Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-04-09
Sasurday's Primaries

Saturdays Primaries
The Republican primary elections for
the election of delegates to the Republi-
can State Convention, will be held next
Saturday, between the hours of four and
seven o'clock, in this city, and at other
hours to suit the voters in the country.
The delegates thus selected next Satur-
day will meet at Dover on the follow
ing Thursday to select 6 delegates to the
National Delegate election, 10 be held
in Chicago on the third of June. This is
about tho only positive business the
Convention has to do, though other
business, such as revising and altering
the plan of selecting State Central
Committee, will be legitimate work for
the Convention.
So far as the election of delegates to
the State Convention is concerned
there should be really no differences of
opinion, and hence no contest over
their selection. If Delaware We're in q
position to assist in the election of a Re-
publican President, and the contest
hinged on the decision of her three cleo
toral votes, there might then be some
reason for exercising decided choice
for certain candidates. If the 1916
Presidential electors of the nation, be-
sides Delaware's three, were known TO
be- equally decided, or if it were posi-
lively known that one hundred and
ninety-nine of them would be Repub-
licans, and that two hundred of them
would positively be Democrats, then
Delaware, with her three electors, would
have the deciding vote, because her three
added to the number of Republican
electors, would make just the necessary
two hundred and two to elect Repub-
ican President
We say if this were positively known
Delaware would he the pivot on which
the election of a President would turn.
In this case Delaware instead of New
York would become the battle ground
of the campaign, and in such case
rs that her three electoral votes would
become of the highest Importance, and
in that case the Republicans of Della
ware should exercise a potent influence
in the selection of a Presidential candi
date. But it is evident that the vote of
Delaware will not count in the selection
of a Republican President this year I'M
less tie Democrats should make another
Greeley mistake, which it is not likely
they will do with the sad experience of
the past before them. The State is so
c0mpl l. d,ctored ly Democratic
political physicians in the interests of
Democracy thar We presume no fault
will be found with Us for frankly say
ing that the Republicans have no show
whatever for The success of a State
ticket.
As Del NV ire then is not to be even
part OF the holly contested battle
ground Of the campaign, and can rem
der no assistance 10 their brethren in
the field in the holly and closely con-
tested States, it would be highly pru-
dent for the Republicans of this State
not to insist upon any choice of a can
didate that would in any way hamper
the action of the great States that have
to do the fighting. IL must be evident
even to those who have not made much
Of a study of politics that New York
and Indiana are the real pivotal States
of the Union that must decide the con-
test. In this category of States Ohio
was for some time counted, but the ac-
ton Of Democratic House of Repre-
in refusing to restore the duty
on wool has placed Ohio surely and
firmly in the list of Republican States.
Mr.. Converse, a leading Democratic
from that State, says it |
will now give fifty thousand Republican
majority. So far as Ohio is concerned, |
if Mr.. Converse tells the truth, she will
he certain to give her vote to any can
didate the Republican party may Sc
lect.
But ever with Ohio safe the I.epu )li- |
cans cannot safely go into the battle
with New York and Indiana against
them. The decision still rests with |
them. The candidate that will carry
them should be the candidate for Della |
ware, in the National Convention. I'm
de. these circumstances would it not be
nnwise for the Republicans of Delaware
10 send an instructed delegation to
Chicago to vote for some man for a
candidate who the Rerub-
licans of New York and Indiana might |
not want. The six delegates from Del
aware should be judicious men as they
no doubt will be who will not insist
upon their choice against the wishes of
the Republicans of New York ami In
diana.
There is no reason then why there
should be any contest at next Satur-
days primaries. The preponderance of
feeling in the State in favor of Blaine
will very likely result in the choice Of |
q delegation to Chicago in his favor
but this feeling should only be in his
favor so far as that Statesman should
be the choice of the doubtful States
that have TO bear the brunt of the bat
tie. If Blaine should be the choice of
those States then he should be the choice
Of the Republicans of Delaware, but i'll
any other Republican should be the
choice of those pivotal yates then that
choice should by equally the choice Of
The Delaware Republicans.
At any rate the selection of delegates
next Saturday should not lead to any
factional contests. There is nothing to
make u contest over. If u Republic |
AN is elected Preside n as we sincerely |
believe he will be, Delaware can only |
ejoice over the victory achieved by |
heir brethren of the great States that
must do the hardest fighting. Then
let the Republicans of Delaware do
nothing to hamper or incommode them.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, seems to have got |
lick of Democratic rule in less than one
rear Last October it gave an over
Democratic majority in favor
If Governor Hoadly, free whisky and
10 Sunday, butat the Municipal cleo
ion on Monday as large Republican