Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-12
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sian Correspondence Of Every Evening.
Dover. June l2.-Tho Republican meme
hors OF the Legislature. at a joint caucus
of the two factions, late last night chose
Col Henry A. du Pont as their candidate
for United States Senator j. Edward 1
Addicks was his only competitor, although |
an attempt was made to break the Regular |
Republican ranks by suggesting Herbert |
H. Ward as "a compromise. But one /
ballot was taken, which resulted as fol- |
lows: du Pont, 20 votes; Addicks, 10; |
Ward /.
Next tho vote was made practically |
unanimous, as only Senator Thomas G. !
Moore dissented
The caucus was held in the Senate !
chamber and lasted one hour, closing at !
ll.30 o'clock Representative Alden r.. |
Benson presided, and Senator John Nj. |
Mcndcnhal was secretary. Rcpresonta- |
tive William ID. Donney nominated Col |
du pont, and Senator George w Sparks
seconded the nomination Representa-
tive Daniel b. Murray and Senator Alvin
b. Conner proposed Mr. Addioks, the
former nominating and the latter second
ing. But one speech was made. 10 was
by Senator Conner, who snid
Some 10 years ago man, whom l
shall name hereafter, entered the arena
of Delaware politics The conditions
existing then In this State were what we
older Republicans can remember as only
damuahle The Democrats had the
State 30 completely under their control
that when they elected "a governor they
simply elected q king No monarch ever
ruled IN o foreign land that had more
power over his subjects than did the gov
ornor lie had tho appointing power OF
nearly every Office holder in the State
directly or indirectly Even the judiciary
and Jury were creatures Of bis making.
In fact. he had such complete control that
II was next TO impossible for Republican
to- get even q respectable hearing much
less his rights as "a citizen of this Common
wealth. When we attempted TO exercise
our rights at the polls, we were abused
most numerically and called vile names.
The Lew Court met in February and,
having previously made a canvass OF the
Republican voters in each county, tho
Democrats proceeded 10 drop from tho
list OF voters as they saw fit, and the ma
ioritios which were announced the next
fall were made right then and there.
might entmerate their internal exploits
till the dawn Of the morning sun, but
suffice Y to say that such were the condi-
tions existing 40 that time that we prayed
ierventlv for dcliverancc, and it was not
until the advent of the man / am about
TO name that we began TO see the first rays
of the morning sun of deliverance, which,
thanks 10 his indomitahle perseverance,
have grown and become brighter and
4 IIa fF
the full MONDAY sunshine of Republican
supremacy, and ] appeal to you gentle
men, especially of the two lower counties,
If this is not so.
Gentlemen / appeal TO your high
sense of honor and gratitude TO reward
this man in so far as in you lies the ability
TO do so, for hardly one of you would be
here had il not been for his generosity.
/ consider that even the Presidential
chair would be only passing recognition
of the great service he has rendered the
Republicans of this State. He has placed
as on o higher plane, thus proving his
LOYALTY 20 the great principles OF the great
Republican party. Gentlemen i wish
20 proclaim Il from the house tops and
spread il broadcast over the land that
this man was and is our Moses that led
his people ont from under the bonds OF
barbarsm, and today VIC stand forth
with our sister Republican States, PENN
svlvania, New Jersey and New York, and
all the galaxy of States that 60 to make
up the greatest nation that God 5 sun
ever shone upon.
"This man has been more abused and
prosecuted than any other man since the
davs of our Saviour. ] want to say ] have
vel TO see him use intoxicants in any form,
tobacco in any form, use foul or wicked
| language. or do any immoral act, and i
! have been AS much as two weeks at time
| i'm his company. and i consider when you
| take into account all the vilainous lies
and PROSECUTIONS that this man has been
subjected TO il is simply marvellous that
| he has not long ago given up in despair,
vea even suicide And now ! hear FAINT
| wbispers that some of the people who
were elected to the present positions OF
trust through and by this man are talking
Of deserting him and casting their for
tunes with what ] may term an eleventh.
hour man. a man who climbed aboard the
hand wagon after the victory was won
and the band about through playing. !
| conf realize for a moment that this Is
trie I don't want to lose all faith in
humanity. to think that any man will so
Jar forget his sacred obligations as to do
this 80. no. gentlemen many, in fact
most of YOU. have been close friends ol
mine i'm the past We have stood to-
getber for majority rule a new Constitu-
fion and an the good things that come
with h. We have conceded In the past
almost everything 0or the sake of har
monv) except our honor and our graft
tude. and now our erring brothers come
asking us TO iorsake our old leader. tee
smirch our honor and even do the wors
thing possible in the estimation oi ~
decent people VIZ: prove ungatei u.
One of the reasons have heard given io
doing 80 ia tnat sc have gotten about al
lconunued on fourth poge.l