Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-10
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Addicks Faction Reluctantly Agree to
Representatives, Plain in Withdraw
al Statement That Action Is Result
OF Desire for Party Union.

Dover, Feb. 6.-The regular repub-
llcans have asked the Addicks repub-
licans for an extension of time until
Monday and the latter have reluct-
antly agreed In view of the situation
it is surmised that there will be no
election day. The fifteenth ballot
was taken without definite result.
In the statement of Mr.. Addicks con-
corning his withdrawal issued late yes
terday afternoon he made a provision
OF his retirement from the race that
caucus OF the republicans of the
state legislature be held in the inter-
est OF harmony in the party ranks.
Mr. Addick's Statement.
The following statement which he
gave to the caucus, outlines his rea-
son for retiring from the long strug-.
gle:
To the republican members of the
general assembly:-My advent in Del
aware politics more than fourteen
years ago was preceded by republican
defeat and disaster dating practically
from the birth of the party itself
| Whatever accidental advantage was
held in those long years was due alone
| to some outbreak of factionalism in
| the ranks of our opponents and not to
any inherent strength or confidence
on the part of the republicans them
selves.
| Since 1892 this state has been uni
| formally republican. Owing, however,
| to the bitterness and strife which has
arisen in our own ranks we have fail
ed in securing all those advantages
that justly have belonged to a party
| with such continuous and brilliant
record of overwhelming success.
The cause assigned for this condi.
tion of strife has been universally
! proclaimed to be my candidacy for the
senate of the United States. 1t has
been stated continuously everywhere
that with this obstacle to party unity
removed further conflicting elements
| will coalesce and the party, harmoni-
GUS and strong, having abandoned its
| unlawful and insurrectionary meth
DDS, would be reunited, enter upon q
course of lawful procedure in self-gov
eminent and undertake successfully
those weighty responsibilities which
the government of this state imposes
upon it.
For Good of Party.
! Influenced by this consideration and
| the obligations which the republicans
of this state owe to the national or
| ganization and to the administration
| at Washington, urging no plea for my.
self, recalling no claims for any part
| myself may have borne for years in
bringing victory out of a past replete
with defeat influenced by the strong
desire to see Delaware become a
strong republican state and therefore
a prosperous, progressive common
wealth, trusting confidently to the
rare loyalty of friends Indifferent to
the clamor of enemies, | have deter
mined to remove the only reason as
signed for the continuance of party
disunion.
4 | herewith declare publicly my with,
! drawal as candidate before this leg
/ islature for the Office of senator from
4 this state in the senate of the United
States.
4 The withdrawal of my candidacy is
conditioned upon the holding of a
republican caucus to be participated
in by all OF the republican members
of the general assembly and the Sc
lection of two candidates for the sen
ate of the United States by majority
rule in said caucus.
Caucus Is Called.
4 Following Mr.. Addicks' Withdrawal
, notice was sent out calling for g
caucus of all the republican members
of the assembly at o'clock tonight
for the purpose of naming two candi
dates for the United States senator
ships.