Constitution of
the State was submitted by way of
referendum to the popular vote and
majority was in favor OF convention.
''Mr. Addicks' claim that this vital
result, to which is due the repeal of
the tax qualification for voting and the
disfranchisement worked upon the
Republican party Hereunder, was due
to the part he took in the campaign is
simply prepo5terous. Delaware changed
Its majority because of popular con-
viction, sharing fully in the like change
that appeared in Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and all over the country.
1t is maleyolent libel on tine State to
say that il was due to purchase; it is
simply false to say that it was due to
| nrnnnizatInn For NH
| was responsible. His FRIENDS controlled
the organization in Kent county and
they lost the county in 1894. The or
ganization in New Castle county and
Sussex county, for which / was re-
sponsible, carried both of them.
''In 1896 Mr.. Addicks carried a
! nominal majority of the Republican
State Convention to send delegates to
the National Convention at st. Louis.
! The National Convention. because of
this lavish use of money at the pri-
maries, refused to seat Addicks' dele
] gates or to recognize his organization.
| Thereupon he proceeded to form a new
{ and schismatic party, and being re-
I quired by the statute of Delaware to
r give it name in order to get IT'S ticket
D upon the ballot, he called it the Union
/ Republican Iarty, and thus resulted
4 bhAohth eP'hAoho uOb
j only two factions of Republicans in
t the State but two parties with different
8 names and with different organizations
: That condition has remained until to-
q day. 1t Eent Senator Kenney, a Demo-
crat, to the Senate for four years. II
: has otherwise Kept Delaware unrepre-
Q sented in the United States Senate to
0 this day. 1t elected Ebe w. Tunnell
Q governor of the State in 1896 for four
y years, and sent Mr.. Handy to the lower
Q house of Congress. Mr.. Addicks de-
8 liberately refused to place upon his
, ticket the Republican names for the
. Constitutional Convention in New
o Castle county, and thereby gave to the
t Democrats majority in that con
q vention.
THE amended Constitution increased
y the Legislature from 30 to 81 and elected
not by counties, but by smaller repre-
= sentative and senatorial districts.
r Sussex. Kent and rural New Castle
each receiving 10, made up of five
a Senators and 10 Representatives. In
: this body of 50 it takes 27 to make a
0 majority. In the elections that have
occurred under the new Constitution
s in 1893 and 1900, Addicks failed to re-
8 ceive a majority Of the Legislature,
9 and succeeded only in creating vacan-
t cies for Uniteu States Senators. In
my opinion he will reap the same re-
a suit in the Legislature just elected.
: Out of p necessary for a majority in
8 1898 and 1900 he received but Ia votes
d in the two lower counties, where his
n strength lies and neither year obtained
9 enough votes to make his majority.
o For local and special reasons NOT
y necessary to 60 into here, he received
i three votes from New Castle county in
Q 1899 from constituency that turned
savagely upon MIN in the recent election
g and elected members opposed to him.
IS Two years ago certain members, moi
= Addicks men, nor approving of his
I, course, nevertheless, voted for him, in
n Difference to the sentiment of certain
W of their constituents that it was bettel
IT to elect him to the Senate than to keeI
10 the State longer unrepresented in thu
'e Senate. The vote of this character il
y the coming Legislature will be yer,
ID slight. -
" MIR. Higgins says that he cannot sci
how Mr.. Addicks has in any way i'm
,r proved his situation or where he hope
Of to gain. He reiterates his belief tina
Of President Roosevelt's appointment O
J. Mr.: Byrne will not strengthen the Ad
dicks cause either in the Legislature
I'd or at the election two years bence, AM
le states, in conclusion:
in "Mr. Addieks is not representative
le to say the least, of the controlling AM
ne representative people in New Castl
a. county, and OF one half of the sam
~ class in Sussex county. The moyemen
It. in his favor began in 1892, as / hav
s. stated, was instignted by the poIitica
id influences in Kent county, and in