Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-21

fANWeNers 10 mol belIoNc InHt
the appointment Win be Made.
The reports sent from Washington
to the effect taat President Roosevelt
and the Republican National Commit
tee had decided to favor the Addicks
faction of the Republican party in
Delaware in preference to the Regular
faction has set the political tongues to
wagging all over the State. The Union
Republicans are iubilant over what
they consider victory over the Regu-
lars, while the latter, almost to a man,
are inclined to discredit the story and
brand it as scheme.
"This story comes on the eve of
convention, said one prominent Regu-
lar in this county. whether 1t comes
out to influence that convention ard
sway public sentiment at this. time
am unprepared to say, for j do not
know. Then | have heard hint that
it might be a Democratic scheme, the
object of which is to widen the breach
in the party. Whether either surmise
is correct / do not know, but 1T looks
to me very much as if it is an endeavor
to prevent certain things from happen
ing which are almost sure to happen. !"
What was meant by this last remark
the person talking declined to explain,
but the impression was, Judging from
what he said afterward, that he ex-
pected that the story would be used in
furtherance of the reported movement
against the nomination of Congressman
L. Heisler Ball to succeed himself
Some of the leading Addicksites have
been saying that they would not accept
DIR. Ball as their Congressional candi-
date, while there are others who have
intimated that he would be accepted
on certain conditions. 1t is said that
an effort has been made to induce the
Regulars not to nominate him, but it
is believed that he will be nominated
Notwithstanding the protests. Whether
he will have place on the Union
| ticket remains to be seen.
The person spoken to was asked how
Senator Scott happened to get into the
Delaware controversy, to which he re-
| piled that he did not know. 81 would
not be surprised, though, - be said,
sif that would be the plan of Senator
Scott, as / believe he istavorably in
clined toward the Addicks faction, but
it is my impression that if the Presi-
dent had taken the step which has been
attributed to him some of the promi-
nent Regular Republicans in Delaware
would know something about it. /" He
said the first he heard of the reported
change in the Presidents attitude
toward the warning factions in Della
waro was when he read of 1t in the
newspapers, and, although he has been
able heretofore to keep pace with the
situation in the party here, the story
was a great surprise to him, and he
believed it was surprise to all of the
Regular Republicans. Whether the
Union Republicans knew the story was
to come out he was unprepared to say,
but if they did, he remarked, theykept
pretty quiet. He judged, however, that
they were also taken by surprise. III
He gave it as his opinion that the
reported move has been engineered by
some of the people who favored the
Addicksites at the Philadelphia con-
vention and other personal friends Of
Addicks and he has no doubt but that
an effort will be made to carry out the
plans. He hardly thought, however,
that the President would take hand
Other Regular Republicans spoke on
the same line, the impression appear
ing to be general that the wish on the
part of some of the friends of Addicks
was father to the thought and that the
story was given out with the hope that
it would accomplish whatever it was
intended to accomplish. Jsf
Union Republicans who were spoken
to in regard to tho story said they be-
lieved every word of it, although none
could be found who had any knowledge
other than the information they had
obtained from the report sent out from
Washington and published in the
papers. 1--WE have been expecting this
announcement for six months, - said u
Union Republican who is in touch with
party affairs and, incidentally, is pretty
close to the gasnlan. 1--WE knew sis
months ago. that the President was
tired of the dilly -dallying of the du
! Pont faction.'' Other Union Republi.
cans tai ked the same way. NJ
A well posted Regular says the stor,
is absurd, in view of the fact that it II
. a rather late day to offer the Union
Republicans the Federal patronage
He says about all of the good Fedora
: plums in this State have been handel
out for the present, except the United
, States marshalship John Cannon
Shorts term as marshal expired som,
, time ago and he was reappointed, bu
at the request of Congressman Bal
, the appointment was held up and die
: not 60 to the Senate for confirmation
e The person speaking, however, was 0
: the opinion that Congressman Bal
! would name Marshal Shorts successo
5 and he thought it hardly likely tina
an Addicksite would get the place.
9 Some Union Republicans, howeve
are taking different view of th
d situation and express the belief tina
the President is likely to appoint
, Union Republican to succeed Marsha
n Short. They are now talking of Col
: ID. p. Barnard for the place. Col
n Barnard was candidate for the offic
II of collector of the port and many Of hi
= friends felt sure that he would get il
: but the place was given to Robert @
Houston, a Regular Republican, an
Il there is feeling in the Addicks rank
Ie that if it is true that the President ha
,. decided to give the patronage to th
II Union Republicans in the future b
i will appoint Col. Barnard to th
J. United States marshalship. Some
!. the Addicks people feel that this wi
IL be proof of the accuracy or inaccurac
j, of the story sent out from Washingto
i. and will definitely determine the Pres
dents position as to the Republica
ID factions IN Delaware.
se Regular Republicans do not look fc
u any such turn in affairs and are of th
opinion that Marshal Short will su,
coed himself or some other Regult
al Republican will be given the place.
RS When Congressman Ball was spoke
y, to in regard to the Washington stoi
re he said he had no knowledge of I'll
I facts. All the information he had Wi
st what he got from the papers and