Evening journal., 1907-08-09
Friday, August 9, 1907.
ATTACK ON SENATOR DUPONT.

THE Every Evening the other day contained
\ an insinuating attack upon the senior sem
ator from Delaware, in which it thinly veiled an
intimation that the election of Colonel Henry A.
dupont by the Legislature in special session at
Dover, was brought about by the manipuations
of the Powder Trust" The basis of the article
was a statement concerning grating at Wash
ington, made by Mr.. r. S. Waddell, former en-
ploye of the duPonts, who later started as an in
dependent manufacturer OF powder, and who is
figuring, or attempting to figure, in the suits
the government has brought against the powder
company in this city.
The Every Evening asks whether there was
graft" at Dover during the special session when
Senator dupont was chosen.
It is not the purpose Of THE JOURNAL to
comment upon the suits now pending in court.
They are before judicial tribunal for adjustment
and will be settled in course of time in the proper
manner. But the attempt to drag politics into
this business affair and to besmirch the character
OF the senior senator from this State, should not
go unnoticed.
If the persons responsible for this latest attack
upon the senator do not know truly how the
election Of Colonel DUPONT was brought about
they are ignorant of Delaware political history.
When Mr. Addicxs consented to the special
session. so far as he had power to consent, he had
a lingering, but a not pronounced idea that in the
lining up Of the members Of the Legislature at the
special session, he might be chosen. Mr. Addicks
was also possessed with the notion at least he
stated so many times, that should he turn in with
his followers for Colonel DUPONT, he would thus
win the support of the Regular Republicans who,
he presumed, would be for him in the next po-
litical battle Mr.. AddicSs, we believe had that
idea, but if there was any pledge on the part of
the Regular Republicans that they would recip-
rocate, it was not made public but on the con-
trary those who had authority TO speak for them,
denied the existence of such alliance
Mr. Addicks also was anxious TO cripple SEN
ator Alice, and he knew that the filling of one
cancy for senator at the special session would
leave only one senator to be chosen after the then
coming election, which would destroy an oppor-
tunity for Senator Alice or any other lower State
man to make deal, each side taking a senator
Hence, in view of this situation, there was no
necessity for graft in the election Of senator,
as the Fifth and shipley streets paper intimates.
Then, again, had the Powder Trust desired the
election of a senator, and had Senator dupont
been willing at any time to use improper methods
10 gain seat in the United States Senate, he
would have succeeded long ago Those familiar
with Delaware politics know that at any time dur
ing the fierce conflict between the then Republi-
can factions of this State Senator Henry A.
DUPONT could have made deal under which he
and Mr.. Addicks would have been chosen SEN
ators. But rather than enter into such transac-
ton. Colonel dupont deliberately deprived him
self of a seat in the Senate until the time came
when he was the choice of the Republican mem
bers Of the Assembly, without alliance with any
one
The Every Evening repeats its stale story
about a corruption fund of $4,000 being forward
ed TO the lower counties for use during the cam
Paign, and now implies that tie money was sent
there by the Powder Trust"
This story has been in circulation for months
If me Every Evening has any proof in support of
his rumor, it should have produced it long ago
and not simply conhne itself to ntimations, ru-
mors and insinuations.