The evening Republican., 1902-08-25
POLITICS: IN
DELAWARE,

Philadelphia Ledger.
Wilmington, Del, Aug. 23.-Poli
tics took two strange turns In thi.
State this week. These were the
defeat Of St. John Abbott renonina
tion for Senator In the Milford dis
trIct, In Kent county. and the defeat
Of Delaware Clark and II. c. Ellison
for Delegates and Alternate, respect
lively ia Pencader hundred, OF thi.
county. when delegates we're chose
to the Regular Republican Conven
tion.
The defeat OF Abbott was one 0
the most significant events which ha
taken place in the Union Republican
party since il became an organizat iol
FOR Abhott isa Personal friend OF J
Edward Adticks, and it was gener
ally conceded that AID lick, was be.
hihd him for Senator, but Addcks
was unable TO secure hts nominations
and Alvin Il. Conner, who had Eas
serted it is said that he would vote
for Harry A. Richardson, of Dover
for United States Senator IN prefer.
ence to Addicks. was chosen by d
ma jority which would indicate that
there are u number OF independent
thinkers getting into the Union Re.
publican party.
Union Republicans explain the cir
cumstanccs by saying that they have
always believed in MA jurily rule and
That 1t has always been possible lor
the most popular Republican TO sc
cure a nomination whether he was
IN favor OF Addicks for Senator OF
not; but it has always Ueen The Gus
tom heretofore for The UuIon Repub.
lIcan convention. both State and
c,unty, to do precisely what Mr.. Ad-
d cks desired. This tight indicates
tina! The Unioa Republican party in
Kent county is in favor OF e,ecti ny
men VINO VIII vote for two Senator's
and VIII got DC tied 10 any particular
can didale.
The s.cJnd circumstances which
is sign. tlcenL was more remarkable
In many Wa, S, and few people have
been able to explain it. For several
days previous to the Regular II.
publican delegate election in Pencl-
der hundred it had been asserte d
that the Regulars there were in favor
OF the election Of two United States
Senators, even though one Of them
should oc Addicks. aud that the out
aud gu! anti Addicks meu who were
candidates would be defeated.
AT lie election Delaware Clark.
who is Recorder Of Deeds for this
county. and also the part owner Of
the ETcning journal, which has Tor
its avowed purpose the defeat OF Ad-
dicks, was Candidate for dele5 ate
and was defeated, He received out
twenl2 votes, while his lowest oD-
ponent received more THAI sixty. In
the contest for atcrnates Senator
II. {. Ellison, who had stood out
against Addicks in the last General
Assembly, received but fourteen
votes. while his lowest opponent re-
ceived more than Sixty.
These two circumstances show
that There Is feeling in the State
that the present. fight has been
kept up long enough, and that some
thing should be done TO end it, but
at the same time there will never
be strong enough sentiment in
favor OF electing two Senators III
this State to cause the ma jority
OF the Regula Republicans to
favor the election of Addicks.
They are oppose d 10 him Tor reas-
ons which have won them appla.
use from all Of the leading Repnb.
lican papers OF the country, and,
while some Of them may waysr at
times, it is only for time.
While the Regulars in Penc der
defeated the men VINO were
una!terably opposed to the election
VI Addicko, the delegates who were
elected aud went to Dover and stood
mautully by the other Regular
ia re-nominating the
present efficient Of the State, and
lid not make single, solitary
move which could be construed into
a disire to favor compromise with
Addicks. 1t is, therefore, to be
peesumcd that the PeucaJc humid.
red contest was largely personal.
1t is now announced positively that
The Union Republican party will not
accept DR.. l.. IIeiser Ball again as
heir candidate for Congress, and it
S also announced that they have de-
,ided to name District Attorney vii.
lam Michael Byrpe for that position.
Mr.. Byrne was until recently counted
! Regular Republican, but for some
lime he has been giving out interviews
md writing letters fayoring the cleo
ion OF DUPONT aud Addicks to the
United States Senate, and declaring
hat IL would be better to take Adj
ticks as one OF the two Senators than
Q have two vacancies This has ell.
lcarej him tothe Union Republicans.
nd in consequence OF this they intend
o nominate him for Congress, and
offer him 10 the Regular Republicans
'ith the assertion that he Is a Reg
lar.
From present indications, however,
he Regular Republicans will not
rop Ball from their ticket. In the
asst election the Union Republicans
'erc given the majority of the long |
ERIN Office. including the Governor, |
nd The members of the Regular Re-
ublican organization feel they are |
nttled TO have DR.. Ball as the can.
idate Of the party again. His term
Office hasbeen marked by ability and
e has pleased most OF the people of
be State, regardless OF politics. This
eing the case. II Is felt that the Reg.
lar Republican party cannot turn
i'm down now for the mere purpose
pleasing the Union Republicans