Evening journal., 1902-08-14
RECORD STORY
A STUPID Lib
Politicians in Close Touch
With Situation Say
WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT
As II Is Known to Have Been
Inspired BY tho Friends Of The
GaSman
WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT

The Philadelphia Record this morn
ing contained a sensational story onl
the Delaware political situation, and
those who read its stories on the sub
jcct two years ago are not surprised.
At that time it printed sensations al
most daily telling with particularly Of
how President Mckinley proposed I'll
recognize Addicks and turn down all
the Republicans who were endeavoring
to preserve the party honor and to
save the State from disgrace.
The people were not altogether
unprepared, then, for the Record'sl
latest sensation. This is the story un-
der the head of Washington corre-
spondence:
President Roosevelt will, it is be-
lieved, hereafter recognize the AddicksI
faction instead of the DUPONT faction
whenever he has any Federal plums toI
distribute in Delaware This is the
news brought to Washington yesterday
by a recent visit to Oyster Bay.
The President has, it Is stated, come
to the conclusion that so long as the
enemies of the gas magnate will accept
nothing in the shape of a compromise
they must be ignored in order that two
United States senators may be elected.
The President believes. il is stated, that
at the November election a Legislature
can be chosen that will send Addicks
and an Addicks man to the Senate, and
that is what he is now endeavOring TO
accomplish.
Senator Scott, Of West Virginia, has
been delegated as the representative of
tie President to bring about this re-
suit.
1t is known that within the last few
days he had a long interview with Ad-
dicks, and at that meeting the preliml-
naries of a campaign were mapped out
by which it is hoped to have Delaware's s
two vacant seats in the Senate filed
shortly after the Legislature of the
State meets.
It is said that Senator Scott has al
ready succeeded in cOrraling several of
the DUPONT leaders, although no dis
play is being made of the fact as yet
With the influence Of the Administra-
tiOn back of him it would be greatly
surprising if he should not accomplish
the task set for him, difficult as it now
appears.
Much interest naturally attaches to
the reasons which have caused the
Addicks. While President Mckinley
lived he, of course, recognized the Du-
Pont people in all of his appointments
but it is understood that even he was
tiring of the uncompromising spirit
shown by them and that had the Buff
falo tragedy not occurred it would have
been a question of only a short time be-
fore he would have deserted them and
turned to the Gasman.
President Roosevelt went into Office
with the idea that all the blame fOl
the failure Of Delaware to remain with
out representation in the Senate was
traceable to Addicks. but within thi
last few months he has had an awal1-
ening. There is a story here to The
effect that he asked one of DuPOntl
supporters whether, if the United
States Senate's support OF Administra
tion policies was dependent upon two
votes, the anti-Addicks people woul,
consent to the election of Addiclls ant
one Of their own number, and he wa
told that they wouldn't. That set hin
to thinking, and, other circumstance
having arisen to cause him to believ
he was lending his influence to tn
wrong men, he concluded to shift Z
Addicks.
He will give the DUPONT people
taste OF their own medicine, for he !
determined, if he can accomplish ittha
Addicks and a man favorable to Ad
! dicks shall be elected. and that tn
anti-Addicks faction shall not be takei
into consideration.
When seen this morning the Regula
Republican leaders laughed at thestor,
and pointed out many details whic
ram a nlW 0cIlN
In the first place, they say such de
termination on the part of the Presi
dent is at variance with his whole lif
and character. II does not conforl
to his utterances on this very question
II is remarked that no other pape
has a word on it. The great Admini
tration organs still continue anti-Ad
dicks. and contain no word OF tn
story. 1t regarded as strange, TO
that it comes by way of Washington
when the President is at Oyster Ba,
The authority given is mysteriol
person. whose name is not mentioned.
is on the eve of a campaign in w.hic
the Democrats are interested In mai
ing trouble between the Republica
factions.
The most remarkable thing in th
letter. however, is that Senator Scot
of West Virginia, is the man selecte
to carry out the Presidents wishe
and to drive Delaware Republicans int
an acceptance of Addicks and anoth'
senator of the Addicl1s persuasion.
It is pointed out that Scott has bee
one of the strongest opponents OF u
President among the Republican SCI
atOrs. and mis- position on the Cuba
reciprocity measure is well known
is said that Scott and Addicks had
long interview a few days since, an
presumably the Record corresponds