Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
CANDIDATE ,BYRNE Is
ON THE TICKET TO STAY
Will Positively Remain a Republican
Candidate for Congress Until the
Polls Close on Election Day.
HE BIDS BOLD DEFIANCE
To THE PARTY SMASHERS''
President May Remove Him
From the Office of District
Attorney If He Sees Fit.
HOW HE FIGURES AN EASY ELECTION

United States District Attorney Will
liam Michael Byrne, nominee of the
has returned from New York City, where
he was in conference with the party
leaders concerning the Congressional
situation in Delaware. Thursday
he unbosomed himself freely in refer
ence to the situation, among other
things saying:
have all along conceded that the Demo-
Gratis would poll vote of 5000. In the off
year OF the Mckinley administration they
polled only about 5000. From their present
disastrously low registration and the division
in their party councils doubt If they will
poll this number at the coming election. In
that case my election is sure. start of
with Il, 500 Union Republicans, whose record
in the past is guarantee that now their
votes will be found marshalled for party
victory. There remains about 1O,0OU other
Republicans in Delaware. and from this last
group | need only about 1900 who are
favorable to the policy of electing two Re-
publican United States Senators from Della
ware and keeping the State of Delaware in
the Republican column. Not only can / get
this 4,t00 from the Republican group, but
on election day it will be found that the
party smashers'' in the Republican party
will not number more than 1900. These
party slnushers" are represented by DR..
Ball, and it will be interesting to learn just
how many there are of them.
| learnsd last week that an effort would
be made to cause my retirement as a candi-
date for Congress by threatening to have
me removed from my office of United States
attorney for Delaware. | have given this
matter the consideration it deserves. The
party sInashers" arc incapable of reason
and they therefore resort to force. They
might have argued me off the ticket. They
never can frighten ME off. | have made 1t
plain TO my superiors that | am going to
remain on the Republican ticket as candi-
date for Congress until the close of the polls
on election day. If the President, after
reflection, considers that it is not consistent
with the best interests of his administration
to have a district attorney run as candi-
date for Congress, then the President mag
remove ne from office, and shall attach no
blame TO him because, from my knowledge
OF the President, | know that he would not
be actuated by any motive leading him to
administer a personal humiliation to me.
II he acts apparently against me, it will be
because of his conception of the highest
interests of his party. Any adverse action
Ion the part of the President will not
diminish my personal and political attach
ment to him. But l will have something
to say about the narrow minded party
smashers" who, whipped to a standstill
here, run over to Oyster Bay begging the
President to come over from Macedonia to
help them. If they wish to commit the
President to the foolish policy OF turning
this state over to the Democrats and having
two Democratic Senators rather than two
Republican Senators with Mr.. Addicks as
one, then let them have me removed from
office. If it is q political offence to use
every legitimate effort to have the Constitu-
ton of the United States fulfilled in the
n u rf htr ha OLE Of Int I'D
States Senators by the Delaware Legisla-
ture, and this by the election of two Re-
publican United States Senators, with Mr..
Addicks as one of them, then let me be
removed from office. If 1t is a political
offence to have the policies of the Republi-
can party determined by the vast body Of
the people as against caba! of political
pigmies, then let me be removed from
office. | say now to the ''party smashers,'
who are leading the President into the false
position Of promoting factionalislh in Della
ware, and who are advising him to place
himself in the position where the country
! will hold him responsible for aiding in
plan to turn this State over to the Demo-
Gratis rather than have two Republican Sena-
tors If Mr.. Addicks is one of them, that no
threats of theirs can swerye me for a
moment from course which have adopted
on reflection, knowing it to be right. The
meanness of their motive is seen when they
seek to repress my political activity because
am district attorney and when they pro-
mote the political activity of William H.
| Head, postmaster of Wilmington, Del.
and Il. Il. Billany, assistant postmaster of
| Wilmington, and Robert G. Houston, COL
lector of the port of Wilmington.
The hour has come for Delawareans to
| face the issue before US with manly courage.
| The Democrats and the party smas hers
are agreed in denouncing Mr.. Addicks.
They haunt the name of Addicks as a
l nalntaH 1a oil b. rt q -
cal childhood. believe that an honest and
courageous effort to maintain Republican
/ supremacy in the State of Delaware will
meet the support of our people of Delaware,
| and believe our victory is certain over the
combined forces of the Democrats and the
| party -smashing" Republicans. If the puta
| tive friends of the President desire to
| commit his administration to the side of
the 'party-smashing' Republicans of Della.
| ware, they are, SO far as am concerned. at
| liberty to do so, but believe it for the best
| Interest OF Repnblicanism that he should
keep his hands of this Delaware fight. If
he let's us have fair field with no favors,
we will smash the party boilers to pieces.
| This spirit of faction must be stopped. Re-
publicanism in Delaware must be placed on
a strong and substantial foundation, We
must have but one party in Delaware in
| 1904, We must save the State to Republi-
eanism. We must have two Republican
United States Senators, elected by the Re-
publican caucrs. We greatly desire that
President Roosevelt should be found aiding
US in this work. believe that he will aid
us in this work. believe that he will zee
a way to avoid committing himself in favor
of the party. smashing Republicans by
removing me from office. Let the Presi.
dent wait only little longer. The people
of Delaware, will remove me from the office
of district attorney by electing me q
member of Congress.
He WENT To OYSTER BAY.
Mr.. Byrne said he first heard of the
alleged attempt to Gust him last week.
THE attention of the President be
said, was called to the fact that, oo
cupying the position of United State:
district attorney, | was running fol
Congress, and the President was con
cerned lest that might embarrass the
administration by committing it to ont
side in the Delaware controversy.
II met the courteous Mr.. Loeb, act
ing secretary to the President, in M,
J New YORK campaign, and he sent me
, telegram last Friday, requesting me Il
visit Oyster Bay on Tuesday of thi
week, which did, and while there ha,
a pleasant talk with Mr.. Loeb Jus
what transpired during this converse
! tion Mr.. Byrne declined to say.
As to his candidacy, he said: :"
will not get off the ticket. DR.. Bal
! cannot go to Congress, for I will b
! elected. There is no power under tn,
sun that can get me off the ticket. The
: cannot get me off the ticket by havin,
me appointed Philippine commissioner
; minister to Rome or anything else.
/ am going to remain on the ticket an
will be elected.
While fishing in the Mispillion River
j Thursday, Amos Purnell, colored, age
10 years, of Milford, fell overheard an