Evening journal., 1902-08-02
LETTERS FROM THR PEOPLE
Nursing a ForIorn Hope

10 the Editor Of the Evening journal.
Sir: Addicks Is up to his old tricks,
or. more properly speaking. his fol-
lowers are for they have become thor
oughly frightened and almost demoral-
lied The ''old man" has given them
TO understand in language that even
hey can comprehend that he candidly
does not believe they will ee able to
make good their promises 10 pull
through a legislative ticket that will
assure his election to the Senate, and
that until they can give him evidence
that they will be able TO do so, it is
mis- purpose TO keep the strings OF his
purse tied tight. And registration day
upon them, with more TO follow
IL money is refused them for regis
trauon purposes they realize fully that
their fight is lost before it has really
egun, and they further realize that
something must be done, and that
quickly.
Their only hope, therefore, is to elect
AddicKs at once by means OF the pres
ent Legislature-eve if they are
obliged to borrow, buy, beg or steal, %
the requisite number OF votes, and the
only method with which they are in
any ~egree familiar is that OF pur-
chase. Hence the meeting at RehobOth
last Saturday and Sunday, which was
attended by Governor Hum, Alice,
Layton and others OF the more subser-
Went OF the Addicks followers as the
parties of the first part, and Elisha H..
f. Farlow, one of the Democratic trait
ore of 1899. and who sim disgraces our
State Senate by membership therein,
the party of the second part The pun
pos "a the melting was to ascertain
wi.o.ner or not a sufficient number Of
Democratic Judases in the Legislature
as now composed could be found to
enable them to make good their threat
to buy the election of their master.
Governor HUM. we understand, made
it plain that he is ready at any time to
call the Legislature together ii this
damnaDle project has any chance OF
success. The Addicksites have reached
the last ditch and are more desperate
than at any other time in the history of
their organization, for they have be-
come thoroughly convinced that they
cannot keep Addicks purse open any
longer with their specious promises
that they must show something tangi-
BILE.
The plan is to work quickly, before
their scheme can become knOWn-pur-
chase their men. have the Governor
call the Legislature together and elect
their man. rhis is the only condition
upon which Addicks will furnish
money for registration purposes and
Tor "otner" purposes later on. This is
Farlow's last cnance, and he under
stands that nothing further he could
do would make him more thoroughly
despised by the Democrats than he al
ready is, therefore he has nothing to
lose. At is unknown how many other
Democratic members of the Legisla-
ture have been approached, but every
possible effort is being made to push
the scheme through to a successful ter
minatiOn.
The Addicks County Committee met
nere last Tuesday, and it was anything
but a love feast. The various commit
teemen came here fully expecting to
take back with them each a goOdly
sum for use at tomOrrow's registration
and when they were told that not a
dollar had been received from the
"old man" for that purpose, the faces
of the faithful were gloomy indeed
The ex-county chairman, Secretary Oi
State Layton, was present and assumed
entire charge of the meeting, COM
pletely ignoring the present head OF
the committee. Joseph L. Cahall, who
we are informed, left the meeting in
disgust and did not return during the
day Money we need, and money we
/ must havpn was fho unanimous wall Ot
the district leaders, "and unless we gel
it we cannot get half of our vote regis
tered"
And the statement is true. Ninety
per cent. of their voters expect, not
only to be paid for their votes, but to
have their registration fee paid as well
and if this is not done. not half of the
party in this county will qualify them
selves by registering.
Old Sussex.
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