Evening journal., 1904-08-25

TO the Editor Of The Evening Post
Sir: Your Washington correspondent,
under date OF August y, explains at con-
siderable length ana in detail President
Roosevelt's embarrassment over the Deia-
ware situation, the apparent object Of the
article being to shoulder the responsible
ity for present conditions on the Regular
Republican Organization. Ills view Is APP
parently taken from certain features Of
the case AZ q appears IN Washington;
Delaware can furnish other facts which
should be considered In order to correct
certain misconceptions and add to the
knowledge Of anybody who needs further
information on the Addicks episode.
IL would be difficult for one to draw
a conclusion from the article Of your cor
respondent as to what the Presidents ex-
act attitude has been, save Lossibiy. thdt
at times he has decided to keep hands off
ana at others has complicated the situa-
ton by temporary preference for one fac
ton or the other. There Is feeling here
In Delaware that there Is a reason for The
several letters emanating from Washing
ton simultaneously, al explanatory Of the
Presidents position, and all containing a
mixture Of truth and error.
IL is needless TO go into the question Of
the character OF Addicks and his fitness
for the position to which he aspires. THAT
Is fixed by the events of twelve years
which are now history. rhe matter Of i'm.
mediate concern is that the Presidents
position towards the Republicans of Della
ware shall be fairy stated out Of due re-
gard for him, as well as In Justice to the
Republicans of Delaware.
A fair inference from the letter of your
correspondent is that the party leaders
are exercised for fear that this state viii
not give hts electoral voto to Roosevelt
and Fairbanks. and that IN some way the
aspirations of Mr.. Addicks are bound up
with the fate OF the national ticket. But
Delaware twice gave her electoral vote
to Mckinley, while denying to Mr.. Ad-
dicks a seat I'm the Senate; and condi-
tions can only be changed by the Presi-
dent himself
II appears that the Regular Republicans
are accused of being cold and Indifferent
while they are expected to be warm and
enthusiastic. They are neither; but when
their delegates returned from Chicago, de.
MED seats In the convention, they called a
meeting. received their delegates, thanked
them, and endorsed the national ticket
and platform. Last week they held theli
convention. al which they passed resoiu.
tions commencing the ticket and platform
ana raining electors 10 support Roosevelt
and Fairbanks. What more is expected
Of them?
Your correspondent remarks that wher
Mr.. Roosevelt became President he fount
the two seats in the Senate belonging tC
Delaware vacant; that "the Addicks peo,
pie had the votes, and the DUPONT factor
the respectability and consciences." An,
| it Is TO the credit of Mr.. Roosevelt thai
one of his first acts as President was tC
write a letter to Congressman now Sen
ator Ball commencing the firm stand Of
the heroic little band Of Regular Republi
cans, and asking what he could do to en-
courage them.
Your correspondent attempted to Prov
for some reason not clear. that Presiien
Mckinley sympathlzed with the Addlck
faction and supported that cause. Thii
seems improbable; and the Regular Re
pubcans, who admired Mr.. Mckinley an,
who have certain facts IN their possession
resent such declarations. The writer OF
this letter, on two occasions, Just before
the National Convention in PHILADELPHIA
discussed tho Delaware situation with tn,
President and received every assurance
that while the President was hoping foI
some honorable solution of the problem
yet he was In full sympathy with the at.
titude of the Republicans in their fight
against Addicks. And as a matter of fact
President Mckinley made no appoint.
ments whatever from the Addchs fac.
tion.
Again your correspondent states tha.
the Philadelphia convention by its actor
strongly sustained Mr.. Addicks. throwins
out as bolters the other delegates. Now
here is chapter Of history hitherto un
written. The leaders Of the National Com
mite offered the Regular Republican
half seats in the convention ana urge,
them TO accept this compromise. The Reg
ular delegation voted on the propositio.
and unanimously rejected It, Then tn
National Committee. after keeping IN
Delaware case on trial five days, decii
ed that neither delegation should be sea.
ed, and Henry c. Payne, the prescr
postmaster-genoral acting for the Ma
tional Committee, agreed with Henry Z
Thompson, national committeeman from
Delaware that II the case should not b
carried to the convention, the Committe
on Credentials would be instructed T.
adopt the course Of the National Commit