Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-10-23
BYRNE EASILY FIGURES
THAT HE WILL BE ELECTED
Gives Himself, in a Newspaper, 1880 Ma
jority Over Observation-Disclosures His Cam

Tuesday William Michael Byrne,
Addicks Republican nominee for Con-
gress, discussed the political situation
IN Delaware with correspondent of
| the Baltimore Sun, and this is what
he said:
"The lists of registered voters in
| Delaware are now complete, and we
are able to form an intelligent forecast
OF tho result Of our November election.
In the Presidential election of 1900
l3, GAG Republican votes were cast. 1t
| is safe to say, in view OF our present
| registration, that We will cast IL, 900
Republican votes in New Castle
! county at the next election. In the
| Presidential election of 1900 8, S91 Re-
publican votes were cast in Kent and
Sussex counties, and it is safe to say
that there will be 5000 Republican
votes in Kent and Sussex next month.
There were in Kent county only 22l
Republicans in 1900 who boited from
the Union Republican party, and in
Sussex county thore were only $50. 1t
| is safe to say that the boiling Republi-
cans in Kent and Sussex will not ex-
coed 800, which will leave total Union
Republican vote in Kent and Sussex
counties Of about Z, 200. OF the 12, 600
votes in New Castle county at least
1900 are Union Republicans, which
number, added to Kent and Sussex,
will make a total Union Republican
| vote Of II, 200.
II start my Congressional contest
with this vote on my side. There re-
mains in New Castle county about
5000 Republicans, T5 Per cent Of
whom are heartily OPT .osed to the de-
structive policies of the small group
of Delaware leaders who would, prefer
to split the party in pieces rather than
see the triumph of Republican in
elusive of Mr.. Addicks. This group of
sensible and conservative Republicans
will support mo for Congress because /
| advocate keeping Delaware Republican,
electing two Republican United States
Senators, the best we can get, in
regular party caucus and the forma-
tion of a new Republican party in
Delaware to end our present factional
differences on basis OF equity and
fair play to both the present factions.
This group of Republican voters in
| New Castle county will amount to not
less than e,Oo0 Added to tho other
i Union Republican vote, it will give
1 me total poll of rot less than IL, 600.
4 In the Presidential election of 1890
/ the Democrats polled in Kent and
Sussex S,22l votes, and they Eolled in
4 New Castle county 10, GA votes. They
lost considerably on the registration
this year. They will not poll more
than 7,G00 votes in the next election in
| hent and SUSSEX, and their New
Castle vote, which was upward of l0,-
4 600 in 1900, will not exceed 8, 500 this
year. This will give a total Demo
1 cratic poll of about Is, COO, leaving me
safe majority of ], $50 over Houston,
Democrat, and Ball, his ally.
The supporters OF Ball are also en-
gagged in an effort to elect Democrats
to the Legislature; but they will fail
4 in this as they will fail in their efforts
to defeat me. The people of the State
| now clearly sec that the supporters Of
Ball would rather see the State Demo
cratic than see it Republican, with
| Mr.. Addicks having a fair and equal
chance with any other Republican for
party honors. The supporters Of Ball
once claimed that they opposed MIR.
j Addicks because of corruption at tho
polls; but since the last primary elec-
tion in Wilmington, where their money
flowed iree as water, they are honest
enough to abandon this campaign cry.
The conduct Of the opponents of Mr.;
Addicks in tky last primary contest was
a public disgrace.
"The real motive behind the opposi-
tion to Mr.. Addicks is now seen. These
supporters of Ball are determined
either to bold the Federal patronage
in their own bands or turn the State
over to the Democrats rather than lose
their grip. They nave no conception OF
party loyalty. Their aim is to keep
the ruling power of Delaware in the
hands of a small cabal of political
managers, and to accomplish this pur-
pose they are completely reckless OF the.
welfare of Republicanism. In the eyes
of these men the fact that Mr.. Addicks
4 DOES not enjoy the accident of Della
ware birth is sufficient cause to exclude
him from political honors in this State.
This cabal of political conspirators,
aiming now TO destroy Republicanism
rather than lose their grasp on the
ruling power in this State, are equally.
resolGte in their effort to keen me out
OF Congress- There was q time when
some people thought they were actuated,
by high motives in their effort to keep
Mr.. Addicks out OF the Senate, but
the sel6shness of their plans against
him is discovered when they are seen to-
be as jealous in their efforts to keep
me out of Congress. The members of
this cabal will not sumbit to the ad-
vancsment of any man whom they
/ cannot. control, and from my associa-
! tion with them in the rest they arc.
| thoroughly aware that | net singlyl
With the view of promoting the in.
\ terests of Republicanis:n in Delaware,
and cannot be swerved by dictation
from these reckless party smashers.
l. The fight is on to a finish and the
great bulk of the people will assert
/ their independence of the coterie of
selfish men who are supporting Ball.
| Ii there Is one thing for which the
Delaware Republicans enjoy distinction
it is the fact that they cannot be led
around by the nose by a few selfish
1 leaders, and the coterie supporting
4 Ball will find that this manly indie
1 pendeDce will rebuke any scheme to
4 make Delaware Democratic.
"The Congressional contest will mar
row down to fight between me and
4 Mr.. Houston, the Democratic candi-
date. In this contest I am favored BY
the remarkable prosperity which Re.
publican times have Brought to this
State and also by the determination
ct our Republican voters to- stand for
| the principle of continued Republican
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