Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-21

10 yesterdays Philadelphia Press y
Edward Addicks, who Is now quartered
for season at the Bellevue Stratiord,
IS thus quoted in relation 20 the latest
phase of the Senatorial situation In
this State:
MIR. du Pont has agreed 20 go into
a caucus and / am urging all my
friends TO sign the petition and have a
special session Of the Legislature and
elect q Senator. There has never been
time when / have not wanted a Re-
publican elected as Senator and 10 this
caucus / want every man to stand by
the man nominated whether it be
du pont, myself or someone else. II
| am elected TO succeed Ball the indi-
cations are that du pont will be
elected in Allee's place, or IL du Pont
is selected in Balls place it is proba-
BILE that / will get the senatorship in
Allee's place.
SIN every district in Delaware peo-
pie are for me and now that du Pont
has informed me that his men are
signed up everything will be all right.
Everything will be harmonious and
under this harmony deal Alice viii be
put down and out forever, This will
also knock out a Democratic Legisla-
ture in November, 1905. Governor
Preston Lea is now in Canada, but he
will call a special session of the Legis-
lature. We intend to fight Alice hare
and will completely dothrone him.
II Addicks is correctly quoted, HE
statement that Mr.. du pont-meaninl
thereby Col Henry A. du Pont--' hal
agreed to 60 into a caucus. viii b.
shock and p surprise TO those Re
publichns 40 this end Of the State VIII,
have taken 10 for granted that Ad
dicks move to have the Legislature,
called in special session was com
plete abdication of his Senatorial
claims and an open declaration IN
favor Of Col. II. A. du Pont for Sena
tor.
But Addicks' declaration about Col.
du pont is in line with his Original
deliverance in favor of a special ses.
sion Of the Legislature 10 be called fol
the purpose Of electing q Senator. He
insists that the choice shall he mad,
by the Republican caucus, and thai
choice supported byall the Republican
members in open session. Alice has
expressed similar views. No Uniof
Republican declaration that assures
Col. du pont of the caucus nomination
has been made. So far as anything
that has been said or done is con
cerned, the caucus is to be open TO al
aapirants, and the man who may secure
the nomination-du Pont, Addicks
Layton, or anybody else-is TO b'
elected Senator
Whast fhfa vary inn Wnrfunf nnUHlHnTnI
tion pierces the craniums of some oi
the deluded du Pont shouters, wh'
have looked upon Col. du Pont as SUR
Of the Senatorship since Addicki
opened his mouth and spake az th'
Philadelphia conference of last Thurs
/ day night, 10 is probable that thel
may change their minds about agree
ing to a special session and the selec
tion of q Senator by caucus. In th'
last Legislature there were 81 hepub
lican members, sand Addicks had - o
them on the FIRST ballot for Unites
States Senator to succeed Dr. Ball
/ During the protracted struggle be los
seven but the other - voted for hin
on the last roll call Fifteen voted io
Ii. A. du Pont and one for IT, Cole
man du Pont. What the initial balio
would be at a caucus 30 be held nov
ia a matter of speculation. IL is als'
sure thing that if Addicks shoul'
secure 16 votes he would have 90 b'
elected Senator according 20 tho agree
ment under which 10 is proposed Z
have the special session called.
Will the Regular Republican mem
bers Of the Legislature, with TIM
situation confronting them, pledg
themselves TO abide by the result o
the Republican caucus IN the even
that a special session of the Legisla
ture shall be calledy
Addicks, it will be noted, does no
rive up the hope that the caucus woul'
result I'm his favor "lf / am elected
to succeed Ball, - he says, the indi
cations are that du Pont will be elected
in Allee's place; or If du Pont =
elected IN Balls place 1t IS probable
that | will get the Senatorship d
Allee's place.
Alice might help TO nominat
du Pont with the hope of getting tn
du Pont influence for his recollection
next winter, but it will be observe
that Addicks has stolen a march ol
him so far as reaching out for tn
du Pont influence is concerned.
At any rate, il is apparent that Ad
dicks does not eliminate himself fror
the Senatorship. He proposes to b
elected at the special session, if posi-
ble.should one be called, if not, then a
the regular session Of the next Legis
lature, as successor to Alice.
REGULARS NOT YET IN tbs rRAr.
Persistent rumors have been aioa
since Friday that the Regular Reput
| lican members Of the Legislature, a
we'll as the Onion Republican men
bers. had signed a pledge 60 60 int
caucus and abide by the decis,o
tberaof but several Of the Regula