Smyrna times., 1902-05-07
ROOSEVELT WANTS TO END
THE DELAWARE SQUABBLE
DESIRES TO HAVE STATE FULLY REppr.
SENTED IN UNITED STATES SENATE.
Delegates Representing Both Factions Called
to Washington but Situation is Unchanged
Unions Will Make Straight Fight

Delegates Representing Both Factions Gale,
TO Washington but Situation is UNCHANGED
Unions Win Make Straight Fight
Republican politics in Delaware ba,
been under consideration recently. Nc
decisive turn in affairs has come. how.
ever, and the dissolution of the Sena.
torlal deadlock is apparently as far of
as ever. This time the expert talent
OF Postmaster General Payne, saws the
Philadelphia Led9er, has been applied
to the problem, and for ingenuity Of
remedies and variety and refinement
OF propositions looking to restora-
ton OF harmony between the factions
the Presidents political lieutenant de-
serves credit. Delegates from tho
Regulars and Union delegations repre-
sentlng Mr. Addicks were invited 70
Washington, and have had a numbar
OF different plans laid before them
The conferences have been between
Mr.. Payne and the representatives of
each slde' the two factions not meet
ing each other. In view of the Presi-
dents desire that the distressing stu
atlon IN Delaware which has deprived
tne state OF one seat in the Senate for
three and of the other for nearly two
years, the effort to resolve the dificultv
assumed the seriousness of a forIorn
hope.
1t was asked of the two factions that
they should make propositions in
writing, by which the Legislature
might choose two Senators and give TO
the party at large the two additional
votes IN the upper branch of Congress
to which it is rightfully entitled.
Regulars Will Not Accept Addicks.
After all propositions were stated
the Regulars LAID down their ulti.
matum, which was that they would 90
into the legislative caucus and abide
by the result if Mr.. Addicks shonld
abdicate his claim to election to the
Senate, and on no other condition
would they agree to anything. Ad-
dicks agreement, they declared, must
be condition precedent to the full
hllment of their contract. This was
the best, and all, that Mr.. PAYNE
could get from the Regulars.
The Addicks men offered to give the
Regulars the Representative in Con
gress, the entire State ticket, all the
Federal patronage, which they now
nave, and to obligate themselves to 90
INTO the legislative caucus and support
any men the Regulars might select if
they abide by the decision of two
thirds vote of the caucus on the long
term Senator.
Liberal Offer By UulOn Republicans.
This was not exactly their ultimatu m.
but from the completeness of the offer
1t would seem to be as nearly an ulti.
matum as can be conceived. By all
the rules of party procedure among
Republicans, it is claimed by Mr..
Payne and the President that this last
offer of the Addicks men, eliminating ,
all personality from the offer, comes as
near Republican proposition as it is !
possible for the Addicks faction to at
tain.
The circumstances that Mr.. Addicks l
with Mr. Layton, the Secretary of
state, and J. Frank Alice, Chairman
oi the Union State Committee, two of
ais most trusted advisers, came to
Washington and elaborated this offer.
would seem to show that it is as far
rs that faction can go toward recon-
,lliation. Senator Hanna, who ad- a
lressed himself to the settlement of b
me Delaware feud for months, has '
gwen it up, but he has reached the end :
d his more than ordinary ingenuity, a
and IS taking rest before he again h
'akes up the puzzle. t,
Union Republicans May Contest Alone. =
AS the Regulars have ignored the r,
proposals of their opponents for har- 81
nony on basis of one State conven- h
Ion, the Union Republicans will soon cI
ssue a call for a State convention, says B
he Philadelphia Record. There is talk B
'mong the Addicks men Of making a fe
'raIghtout fight, but it is not probable j
uat this will be done in New Castle "
'ounty. One of the Union Republi-
an organs, supposed to voice the m
ehtiments Of Secretary of State Lay
On' declares that every Regular sym S
nizer should be "fired" from the
,ounty Committee meetings of the 81