Smyrna times., 1906-07-11
UNION REPUBLICANS AGREE
TOEN1ER DEAL FOR HARMONY
OUTCOME OF EXCITING MEETING OF UNION
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Addicks and Alice Fight For Control OF the
Committee and the Latter Succeeds in Get
ting the Harmony Resolution Through

ting the Harmony Resolution Through
In the bitterest conflict known in
Delaware politics, in which John Ed
ward Addicks succeeded in having
himself elected vice. chairman of the
Union State Committee, secured an
equal division of the committee on the
first test vote, then lost that advantage
and had to sit by and see the Alice
harmony resolutions adopted motion
by motion, by vote of ten to eight,
the Union Republican Committee. Fri
day placed itself squarely on record for
coalition with the Regulars. After the
last vote was taken Friday afternoon,
still ten to Addicks' eight, Addicks
and his seven supporters left town, re-
fusing to make comment upon the
days work. 1t was the monumental
political struggle of many years and
undoubtedly the last meeting of the
Union Republican State Committee.
Ii was q fight between Addicks and
Layton, both of whom were wrought
up almost to the fighting point They
argued, made charges and counter
charges while Alice sat and planned
how to overcome the storm, retain his
control of the committee and prevent
Addicks from boiling out and starting
new party all by himself There was
such a constant cross-fir of verbal
fhructc and ,,orriaC hot
only three of the committee could get
a chance to talk. Several times it really
appeared as though Addicks and Lay
ton were on the very verge of attack
lug each other. Red in the face, they
thrust fists toward each other and used
the words ''liar, low dog, miserable
traitor" When Addicks tackled Lay
ton, tine once powerful "gas man"
heard himself called fighting names in
all their brutal ruggedness. Layton
dressed down his former leader, all
unmindful of his official position
The election of Addicks to the vice
chairmanship, whatever that may
mean in a State Executive Committee,
was purely gift from the majority. 1t
was unanimously done by viva voce
vote. The only time IN which Addicks
secured an equal division of the com
mittee was on a resolution to have
committee of five make the Harmony
deals with the Regulars, instead of en-
powering State Chairman Alice TO do
it. Even in this he had to name Alice
as the chairman of this committee of
five, with himself as the second mem
Der, before he got tie vote. On this
proposition Senator David o. Moore,
a member of the committee from
Laurel, supported Addicks initiative.
But on the very next test of strength
Moore had left the Addicks side and
was voting with Alice.
Trouble Began Immediately After Assembling.
The trouble began when Addicks,
Immediately after the assembling of
the committee, interrupted DIR. Layton,
floor leader Of the Alice forces, who
had forstalled the position with har-
mony resolution by charging him with
being a traitor. The latter stated his
position in the harmony movement in
emphatic style and pressed his resolu-
tion. Addicks was completely foored
In the debate and lost his head. Turn
to Layton he said 1.-THE trouble with
you doctor, you are afraid of your own
people; you know the majority of your
own party is against you, and you run
for asylum to the other party, raking
what few dissatisfied ones you can.
with you. And the trouble with you
committee members (turning and
pointing around the room as he spoke)
is that you are not IN favor of this be-
cause you with accent on the you, and
indicating toward Committeeman
David S. Clark, Collector of the Port
of Wilmington are bought in this
committee with an Office. You are
bought in this committee with an Of
fice( this time indicating toward Audi.
tor s. John Abbott.) You are bought
In this committee with an office (indi
eating toward DIR. Layton, auditor oil
the State Department, at Washington.
"And you, John Edward Addicks, f" in
terrupted Layton, darting from his
seat toward Addicks, "you are liar.
Liar, ahl You're the liar. You are
liar, was the retort. ''Orderl orderl'
shouted Chairman Alice. "You mus
preserve order" Addicks voice, nov
raised to high pitch, thundered fortl
"Whatl You call me to order, you lit
tie cur, " and he started like flash fo
Delaware's senior United States Sena
tor. Friends surrounded Addicks
Alice and layton. George W. Rob
erts started to speak on the safes
party policy, but the committee evi