The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-15
UNIT FOR Mckinley
Proposals Made For Only One Elac
toral Republican Ticket In !
- This state.

The following letter with reference to
one Mckinley electoral ticket in this state
has been sent by W. G. Spruance and Man
love Hayes to the Union Republican cleo
tors:
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept H. 1896.
James G. Shaw, Esq, and d. Mitlin Will
son, Esq.
Gentlemen: Being deeply sensible of the
Importance OF the defeat of Bryan and
Sewall; realizing that the vote Of this state
may be a material factor In the contest; be-
lieying that this vote can be cast for Nc
Kinley and Hobart If their friends are unit
ed, but not If they are divided; and assum-
ing that you and those from whom you hold
your nominations as presidential electors
are as sincere and earnest In the desire for
the success of the principles proclaimed,
and the candidates nominated by the Ma
tional Republican Convention, as are We
and those from whom we hold similar nom
nations, we take the liberty of addressing
you in the hope that by mutual concession
and cooperation we may be able to secure
a single electoral ticket to be presented for
the support of all of the qualified voters of
this state, of whatsoever political faith or
utilization, who desire to divert from our
country the threatened dangers of Populism
and anarchy, under the guise of Democracy.
1t is fortunate that we are all agreed as
to the candidacy of Mr. Fooks; but that is
not enough.
We believe that one full electoral ticket
can be secured without the sacrifice of any
principle, or the abandonment of any allie
glance which you or we, as honorable men,
should regard as binding, and without the
consideration or discussion of the regular
ity or irregularity of the political organi-
cations to which we respectively belong.
1t is to us the subject of deep regret that
one candidate for Congress and one candi-
date for governor cannot be presented for
the SURFACES of all men in this state who
call themselves Republicans, but the diff
culties which unfortunately encompass
those subjects are, or should be, wholly
absent in the matter of the election Of the
national ticket.
AS to that We are supposed to be all agreed
except as to whom we should choose as our
agents to record our votes.
If We insist upon having two sets of agents
to perform that service, we will fail to Sc
cure either.
If we agree upon one set of agents there
is scarcely room for doubt that we will
elect them triumphantly.
Under these circumstances, it appears to
us that it would be little less than criminal
should we fail in the discharge OF our plain
duty in this most important crisis.
In the choice Of single electoral ticket,
regard should be had for the opinions, and
even the prejudices of those whose suf-
frages we ask, so that our candidates may
secure so far as possible, the votes of all
who under the most favorable circum-
stances would support the Republican
nominees for President and VirePresdent.
Whatever Is to be done should be done
at once, 80 that the friends of sound
money and honest and stable government
may be assured that they will be afforded
an opportunity TO cast an unitel and eff
fective vote.
We are well aware that neither you
nor We have the power to fill vacancies in
case Of designations, but the State Cen
trail Committee chosen by the respective
conventions, by which YOU and We we're
nominated have full authority 10 do so.
We are assured that we will have the
assistance and support of our State Cen
trail Committee in all reasonable efforts
We may make in this behalf and We hope
that you will have the aid Of your State
Central Committee in like efforts by you,
We submit the following propositions
Che first two being in the aternativr),
which We hope may receive immediate and
favorable consideration:
1. Both Of you and both Of us to resign,
and have Two other persons named by the
National Republican Committee, who,
with Mr.. FO0ks, shall stand as the Re
publican candidates for electors, or
Q. one of you and one of us, to be
designated by lot, to resign and leave
the remaining one Of you and the remain
ing one Of LIS 10 stand with Mr., Fooks,
as tho Republican candidates fer electors.
3, The persons, by either of the above
modes, designated to stand as Republican
candidates for electors, to be adopted
and appointed by the State Central Com
mittee of your organization and of ours,
and be pledged II elected, to vote for
William Mckinley for PyyGYs,......Ssts and
Garret A. Hobart for vice-fTesIfsut.
Yours very respectfully,
ManlOvc Hayes.
W, c. Spruance.
At meeting Of the Republican State
| Committee held on September II, 1896, the
foregoing letter was submitted and the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the foregoing letter,
proposed to be addressed by Massrs Hayes
and Spr,lancp TO Messrs Shaw and VII
son, is hereby Approval and this commit