Daily Republican., 1880-08-26
THIRD EDITION.
APROsPECT OF HARMONY.


Bridged 0ver-What is New iu
tho Situation.
For the first time since the late State
Convention, the troubles in the Rspub-
lican party are in fair way TO be
amicably ended. Feeling, it is true,
has run very high, ana very few men
in the party have been found but who
took sides with one or the other Of the
factions. Now, however, peaceable
solution is likely to be reached.
When the State Central Committee
issued the call for the State Conven-
tion, and ordered the selection of dele
gates in the manner already familiar
to the public, there was much dissatis-
faction among the New Castle county
Republicans for several reasons. Among
them was the change in the manner Of
selecting inspectors for the delegate
election, and the neglect Of the State
Central Committee to fix the places for
the holding Of that election. These
were the chief causes which led the
County Executive Committee at its
meeting on Saturday last, to appoint
delegates and fix places for the election
all over the county.
On Tuesday Chairman Cannon Of
the State Central Committee issued an
order in which he designated polling
places for the election, but of course
did not countermand the previous
order directing that the election in
spectors be chosen in the various
Wards on the day Of the election at the
opening Of the polls. This while OBJ
noxious to many Of the party leaders,
has not been deemsd by them sufficient
cause for them to continue in their
stand against the State Central Com
mittee, one Of the chief objections hav-
ing been removed, and, considering the
fact the polling places have now been
fixed there is general impression that,
after all the authority Of that body will
be acknowledged and respected.
Chairman Stone of the County Exec
utive Committee, after consultation
with number Of the leading Republic
cans, has concluded to call a meeting
OF the Committee for tomorrow at 10l
A. NJ, at which time the stand taken
last Saturday will be rsconsidered and
the plan laid down by the State Com
mittee acceded to. By this means all
dangerous dissension in the party will
be buried and the difference of opinion |
in the matters at issue will be decided |
at the polls on Saturday next at the
places designated by the state organiza-
tion. There is but little difference Of
opinion in the county outside Of Will
mington.
The following letter has been issued
by members Of the County Executive
Committee:
We, the undcralgned, OF the New Castle
County Republican Executive Committee,
do hereby protest again t the action Of q
portion OF said Com ntttee, assembled In Will
mington, on Saturday, August 81, in presum.
ing to debate mode Of electins delegates to
the State Convention. directly In opposition |
to the manner prescribed by the state Cen
tral Committee, the only b dy which has au-
thority to direct the time and manner and se-
lect the place in which said delegates shall |
be chosen, and We do hereby request and urge |
lect the delegates to the State Convention In |
the manner provided for In the call Of the 1
said State Central Committee.
K. E. Saith, u. P. Hamilton,
Ash =. Pennington James Mes riley,
M. N. WiIlete, David Stevenson.
Il. T. Lockwood, Robert Spence,
Dr. VIM. Fields, William J. Miller,
James L. Hawkins, John V, Chrlsty,
A. b. McPherson, James T. Stroud,
Johnson, Horny W. Hawkins,
r. e. Wright, Curtis N. Talley,
W. ID. Blake, Amer q. Forwood,
James Odgers, ]. W. Barnaby,
Nathaniel Newman Stephen 4. Cho3te.
1t will be seen that twenty-three
members Of the Committee sign this
letter, but at least FIVE Of them were at
the meeting on Saturday and voted in
favor Of the action which they now con
demn.
Chairman Cannon has issued letter
to the Republicans of New Castle coun-
ty in defence Of the State Central COM
mittee. In the course of it he says:
This committee, in prescribing the
mode of selecting delegates, may have
erred, but 1t says with distinctness and
clearness that the possible mistake was
Of judgment and not of intent. The
object we sought was an honest and
full expression, and fair and honest
return of that expression. Of the views
of the Republicans OF Delaware, in our
next State convention. n n
Our system of political organization
is not complex; IT is plain; the "City
Executive Committee" attends to, and
is authority in, city matters purely;
the County Executive" COmui .tee''
attends to, and Is authority ir, county
matters; the estate Central Committee"
attends to, and is authority in, State
matters.
The convention about assembling is a
State convention, and assemblies in pur-
suance and by authority Of the State
Central Committee, and the time, place
and mode of selecting delegates thereto
is solely and exclusively within the
province of the State Committee and
these matters rest in the judgment and
the discretion of the State Committee
until otherwise ordered and instructed
by convention of our party by express
resolution.
Assembling, therefore, in pursuance
of their duty and considering the ques-
tion Of calling the State convention to
nominate electors and candidate for
Congress, the committee had, necessari-
ly, to pass upon the following:
% The time Of holding said conven-
ton.
~ The place for holding said con-
vention.
(3) The number of delegates and
their apportionment.
~ The mode of selecting the dele.
gates.
Upon the first, the con mittee named
September I'd as suitable time.
As 70 the third, the committee were
guided and controlled by the action Of