Evening journal., 1905-09-13
WOULD
AID DEMOCRATS
Recent Actions Show He
Seeks to Turn Over
State to Them
OLD olOG IN NANGER" POLICY

In the Philadelphia Press to-day.
George Nox Mccain has the following
article dated from this city:
Having failed to secure a seat IN the
United states Senate and knowing that
the future holds no hope for him in
that direction, J. Edward Addicks now
proposes to make Delaware once more
a Democratic State.
There can be no doubt about the
truth OF this assertion. IL has been
one Of the whispered rumors connected
with the recent career Of Mr. Addieks
and it now blossoms forth into con-
frmed fact.
The men in the Union Republican
party who, hereafter, elect to stand
with Mr.. Addlcks. to follow his BAN
ner to foregone disaster must be pre-
pared to follow him into the camp OF
the Democracy and take his orders for
surrender 70 its leaders.
ADDICKs' BOAST.
More than once, in public and in pri-
vate j. Edward Addicks has declared
that if he could not go to the United
States Senate nobody else should. The
history of Delaware politics, the
present vacancy in the Senate, demon
strates that he has kept his word ia
that respect, and in this connection the
Addicks threat to Washburn seven
years ago that ne would sink Delaware
10000 fathoms deep" has become a
by-word in this State.
As a political soldier OF fortune there
remains. logically for j. Edward Ad-
dicks but one course to pursue-gather
the remnant Of his shattered forces
and make the best terms with the
enemy, the Democracy, that are pos
sible
That is what Mr.. Addicks is plan
ming to do.
HAYES CORROBORATES.
Walter Il. Hayes is one Of the leading
members OF the Delaware bar. He was
for years one Of Mr.. Addicks attorneys
ia this city. Mr.. Hayes is a member
Of the Union Republican party and has
! acted as legal adviser TO that organi-
zation. In an interview to-day Mr..
Hayes corroborated the statements
have above made. He was disinclined
TO discuss the subject, but in reply TO
a number Of questions gave me the
/ following remarkable statement:
our returning board meets on the
Thursday after election and continues
in session until it completes the count
of the vote. 1t continued i'm session
last November until the following
Tuesday, owing TO the fact that In
/ New Castle county the election was
very close on members of the Levy
Court, which corresponds TO your
County Commissioners, we having here
in New Castle county seven members
to elect.
"lhe Republicans carried three dis
tricts, the Democrats three districts
the other district resulting in a tie
The reason that the Republicans did
not carry the third district was en-.
tirely due 10 Mr.. Addicks. He insisted
In keeping a Union Republican candi
date. Robert Baldwin. his farmer. OF
the ticket against the Regular Republi-
can candidate. thus enabling the Demo
Gratis to carry that district by a small
plurality.
''The district in which the lie vote oc-
CURED was the Fifth district. Under the
law when a tie results the Governor has
TO appoint one of the two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes and
| Governor HUM appointed the Republican
candidate in the Fifth district thus MAKE
ing the Levy Court four Republicans and
three Democrats. If Mr.. AddiclSs had al
lowed Mr. Baldwin to get on the ticket
the result would have been five Republi-
cans and two Democrats.
PLEASED ADDICKs.
while the returning board was COM
putting the returns Mr. Addicks called ur
my residence over the long distance tele-
phone from Philadelphia one night to
inquire about the result. I was acting as
attorney for the Republican party before
the Roard Of Canvassers. In response to
his inquiry 1 informed him that 1 was
afraid the Democrats had carried the
I Levy Court to which Mr.. Addicks made
the astonishing reply;
Il hope they have; I am glad if they
have
Il was surprised and indignant at his
words and told him that he was either
I not in his right mind or that he was a
fool. / cut of the conversation by hang.
ing Up the receiver after had informed
him that If the Republicans lost the Levy
Court he was solely responsible for ii
by forcing Baldwin 20 remain on the
ticket against the wishes of the entire
Union Republican party and the Regular
Republican party, too.
ANOTHER PREDICTION.
"That was my last interview with Mr.
Addicks on local politics in this county
till after our recent city election here
when he called at my Office TO consult
me about some legal matters. After they
were finished Mr.. Addicks said
Walter. we are going TO elect q
straight-out lot Of Union Republican city
officials next Thursday night; and ther
he proceeded 70 inform me how it was
to be done.
II tried to persuade him that he was
making a most serious mistake. pointed
out what the result would be; the effect
1t would have on the whole Republican
party and on the people Of Wilmington
without regard 70 party. / endeavored
by every argument at my command e
dissuade him from forcing an issue that
1 knew would be intensely obnoxious II,
was immovable. All could say had nc
! weight. At the end Of the discussion hs
said:
"rhe time has come TO end Republi-
can supremacy in Delaware and in
tend 10 see that II is ended very soon'
+ PARTING OF THE WAYS.
Il closed the Interview at once. I told
Mr.. Addlcks that from that time forward
he could go his way and would mine