Evening journal., 1904-09-09
Unsuccessful in Attempt
to Show That DR..
Chandler Attempted to
Deal With Union Re-
pubIicans
Letter He Received
From Mr.. Luke Does
Not Contain Intimation
of Pledges From Can
didates


Senator J. Frank Alice is busy try
ing to explain his attempt to get DR..
Joseph II. Chandler on the Regular Re-
publican ticket for governor in order
that he might run for Congress. there
by dispaclng Dr. II. r. Burton. the
Union nominee for that position. The
attempt was exposed exclusively In
The Evening Journal yesterday and fell
ike a bomb in the polltical.camp. Ru-
mors that Dr. Chandler was TO come
off the ticket had been prevalent for
days but Il remained for The Evening
Journal TO show from whence they
came.
All over the State The Evening Jour
nal was in great demand yesterday and
the story Of the attempted deal was the
chief topic OF conversation.
In a vain attempt 10 make his posi-
tion clear Mr.. Alice, after reading The
Evening Journal last night sent the fol-
lowing letter to a morning paper:
Dover, Del, Sept s.
ask You 10 publish the following
statement from me;
"On Friday, the 2sth day OF August
last, Mr.. James L. Luke came to my
house al Dover. having previously ar
ranged for an interview with me by the
following letter:
Dated Piedmont. w. Va. Aug. l6, o.
Hon. ]. Frank Alice, Dover. Del
Dear SIR
Il would like to make an APP
pointment with you and can
meet you either in Washington,
Philadelphia or any place YOU
ell I
IL outside Of Delaware. am a
son-in-law OF DR.. Joseph II. Chand-
Ter. who Is the Regular Republican
, candidate for Governor, and think
/ can give you some Information
provided you win name a place for
me 10 meet you. l am personally
acquainted with Mr.. J. Edward Ad-
dicks.
Very truly yours.
Jas. l.. Luke
At the interview arranged FOR as
above he stated TO me that he had come
= from, and on behalf OF. his father-in-
2 law. Or. Joseph II. Chandler. who de-
sired TO be taken on the Union Republi-
can ticket for governor: that the Doctor
had always been in sympathy with Mr..
Addicks and the Union Republicans
that IL he was placed on the Union Re
publican ticket and elected he would
give me, as chairman OF the Union Re
publican party. the disposition OF eighty
per cent. OF the State patronage, in
, cluding the office of Secretary Of state.
replied to Mr. Luke that the PROPOSE
, tion could not be accepted. that the
|, people were demanding a man for gov
ernor chosen by the majority and that
their demands were so urgent as to
prevent the acceptance Of such prop
osltion; but / advised that he return to
Dr. Chandler and say to him that il he
would retire from the ticket in favor
OF our candidate and his own party
would agree to II that we would take
him on the ticket for Congress, and
thus adjust our differences.
Mr.. Luke said that he would return
to his father-in-law and place the pro-
Z posal before him and he hoped that he
! would accept It as both himself and
wife would prefer their father to have
this office to that OF governor. Mr.. Luke
after leaving me sent me the following
letter, which ! here give verbatim ia
5 the public so that anyone who cares "a
s may draw his own conclusion.
Piedmont. w. Va, Aug. "a 1904.
Hon. J. Frank Alice,
AtVNtif Atls
Dear Sir. I saw the party we
were talking about last night and
told him what you told me to tell
N him, but he says he has no ambi-
tion in that line and that he could
not change, as II would not be
o treating the people that he told he
;. would so on the ticket fair. He
{ said he could not conscientiously
accept anything else on the ticket
y am very sorry this could not be
n arranged. but I told you / would
e write and tell you what was done
r / certainly hope the two parties can
p arrange 10 get together and II
g they can what 1 told you in regard
5, to patronage would be carried out
n exactly as / told you. / was very
IS much pleased to meet Mr.. Addicks
r, last night In the parlor car on the
= train. and / had a very pleasant
talk with him. If there is any