Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

and decided to call the State conven-
tion for the nomination of candidates
for Presidential Electors member of
Congress- and Governor OF the State, to
meet at Dover. on Tuesday, July l4th.
The committee also decide to hold the
delegate election of memhers of the
convention on Saturday, July 18th.
A resolution designed to secure har-
monious action between the members
of the old State Committee and those
OF the new one, was presented and
adopted. In pursuance OF this resoiu-
tion the State Central Committee sent
the following letter:
Wilmington, Dell. June 90, 1896. =
To Gen. james II. Wilson, Chairman,
or Hugh q. Browne, Esq., Secretary.
Dear Sir: l am authorized by the
State Central Committee OF the Re.
publican party of Delaware to present
to you the following resolution passed
june 9th, 1896. Permit me to express
to you the sincere wish that 1t will
meet with your favorable consideration :
"The Republican State Central Com
mittee elected at the convention held at
Dover, May 18th, 1876, with deep anil
| patriotic solioitudc FOR the success OF
| the Republican party in this State and
in the nation propose through their
chairman the following arrangement !:
That without entering into the ques-
tion as to the legality or precedence of
this or that Central Committee that
each hold both primaries and conyen-
tion and that committee Of three be
| appointed by the respective bodies to
select three electors. Congressman
and Governor. The report of said
conferees to be endorsed by each con-
vention respectively whom assembled.
The said conference to be held and
decided not later than Thursday. July
I'd 1886 Awaiting your reply, have
the honor to remain
"iours respectfully,
IS. ]. Wiley, Chairman.
The chairman Of our State Central
Committee was further authorized, in
case this proposition was met with ap-
proval OF the other party, to issue a
call for State convention, to be held
at the same time and at the same
place Of their convention, so that in
case an agreement was made between
the parties, ratification would bt
held and they would become AGAR
united as one Republican party ant
} fighting for one common purpose
which is the defeat of the Democrat,
in Delaware.
! This proposition was duly submitted
to the boiling State Central Committee
represented by the individuals ad
! dressed at the head OF this letter. Tn
receipt Of that proposition was neve
: acknowledged in any way, whatever
: nor was any official communication, q
: that time. or subsequently, ever mad
3 concerning this proposition. A few
I days following the presentation of thi
8 offer from US, there appeared In tn
Y public press an official document frot
] the boilers, which consisted chiefly G
utilization, falsehood, vindictiveness
Q Islander and an arraignment of us q
o enemies of decent government, OF homes
: political methods and as men unworth
: of the fair State whose interest we a
= have at heart. We have always re
8 garded this manifesto in the publ
y press as an answer to our communities
r tion.
8 The call of the boiling State Centrt
9 Committee for the meeting to be hel
b in Georgetown on July 10th, 1881
It closed with one of the most preposterot
J. and ridiculous conditions perhaps mad
10 In any political call for convention.
al denied the right of Republicans, WI
10 had affiliated with those whom thu
,. opposed, to vote at the primariee to
held under this call. Had no sue
N restriction been placed upon their cal
D. we would have been only too glad
of have availed ourselves of the oppo
st tunity-even waving the legality
ie their call-to enter into the contest 1
he the control Of their convention. The
O. success rested wholly upon this r
D, striction because under it they cou
D. decline to seat any elected delegat
IN They would have been defeated aga
H. at their primaries under their ov
10 call and a second opportunity to be
Ill would have been afforded those co
III spirators against the integrity and 81
al cess of the Republican party in h
Id State of Delaware.
al Feeling the righteousness and JUST
or of our cause. the convention of Ju
nd l4th, at Dover, unanimously ask
bit that the National Committee shou
1t, send some authorized agent to vi!
n, this State and investigate the she
he political situation existing among t
to Republicans. This was not done. L
lis fore the convention that nominal
tic Presidential electors, Governor a
at Congressman, was held, another eff
lot was male to have a consultation gu
Dir costing an arrangement to permit th,
Dir to have voice in the selection of
portion of the State ticket. The &c
ne tlemen calling in the interest of Il
Ter contemplated arrangement were prac
lat cally ignored. The issue was now fai
nd drawn. Every step that had be
aw taken toward harmony and peace vi
nd the boiling faction was met with insu
&C. rebuff. arrogance, superci!iousness a
lot disdain. What was then left for us
no dor Every avenue of approach towi
of harmony was closed. Every hope I'll
nd we entertained for friendly feeling v
cir dashed to the ground. Those gent
ide men representing US and who had
cal intense longing and earnest desire
bring about cordial relations were o.
led laughed at by these boilers. We 8
ly, cerely desired to avoid the danger
if having two tickets in the field and
no labor and expense inseparably c.
Ma. nected with the continuance Of t
Re- state Of things; but in Justice to tn
esq whom We represented, we were &C
hat PEELED to take proper steps for hold
nts State convention; an earnest body
en- men from every district in the st
,rt- assembled ia convention. Candida
the for the various Offices were selected
For presented to the people. These can
TIA dates were bound by no promises
the pledges other than to use every ell
by for the election of Mckinley
ose Hobart and the State ticket We "
Of forced into the position of organic
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