The daily Republican., 1902-10-28
UNION REPUBLICANS
HELD CONFERENCE
ADDICKS REMAINS.

| his friends will now devote particu.
lar attention to this section of the
State.
EAfter the conference Mr.. Addicks
politely declined to bo interviewed.
He seemed to Ee in a particularly
happy mood.
PnILADELPIIIANs AS spELLBINDERs.
The Philadelphia Press says OF the
conference:
As the result Of conference held
In this city yesterday, at which sew
eral of his most influential support
crs were present, }. Edward AddIcks
decided not to wi hdraw from the
fight which lie has been waging Tor
wears tor United States Senator from
Delaware.
Among those present were Chair.
man Frank Alec. Of :he State Cen.
tral Committee ofthe Union liepub.
li:an party, and William NJ. Byrne,
the Union nominee for Congress.
who came TO this city to attend
the Irish League meeting at tie
Academy. Neither Of the gentle
men would discuss the outcome Of
the conference. and Mr.. Addicks
hmac!f was equally as rct'cent.
| Despite this. however, 1t was
! learned from a friend clo:e TO Adj
dicks that he was prevailed upon
from, all sides 10 reconsider his in.
tenlion Of leaving the Geli, and that
he lin ally agreed to take up the cud-
gels again for the rrizc which he
has coveted Tor the last twelve years.
After considerable argument it
was poirted ont that he could not
lei ave the fight at this stage without
stutclying himself before his friends.
His licutenants declared that with
Two counties already won and with
The third in their grasp victory was
at last within reach. +
They also expressed ,he belle
that nasm- ch as Audicks had been
twice admitted as delegate to
National Republican Conventions
his candidacy had some standing in
the higher councils Of the marty and
that after the present fight he would
in all probability be recognized as
the Republican leader Of the State
and the agent through whom patron
age should be distributed.
The counsel Of his friends finally
prevailed. and after several hours
OF discussion Mr.. Addicks agreed to
be guided by them entirely.
1t was learned IN connection with
the fight which the Union Republic
cans are making that several speak
ers will be sent lnLo Delaware during
the week from the Young RepubIi-
cans of This city. Among those who
will go are David j. Smyth. Assist
ant District Attorney. and Joseph
?. Rogers, Assistant City Solicitor.
The closing rally OF the campaign
will be held at Milford, Kent Coun.
ty, on Saturday, when Porter e.
Cope will make an address.
A mass meeting will be held by
the Ninth ward Republicans at
Bellevue Hotel tonight. The speak.
ers will he William Michael Byrnc,
James p. Jones', Cornelius Harrigan
and others.
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN AHEAD.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
J. Edward Adlicks will not wi TIL
draw from the Senatorial race in
Delaware, despite the rumors to the
contrary, but will prosecute vigor-
ous campaign this week.
This WAS decided upon at con-
ference between Mr.. Addicks and
sons Of his advisers in his office in
the Real Estate Trust Bui lding yes
terday afternoon. Among those
present were Frank Alice, State
Chairman Of the Union Republican
Committee Of Delaware; William
Michael Byrne, the Union Republi.
can nominee for Congress, and three
otberUnion Republican leaders.
Mr.. Addicks' counselors advise
him that, having kept up the fight
for twelve years and maintained in
its entlraty an organization such as
the Union Republicans it would be
politically suicidal to Withdraw al
most on the eve OF the elartjon.
Ills friends further asserted that,
having practically carried Sussex
aHd kent Counties, and having
male heavy in roads inioNew Castle
County. where the greatest opposi-
tiou was found, his succtss was al
ready assured.
1t is also urged that Mr.. Adlicks
has the couuteuance of the national
party Ill his fight in that twice he
he has beena a delegate to the Nation
i'll Convention first in 1896, when he
voted to nominate Mckinley, and
second in 1900
Preparations, were made at the
conter.ato to wngs Il strong cam
piign this wAa!i in New CIstle ana
Kent Counties Well known Re-
publicans from Philadelphia, it is
said, VIII speak at several meetings
which Mr., Allicks friends urge is
another evidence that the Republi-
can party looks upon his fight in
favorable light. Ass istnnt District
Attorney David j. Smyth and AS
sistant City Solicitor Joseph p Rog-
ers will sEoak in Newcastle County.
The closing rally will b, held on
Saturday night in Milford, which
will I've addressed by Porter f. Cope,
Of this city.