Evening journal., 1904-08-25
A STATEMENT OF
< THE DELA WARE CASE
A DELA WARE CORRESPONDENT OF THE
NEW YORK EVENING POST DISCUSSES
PARTY HISTORY

tee. /. e.. neither delegation would be
seated. This agreement was not kept;
whether made in good faith or with a pur-
pose TO satisfy the Regulars until it was
too late to protest is not known Possibly
Mr.. Paynes Instructions to Mr.. Dick
(now senator), chairman Of the Commit
tee on Credentials, were not needed as
Mr.. Dick was unquestionably for Adiicks
and his law partner was then the attor-
ney for Addicks during the entire conven-
ton and acted as his a Iv0clte and lobby.
list. 1t was remarked at the time thar
Addicks' Delaware methods had obtained
In the Committee on Credentials
Your correspondent discusses the rea-
sons for Byrne's appointment. Byrne ha
resigned the office Of United States dis
trict attorney at Addicks' request, to run
against DR.. Ball, the Regular Republic
can. for Congress. A Democrat as was
anticipated, was elected A few days after
the election, November. 1902, President
Roosevelt sent for the chairman of the
Republican State Committee Henry +.
Thompson, and said substantially: IL can
no longer support you. Mr.. AddiclSs has
beaten you by a vote Of 1000 to 5000. The
Regular Republican party was party C
negation and practically ACCOMPLISHED
nothing. and the patronage would have
to be bestowed on the AdIicks faction ."
Al the same time he signifed his inter.
ton OF appointing Mr. Byrne to his old
position of United States district az
torney. This convention was substantiated
ny Ihe appointment Of Mr.. Byrne the fol-
rowing day, and the day after thas Post
l O. TF-fs Do
brated interview to the Washington cor
respondent Of the Philadelphia Ledger.
stating that the Federal patronage would
oe given TO Mr.. Addlcks. Just at that
time the President left Washington for
week. During that period a large part
OF the Republican press throughout the
United States printed severe criticism OF
his change Of policy. Shortly after his
return an umber Of Washington cores
pondents were told OF the mistake Mr..
Payne had made, and informed their
readers that Mr.. Byrnes appointment
was due to personal friendship ana was
not Intended in any way as recognition
OF Mr.. Addicks.
Again your corres/ndent says that
Every appointment in which there has
been contest between the factions
when the two present senators have not
been able to agree-has been made for the
anti-Addicks side.
He omits to say that al such appoint
ment amount to one, and that one was
Mr.. Nields, who was made district attor.
ney on the resignation of Mr.. Byrne. and
who was endorsed by practically the On.
tire bench and bar Of the state. But as
a matter Of fact the Presidents original
Intention as expressed by him was a move
solution Of a difficult position. namely
the appointment Of a Democrat. havina
gone so far as to select his man: hui
other counsei5 prevailed.
These are some of the facts bearing on
the relations of the President with tn,
Regular Republicans of Delaware. Thes,
same Regular Republicans, however. hav,
endorsed the ticket and the platform a.
the national party. Their papers are sun
porting the policies Of the national marty
What further is It proposed that the,
should do? They cannot forego their righ
to credit what they know to be true. eve,
though the disposition OF the President to
wards them is m question. If they an
plaud his remark TO the Mississippi dee
gation which demands the dismissal Of ,
postm!stress because Of her race: 'Ver,
We'll gentlemen; you may get your let
ters somewhere else for a while" is fl
not logical that they should regret In
the case Of their own postmistress. HUI
dah Todd. competent in every particu. ar
but dismissed by Mr.. Payne because sh,
was personally and particularly oh
noxious' to Senator Alice, that tne Presi
dent did not exercise his authority az n,
did IN the Mississippi case? That the dif
hculties Of the fight IN Delaware agalns
Addicks and Addicksism have been in
tensihed by the fuctuating policy of N,
President, by the open support of certa 1
.eaders Of the party. notably Senator
Scott and iDck. and Postmaster-Genera
Payne, goes without saying. On the othe
hand, the Regular Republicans have r.
ceived the hearty sympathy OF .he ran,
and file of the party throughout tn
United States as expressed through tn
Republican newspapers.
Should not the Regular Republican
continue to illustrate the qualities s,
eioquently set forth by Secretary Ha.
in his address; Fifty Years of the Re
publican Parry" in which he said in speak
ing of the early days OF that party
Men began TO search their conscience.
instead Of the arguments OF party ex
, pediency"? Delaware
q Wilmington, August i6.