Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-05
.,i,l correspondence OF Every Evening.

,,.c,l correspondence OF Every Evening.
nover. June 6.-With broad smile
an his face and apparently full of
Sssprauce that he Will be a winner in
H. senatorial contest here next Mon
Ssv night, John Edward Addicks
ahmed into town, yesterday, from a
trlp down the State, where he had
bsen holding conferences with his chief
iieutenants and members OF the Della
ware General Assembly.
Addicks visited the home Of Thomas
Curry. his most ardent supporter in
Sussex county, on Saturday, and while
there conYersed with State Senator
simeon 5. Pennewill, who voted for
Addicks in the early part Of the last
session, but, with Denney, Benson
and others deserted him before the
session closed. Sunday morning, Ad-
dicks drove to FELTON,, where he re-
named the rest OF the day and night
with State Senator A. b. Conner, who
bv far is the closest man to Addicks
!. the State and one for whom Ad-
dicks has the highest esteem and
regard. Yesterday morning, MIR. Ad-
dicks continued his visiting tour up
the county and spent most of yester.
day morning with State Senator Rem
sen O. Barnard at Camden. In speak
inc of his tour down the State, Mr..
Addicks had this to say;
Il found everything all right and
those who have stuck by me in the
mast will stick by me in the future,
both at the special session and after
wards. As to the Senstorship, it will
be either du Pont or myself, aud nc
other candidate will be considered.
The balloting in the caucus next Mon.
dsv will be by secret ballot and the
result Of that ballot will tell the tale.
Whoever receives the majority will b(
the candidate and will be supported
by every Republican. have had Z
perfect understanding with the
du Points relative to the present con,
test and expect them to be fair anC
lust in everything, as / have promised
4 10 be. There will be no trickery ol
dickerine of any kind, but if there
should be, then | shall not feel com
pelled TO abide by my agreement.
have seen many of my friends through
out the State, and before the end o
this week, expect TO see all the Uniol
members of the Legislature and have
personal talk with them, when | viii
know just how and where they stant
In the fight. / have the people witt
me and expect, when the Senatorshi
is settled, to at once begin the reor
ganization Of the Republican party
wedding out, as / have previously said
ell the traitors in the camp. have
room filled with pigeon holes, whic
contain the names and doings of ever
traitor to me, and yet / still hav
more room to add further traitors VIII
will likely come to the surface as tim
wears on. There will be but one Re
publican party in Delaware during th
coming campaign. l have not been i
this fight in Delaware for seventee
years for naught. 1 love politics and
intend to continue the fight here as
have done in the past, and will at la.
succeed.
While here Addicks called up severi
Of his workers in the county, givir
them assurances that everything va
all right and that a harmonious part
would be the result of the election {
Senator on Tuesday next. Mr. A,
dicks further claimed that he woul
control the Union Republican Sta
Committee when it next meets, an
that while it had been intimated tn
Senator Alice, who at present is chai
man, would not issue a call for q
meeting Of the committee, he could
compelled to do so on the order of al
i've members, according to the rul
ot the Union Republican party.