The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-13
DELAWARE IS CAvs $
 OF APPREHE F .I,JN
Anti-Addicks Faction Will Lend
 No Aid
TAWNEY SEES PRESIDENT
John Wesley Gaines Is Still Collecting Data With Which to Break Up the Tobacco
 Trust.

Washington, August 12. Special .)-The cans no little concern. There Is bitter strife between the two factions of the party in that state and the democrats, who are in fine shape, declare that 1t Is on the cards for them to win.
 The apprehension of the republican leaders grows out of the determination on the part of the anti-Addicks people to punish the president for the action of the national convention in recognizing J. Edward Addicks and the delegates be- hind him as representing the republican organization of Delaware
 This action was regarded by Colonel Dupont and other anti-Addicks leaders In have not hesitated to say: Let Addicks carry the state then," with the sugges- ton, more or less openly expressed, that he would have to do 1t without their help. Simultaneously the Addicks people are storming Washington with protests against the way federal officers in that state are allowed to oppose the Addicks
 
 tackled on both sides.
 Tawney Talks With President. Representative James Tawney of Min nesota, manager of he speakers bureau at republican headquarters in Chicago, discussed with President Roosevelt to- day some phases of the campaign work particularly relating to the west. MT. Tawney has just returned from New VArlr l.~ paign matters with National Chairman Cortelyou and Chairman Babcock of the republican congressional committee.
 He says it will probably be month be- fore the speaking campaign opens in the west. It Is quite likely MT. Tawney says, that fewer speakers will be on the stump for the national committee Tn the west this year than were in the campaigns of either 1896 or 1900. In the campaign of 1900 about 1500 speakers were directed from the western headquarters of the repub- lican party. That number will be re- duced considerably this year.
 Chairman Cowherd of the democratic congressional organization left tonight for Atlantic City to remain until Monday when he will go to New York for a conference with Chairman Taggart and William F. Sheehan with reference to locating congressional headquarters in that clJy. There are strong lnHuenceS at work to bring about the change, and Chairman Cowherd has considered favor ably the proposition to move to New York, where he can be in touch with the national committee
 Gaines Still After the Tobacco Trust.
 Representative John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee who is pursuing the tobacco trust is here, and while he expects little from this administration he says It will soon be a thing of the past and that con sumers and growers can get relief from democratic administration after the 4th of March.
 'I am going aheau with the collection of evidence, which shows conclusiveiy that the tobacco trust exists in fragrant violation of the antitrust laws" MT. Gaines remarked.
 During the past few days I have se- cured a lot of valuable data and testi- mony from England, which with the other evidence collected will be placed In the hands of District Attorney Newlands of Tennessee. I have received no encour- agement whatever from this administra- ton and the department of, Justice in- stead of rendering me assistance as d. chased farm of $50 acres near Montgom cry, Ala.