The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20
ADDICkS NO LONGER ARACTOR.
DELAWARE REPUBLICANS DROP
THE PERPETUAL CANDIDATE.
senator Alleo, Leader OF Union Faction.
After supporting the Gas Man" for
Seventeen Years. Tells Him the Gane 10
Played Out-Amal 4 amattOu Expe cted.


Seventeen Years. Tells Him the Game ID
Played Ont--Amal amation Expected.
WASHINGTON, Aug. le.-News from Della
ware has reached here that J. Edward
Addicks, the perpetual aspirant for Sena-
torial honors from that State, has lost
the support Of the Union Republican or
ganization and will no lohger DO factor
in Diamond State politics.
The Union leaders have stuck by Addicxs
through thick and thin since mis- advent In
Delaware politics. nearly seventeen years
ago, but after the Senatorial contest OF
last winter there was general feeling that
the limit Of loyalty had been reached and
that they could no longer stand for the
Addicks or nobody policy. The final break
came week or so ago when Senator Alice,
who has been Addicks's chief lieutenant
in his many Senatorial campaigns, served
notice on the perpetual aspirant that the
Union organization would not again sup
port his candidacy and hereafter for the
party's sake would act without regard to
biz wishes.
senator Alice IL chairman Of the Union
State COMMITTEES, and II 10 understood that
the eighteen members Of that organization
are unit In the stand taken by their CHAIR
man.
The result Of such . course upon the
future politics Of the State will be the merg-
ing of the two wings Of the party and tho
election Of two Republican Senators IN
1907 II . majority Of the Legislature to be
elected next year IL Of that faith.
The two factions combined on nearly
all tho offices last fall, selecting candidates
In common primaries, and but for AddicKss
porsistsnoy In the contest before the Legs
lature would have elected Senator 10
81 oceed Ball. whose term expired Maroh4.
Addioka since the rupture with Alice.
has been doing some great campaigning
the support OF the county leaders, but he
said to have met with little success ana the
aeneral impression seems to DO that ne VIII
not again play any part IN Delaware poh-
Addiokss first appearance in the States
politics was during the campaign OF 1883,
and the long series Of oontests since then
is without . parallel in American history;
In the legislative contest which followed
his initial campaign, there was . oittes
contest, which ended In the election OF
ANTHONY Higgins by the Republicans; 49,.
Legislature and Mr.. Addicke's hopes were
temporarily squelched by the election OF
Senator Gray to succeed himself. The
campaign Of lso4-s brought about dead
look and the "Addicks or nobody Polioy
produced the first vacancy. The Demo,
Gratis captured the Legislature In 1890 ana
Kenney was elected, but two years later,
when Senator Gray term expired, Addicks
again carried the Legislature and dead
lock ensued. ,,-,-...
There was no choice in the legislative
contest Of 1901, and for the first time in Ns
history Delaware was without representa-
ton in the Senate. These vacancies ex-
isted until March 8, 1908. when, under
oomEromise between the two factions,
Ball, a regular Republican, and Alice,
Unionist, were elected. Bal l's term ex-
PRED last March and Addicks again sue
ceeded In bringing about a deadlock whioh
With the elimination OF, Addioks there
seems TO be no obstacle TO the complete
amalgamation Of the two Republican TAO,
tions IN Delaware, and Y with . united
party q favorable Legislature 10 chosen
In 1909. there will be q return to the old
condit ions OF selecting one Senator from
Newcastle county, in which wilmington
is situated. and where the Regulars are
In the majority, and the other from the
two lower counties. which the unionists
dominate.