Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-11
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NHAA 2NnANOI FROM AAhlAWhIEa
Tonight at Dover the 20 Republican
members Of the Delaware Legislature,
which has been called together in special
session, will assemble in caucus for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
United States Senator Although any
result, or no result, may attend this
caucus, tho reasonable probabilities arc
that a candidate will be nominated and
that this candidate win be formally
elected at the ballot to be taken by the
two houses separately tomorrow, and tho
election formally proclaimed at the Joint
session which viii follow at noon on We'd
nesday. The deal between the two fac
tions Of tho Republican party over the
senatonhip viii be consummated, II is
believed, at lonights CAUCUS.
Present indications point to the nomi-
nation, BY tho caucus Of Col Henry A.
du Pont for Senator, although the we'll
known slipperiness Of the Addicks Re
publicans may, at the last minute, oper-
ate 70 prevent. II is understood that
the pledges Of a sufficient number Of
Union Republican members 70 make his
nomination absolute have been secured
for Col du Pont, and that they were
written in full and signed by the members.
As the Regular Republican members are
solid for Col. DUPONT in any event, his
nomination cannot be prevented except
by such perhdy on the part Of those mem-
bers who signed du Pont pledges as would
be surprising even in these days of poll
tical corruption and huckstering for seats
in the United States Senate.
BY an tho rules Of barter and sale, Col.
du pont should have been elected Senator
by the Republican majority Of the Legs-
lature at the regular session, in 1905.
His election had been bought and paid
for in advance of the election. The price
was $4,000 paid in hand 10 authorized
agents Of the Union Republican party.
OF this largo sum, an apportionment Of
$4,000 was for Kent county and an ap-
portionmont Of SOS, 900 for Sussex county.
and the entire amount was contributed
as fund for the purchase OF votes. And
this part Of the miserable compact was
faithfully carried out The corruption
fund paid in consideration of the election
of Col. du pont 20 the Senate. coupled
with other corruption funds, brought up
the election, and when the Republican
Legislature met at Dover. the donors OF
the fund with which Kent and Sussex
county were corrupted looked to the bene.
hciares of that fund for the delivery OF
the Senatonhip, in accordance with the
plain terms of the corrupt compact.
But they were grossly swindlcd. J
Edward Addicks, who had been ondeavor
ing for more than ten years to buy seat
in the Senate, did not propose to sit b,
and see himself outbid by other corrup
tionists. OF the 81 Republican member
Of tho election, % were elected as Unior
Republicans, and he held them TO him
self instead Of permitting them TO carr,
out the terms Of the bargain by which IN,
Senatonhip had been sold before IN,
election. Despite tremendous pressure
he held Is of these members to him ia
the end, and the session closed with In,
Senatorial vacancy untitled.
Meanwhile, new negotiations wer
entered upon for the completion of tn,
sale Of the senatorship. The details o
the transaction will probably never b.
made public, but that they were shrewdl,
directed is established by the calling o
the special session. Il is not conoeiv
able that the governor would have issue,
the call without assurances that prae
tical results would follow It is reason
able 70 assume that the new bargain
viii be respected, and that the vacan
seat viii be formally bestowed upon th
aspirant for whom il was purchase,
at a stated price in 1904, and for whom
i was bargained a second time prio
to the assembling Of the special session
And so it is that tonight's caucus
expected 10 result in the nomination q
Col. du Pont. Tricky and uncertain a
Union Republicans arc, it is not believes
they will deliberately repudiate the bar
gain a second time.