The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-06
ADDICKS GIVES up FIGHT
HITHDRAWS FROM CONTEST FOR
SENATORSHIP.

Takes This Course ia tae Interest OF the
Election of Two Republican Senators
from the State of Delaware.
Dover. Del, Feb. 81. Edward Ad-
dicks. in statement issued this after
noon, withdrew as a candidate for
United States senator in the interest of
the election of two republican senators
from Delaware.
In his statement Addicks says that
his withdrawal is on condition that the
republicans of the house and senate
meet in joint caucus and elect two can
! didates for United States senator by
majority rule.
This after the Union republican men,
bers of the legislature held caucus at
which J. Edward Addicks was present,
AT the conclusion of the meeting Mr.,
Adicks was asked what was done at
the caucus and referred the questioner
nothing to say.
Representative Jones. however, said
that at the caucus Mr.. Addicks had
made a statement to those present in
which he had finally withdrawn from
the senatorial contest.
Mr.. Jones added that the Union re-
publicans had decided to call a caucus
for tonight for the nomination of two
candidates for senator, and that notices
would be sent to the regular republican
members inviting them to attend.
In the nomination of candidates at
this caucus, he said, the majority rule
would prevail.
Before Addicks withdrew this after
noon the fourteenth ballot for United
States senator had been taken in the
legislature and resulted as follows:
Long tern1-Addicks. q; Fl. A. Du-
Pont, 10; Ross. dem, 20.
Short ternl-Addicks, 10; Higgins, s.;
T. c. DUPONT, 2; H. A. Richardson, 2;
Peter ]. Ford. dem. 20.
Necessary to a choice 26.
Dover Del, Feb. 5.-The sudden an
nouncement this afternoon that ]. Ed
ward Addlcks had withdrawn from the
candidacy for United States senator,
which he has urged SO persistently
since 1895, created an immense sensa-
ton.
The belief is general that the refusal
of the United States senate to confirm
United States District Attorney William
Byrne had the effect of bringing about
Mr.. Addicks' withdrawal. The Union
republican choice for senator in place
of Addicks will probably be Governor
Hum or Secretary of State Layton.
State Senator Alice, the Addicks lead
err, has repeatedly declared that he
would not accept the United. States
senatorship.
Mr.. Addicks arrived here from Will
mington about 1 o'clock, going direct
to the capitol. He was ushered into
the parlor of the state house where all
of the twenty-one Union republican
members Of the legislature were assem-
bled to meet him, together with Secre-
tary of State Layton and Insurance
Commissioner Marshall.
The assemblymen received Mr.. Ad-
dicks with cheers and he appeared
deeply moved by the heartiness of the
greeting. Immediately after Mr.. Ad-
dicks arrived Governor John HUM,
who is called the peacemaker in Della
ware politics, entered the parlor.
After the door had been closed those
outside heard bursts of applause and
the rumor became general around the
capitol that. Mr.. Addicks was about to
withdraw from the most remarkable
political fight in the. history of this
country, a fight which has deadlocked
three sessions of the legislature and
split the republican party into fac
tons.
This rumor was confirmed soon after
2 o'clock, when the caucus adjourned.