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Allee and the presldent.

Alloo anu the f1ItHluNnNs
The report that President Roosevelt no
longer entertains cordial feelings towards
Senator Alice, as contained in a special
correspondence from Washington, printed
IN yesterdays Every Evening, will occa-
sion no surprise in political circles in
Delaware. Il is only what was to be ex-
pected.
There is little doubt that President
Roosevelt cordially and confidently en-
trusted to Senator Alice the task Of re-
uniting the Republican factions in this
State, and gave him carte blanche in the
matter of distributing Federal patronage,
in manner that might promise the best
results Il is not possible that he sus-
pccted for an instant that Senator Alice
would use this patronage for the purpose
OF building up his own political machine
which was either Addicls' machine as
well OF one infinitely worse-but this is
what Alice has done With the single
exception Of the postmaster at Delaware
City, for which place no Alice henchman
could be found who could got a single in
dorsement, and a Regular Republican,
therefore, had to be selected, Allees dis
tribution Of patronage was used for Alice
purposes only. Not an ounce of it was
disposed Of in manner calculated to
bring the Republican factions together.
On the contrary, the distribution was
directed against the Regular Republi-
cans, in the most irritating and offensive
manner
A brief review Of the results will show
how Alice used the patronage thus so
generously placed at his disposal by
President Roosevelt for the furtheranoe
Of his own political ends. George II.
Smith, Regular Republican, was refused
reappointment to the postofIice at Laurel
and the place was given to State Senator
d. o. Moore, who, as a member of the last
Legislature. was among those who stood
out for "Addicks or nobody" and is fol
Addicks today An his other postoliic,
appointments in the rufaL districts. with
the solitary exception we have named
were bestowed upon faithful Addickl
gRepublicans. He refused TO assent Z,
the reappointment Of the collector Of tn,
port Of Wilmington, whose faithful ad
.ministraiion OF the Office had gained 70
him the unanimous Endorsement of th
business interests Of this city, and installe,
in the Office a man who had been one o
Addicks' most faithful political worker
for years. He refused reappointmen
20 the postmaster Of Wilmington. VIII
likewise was recommended by the sohl
business interests by reason of his &C
ceptable administration, and gave IN
Office 20 a Union Republican.
That such a iactional distribution a
Federal patronage should have arouse
the resentment Of the Regular Reput
licans and increased, instead Of dimir
ished. the factional differences, was onl
natural And, 10 make matters wors,
Senator Alice insolently refused IN
overtures for harmony that were mad
by the Regular Republicans. He mad
TO them a proposition which, under th
circumstances, was positively insulting
that they should 60 into common pr
maries with the Unions and abide by IN
result--a deliberate invitation 10 a gam
where the other fellow held loaded die
SO far As the Regulars were concerno,
The latter laid down the proposition th,
the election Of Republican senator. b
the present Legislature, which had bee
chosen by the Republican voters for Ia
purpose, should be the main conditio
to harmony, but Alice, as chairman
the Union Republican State Committe
refused TO even call his committee I,
gether for the consideration Of IN
reasonable and practical request
And sol Republican harmony 10 Dell
we're is still a matter for the future. VIII
conditions even worso than they wet