Evening journal., 1903-03-02
HISTORY OF ADDlCKS' FIGHT
Review of the easman's Attempts to
Get to United States Senate.

Got to United States Senate
The probable breaking of the sena-
torial deadlock by the Delaware Legs
lature will end for the time being, az
least one of the bitterest political tights
ever waged in any State Of the Union.
T. Edward Addicks, who has spent
thousands of dollars and who has re-
peatedly declared that he would hold up
the State indefinitely, has at last been
thwarted in his purpose to reach the
senatorial chair, the goal of his ambi-
ton. Some of his friends think 1t Is
only a delay. Others believe Addicks is
permanently out of it. The story Of
Addioks is not remarkable. 1t was
about 130 o'clock on the morning or
January 1, 1889 that he first appeared
lin Dover from Philadelphia accom-
panied by two or three Boston friends.
They total strangers, met several men
in the lobby of a hotel, and Mr.. Ad-
dicks made this statement; have just
returned from Europe and have learned
that the Republicans have control Of the
Legislature. l understand that they
may have some trouble in electing a
United States Senator. If they cannot
decide upon a man they might elect me
and l will settle for it afterward.
Mr. AddiclSs added that he was much
interested in the success of the Republi-
can party in the State and that he was
not a candidate now, as he thought
those who had borne the heat ant
burden of the day should reap the re
wards. Then he said in substance
IF It should prove from the number o.
candidates in the field and from the di
visions that now exist, that il is impos
sible to elect any one of those named,
am in the hands of my friends and
would be glad to represent the Republic
can party in the United States Senate.
No one knew who Mr.. Addicks wa.
and his statements were regarded as Z
joke. They were not taken seriously
Before he left the next afternoon Mr.
Addicks met a number Of Delawareans
among whom it is said was james
Frank Alice, whom he picked out as hi
future political manager. Inquiries
were made about Mr.. Addicks and i
was ascertained that he was a large ga
magnate and that for some years he hal
a summer residence in Claymont Be
fore leaving Dover, however, Mr.. Ad
dicks had declared that in the futur
he would be found in the politics o
Delaware, acting with the Republican
} party Anthony Higgins was electe,
senator by the Legislature of that year
3 in 1891 there was no senator to b
chosen. Addicks and his Bostoi
friends dabbled in the Legislature
I some trying to secure various charte
I legislation. 1t was alleged that in tn
/ election previous Mr.. Addicks had es
; sisted the Democrats In the election
!. Of 1892 the Democrats carried the Stat
a and Senator George Gray was returned
! Addicks' hand was not much in evi
! dence, but he was laying the founda
!. tion for his future battle and piclxin
:. up a follower here and there. By tn
election of 1894 he had a considerable
. following. When the returns of thi
election came in it was discovered tina
the Republicans had nineteen member
of the Legislature and Addicks had ST
spent 300 900 and proposed to be sena
tor
Y y He refused to let the six men go int
Y the Republican caucus, and then mad
The first hold-up. Senator Higgins ha
a majority of the Republicans, but nc
enough TO elect. Higgins inall
q stepped aside in favor of Colonel Henri
. A. DUPONT. but Addicks still refused I
{ permit an election. Addicks finall
lost two OF his men, but held four b
a written compact Two hundred ba
lots were taken. In the meantime Coy
ernor Marvil had died. and William
4 Watson. acting Governor. the Democrs
4 who had been speaker of the Senat
. had become Governor. He had nC
: taken part in the affairs of the Senat
d but on the last day entered and resume
his seat. thus making one more vol
Necessary to elect. and this prevente
the election of Colonel DUPONT, VIII
. would have had enough had not Watso
again assumed his duties in the Senat
This caused the open rupture in the RI