The evening Republican., 1902-09-08
THE POLITICAL
SITUATION.

1 C0e EultdueipHl& NeCuEu WllIcS q
follows:
1t is reg arded az certain tha
William M. Byrne aud Congress
man Lewis H. Ball wilt be retired
perforced as candidates for Con
+! gress. and thata new man will b.
the uomInee Of both factions.
Adticks has nothing to lose d
matter what 10 done regarding
Congressman. DR.. Ball is har,
agaInst him, aud the Union Rep
ubllcaus would be better off with
ont Congressman if lie were ;
Irregular. 1t Mr.. Byrne is haul.
ed down aud a dark horse is nom
mated and elected the Addicks
men will expect some Of the patron.
age, and will probably get It.
Hence they prefer u Democrat to
DR.. Ball, because then tho "Reg-
ulars" would have no patronage to
bolster up their faction.
Mr.. Byrne Is anxious 10 make a
stump.speaking tour of the State,
and it IS likely that Add:cks will
not have him retired from the ticket
until the Union Republicans have
enjoyed the hurry burly OF the cam.
pa'gn.
There is bad blood between Ad-
dicks and Horace G. Knowles aud
It will probably have some effect
In the Republican Nomination elect
ions. Addick, told knowles EN-.
practically that he was against him
and that 50 long as he. Addicks.
had anything to do with Delawar
affairs Knowles political head
would be clu 0ed every time it ap-
peared above watsr. Addicks
thinks Knowles went to the Dover
convention 10 make trouble and dis.
organize the Addicks forces.
knowles followers, many OF
them Union Republicans. arc sharp
enlng their knives for the Addicks
candidates Tor the Legislature.
They will be after the scalp of
James W. Robertson. ruun,ng for
State Senator ia the Northern dia.
trict of the city. They will also
get after James Kitchen who wish
es the nomination in the First dis.
trict.
The Knowles men will be after
Addlcks IN every district 10 The
city, as Knowles 10 reported TO have
informed the national COMMITTEES
man that he would attack his weak.
est lioks at every point. Knowles
will also carry the war into tho dis.
trict Of Sussex and Kent Counties,
whcr> even very small following
could do great deal of damage to
the Union Republican ticket.
Th: Martin B. Burris Congress
ionol nomination agitation has been
revived, and there is said TO be
scheme on foot to have Addicks
put Burris on the ticket for Con-
gress instead OF Byrne. Previous
10 the Irregular" convention a cot
erie Of Higgins workers wanted
Burris Tor Congress. but he would
not permit his name 10 be used,
being content with the uo.nin alton
by both factions for State Treas.
urer.
Should Mr.. Burris get off che tick
Ut the scheme is to nominate George
NJ. Fisher, Of Kent County, for State
Treasurer. Union Republicans have
feared that Fisher would cause trou-
bic for State Senator Alice, who is
up for reelection. Against Alice the
Regular" will probably run II.
Ridgely Harrington, aud an extra ef-
tort will DO made to defeat the Ad-
iIcks State chairman for reelection.
There is not very large Republican
In that district.
during the week a call will DO issu.
ID by the Joint Republican Commit.
zee OF this county for common pri-
naries to be held on October to
dominate q county ticket and candi.
|ates for the Legislature. The
.ames OF all the candidates to be
tted for must bs filed by Septemb ber !
a. and the officers OF the primaries !
will be chosen equally from the two
actlons Of the Republicans. Each 9
action will promise to support the