Evening journal., 1903-09-09
WRITER IN NEW YORK
SUN TELLS INSIDE FACTS

that Federal officeholders were expect
ed to take part in politics that might
he regarded as repugnant to Addicks;
In other words these public servants
came TO understand that they had been
muzzled
Meanwhile John Edward Addicks
had gone to the White House and had
demanded Of the President the right to
make an Of the Federal appointments
for Delaware.
Il can't do it.. Addicks." said the Press
ident. "But If you can name a disin~
terested person, he shall make all the
recommendations"
Immediately Mr.. Addicks suggested
the appointment Of John HUM, the
Governor, as general distributing
agent. and the President said it should
be done.
Now. it is well known that Governor
HUM is the most subservient tool that
Addicks has ever had. and that he has
not made single appointment I'm Dell
aware acceptable TO the Regular Re
publicans. The President had ample
means of knowing his record; and
therefore when this news came TO Dell
aware the Regular Republicans felt that
they had been deserted by the admin
istration.
Then came the appointment ef w.
NJ. Byrne MS United states District At
torncy. Tho President intimated to the
Regular Republican leaders at that
time that he had decided to recognize
Addicks I'm his appointments. Mr.
Byrne had been named as an ardent
Regular. but he had been named for
Congress i'm order to defeat the Regu-
lar nominee. Dr. Ball. now United
States Senator. Mr.. Byrne immedi-
ately became an Addicks advocate and
resigned his place as district attorney
I'm order to make his canvass for Com
gress. He succeeded, with the help Of
n great corruption fund, in dividing the
Republican vote. and "a Democrat was
elected and represents Delaware today.
Then it was that the President an
pointed him 10 his old place as district
attorney, Notwithstanding that charges
had been preferred against him such
as subsequently caused the judiciary
Committee of the Senate to reject the
nomination.
The administration can take much of
the credit for the election of our two
Senator's There was constant pressure
on members of the Legislature from
AifiIlhfAn ~ All' -NHAANllAA y NlllNIiAA Att-f
Cabinet officers. Senators. and from the
President himself. AS it was imnossi-
bic TO elect without naming an Addicks
man for one Of the places. Mr.. Alice WIS
chosen for one place and DR. Ball for
the other.
The day they were sworn i'm he had
an interview with them. He insisted
that they must agree on the division
OF the patronage. and. it is understood.
suggested its nature. This agreement
gave to Senator Alice the right TO roc
ommend persons for all vacancies oc-
curing i'm Kent and Sussex; but Sena-
tor Alice IN the retirement of Miss Todd
has construed il to mean that he can
create vacancies by dismissing efficient
officers IN the middle of their terms.
and IN this the Postmaster General ap-
parently concurs.
Now there seems to he disposition
90 criticise Senator Ball for having
been a party to such arr agreement. II
the Regular Republicans have erred
I I'm recognizing the Addicks people in
any manner. 1t has been because of the
/ enormous pressure that they have un-
dergone They have tried hard to main-
tain their party principles and yet yield
everything necessary to the party sue
/ cess which seemed TO be demanded by
party loyalty.
In their fight they have denied seats
I'm national convention; members OF
the National Committee have said that
their recognition would depend on the
number Of votes they could muster:
/ Senators have declared that all they
demanded from Delaware was success
for the ticket. and even the President
Of the United States can find no solu-
tion but compromise which divides
the snoils giving to ny. Addicks the
lions share. DELAWARE
Wilmington, Sept. Z.