Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-27

said he had no patience with the
stubbornness'' of those resisting the
Addioks domination. To this position
President Roosevelt has now come, after
two years. He even adds, to men in
Washington; 'tWhy, what is there
wrong with Addicks anyway? The
party conditions in Delaware are muir
derous.'' s
In the 1900 Legislature the mombers
stood: Democrats. %; Republicans, 20
of whom l6 were men Addicks had
attached to himself beforehand, and
assisted to election. Two Senatorial
seats would be vacant the following
March, which induced the Democrats
TO stitfen their men.
They caucussed them at various
times, and made them pledge them
selves not to vote for the Republican
Addicks under or for any consideration
whatever, From January 18th to March
6th balloting went on. Severe pressure
was brought to bear against those who
stood out against Addicks: not only
Hanna, but President Mckinley took a
hand. Seven Republicans stood un-
moved, though fiattered by invitation
to the White House. One of the Sena-
torships was "dangled before the eyes
of their leader, State Senator Knox. "
Nothing could change o single one of
them; no threat or reward could affect
the three farmers, the city business
man, the phosphate maker, the woolen
manufacturer, or the telegraph opera
tor. One of them objected when inhu-
euce-from outside Delaware was
brought to bear upon him:
what you ask me to do is to change
my morals. Would you, also, for the
sake of the party ask me to become
Protestant il were Catholic, or an
agnostic If were an Episcopalian, for
the sake of the partyY'
sEIn the course Of this session the
Regulars had put up at various times
10 different candidates. and had offered
to vote for two Addicks men other than
Addicks for the two vacancies But
the Addioks men had voted only for
Addicks for the two vacancies.
He thinks he's twinsH Democrat
exclaimed.
Addicks could not buy any more
Republicans, and Democrats were kept
out of the market So on the last day,
on private understanding between
Democrats and Regulars, motion to
separate (the two houses were, of
course, in joint SESSION. took the Ad-
| biOho iilph az npOh ON buTDTi6bs v OIb
| it down Vote it down 20 they shouted,
Roll-call came through noise and con
| fusion. Announcement that the session
was ended drew cheering spectators
upon the floor For The third time it
had been Addicks or nobody--for two
seats !-and for the thirdAime Delaware
had decided, better nobody than Ad-
dicks. In the LOBBY Gen. j. II. Wilson,
the cavalry officer, and one of tn. Re-
publican chiefs, met the Democratic
chairman, Willard Saulsbury. The
Republican party had lost the oppor-
tunity to send two Senators to Wash
ington; the Democratic party had
refused to dicker with Addicks for
the privilege of sending one of the
Senators. The Republican chief
grasped the hand Of the Democratic
chairman and said:
well, we held the bridget"
DEFEATED AGAIN.
The invader, the common foe, had
been beaten back.
There was throng about the State
House shouting the names of the seven
Republicans who had resisted every
effort to compel them to cease combat
ing the idea that State can be bought
by the highest bidder.
More tinkering was prepared for the
Addicks machine. 81 will be candi-
date for Senator till the year l95O,' he
declared. He is now 81 years old and
has no doubt the natural dislike OF a
man who has pursued q quest long
way to give it up. Besides, he declares
himself that he has spent in II years
"only" "a quarter Of million dollars
to attain mis- end. This is the amount
he admits having spread over the poor
littlo State of Delaware. This fall
alone he must have spent, it is
rec!zoned here, $50, 900; and the awed
tone In which the amount is named
shows what a tremendous sum that
seems in Delaware. Votes we're from
80 to $40 each in Kent and Sussex on
November ith., The price is high. AT
Newark seven poor whites marched IN
and down nll dag, and one would not
vote unless all voted-~tliat is, the price
was $40 q yotk, but $40 must 5s PAID
or no single vote could be bad. A sort
OF voting trust organizing amoag thf
venal to get higher rates from the Ad-
dicks combination--na operations
of trade law At another village the
negroes lined up on fence rail in
front of voting booth. When they
were asked il they had voted they
answered, laughing:
mo; we dom vote tell the sperret
moves"
Addicks induced United States Dis
trict Attorney Byrne to resign and rur
on his ticket for Congress, and thus
displace the present Republican, Repre-
sentative Ball, who is anti Addicks.
What this meant was plain to see, anc
it duly developed. Byrne's candidac,
caused the election OF a Democratic
Representative, and the defeat O.
Representative Ball, whom the Regu
lars had renominated. As Addick.
counted more votes than the snti-Ad
dicks, President Roosevelt, advised b,
Hanna and Payne, decided to reappoin
Byrne, who had Lent himself to tht
deliberate defeat of Republican, to th,
! place he had resigned. Byrne, it turnec
out, had once gone to New York t,
. make speeches for Roosevelt. 1h,
main ground for Roosevelt's champion
! ship of Addicks, through him, was
! however, the opinion that 'condition
in Delaware were murderous;'' ant
this discovery, after IA years, led hin
to inquire what there was wrong will
: Addicks, anyway. +. G.
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