Evening journal., 1902-08-28
MR. BYRNE HOPES
BALL WILL win
IhtimateS That AddickSileS
Hay Nominate Him
Then EOR ANOTHER LETTER
State Senator Alice Calls District AZ
tOrnoV TO Conference, at Which
Politics Is Discussed
THEN EOR ANOTHER LETTER

J. Frank Alice came up from Dover
last night as the chief emissary OF
John Edward Addicks to discusse State
politics with Walter II. Hayes. Francis
IS. Bradley, James W. Robertson, United
States District Attorney William M.
Byrne and some of the lesser lights of
the Addicks contingent Of this county.
They occupied "parlOr b at the Clay
ton House until midnight. and then re-
paired to the street corners to further
exchange their ideas of the present po-
litical situation.
1t was announced this morning that
the most important subject discussed at
the conference was the congressional
nomination on the Republican ticket,
which the Regular Republicans of tine
state have already conferred upon DR..
Lewis Heisler Ball in recognition of
his valuable service to the party during
the congressional term just closing In
this discussion Mr.. Byrne took a
prominent part. He was called from
his home cary in the evening by Mr..
Alice and went prepared TO discuss
the subject in its every phase. 1t is
said that he formally announced his
candidacy for the honors. and that the
Union men there assembled promised
him their support in the convention of
next Tuesday. The Union men fiat
tered Mr. Byrne that he could win.
Mr. Byrne frankly admitted this
this morning that he had met Mr.. Al
lee, and the other gentlemen named
last night.
Yes, / conferred with Senator AL
lee" he said. land we discussed the
n.a1. Of Trfr
can convention of next week l con-
tinue to hope that the Union Republi-
can convention will Sc its way clear tC
nominate Dr. Bail for Congress, but
should they nominate me / will have
a statement to make them"
This is all Mr. Byrne would say on
the conference subject.
1t now appears as certain that the
lAddicks Republicans will bring about
the defeat of the Republican party in
this State in the coming election by
the nomination of Mr.. Byrne for Con-
gress on Tuesday. One Union man
said this morning that there was nc
probability of the Addicks convention
putting Congressman Balls name OF
the party ticket. On the other hand
one of the Regular leaders stated thai
ne Thought lut UNION men COuu Ni
brought to see the suicidal policy O
nominating Mr. Byrne and he was ye
hopeful of the success of DR.. Ball II
the convention. The wiser heads
among the Union ranks, the Regular
said, will insist on the denomination o
DR.. Ball. only by which can the partl
win in the fight for Congress and Stat
Offices.
The probable nomination of Mr.
Byrne, and its effect on his relation a.
district attorney of Delaware, is beinl
discussed with no little interest 1t
pointed out that me cannot hold the of
fees Of congressman and district attOr
ney, and of the two it is certain tha
Mr.. Byrne prefers the congressional
hOnors. He, therefore, must resign tn
district attOrneyship.
When this phase of his present pOliti
cal aspirations was referred to thi
> morning he refused to say whether o
not he would resign in the event of Oh
Union convention giving him the con
gressiOnal nomination. When presse
, for an answer he replied somewha
: lvehemently:
That's what / say, right there" re
ferring to his story Of the conference o
last evening.