Middletown transcript., 1905-10-07

, tlilS III HIS stUDo NIlbn Tie IlTsl COHtlUS6U
arrived. He greeted all warmly. Abou
noon things became interesting about TIN
Hotel Richardson lobby Committeeman
were being buttonholed right and left
Mr.. Addicks and DIR. Layton conferred il
a corl.er long and earnestly. DR.. Laytor
and Senator Alice buzzed each other
There were ;'y sterious whispers right and
left. Mr.. Au.icks personally talked to
every committeeman except SenaIor
Alice. He and Senator Alice did not
know each other as they passed by.
Mr.. Addicks had written list of the
! committeeman. After he had conversed
| with each man he checked off his name in
some manner that he understood. Com
mitteeman AIrich would not promise Mr..
Addicks how he would vote.
'Then you are against me-" remarked
Addicks, as he left Mr.. Alrich He was
This gum-heel hunt for votes continued
until after l.30 o'clock. Neither leaders
seemed sure of his strength, before the
meeting opened.
The committee will stand nine to
nine, whispered S. John Abbott to few
reporters, as he started into the hotel par
lor, after brief conference with Senator
Alice. Walter ii. Hayes, Newall Ball and
one or two others.
On the door of the parlor in which the
state committee met was a placard, on
which was penned: Republican State
Committee"
When the committee had assembled in
the parlor, with the doors tightly closed,
Chairman Alice announced that
he would call David S. Clark to the chair
to preside over the gathering. No objec-
ton was offered to this, Mr.. Clark assum
ing the chair. DR.. Layton then remarked
that he understood that the committee
was called together to consider the ap-
pointment OF a committee to confer with
a like committee on the pant OF the Regu
lar Republicans and to arrange for a COM
mon primary and harmony state con-
vention to re-organize the Republican
party. lie moved that such be the object
OF the meeting.
Somebody interposed question, and
DIR. Layton explained that he made his
motion ito save the Republican party in
the state. am opposed to the interjec-
ton of personalities into this committee, "
he added, turning to Mr.. Addicks, ''out
of respect to you and out of the sense of
loyalty shown to you in this state in the
past twelve years. wish to pour oil on
the troubled waters.'
When the roll was called phabetically
Mr.. Addicks started by voting to adopt
DR.. Layton's motion, which was adopted
unanimously. BY this little maneuver
the committee at the outset had placed
itself Oh record as favorable to harmony.
without even skirmish. 1t was re-
garded as neat diplomatic stroke.
DR.. Layton then followed up by NOV
ing that a committee of five, of which
Mr.. Addicks be one, be appointed by the
chairman to meet like committee of the
Regular Republicans and to arrange for
common primaries and a common state
convention to recognize the party, the
five to report back to the state committee
for ratification of their arrangements.
Mr.. Addicks Immediately objected,
and asserted that he did not wisl< be
member of any committee on which
Senator Alice also was to serve. The
tension was relieved by D. NJ. Wilson
suggesting a recess Of five minutes, which
was acceded to. Mr.. Addicks and his
friends in the commtte retired for par
lev as soon as recess was declared. 1t
was the first time the Alice and the Ad-
dicks wings of the committee had arrayed
themselves. The Addicks nine included
Messrs. Addicks. Roberts, Postles,
Groves, Foster, Beth, Wilson, Tharp
and DR.. Messick.
They had not been in consultation long
before they sent for Chairman David S.
Clark, who joined them. Mr.. Addicks
asked Mr.. Clark if he would consent to
appoint committee to be suggested
to him, but Mr.. Clark declined to COM
init himself to any such scheme. "lt
would be debating the appointments
Mr.. Clark remarked, as he left the Ad-
dicks conferees and returned to the par
lor, where the other nine was in wait
ing. Chairman Bradley, of Wilmington,
and Chairman Marshall, of Kent
County, had been with the Addicks nine
during the conference. DIR. Marshall and
"Miff' Wilson had taken their coats off
by the time the nine returned to the
committee room, when the session was
resumed. ,
Although, but few moments before