Evening journal., 1903-05-15
Republicans Resent the
Effort of ]. Edward
Addicks to Establish
Directorate in This City
Plans Outlined at an En-
thusiastic Meeting Held
Last Evenine-OI
Young Workers to Help

Aroused as they never have been be-
fore, and with a determination to fight
for supremacy for the Regular Repub-
lican organization, a big crowd of en-
thusiastic Republicans left the Young
Mems Republican Club last evening
after having attended a rousing meet
ing there. A battle which
for fierceness and persistency has not
been seen here for years, will be waged
against the Democrats. and that small
fragment of looters led by the disor-
ganizer, ]. Edward Addicks, of Clay
mont, who is attempting to assume the
role of dictatorship over Wilmington.
To use the expression OF many Of the
speakers, coats will be taken off and in
shirt sleeves these patriotic citizens
will work from now on until the win
dows are put down on the night of
June s.
At the meeting last night it was ad-
mitted that this is the crisis in the
history of the Republican party. Old
leaders who years ago laid aside the
weapons of political warfare, and young
men who have not yet taken up the
firearms, were present last evening.
Their manhood. appealed to them and
spurned them to the action which will
if the plans outlined last night are
carried out, result in the downfall OF
the traitor Addicks.
They recognize that the good name
and principles of the Republican party
are at stake. Then there We're others
4 present at the meeting, workers who
believe in the principles Of the Repub-
S lican party, men who year in and year
IN a.
brought out They did not work for
money, or hope of Office, but because
they wanted to do right, do a service
to their city, State and country It
was a representative gathering. busI-
ness, professional and laboring men
sitting side by side.
Old gray-haired and bewhiskered
men sat alongside clean shayen young
men.
Eight o'clock was the time set for
the meeting, and before that hour the
3 meeting room was crowded. BY the
time it was well under way scores
tried to get into the meeting house, but
had to be content with standing room
i'm the hall A number Of addresses
were made and all of them were full of
hope and encouragement for the Re-
publican party.
Old War Horse Chairman.
Washington Hastings, an old-time
leader. was made chairman at the sug-
gestion Of Henry f. Pickels, a veteran
Republican. William p. White was
made secretary. George A. Elliott
briefly told the object of the meeting.
He said that Regular Republican tic
ket had been nominated and he
hought it was a good chance for the
Republicans to get acquainted with
he candidates.
Mayoralty Candidate Speaks.
William H. Bowers, the candidate
or mayor, was the first one introduced.
lie said he had been asked to become
candidate, and was perfectly willing
o serve. Il am in the fight to win if
possible" he said, "and 1 call on you
help me out. / know each one OF
GU have influence. If l do win, will
my best to give you an honest gov
rnment I am interested i'm Whining
on. What few dollars L have are here.
he issue is for or against Addicks. 1
m against him, and propose TO fight
out on those lines. believe in home
ule
Mr. Piekels Speaks.
oeaker He said he had the honor to
ote for Fremont, in SO, and had voted
ne Republican ticket ever since He
oted it from principle, and from a re-
gious and moral standpoint The
arty, he said, stands for all that is
BOD.
He emphasized the necessity for Re-
lblican success for the good of the
.aople, and expressed the view that
ere ought to be a government in this
ty actuated by principle. The City
ouncil levies the taxes and arrange
r their collection. 1t used to settle
cry year. but there has been no set
.ment since 1895, and taxes since
at time have been uncollected. There
ust be at least 100000 on the tax
oks that should have been collected
paid into the treasury and would
We been under a Republican admin
ration.
Should Elect Ticket.
He held that there are enough Re
ST. blicans registered, over and above
Z 1900 Addicks men. who voted the
ler day, to carry the city for the
81 gulars. This can only be done by
tting the vote into the ballot box. He
lieved that 90 per cent. of the vote
suld be sufficient to elect the ticket
M r. Pickles said that it hurt him to
81 : the way in which city business was
ne. Under Republican administra-
there would be no borrowing Of
ney. Referring to the special loan
100000 negotiated by Council, he
d; Every member of Council who
ed for that thing could be put in
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iIr. Picl1els suggested the naming of
committee to cooperate with the