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


cans had gained Legislature 10 the
little State of Delaware and were dead
locked over Senator. He thought he
saw new opportunity, and how to
improve it, So he took the train to
Dover, assured that he knew how to
handle Legislatures, and that getting
Senatorship from body that had only
80 members was easier than jamming
charter through City Council.
He was not approved. His personality
was offensive. His candidacy was de-
rided. But he went to Baltimore and
to Philadelphia and to Wilmington,
and acquainted national politicians
with what they might expect from
Republican with money, and thus
obtained some small party support out
si ie Delaware. From then till now
he has had aid and favor from such men
as Hanna, Quay, Payne and now, alas,
from Roosevelt Delaware.
This favor was of no service to him at
Dover in 1859. The Republican legisIa-
tors finally cauoussed and elected
Anthony Higgins. Addicks declares
that he himself allowed member
named Moore to cast the decisive vote.
Members could not comprehend Ad-
dicks. He was new type; it must be
that he was some sort of "liver- pad
man who wanted to advertise himself. y
Still, when it was over, Addicks told
them he was going to take place as
next in line for the Senate. This
charlatan, they laughed, in the seat of
Bayards, Claytuns and Saulsburys
| One of the alloys in his cleverness was
his very practical notions. He laid
a simple plan to prevail over the State,
/ and ha luiA ~ fraCiaaly he
intending to acquire another franchise.
He engaged assistants and lobbyists; I;
| he offered leaders $40, 600 a year for
five years "to build up the Republican
machine;'' he told Senator Higgins
that the Republican party in Delaware
| needed money, and he, now that he
was to take part in politics, was will
ing to supply it. He picked out Re-
publicans here and there and made
them shareholders In his gas COM
panies He discerned in the two lower
counties large negro Republican
vote and poor white vote, which
already, SO Willard Salisbury declares,
had seen the color of the money of
those Philadelphians who wanted to
redeem Delaware from the Democrats
and put into the State that form of
government Of which Pennsylvania is
| just now SO proud" The game looked
easy.
DISTRIBUTING LoAvEs AND FISHES.
Men who became Addicks mon thrived
amazingly. Small brass jewelers. began
TO be rated high in Bradstreet's; farm
ers' mortgages began to disappear
politicians wives wore richer gowns
negroes began to see that the difference
between one Republican and another
| fk,t al q -: 4. 4
something, while the Democrats did not
appear to want it at all--were, perhaps,
intent on taking the right to vote
away. Addicks had no chance to test
his machine until 1895, rs the Demo-
Gratis had carried the intervening
Legislatures. That year the Republi.
cans won again, and successor to
Senator Higgins was to be elected. Out
of the 30 members, the Republicans
had 10, and of these six were pledged
to Addicks. Higgins withdrew, and
threw his votes to Col. du Pont One
Addicks man thereupon left Addicks.
giving to the anti-Addicks party H..
As the governor had died, and the
Speaker of the Senate had taken Ut
the office, there was a member less in
the Legislature, and the anti -Addicks
mon now needed but one more vote tc
win. But at that juncture Addick,
prevailed upon the acting governor tc
resume his place in the Senate, increas
ing the votes needed to elect. Their
the anti Addicks men gained one vote.
Another would give victory. Foul
Addicks men, however, adhered to Ad
dicks; one weakened, and said il Ad
dicks would relieve him from his writ
ton pledge, he would vote for du Pom
1 s.s,A a,ssVE thsN IL.
That was when Addicks said, to 1
leader who appealed to him for th,
sake of the party to release this mar
from his pledge: II don't caro- a
damn for the party. My men will yot,
for me till 3 O'Clock. y At 3 o'clocl
the Legislature adjourned without
electing anybody,
'Addicks or nobody" for Senato
had become his fixed cry. He i'm
, proved his machine SO much that b,
had delegates sent to the st. Louis 1s9l
convention. His opponents also sen
delegates, and the latter were seated.
Senator Higgins, in the heat of thu
contest, called Addicks a. moral idiot ;
Addicks retorted: 81 elected yo,
in 1889 and defeated you in 1895; henc
: these tears. "
: Owing to the votes Addicks hat
bound to himself and his leadership
the Republicans were split, and Demo
? Gratis won that fall and chose Demo
cratic Senator. They adopted a ney
Constitution, increasing the member
ship of the Legislature from 80 to so
, One Addicksite and one Regular Re
publican did not sit when the Republi
cans carried the next Legislature-the
had 81 of the 52-leaving 26 vote
necessary in 1898 to choose Senator
: Addicks had Is; the Regulars had IA
? All legislation was ignored. Ballotin
on Addicks went on day after day. Th
Regulars put up dozen different can
didates-without avail. On the fina
day it was reported that the Legisla
: ture had been "fixsd !" three Regular
!, had deserted, and Democrats had bee
= "won over" A crowd pushed int
! the galleries, wrought up. On roll-cal
7 one Democrat answered: 81. Edwar
q Addioks. There we're cries c
Judas! ~ and "Traitor!" Two NOR
? Democrats Topped. People surge
! upon the floor. shouting, "Kill tn
: traitors!' "Lynch the rascals!'' Rio
$ was imminent
Astonished at their men, the Demo
Q cratic leaders hurriedly consulted.
o was plain that five more Democrat
: had been fixed, +" and that to procee
( with roll call would elect Addicks. /
= the interim of disorder the leaders d.
o manded of each Democrat that he n
II main trua To his MARTY Soma triad