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Show ELIMINATION OF "GAS" ADDICKS IS DEMANDED t i 1 1 . DOVER, Del., Feb. 14. At a conference yesterday the regular Republican" members mem-bers of the General Assembly submitted a counter proposition to the Addicks Republican Re-publican members, replying to their signed offer of last Thursday to go .Into joint caucus of all the Republican members, mem-bers, Addicks to be eliminated. The regulars issued tbe following statement in answer to the Unions: To the Union Republican Members of the Legislature of the State of Delaware: Oentlemen: Recognizing the duty &Q- volving upon us to give to our State full and honorable representation in' the United States Senate, and giving careful consideration to your proposition of the 6th ' instant, and having a desire to discharge dis-charge our duty to our country, our State and to ourselves and to all others, we are disposed to meet you' in a fair way and adjust the differences existing between our factions in a manner creditable and with honor to both sides. We hereby tender ten-der to you the following proposition, based on the reasonable and equitable plan to Si6 .ntal?: w wi' rre t0 in with you In the election of two United States Senators, one of whom tnall be elected by us and the other to be selected by you provided, of course, your selection is not John Edward Addicks." Strong pressure will be brought to bear upon the Addicks Republican Assembly-it Assembly-it ei between now and Monday morning to accept the proposition made to them by Jhe "Wlars. An element is at work to have the Unions end the quarrel of two years by nominating Secretary of State Lavton (an Addicks adherent) for the long-lent! Benatorshlp. and accepting vacanty"'? Dupont for th hort-term iL?$?nf w.ould "f 1.he Bnlor Senator Sena-tor and Dr. Layton. who Is several years his Junior, would. It is contended, have 117. 0J?f2.nunitZ f Ringing about what State for Addicks next year. The regulars, regu-lars, under their signed manifesto of to-i.ayAUi- boundf to support him. This Is cons dered by some of the leaders to be the only solution of the wrangle |