New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
DEATH TO REGULARS.
ALL OYER, SAYS 4DDICkS
No More offices, Not EUen Can
didote-His O1cn Line ShdHy.
TPr TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE.

Wilmington. Del. Feb. 16.-The following
statement was issued tonight by ]. Edward Ad-
dicks:
On the Republican side there are but two
things the boilers can do
First-The ten men now voting against j. Ed
ward Addfcks can come into common caucus
of thirty-one Republicans. In this case MI; Ag-
dicks will withdraw and his twenty-one 1riends
will nominate two Union Republican Senators
as near TO Mr.. Addicks possible, and Ihe
whole thirty-one will elect them OF course II
the boilers can find any way wnereoy zen s Ihels
can beat twenty-one. they can nominate one OF
the Senators. 80,
Second-Each side can elect one Senator with
ont dctation from the other side. In THIS case
Mr. Addicks will be the choice of the Union
Republicans. No dictation will be permltted pE
the Union Republicans
ioin the boilers and elect anybody the coalition
pleases This cannot be prevented by the Union
Republicans. and they would not hft a mana
TO prevent II.
As To the ture position Of the Union Re-
pubIicans-in no event will any more ho.lce pe
taken of the boilers in New-Castle county;
No more common primaries Will be tolerated
which would be binding on honorable Union
Republicans and IOt binding on bolters NO
80 ~ re refIIsed 10 vote for J. Edward Ad-
dicks in the legislature will ever be allowed
TO hold any office in Delaware, nor VIII any
bolter sympathizers be permitted 10 come 10
The front Union Republicans will nominate
straight ticket in Wilmington ana throusnou'
the State in the long future. As TO the aP-
pointuents-C Congressman BAH cannot get d
federal appoutnneut. After March 4, the ap-
nointn1ents according to custom, ought 70 go
to the chairman Of the Union Republican state
C,oo1n,ittea and the National Committeeman.
7 Edward Addicks. We will see where the
power will lie.
Dover Del Feb t6.-Though the Union Re
publicans. on the ground that the elimination
of Addfcks could not he considered. decided To-
dav to send letter tomorrow to the Regulars
refusing the proposal of the latter for COM
bination to elect a United States Senator from
each faction with the proviso that Addlcks
must not be the Union nominee. the decision
was not unanimous. For some time there nave
been evidences that Addicks has not the COM
plete control over his men in this legislature
that he has had in other years Senators Con-
Nor and n q Moore have been the leaders OF
the dfsa nected men and to-day they were in
almost open revolt They made hght IN the
caucus for the dropping of AdCicks as II was
evident they .,e id. that if he were insisted on
the Unions would not only fail to elect any
Senator. but it seemed quite possible that the
Regulars and Democrats might get together
and fill both seats.
This position is not new for senator conner
=. has baan AZ, omen secret that while he favored
Addicks he was much more in Savor of an cleo
tion and was unwilling to vote for the gas
man tbrouebout the session. when it plain
tba+ ba cou1d rot he elected. But Senator Con-
nor is attracting following now, and a big
enough one TO frighten the Addicks old guard
They mt IN a stiff little fight to-day before
the old guard pulled themselves together.
rushed through the refusal of the Regulars
nronosition and adjourned the caucus Addicks
NAV see his own men put another in the seat
he covets.
colonel II 4 Dupont. the leading Regular
RAnubIfcan candidate for the short term, re-
cei,ed s,nnort from a new source to-day Each
of the Democrats received from Augustus Du-
mont Of Dupont. Ga. who said that he was
Democrat and no relation Of the Delaware Du-
mont a letter urging him to vote for Colonel
Dunont because of his high character and his
abIitv The letters had VISIBLE effect, how
ever.
There was no practical change in the voting
to-day The Democrats brought up two new
candidates. E. D. Hearne and j. Henry White
man Representative Jones (Union). voted for
w w. Lobdell but there wae no significance
in ii.
The baIloting was follows
Long term Addicks. 20; F.earne (Dem.). 20;
Rail CReg Rep(. =; Higgins tReg. RepD. =
short term Addicks. 10; Whiteman Dem),
oO. H. A Dupont Reg. Rep). 5: Fl. A Rich
ardson Greg RepD. >; W. w. LobdelI Greg.
Rep). l.
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