Evening journal., 1905-02-17
PARTS
WITH DISSENTERS
Holds fearful Conversations
Over Telephone With
Former Associates
CONNER DECLARES HIS FEALIY
Special to Tho Evening Journal.

Special 70 Tho Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb. 1.-THE drama that is !
being enacted at Dover by the makers
of political history for the future of
Republicanism and OF all parties in
Delaware for a generation reached such
a stage that there was little running |
away from town last night. Everybody
who could remained here. many FREE
quenting the State House corridors, or
the hotel Hobbies until a late hour, as
sleep was out OF the question.
Even ex-Secretary of State Caleb r.
Layton who has acted as generalissino
of the stalwalts Of Addicks since the
ship began TO go to pieces, got back in
the game at a late hour. He had quit
the capital because he has become a
candidate for Governor in 1905 and had
gone to Georgetown in search OF votes
and to reunite the Republican party.
Don't think for n minute that don't
know what's going on, II I am having a
lfrigid pilgrimage OF household goods to
Sussex" he twitted back to some OF the
newspaper correspondents who inti-
lmated that things had gone to smash
during his absence.
The most thrilling incidents OF the
! trek from the Addicks veldt came to
the surface towards evening.
Addieks on the Telephone.
Late in the afternoon. just before
late adjournment, it became apparent
that somebody was getting busy on the
State House telephone. First one Ad-
dicks stalwart, then another would
. stealthily disappear from the Senate
chamber and return. five minutes later
with a far-away look in his eyes.
Suddenly the secret leaked out.
J. Edward Addicks was saying his
last farewells and having a heart-to-
heart talk with his supporters in the
Senate.
: The Union Republican Seators were
called into the private telephone booth
, of the state House in regular order.
Senator Thomas c. Moore, the Ad-
! dicks stalwalt floor leader was called,
r but did not respond, be having taken
' an afternoon train 70 attend TO his du-
ties as a physician IN Dover. Then
! came calls for Senators d. o. Moore,
s Alvan r. Conner, Remsen c. Barnard
and John W. Houston. Senator
4. lPennewill was the last TO be summoned
TENnDNNiIla
The dramatic conversation between
the once powerful Union leader and
Senator Pennewill. his former lieuten-
u ant was as follows:
| "Hello, Sim. Is that your"
"Yes, who is this?'
"This Is Mr.. Addicks."
5 $50 you're really going TO leave me
are you Sim?"
]
e Il did not believe it, so I wanted tc
e know direct"
e "Well. you know the conditions thai
4 confronted us in this last campaign
You may not know, but I do. Of the
pledges we gave. I gave my word and
e. Il Is as good as my bond. you know
o that too"
10 Then came the fearful farewell from
the other end. but Senator Pennewil
~ emerged from the booth unaffected.
Conner Reiterates His Fealty.
There was a different song, however
when Senator Conner the jolly Ad.
ID. dicks stalyart who won the Presidency
e OF the Senate by prolonging a deadlock
!, and is therefore favorable to carry by
= siebe.
Hello. is that you. ALP"
,s Hello, here am. the same old stall.
wart, feeling elegant"
whats this about trouble among
our fellows?"
!. "well. some OF the boys are going 4
rattle around. But don't be alarmed
they'll come back"
How do you really feel about It
Al?"
le Il feel that enogh OF us viii hold ou
N to bring around these nine Regular
s. who are ripping our party up by hold
{ ing back from helping us elect J.. Ed
ward Addicks as Senator AS for my
self, am for Addicks first, last and al
the time. God bless him. I say. II
h. got into our political fight when w
te were controlled here IN Delaware b,
ie a political despotism. when II wa
IN worth the life Of n black Republican o
a a negro to attempt to vote. He sat N
d. at nights. his generosity knew n
bounds. He completed an organizatio
that was unprecedented in the State
history. And ] say. with Gods helT
wen elect him Senator II he lives lonl
s. enough, and IL he dies. what then? VIII
ol I'll ry to get n monument eretced I
s. him by the eRpublicans Of Delaware o.
be the state House green, and If the
won't let me, why thank God I've go
plot OF ground opposite the Felto
railroad station where they can erec
monument as high as they hun
Haman."
m Great Ny Lord that's greatl" re
torted Mr.. Addicks. Senator Conner
hear me. I'm in this fight unto deatl
I'll stay right with you. I've got a
on much money as I ever had. and tel
lg you now that Wen carry the State tw
he years hence and elect two Unite
III States Senators"
Ms Senator Conner repeated the gist o
his telephone conversation TO tn
sl newspaper correspondents. as he wa
pa leaving the state House last night. II
le did not deny any detail
ed ]. C. Ruth Resigns.