Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Says He viii Follow Dupont
at Any Time
COMPLIMENTS J. E. ADDICKS
Mr.. BYrnO Says Mckinley Favored Ad-
dicks and Another and His Duty
Vas 10 the President

Was 10 the President
With a brazenness born Of an ambi- !
ton for political honors, William !
Michael Byrne yesterday afternoon |
faced the Union Republican Conven-
ton and accepted from Addicks and !
his followers, whom he had been viO- |
lently opposing for ten years, the nomi- |
nation for Congress, and repudiated !
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT and the men !
who had taken care Of him and gave
him recognition and political prefer
ment Although there was some Oppo- |
sition to Mr.. Byrne in the New Castle !
county caucus, the trouble did not reach !
the floor Of the convention and he was
nominated by acclamation. The nomi- !
nation was made by Secretary OF State
&c. R. Layton, who in naming Mr..
Byrne, made political speech extoll-
ing the virtues Of Mr.. Addicks and the
Union party, denuouncing the Republi-
cans.
George W. Roberts, Of Wilmington,
and a cOlored preacher named u. l..
Nichols. seconded the nomination, and
the colored man said that he spoke for
his race. and that the colored vote was
with the Union Republican party.
"The Union Republican party" said
Rev. Nichols. ''is the only party, and If
there is any trouble between the ne
groes and the Unionists the negroes
have no place to 60"
Joseph L. Cahall seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Byrne in behalf of Sus-
sex county, and said:"I will pledge you
5000 votes for William Michael Byrne
against 500 votes for Dr. l.. HeislerI
Ball"
After the convention had named the
ticket, Mr. Byrne was led in and
received with applause.
Byrne Takes the Platform
After thanking the convention for
the honor it had conferred upon him,
and after making a few other prelimi-
nary remarks the nominee spoke in a
touching manner of the late Levi G.
Bird, and referred to a time when Mr..
Bird was willing TO vote for Anthony
Higgins, a man, Mr.. Byrne said,
whom Mr.. Bird had bitterly opposed
prior to that time. He cited this, he
said. to show that Mr. Bird was lib
eral minded man.
Predicts His Own Election
The speaker dwelt at length on the
Administration, and its attitude on the
Cuban question. He said that he
would like to see President Roosevelt
reelected so that his great ideas could
be carried out
1T is a sad state of AFFAIRS" said Mr..
Byrne. that brothers of the same
household should knife each to the
heart Today 1 believe you have in
augurated a move that will, l predict,
elect the congressional nominee OF this
convention. There are but two causes
that will make me relinquish this fight
One Of them is death and the other Is
this State Committee. When Doctor
Ball shall have made himself accept
able to the Union Republicans of Della
ware / will step aside. II at any time
prior TO election, candidate is found
who is acceptable to both State Com
mittees, l will step aside. but 1 don't
want to he asked to step aside, too
quickly. for anybody but DR.. Ball." said
Mr.. Bylne. with a laugh. Il can
win this fight. ssfata. e
''To show you that will win, / win
read this. the only part Of my speech
that I have written. In Kent county
in 1900. there were $3.50 Republican
votes cast. or this number POI voted
against the Union Republican candi-
dates for the Legislature, showing Jnat
there were 3.7O9 Union Repub-
hcan votes cast in Kent coun-
ty In Sussex the total Re
publican vote in 1900 was 4,961, and
Of these 639 were Regular Republican
votes and 1922 were Union Republi-
can votes. In New Castle county there
were 1856 Republican votes cast
believe that one-third OF these were
Union Republican votes, which would
be 4.54S votes. This would make 12,-
$40 Union Republican votes. The Reg
! ular Republican vote OF New Castle
county in 1900 was 9.09S, and I believe
that 80 pen cent. OF this vote will sup
port tha nominee of this convention
which will be S.1SS votes. These two
amounts would make the nominee oi
this convention have on election day
= 20. 767 votes against 1855 Democratic
votes and 1,770 irreconcilable Republic
l cans who will vote for DR.. Ball"
= Mr. Byrne made the assertion that
. DR.. Ball would get go votes in New
E Castle county. 221 in Kent, and 639 il
SUSSEX. Mr.. Byrne's liberality thu
gives Dr. Ball but 1.770 votes in the
State
r a Jerseyman and Irishman
4 Mr.. Byrne said that he had just re-
V turned from New Jersey, where he was
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