Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-14
ADDICKs' DESPERATE MOVE.
By Merris Taylor.

ADDICkS' DESPERATE MOVE.
The State campaign OF 1893 was
marked by the same division of the
Republican party into two factions,
but after long wrangling and many
conferences. they came together al
most ON the eve of the election, by n
division of the state offices and an
acceptance by the Regulars of John
Henry 1Ioffecker of Smyrna. the
Union Republican candidate for gov
ernor in 1896. as the Republican can
didate for Representative In Congress.
The Democrats nominated l.. Irving
Handy for Congress. The Republi-
cans carried the State. and also "A
majority OF the Legislature, but this
was not an Addicks majority. by any
means.
In every district whore they had
n majority vote, the Regular Repub-
leans nominated one 'of their strong
partIsans for the Legislature. and Mr..
Addicks pursued the same policy. This
was the only manner in which Re
publican Legislature could be secured,
as division would have resulted in the
election Of a Democratic body. When
the election results were ascertaiued,
II was learned that the two Republi-
can factions had elected 81 members,
and the Democrats 81. Addicks had
rs OF the Republican members solid
~ in his favor.
There was no Republican caucus
! l.
time there was no organization of the
House Of Representatives, on account
of the Republican factional diyi-
sion The term Of United States Sen
ator George Gray expired on the fourth
Of the following March, and If was
/ incumbent upon the Legislature -
/ ~ least go through the form Of vut-
| ing for successor to him. whether
election followed or not. Addicks
| confident of his ability TO control the
caucus IL ono could be arranged, asked
the Regulars to consent 10 one. but
| the latter refused They were de-
I termined that Addicis should not be
I elected Senator II they could prevent
IL
/ Protrncted Struggle.
J naloting for United states senator
began On Tuesday. March H. the 1--WE
I houses voting separately. and on the
i following day the first joint session
was held The comparison IF tho Jour
nails showed that Addicks had r.
ccived is votes. Colonel Henry A. dn
Pont. IT.. William s. Ilillos. .. Ths
4
Ill. Representative Handy. > John
G. Gray. i Three members were At
4 scnt each DAY Two ballots taken In
/ joint session that day showed nc
/ change in the standing.
Thus began another protracted
struggle for a scat in III, Senate. Snd
i one that was attended hy more ex-
i citcncnt. more desperation. AID more
degradation hy reason ~ the means
i resortcd to by Addicks Il Win the
prize he sought The voting results
I showed great deal Of fIctuation
I but no indications OF an agreement
Gay after day. until the day set fnr
final adjournment when Addieks
played his trunu, ard-and lost tx
noniniouslN Oh February s. the reg
uIar Republicans shifted their support
+ TO Dr. Lost II, Chandler OF Cen
4 treville. bat without making amy im-
/ preston o. the Addicks following.
1 on the second DAY Of March, Ad-
/ dicks increased his vote To IS. and :,
! feeling Of uneasiness began to pre-
vail What ~ intended ~ do none
4 outside II his cofC fence knew. but
/ there was an attite Of faunty cheer
I fulneSs among his close supporters
AT the ballot on March the Demo
Gratis voted solidly FOR Congressman
Handy. Senator Gray who would
have been reelected had the Legisla
! ture been Democratic. on that day sig.
nified his intention Of accepting the
tender By President Cleveland Of ap-
pointment as judge of the tniteo
states Circuit Court for tho Thirf
district. and therefore did not figure
III the Democratic votng, although
votes were east for him later.
Addicks' Desperate Move.
on Monday. March I3 the day sci
for final adjournment Addicks started
of. on the first ballot Of the day anC
/ the Tooth of the session. with &C
votes. among them the votes of ont
/ Democratic Senator and one Demo
cratic Representative. Consideration
and indignation mingled among tbs
large crowd that filled tho hall of tn,
House. and then il was made clcai
that Addicks hnal desperate move was
the purchase of enough Democratic
support To insure his election. On til,
l01st ballot another Democratic Rep
| rcsentativc Joined the other two--th,
three were Senator Furlow and Repre
sentatives Clark and kiug-and thef
the excitement ross to the pitch d
( frenzy Tht hail !, sounded with erie.
/ If Indignation against the Democrat,
traitors. and as the next ballot wa.
started there was tense intsres
throughout the roll call. What othei
traitors would proclaim their shame
Three more would elect Addicks. ant
II was not believed ne had been con
tent with buying only three.
II Is not possible 10 imagine wha
would have happened that day ha,
here been any more yielding by trait
0rous Democrats TO the lure IF Ad
- Inat,,gavaf aa IP.af.Ia