Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-16
! ADDlCKS INTERVIEWED.
The Gasman Discusses the Political situa-
tion with Reporter.

tion With n Reporter.
j. Edward Addicks discussed the
political situation with reporter at
his residence in Claymont Sunday.
Is there any possibility of compromise |
that will involve the retirement of Mr.. Byrne
as Congressional candidate? Mr.. Addieks
was asked.
None whatever, he replied. Mr.. Byrne
is ON the ticket to stay, but If, by some
unforeseen circumstance he should be re-
moved, wonld take his place on the ticket
The situation is exactly as | stated 1t re-
Gently.
Is there any possibility of an adjustment
that will involve MIR. Rudolph becoming the
candidate for Representative in the Second
district, and Mr.. Robertson standing as the
candidate for Senator in the Northern dis
trict?
None whatever, he answered again. Both
Mr.. Robertson and Mr.. Phillips will he
on the ticket. They we're nominated fairly.
] am satisfied of that. We went into common
primaries, and It is amazing the quantity
of money the bolters used throughout the
county, these holy and pure people, while
we didn't ause any money, and the people
defeated them. 1t was not the victory OF
faction but the victory of the Republican
peopls. This cry of fraud is but the vail OF
handful of boilers, who will be wiped out
of existence by the people at the election.
| The bolters were defeated at the primaries,
| and we opened the ballot-box and counted
| the ballots, but they are not satisfied. Mr..
| Robertson and MIR. Phillips will be on the
ticket, and they will be elected, too. Why,
we will control the next Legislature.
l. suppo-e you have heard that there IS q
| possibility OF the Democrats supporting Mr..
| Sparks and Mr.. Rudolph in the upper dis
| triots of Wilmington, the reporter suggested.
| Let them 90 ahead, replied MIR. Addicks.
\ We can defeat the boiters and the Democrats
together, and elect Robertson and Phillips.
/ L.. II khr noNadarata
endorsing the Regular candidates. We have
| won over the boilers and Democrats IN
| Sussex before, and can do 80 again. Ihe
boilers say they will poll more than 2,OCo
votes, but they will not get more than 2OO.
In Kent county We don't care whether they
I'm only taking a passing interest in the
campaign, explained Mr.. Addicks. but
would not be surprised If we had two
thirds vote in the next Legislature. Ihe
only way DR.. Ball can be endorsed as .
candidate on joint Republican ticket, !;
as have said before, that he influence
enough members of the Legislature to agret
to sit In a special session and elect two
Senators, who shall be chosen according to
majority rule.
Is 1t not too late for the governor to @ cal
special session OF the Legislature tina
! could elect United States Senators! the
! reporter inquired.
No, said MIR. Addicks, 1t is not too late
, The Federal statutes provide that ballotini
for Senators shall begin the first Tuesda
after the second Monday. If session wer
called on Monday, for instance, the ballot
ing could begin on Tuesday OF the following
: week, eight days hence. But do not thin
/ there is possibility Of any special sessio
being called, added Mr.. Addicks.
question has arisen as to whether q
! not the Union Republicans can file legal
their ticket, inasmuch as the commo
] primaries were called as Republican pr
, maries,i' remarked the reporter.
. Well have to wait .and see about tina
!. smilingly answered Mr.. Addicks.
4 Will the Union Republican ticket thf
: was announced in your newspaper be hle
n TO be placed on the official ballot? Mr.. As
z dicks was asked.
i You'll. haveI to wait for that, too, sal
T Mr.. Addicks. One object | had in al
4 nouncing that ticket was to set the people
It Delaware to thinking over the situation,
Q impress upon them what the bolters we
h trying to do. AMI think it has Republican
thiiking.n