The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
BITTER =
FRACTIONAL WAR.
The Whining ton Correspon dent t
of the philade]nhia Rarord soys.

, uHhu& tOu SOIlSopOuucu
= of the Philadelphia Record says:,
~ Wilmington, Del, Jan. 12.-Th
II clash Of factions and the compli
:. cations caused by the agitation o
d the Citizens' Association OF mprov
ed government are causing the pol
r iticigns to wonder just how th,
egame at the>next election will b,
played. Frisnds Of Nation al Com.
! mitteenan J. +. Addicks we're some
what jubilaut over the appoint.
j ment Of Mr.. Ewart to be Levy
$ Court Commissioner and the cleo
, tion Of Mr.. Willitts to be President
of Levy Court. Mr.. Addicks was
favorable to Mr.. Willitts' election
but Mr., Wiilitts is an anti-Addicks
Republican, and was the choice ol
Col. DUPONT for Governor at the
last "Regular' convention. AL
ready there is a plan on foot to
oust Ewart from the Levy Court at
the next election. As he is from q
district where "Regulars' are very
strong; it is not probable that he
will be long a member CT the Levy
Court. Mayor Fisher in appoint :
ing the Street and Sewer Dire ctors
did not follow the wishes of MIR.
Addlcks, as the report is that when
Mr.. Addicks made his suggestions
tor the vacancy he was Informed
that men had already been selected
for the place.
The next development is a propos-
Ell attempt to oust Horace Greeley
Knowles from the position of attor-
ney for the Levy Court.
W. $. Hilles and John P. Nields are
spoken of for attorney for the Court.
Knowles has been fighting the Big
Six for some years.
IL has been assumed all along that
former Senator Higgins would be will
ing to get together on a basis of al
loving Addicks to be one Of the Unit
ed States Senators, and the friendi-
ness between the Higgins and Ad-
dicks men was marked Now the rll-
NOR is that these relations are bccom-
ing strained, and that Mr.. Higgins
Will be up against Addicks.
Speaking OF the outlook, the news
paper of Collector Of the Port Robert
Houston says: Addicks is beaten for
the Senatorship because he can never
get the. votes the Regular Republi-
cans control.
" lic'Will have to elect more members
Of the Legislature than he had in the
past Legislature. He has only two
holding over members of the Senate
ms time, compared With six holding
over Senators at the last election, SO
hat he is up against the very dini-
'uIt proposition Of electing their sue
'esaors in anoff year, and five mem
ocrs Of the Legislature than in the
asst.
Friends Of Congressman L. II. Ball
ay that he will surely be renominat-
d for Congress, following the custom
hat has prevailed in the State. An
tteMpted denomination of Er. Ball
ylll cause an uproar among the Ad-
lcks men, n,and it is hardly likely that
hey will submit, although last time,
fter positively announcing that DR..
'al would not be permitted on the
icket, Mr. Addicks Il ccepted him for
place where ne has been enabled TO
clivcr body blows Of the Union Re-
ublicans
CERTAIN TO LOSE A SENATOR
Aadicks is certain to lose Senator
ON the district Represented by Mr..
''aEcty. This is naturally a "regu.
IT district, but even the Addicks
en- there are in a big quarrel.
Gorge Frizzell formerly ''in the
puss, has Lad a political falling out
ith BIakely and is after" him with
political tonahawk. t'rjzzcIl VOWS
'at Blakely sEa!I not get the nom.
alton for Senator and both Frizzcll
I'd Blakey have been in the Legia-
turc together and supported Ad-
cks.
In the northern Senatorial district
wilmington there also promise, to
warm fight, This district is
ayily Republican and was repre-
ated last time by Senator Knox.
10 was the leader of the auti-Ad-
cks Republican of The Legislature.
dicks is opposed to Knox and
mes w. Robertson. who has been '
ice a member Of the lower House
Fnlrg IN for Addicks during the
l session, now wants the Senatorial {
!
NALk OF RUNNING KNOX AGAIN.
There is some talk Of running Mr.,
OK again, but If this is not done
y Councilman Hamilton Stewart
] probably enter the ring against
ber rtson. Stewart has made tine
'utation as u Councilman and there T.
little doubt that he could defeat
oertson IN a battle for the nomi-
ion. Mr.. Stewards friends are
ing him to come out for the place, az
there will not be two Adlicks u
y at the primaries for fear that
9ertson might slip in. y
ne Irregular Republican City !"
lm;ttee VIII probably indorsc
mas 5. Loves, the former city
Collector and veteran worker, m
the position of United States
Fsl'a', although strong pressure is yc
lght to bear for D. W. EIkinton St
Richard L. Buckingham.
Interests Many.