Evening journal., 1902-08-16
DISPATCHES FROM OYSTER BAY
DENOUNCE THE ADDICKS FAKE
uSSex County Politics Is Getting Interesting Union and
guLar Committees Fail to Reach Agree
meDt Doubtless Will Later

Thellatest newspaper fake that the
resident had decided to recognize Ad-I
icks has kept the newspaper fraternity
usy for day or two, but it has died
natural death, and certain bright
4 Iewspaper correspondents are busy ex-
laining to their chiefs how they were
llled.
j \ The New York Suns correspondent
fom Oyster Bay yesterday sent to that
hper the following dispatch:
There is absolutely no foundation
4 pr the report that President Roosevelt
i las sent Senator Scott TO Delaware
nth the message that ne will support
ddicks in THE senatorial fight. The
resident was not aware that Senator
cott was acquainted with Addicks."
This is regarded as authoritative,
nce if any paper can speak for the
resident, it is the Sun. 1t is remem
sred that Mr.. Roosevelt used TO be on
is staff of writers, and the close re-
4 honship has not been broken.
The Philadelphia Evening Tele-
raph's correspondent from Oyster Bay
end to his paper a story of greater
myth, Of the same tenor but giving
8f3ller particulars OF the Presidents po-
tion. 1t reads:
4 President Roosevelt will hold aloof
\ lom the Republican squabble in Della
4 are. Rather then mix in he would
4 he two Democrats elected to the
4 inited States Senate by the Legisla-
4 pre- next January.
i In conversation with a friend yes
4 irday the President said that he had
q one his best last winter to bring har
q icny out of the discord in the little
4 tate He had called a dozen or more
I { the most prominent Delaware Repult
E cans to the White House. and had
4 rged them for the good of the party
D bury their hatchets and elect two
q aen to the vacancies in the Senate. He
a rOpOsed that they name two Of Ad-
icks' men if they could not elect the
N ,asman himself, but Addicks friends
n wore that they must have Addicks or
& obody.
"The Republicans in the northern
nd Of the State We're just as deter
aimed to have the commonwealth un-
4 represented rather than see Addicks go
, the Senate. SO the Presidents ef-
s ,rts went to naught
i('rrhe President has been approached
u friends OF Addicks within the last
bw days who urged that he use his
influence to prevail upon the Governor
call an extra session of the Legislas
Ire. The next General Assembly,
hey said, is very likely to be Demo-
ratio, if two Republican senators are
ot elected in a hurry, and the Repub-
can majority in Congress will prolb-
bly, lose the Seats. Even this fearful
lea did not move the President. He
as made it his policy to keep out
A special Washington dispatch TO the
philadelphia Press clears up the capi-
. n end of the story. II says:
There is no evidence in Washington
nat President Roosevelt has
Il hanged the policy of the Administra-
. ion with regard to Delaware politics.
nquiry at the departments today shows
nat no suggestion has been made nor
riders issued that would recognize Ad-
icks as the Republican leader of that
tate, Congressman Ball is still the ref
rec in appointments, and the story
nat Administration favor was to be
hown the Addicks faction is pro
lounced here as absurd and untrue.
president Roosevelt has kept out OF
he Delaware controversy, although in
ensely anxious that Republican har-
lony should be established there
here has been an effort on the part Of
ne or two of Addicks' friends in the
enate to make it appear that hal-
lony is to be secured by the Admins
ration recognizing that faction. This
owever. is only the individual wish Of
he senators, and to it can be ascr1bec
he latest reports that Addicks was tC
d the Administration representative
a Delaware. The Administration
7ould be very glad to see a compromis'
the State, but a compromise Of 'Ad
icks or nothing is not the sort ad'
ised or recognized"
Finally the leaders of the Union Re
ublican party declare they have nC
knowledge of the story. G. r. laytoI
nd j. Frank Alice were aware tina
lddicks and Scott had been meetinl
gain They do that occasionally. "a
hey are very congenial, but they knew
othing Of any purpose of the Presi
ent to turn in for Addicks. The Gas
IAN. himself. when urged by reporter
0 make statement had nothing u
ay, hiding behind his thin newspape
isguise, and saying his editorial duue
Iirecluded a statement from him.
There is a feeling among politician
hat. like all lies. this will react ol
hose who have inspired it, and Ger
ainly the President cannot have beel
impressed favorably towards its origi
1ators.