The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-01
SPRUADCE AND
HAYES RESIGN
The Outcome Of Republican Stale
Committee.
shaw AND WILSON 7gs ELECTORS
In a Letter From Mr.. Browne He
Urges Republicans to
Support the Union
Electors.

The Regular Republican State Commit.
tee at Dover yesterday, had William C.
presidential dictatorship aud named James
6. Shaw and Daniel NJ. Wilson, the Union
electors, in their place, then assured them
the suffrage Of those who had warred
against them so long. This action will
give The State to Mckinley and Hobart
with doubt.
In lengthy letter letter from Hugh C.
Browne he reviewed the situation with Its
efforts to effect compromise on the cleo
toral ticket, but without result. He says,
In supporting Shaw and Wilson the conf
mitteo by the deep sense of responsibility
resting upon it in so grave crisis had
but ono object in view and that was to
demonstrate its loyalty to Mckinley and
Hobart, tho nominees of our party.
Recognized by the national Republican
party in its highest tribunal, and common
ded for patriotic" efforts to secure single
electoral ticket, your committee felt that
1t could well afford to take such action as
would command the confidence and consid.
GRAFTON, both present and future, of the
Republican party every where, and that 1t
was the imperative duty of the Republicans
Of Delaware, at this hour Of the nations
peril to rise above party differences, to
stand united for Mckinley and Hobart and
to afford au opportunity for the voters
of the state to unite with them in oppo
sition to Bryan and Scwall and Watson.
This was the letter of resignation sent
by Messrs Spruance and Hayes:
Wilmington, Del, Sept. 30, 1896
Hugh c. Browne, Chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee:
Dear Sir: The recent fair and reason.
able ovcrtures made by the Republican
State Committee and ourselves to the
state committee Of the Union Republican
Party, and the electoral candidates Of that
party, with view to secure single Re
publican electoral ticket in this state,
having been rejected 1t Is apparent that
further effort in that behalf would be
fruitlcss.
It would be easy to criticise the infiu-
ences which have produced this result,
and the reasons assigned to justify 1t, but
we refrain from further comment upon
the subject, as tending rather to hinder
than to help the object we have in view.
the election of Mckinley and Hobart.
Meanwhile the people are justly restive
under the protracted uncertainty as to
whether an opportunity Is to be afforded
them to cast an united and effective vote
for Sound money and honest government.
Under these circumstances we are I'M.
willing to continue longer in positions
which, if not changed, must result in
the defeat of the national ticket in this
State. and we therefore tender our res
ignations rs candidates for Presidential
electors.
Wo take this stop from deep sense OF
duty to our party and our country, and
we believe that it will meet with the gen
eral approval of those from whom we re-
ccivod our nominations.
Whlo the duty of tilling the places
n "a
committee, we venture to recommend
that the persons nominated as candidates
for electors by the Union Republican
party be adopted by your committee
The duties of an eleCtor arc SO simple
and ministerial that scarcely any qudlifl-
cation for the office is requisite except
common honest. We, personally, have
never entertained doubt but that the
Union Republican candidate for electors,
II chosen, would cast their votes for the
Republican nominees, but IL such doubt
fingers in the minds of any one 1t should
be removed by tho letters Of these gentle.
they declare in clear and unequivocal
TERMS, their Intention, if elected, to vote
for Mckinley and Hobart.
Wo are aware that there are some ap-
prehensions that the electoral ticket, which
we now recommend, may not be able to
secure the entire vote which would have
been given to one chosen under more fav-
orablo circumstances, but we trust that
these apprehcnsions may not be realized.
Should, however, the result be otherwise,
it will be satisfaction to reflect that the
responsibility docs not rest upon your
committee or upon US.
Very truly yours,
w. G. SPRUANCE,
NJ HAYES