New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
LAUGHING 1T ADDICKS.
HIS Threats 4muse the Regular Re
DubHcdns.
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Dover. Del. Feb 17.-Addcks's outburst of
last night furnished a good deal of amusement
to-day The gasman is excited; also, the Reg
ulars say. he is ratified Beyond laughing at
them, they are not paying much attention to his
threats Nice talk" they say: sounds well,
but suppose we combine with the Democrats.
will there be carpetbag control of federal pat
ronage then? We can't have any State officers
either-we seem to have enough men in the
legislature to block the white haired boy And
we can't have candidates, can't we? What's the
matter with our having few little private
primaries with MIR. j. Edward Addicks for a
specially invited spectator? The gasn1an would
better pinch himself; he's dreaming.
p There is a growing idea, also, that Addckss
ferocty is directed at several members of his
own party. as we'll as the Regular Republi-
cans-Senators Conner and Moore for instance.
His game is dra gigng out to such a length that
he is finding it pretty difficult 20 keep his
line firm When the Union Republicans met
this morning to sign the reply to the recent
Regular Republican proposition, they took such
a long time about it that there were many re-
rerts of dissenson. These could not be SUB
stantiated, but the form of the letter was
decided yesterday, and all the Union Republl-
cans met for to-day was to put their names to
it. there did not seem to be occasion for any
with another protest. for such glum express
sions as many of the Union Republicans brought
away from the meeting.
The reply was follows:
To the Republican Minority of the General Assem-
Gentlemen: Your recent proposition that two
Senator'S be chosen: one respectively by each ee-
ing John Edward Addicks mas been received ' the
undersigned Republican majority of the General
We respectfully desire call your attention to
the fact that 6 p b SIX ac 0 y eNrT
means of communicaton-you have contended that
sole obstacle 10 a restoration of party law and of
ma jority rule, The demand has been incessanty
demand has complied with. This deternna-
unity. to bring all Republicans of this State back
to a condition of peace and to re-establish Party
ware that obtain generally throughout the Union
in accord with the spirit of our national coHstitu-
It may also be admitted that there was a de
personal canddacy of Mr. Addicks was indeed
tha cause. of rotical anarchy , , in this State. or
for SUPREMACY aione and the spoils of Office No
trade or dicker over these high positions. The
time has passed for such considerations The situa-
candidate before this legislature There is no
and choose two senators for the Senate of the
United States IN lawful and regular manner
matter, unless the proposition be accepted elect
two Senators. each to be the unrestricted choice
of each faction
The letter signed by each of the twenty
one Union Republicans, and sent to Senator H
c. Ellison. chairman of the Regular Republican
The Democrats also issued statement to-
day They said that though at one time Reg
ular el,ublican could have been elected for the
long term by the aid of the Democrats, leaving
the chort term vacant. that time had passed
They want now division of the honors. The
statement ends as follows:
The Democratic position throughout the entire
session has a most honorable one and II mis-
fortune overtake the State by the election OF
Addicks of two of his henchmen, such nlstor-
tune must be charseable 10 the position that the
Regulars have taken
The ballots to-day we're as follows:
Long ternn-Addcks, 10; Fearne Oeml, fS;
BAH (Reg. Rep). &; Higgins (Reg. Rep), ,,
1S. Dupoot (Res Rep). s; Richardson Reg.
ReoD >; Hiles tReg. Rep), ?.