The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
GIVE DUE NOTICE TO ADDICKS
LEGISLATORS TELEPHONE HIM
THEY'RE GOING TO QUIT.
Con, creations over the Wire Yesterday
From the Delaware Capitol 10 Addicks
The Deserters VIII Vote for IT, Cole
man DUPONT. Who Gives consent

Down. Del, Feb. l6.-The desertion OF
] Edward Addicks by several Of his sup
porters is scheduled for tomorrow. Inc
Addicks Senators were called into the
private telephone booth Of the State House
to-day In the following order; Senators
u. O. Moore Alvan b. Conner, Remsen G.
Barnard and John ". Houston. Senator
pennwill was the last TO be called.
The conversation between Addicks and
one of his former strong lientenants was;
Hello. Sim, is that your
-Yes, who is thisl'
This Is Mr.. Addicks.
so you're really going TO leave. are YOU
Sim?"
That's the probability,
Il did not believe it, so wanted TO know
directly"
well YOU know the conditions that con-
fronted us in this last campaign. You
NAV not know. but l do, of the pledges
We gave. gave my word and it is as good
az my bond You know that, too,
Then came the farewell from tho other
side but Senator Pennwill emerged from
the booth unaffected.
There was a different song. however,
when Senator Conner, the jolly Addicks
Stalwart who won the presidency of the
Senate by prolonging deadlock, came
ont. This was what was said over the
wire:
Hello. ia that you. Alf'
-Hello: here am, the same old Stalwart,
feeling elegant.
what's this about trouble among our
fellows?'
-Well. some of the boys are going 70
ra,tle around. But don't be alarmed;
they'll come back
How do YOU really feel about it, Al?"
Il feel that enough of us will hold out 10
bring around these nine Regulars who are
rippl ng our party up by holding back
from helping US elect j. Edward Addicks
Senator. Az for myself. am for Addicks
first. last and all the time. God bless him!
/ saw. He got into our political fight when
we we're controlled here in Delaware by
political despotism, when II was worth the
fife OF a black Republican or negro 10 at
tempt to vote. He sat up ar nights, his
generosity knew no bounds. lie COM
pleted an organization that was unprec--
edented in the States history, And
saw with Gods help We'll elect him Sena-
tor IL he lives long enough.
IF he dies, what them Why. III try
To yet a monument erected TO him by the
Rep,blicans of Delaware on the State
House green, and II they won't let me, why
thank God I've got plot OF ground oppo-
site the FELTON, Railroad station, where they
can erect a monument a. high as they hung
Hannah.
Great My Lord that's great retorted
Mr. Addioks. Senator Conner. hear me.
I'm in this fight unto death. III stay right
with you. I've got as much money az ever
had and | tell you now that wen carry the
State two years hence and elect two United
States Senators
Mr.. Conner verified in detail the con-
versation after leaving the booth.
Senator Penneweu and Representative
Nandenburg, two OF AdGickss lea ding Sus-
sex men who will lead the break 70 be made
tomorrow, returned to-day from Whining
ton Iwhere they had been coNorring with
r Coleman DUPONT, the head OF the hig
powder making firm, whom they have 30
iected as the only compromise candidate
they can support after leaving Addicks,
After persistent effort thu Addicks dis
senters succeeded in obtaining DuPont's
consent to the use Of his name He tried
10 make il plain that he was in no sense a
candidate against his uncle. Henry A.
Dupont, the nominee Of tho Regulars, but
the diseenters convinced him that the Use
Of his name IN the present crisis WAS essen
tial
The vote to-day was: Addicks, %. Ssus-
bury. Dem. ~: n. A. Dupont regular Re-
publican, 9. Total, 80. Nect ssary TO elect,
20,