Daily Republican., 1880-08-28
The DELEGATE Election To. day.


The results and doings of the Repub
licau County Committee were published
in the late edition Of this paper yester
day, and no doubt they have besn read
by nearly all the psople Of Whining.
ton, and BY all in the county where
there were mail facilities for getting
the paper. No doubt there are many
who call the action Of the committee q
Oowardly back down from the position
they assumed at the meeting on the
Saturday previous. Be this as it may,
the action was manly and indicative Of
strong desire on the part Of the ma
jority OF the committee to secure and
preserve that harmony and union in
the party which would result in solid
victory at the polls. We have no apol-
ogy to Offer for the action of the com.
mittee in defending itself from. an in
nOvation upon long established usagsa
and customs by a superior State body
whatever the motives Of the letter may
have been and we do not say that they
we're anything more than a desire to do
the best for the good of the party. We
do not wish to open old sores, but we
hope We may be allowed without CIV
ing offence to any, to say that the ma
jority of the county committee, jealous
Of their long established privileges and
eoncsisd rights, acted promptly and
dstermineily 10 defending their com
mittee from what it considered an un-
justifable imputstion upon their ca
pacity to con duct the delegate elections
in New Castle county. Most people
aside frem those more directly connect.
ed with one or the other of what We
might call the different wings of the
psrty wo aid have acted in similar
manner.
But the county committee soon saw
that they had gone too fsr to preserve
union and harmony in the party. They
say that by pursuing the course recon-
m nded at the regular mssting on Sat
u.iay, July 2lSt, two delegate elections
would be held in e2ch Ward aud cleo
ton district in the copnty-two sets OF
delegates would be sent to the Dover
convention, only one of which could
consistently be admitted, and that the
one elected strictly under the call
Of the Stste Central Committee.
They saw 10 tie pro1Psc! before thsm,
if this plan was carried oat, two State
Conventions with probably two state
tickelS. This had to be avoided and the
committee manfully decided to rscede
from the position assumed, by accept
ing the plan laid down by the State
Central Committee 80 far as the places
foI holding the elections and the mod
of eleGting officers to conduct then
were Concerned, but At the same tim
entering q bold and manly protss
Against the action Of the S;ate Commit
tee. The committee loses nonO OF it
self respect by mskiag this concession
and the Stats Com uittss loses none b.
accepting them in ths same spirit
oonoilstion and harmony. None douh
the sincerity of both committees. Non
dare say that each had a sincere dssir
for Ucse's at tae elections. eve nss
the Stale e'ections.) The REPUBLIGA
will reach many Of It's city patrons be
fore the polls open to-day at a o'oloc
for the election Of Delegates aud wi
reach oil OF them before ihsy close 4
Z o'clock. We would sayto ell Reput
licans who have not 7otsi when thi
paper reaches them go 70 tho po.liD
places this afternoon and simply cast
vote Tor the side OF their choice. Th
whole matter is referred TO the pscpl