Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14

49, for u years
ai' ]. ,or United states sena'orsnip ,
ls'' y, which was without parallel si
ptl'S ',artry. II the story of his flgh
n tbs ,Oa n ,old in novel before NJ
had D'' into the field Of politics tn
id'eH' aaM have failed mlserably l
h',y Sscouse It would have violate
'l pv oass. Of quay in Pennsylvania
lDY IN Montana and Addlcks In pela
VlI'" arc constantly held up as IN
way ,ssss, arguments for the election 0
senators BY popular vote quay y,. an'
SIM are striking examples Of persist
!. carr . Si' holiness, but Addicks carried
envy ,,a,,v 10 the highest pitch; =,
slaauH Sddleks amazed Delaware p'
n Nhen nooyonce as q candidate ne na'
y BIZ app, ~ business social or polltlca
H io CHING Win Delawareans, was un
relauons - tbe people, and after TN
n kuygn NJ Cummings character Wh'
ssS' 70 a stranger "A sudden 'n g',lIss y
IN IVES " me--let US swear eternal Irieh q,
s XIV he asked the state TO make MN
s ,saSSsr grows when 1t is considered
Il NVnu' nae neither wit, eloquence
lh sa..,.rsbip knowledge Of pubic ar,
es nor any skill in the superhcial
a a.aco az arts which oftlmes WIN the
aelis's sca mat his only experience IN
e SKI, Ne when he stunned Delaware
luJ s,, Mia demand had been gained as
l, 7, n@ and manipulation OF gas com
4 Ianles' -.
inward AddIcks was born In Phil
4 s III IN lsi1. and after a meager
lsei was successfully clerk In a
.s' soods store, clerk in -four store,
4 va va. so,srohant. and real estate dealer,
,sisr he went into the promotion OF
Y ,~s companies, and when In 1883, aiter
~ .,smendous struggle, he obtained a
aobise from Bostons city councils,
.%iiIng his Bay State Gas company
isv mains In the streets, his fortune
made Litigation in the courts in
,'nsectlon with his various gas COM
,,nss has from time TO time attracted
Y s"sn,ion in the world OF speculation,
~. lse neople Of Delaware knew moth
,'r about the man when he first APP
&rsarsd In that state, go
' r. ,be election OF 1883, the Republi-
,,ns for the first time in a generation,
's,insd control Of the Delaware legisla-
,prs and there was spirited rivalry be-
l,TSsn several Republican leaders for
,bs spnatorship. The legislature was to
$Ireet on the first Tuesday In January
t6W and ballotlng for the senatorship
:bsgan on the 18th. 49,,
\ M midnight. train from Philadelphia
<,arrisd 10 Dover, the capital, three men
h no appeared in the lobby OF the Hotel
ephhsrdson between ! and 2 o'clock In
Ia morning Of Jan. /, 1899, j. Edward
tAdjlcks one Of the party, was accom-
fatel By two men from Boston, VINO
6nrojuced him to the newspaper men
H. me few loungers who happened to
IA offering about at that time Of night.
d Al Of the party we're utter strangers
III me- town and everybody in II, but
EdAcss companions later on during
sane day continued the peculiar
nehod OF introducing him to the peo-
HI OF the town, TO whom Mr. Addicks
amounted that he was a Republican
H. Deawarean, living at Claymont,
h. that he was perfectly willing to be
tAosn senator IN case the legislature
Mould find any difficulty In agreeing
apon the names before II, His candi-
Boy oecasioned derislon, amusement
tnd some curiosity
Anthony Higgins, a reputable and
Brilliant Republican, was chosen sena-
tor, and Addlcks then began the APP
lgrtnty hopeless task Of building up
b personal machine. In 1890 no sena-
tN was to be chosen. and the Demo-
tnu controlled the general assembly.
j l@2 the Democrats won again and
teelected Senator Geo. Gray TO serve
from March l. 1898, TO March 4. 1899.
Before the elections Of 1894 the Ad-
picks men had made extraordinary e8-
kfu0ns to elect members OF the legls-
|alue, and while the Addicks move
'nsnt had at first been regarded with
Contempt and amusement, the Repub-
an leaders and the people Of the
pate began 10 look upon the newcom-
|rs raid with hate and fear.
lhe test came In the legislature In
'sS' when Senator Higgins successor
as TO be chosen The legislature had
members In Joint session. The Re-
llollcans had 10, Of which six were
|dilcks men. After balloting fruit
fssly until May s, the day before the
pa OF the session, Senator Higgins
'lhdfew and the Republican vote
sht TO Henary A. Du Pont, who pos |
Sed The confidence and esteem Of |
'e whole state.
during the long struggle the Ad- |
As members would vote for nobody |
pespt Addicks. but with the advent OF |
X fonl the pressure exerted 10 get /
Esm to withdraw from their position /
'aua IN the deserton Of an Addlcks- I
X y IN Pont giving him "A votes.
plnng me session the Republican gov
wv had died, and Senator Watson.
lsaAel Of the senate, relinuuished his
.slanye functions on April 5, and be-
', s's scuhg governor so that only Is
W WEI needed to elect a senator.
"a Nay :, the last day Of the ses.
~ y became known that another
'.-'s| man influenced by denuncia.
y, .,, q me "Addlcks- r-nobdyn policy
bs-, s vote Tor Du Pont and at this
'...n Actlng.Goy. Watson was
h'al.eu upon II Is asserted, by Ad-
n N i. pl'e.t,sonally 70 resume his seat in
t N,sssalure thus brlnlng tho mem.
~, .'P uaeh TO 20 and fixing the ma.
~ a' ~ Du Pont gained one more
lrt ~ 'a ~ MS total Is, Just one
|Si,.so.. ne required number. The four
|, ,Ss ~ men said that the next sena-
N ~. 6e Addlcks or nobody"
p,7 s.,' ~ :, ballots the legislature ad.
|,ls =. Without electing a senator the
N canning Du Pont IS. Addicks a
|Cd deleg,, Nhfthuon OF 1896, 10 |
/, II 's. ~ 70 the national conyen-
ns,,,s,... LOUIS Addioks actually baa
htc,s9o0; aud conducted himself so
mi s any that the old Republlcans
In T ruO SCI up a separate oonvena
sso sets OF delegates .went 90
}, eSr , ana submitted their claims
lilei Ss, '.Iee on credentials, after n
|grirs 4SsaIlhg, during which senator
10 !, 1,.alounced Addlcks. decided in
N. p NE Du Pont. Hlegins 80 Az "a
gulsrily sn os't yea the seal Of party
lqvn as 1 ,bo nave been generally
'a af,er Az he regular Republicans
'c.gnized nv nv ' s, national convention
me Ads' 'Ie Addieks contingent.
lRt Of IIr,nn faction adopted the
s's ID, 0 Sao Republicans IN 1890 and