The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-06
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ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILLION BOXES
ADDICKS COMES DOWN.
Retires from the Race for the Della
ware Sennt0rship.

ware SenutDrShip.
Dover, Del, Feb. 5-The sudden an
nouncement to-day that j. Edward
Addicks had Withdrawn from the cam
didacy for United States senator,
which he has urged so persistently
since 1895, created an immense sensa-
ton. The belief is general that the re-
| fusal of the United States Senate to
| confirm United States District Attor-
ney William NJ Byrne had the effect of
bringing about Mr.. Addicks' with
| drawal.
The Union Republican choice for
! senator in place of Addicks will prob
ably be Gov. HUM or Secretary of
State Layton, State Senator Alice, the
Addicks leader having repeatedly de-
clared that he would not accept the
United States senatorship.
Mr.. Addicks arrived here from Will
mington about l o'clock, going direct
to the Capitol. He was ushered into
! the parlor of the State House, where
all of the twenty-one Union Republi-
| can members of the Legislature were
assembled to meet him. The assem-
blymen received Mr.. Addicks with
by the heartiness of their greeting
Immediately after Mr.. Addicks' arri-
val, Gov. John HUM, who is called
| the peaCemaker in Delaware politics.
entered the room. Mr.. Addicks made
a statement to the caucus, in which
he referred to the Republican division
in the state, and said:
The cause assigned for this con-
| dition of strife has been universally
tO no nd
Senate of the United States. 1t has
been stated continuously everywhese
that with this obstacle to party unity
removed conflicting elements will
| coalesce, and the party, harmonious
and strong, having abandoned its I'M
lawful and insurrectionary methods
would thus be reunited. Influenced by
this consideration of the obligations
which the Republicans of this state
owe to the national organization and
to the administration at Washington,
urging no plea for myself, recalling
no claims for the part l myself have
borne for years in bringing victory out
of a past replete with defeat, influence
ed by the strong desire to see
| Delaware become a strong Republican
state. and, therefore, a prosperous, pro-
| gressive commonwealth, trusting con-
| fdently to the rare loyalty of friends,
| Indifferent to the rclamor of enemies,
1 have determined to remove the only
| reason assigned for the continuance of
| party disunion.
| II herewith declare publicly my
withdrawal as a candidate before this
Legislature for the office of. senator
| from this state in the Senate of the
| United States.
The withdrawal of my candidacy is
| conditioned upon the holding of a Re-
| publican caucus to be participated in
| by all of the Republican members of
| the General Assembly and the selec-
ton of two candidates for the Senate
OF the United States by majority rule
in said caucus"
During his address to his supporters
Mr.. Addicks was frequently interrupt
! ed with shouts. Don't do such
thing!" We'll stand by you until
| DEATH This is hard indeed" and
similar urgent pleas for him to stand
firm. 1t was seen from the first, how
| ever, that he was determined, and that
nothing could prevent his action
Mr.. Addicks favored a caucus of all
the thirty-one Republicans of the Leg.
| islature to be held tonight or to-mor-
row at which two candidates for Unit
ed States senator will be nominated
without any use of his name. The
caucus may be postponed until next
| Monday night by which time the
the difficulty will have been reached.
The caucus requested by the Union
| Republicans did not take place to-
| night. A number of the regular lead
ers met in Wilmington tonight and
much opposition to the proposed cOali-
ton was expressed. The claim was
made that Addicks' withdrawal as a
candidate for United States senator
was for the purpose of electing two
of his supporters
To the Democratic caucus, which
met at the Capitol Hotel to talk over
the situation under the new develop
ments, several propositions were sub
mitted to act quickly and defeat the
Addicks' move.
Charles w. McFee, a leading Sussex
| county Democrat, submitted a state
ment addressed to the regular Repub-
| ican members of the General Assem-
bly,. The meeting took no action on
the matter. The statement is as fol-
/ lows:
"Gentlemen-It appears that crisis
has arrived in the long and bitter
| struggle which the patriotic citizens
of Delaware, without regard to party.
have made against the common enemy
| of the honor and Institutions of our
| state, we, the undersigned Democrat tic
| members of the Legislature, have de-
| termined to sacrifice all considerations
of partisanship and party affiliations,
and for the sake of our beloved state
herewith pledge ourselves to cast our
! votes for any two of the following
members of the regular Republican
party whom a sufficient number of the
regular Republicans, members of the
Legislature, may select for United
States senators for the long and short
term, respectively: James H Wilson,
DIR. Louis Heisler Ball. Anthony Hig-
gins, Benjamin Nields, William c.
Spruance, Henry A. Dupont, Charles
F. Richards, l.. Coleman Dupont, Ed
ward G. Bradford, Henry B. Thomp-
SON.
| ADVICE Is ALL THEY GET