Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-06
.ADD|CKS PERSISTENT
Delaware Politician is in the
Fight to Stay.
REPUBLICAN BOLTERS
WERE IN CONSPIRACY WITH
DEMOCRATS, He DECLARES.
Practically Certain, He Says, That
Two Republican United States
Senators Will Be Elected.

PHILADELPHIA, November 6-The
Public Ledger today prints over the sigma
ture of J. Edward Addicks the following
letter:
For twenty years past, prior to my en-
trance into Delaware politics, practically
the sole aim of the quandam republican
leaders has been to control the patronage
under the republican national administra-
tion. No attempt was made to organize
victory in the state until Charles H. Treat,
under the most adverse circumstances,
wrested victory from the democrats in the
year 1889. At that time i had lived and
voted twelve years in Delaware, having
moved into the state In 1877. Treats VIC
tory called my attention to politics, and 1
have devoted the last fourteen years to per-
fecting the organization of the union re-
publicans, which has reached complete vic
tory under the H on. J. Frank Alice against
the combined democrats, boiling republic
cans and federal officeholders of this state,
backed by the money of John and James
Dobson and the Bancroft cotton mills of
this state.
Bolting Republicans Chided.
Large numbers of the bolting republicans
voted yesterday the straight democratic
ticket in close districts. In strong republic
can districts the democrats withdrew their
candidates for the legislature and placed
upon the ticket the boiling republican cam
didates, with the intention of electing a
democratic Legislature, which II was agreed
should elect to the United States Senate
the Immaculate Willard Salisbury, a dem7
ocrat of the worst type, and Gen. James H.
Wilson, laughably impotent republican,
born in Illinois.
This policy has resulted in the loss to the
republican party of enough close districts
to prevent the republicans from having a
two thirds vote in the legislature, prevent
ing the passage of a new charter for the
city of Wilmington.
The great increase in the strength of
the union republicans in Kent and Sussex
has prevented the loss of republican ma
jorty in the legislature. After the canvass
of the votes tomorrow in the three counties
of New Castle, Kent and Sussex the repub-
licanS will have on joint ballot at least
thirty members against twenty-five demo-
Gratis. 1t is practically a certainty that at
least twenty-seVen republicans, being ma
jority of the legislature. will go into caucus
and elect two republican United States
senators.
Will Remain in the Fight.
Public opinion has become so overwhelin-
ingly favorable to this action that all must
submit, Notwithstanding the clamor OF a
few boilers and their newspaper organs. 1t
is possible that the governor may think it
wise to call special session to dispose of
the matter before the convening of Con-
gress.
"Humanly speaking there is no power
which can induce me to withdraw as can
ddate while the two vacancies are untitled.
In passing we have taken away the tempta-
tion of federal patronage by excising from
the situation Congressman Ball, who be-
trayed our confidence.
Permit me to observe that the time has
come for the great republican Journals to
cease misrepresenting Delaware republicans.
and, if necessary, conffne themselves to the
affairs of their respective localities unless
they ascertain the simple truth in Delaware
affairs and publish he same fearlessly and
without perversion."