Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-12

mittee meetings with regularity and
zeal. This was The beginning Of his
career In 1886. and at the election Of
members OF the legislature In 1883 an
nouuced Himself as a candidate for the
United Statcs senate 10 succeed ELI
Salisbury.
Up 10 ihis time he was practically
unknown 10 the people at large. but
had become thoroughly acquainted
with the active politicians throughout
The state. and made himself quite pop
giar with them on account OF his Tree
manner oi singing bis money around
and had gained their confidence by
zeal. judgment and sagacify When
the Legislature mel In January. 1889,
however, Anthony Higgins carried out
the caucus and was elected 70 the sen.
ate. -Four years later Addicks made
another fight. but the Democrats got
q majority Of lho legislature and re
elected Gray In the meantime Ad-
dicks bad been working zealously to
perfect and extend ha organization
and had succeeded In securing control
Of the party machinery IN most OF the
legislative districts
~ his plans were disclosed the old
al James II Wilson. Anthony Higgins.
~ A. and r. C Dupont. George "
Massey and others os prominence be.
gan 10 show alarm, and. being famil-
lar With tho INSCRIPTIONS and desper.
ate methods of Addiclgs. determined TO
overthrow him and drive him out Of
the state They have been engaged
on that loh ever sinee The iRht has
continued for Twelve years. Addicks
baa secured the support Of at least
t~o-thirds Of the Republican voters by
tho liberal use Of money and state
patronage 30 far as he has been able
10 control H. a gentleman who is fn-
milIar with the operations declares
that he had spent at least $4,000 n
year to maintain his organization
Every election that has occurred since
1882 has cost fully as much more. 50
that hddichs has paid ont not less
than SgD.O0O a year for tie privilege
Of being The leader Of he union Re.
publican party In Delaware and 10
promote his ambition to sit IN the
United staios senate II 10 purely a
matter OF douars and cents win MIN
aud his Income o. $50 great That he
easily double bis expenditures ana
have plenty to spare
From The beEIunipg of the hEht Ad-
dicks has ahowu conciliatory spirit
toward bis opponents but they never
have been willing 10 yield an atom
Ia him Iic Inns bnd fully two-thirds
of the Republican voters behind him,
but they are entirely ri The class that
can hr reached and Controlled by mon
cy and party discipline while tho mi.
pority consists of the oducatod veal.
lhy hnaiur8s element who arc aCtnated
by motives pf patriotism and viii ney-
rr permit tho state of Delaware to
be- hou.ht and sold by gt8 man. For
example. Addlcbs offered TO give them
halt the delegation nt tho %ailonnl
Republican convention In 1896 and
made tho samo oGer in 1900. but the
Wilson iligeina Dupont minority re
Fused tO accept any concessions from
him and declined 20 Hu in tho same
convention They told tho committee
On prriisnfiala. that 90 uraa AtLttnka
personally whom they opposed and
not the faction that he represented
that he hnd debauchod twp-thirds OF
the Rcpuhlicnn party OF Delaware aud
they were trying tu prevent him from
currupting the other third
OLEAN. N y March 10 Fourteen
persons are known to be dead as The
result OF m eSplostlon ot oil tank cars
l Is..l
night The death ust may bc increas
cd when the Oluln creek is dragged
n Is belioyol that several victims
whose olothes were anfc. plunged into
the water and were drowned Thirty
persons some ol them fatally Injured
nre IN the hospitals Seven OF these
are expected io DE Of thoir injuries
4 The victims ARE all Young men
Al 10 o'clock tbis morning only SIX
of the fourteen dead had been ldcnli
fed the others hopg burned almost
beyond recognition.
Laicr tho other bodics were idonti,
fed. and one of Tic injured died, mai,
| lnG the death list fifteen
The Ore ls stil burning this morn
Ing hnnpcrine workmen engaged In
removing the dehrls The undertake
Ing establishments today are besicged
boy crowds looking for relatives
The scene WAS frigbufui MS the blas
ing oil covered the people \ vorit
able rain OF fire came down on the
crowd of men and boys and with their
ciothlnE a mass OF hames they ran
shrioklnF down the track, some of