Middletown transcript., 1896-09-19

ticket can be secured without the sac
riice Of any principle, or the abandon
ment of any allegiance which you Or
we, as honorable men, should regard
as binding. and Without the consider
alton or discussion Of the regularity or
irregularity of the political organiza-
tions to which we respectively belong.
It is to us the subject Of deep regret
that one candidate for Congress and
one candidate for governor cannot be
presented for the suffrages of all men
in this state who call themselves Re-
publicans, but the difficulties which
unfortunately encompass those sub
jects are, or should be, wholly absent
in the matter of the election of the ma
tienal 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 secure either.
live agree upon one set of agents
there is scarcely room for a doubt that
we will elect item triumphantly.
Under these circumstances, it ap-
pears to US that it would be little less
than criminal should we fail in the dis
charge 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 siffrages we ask, SO that
our candidates may secure, so far as
possible. the yote5 of all who under the
most favorable circumstances would
support the Republican nominees for
President and ce-President.
Whatever is to be done should be
done at once, so that the friends of
sound money and honest and stable
government may be assured that they
will be afforded an opportunity 10 cast
an united and effective vote.
We are well aware that neither you
nor we have the power to fill vacancies
in case of designations, but the State
Central Committee chosen by the re-
spective conventions, by which you
and we were nominated have full auth
ority to do SO.
Weare assured that we will have the
assistance and support Of our State
Central 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 PROPOSE
tions 1.-THE first two being in the alter
native), which we hope may receive
Immediate and favorable consideration:
l. Both of you and both of us to re-
Sign, and have two other persons
named by the National Republican
Committee, who. with Mr.. Fooks,
shall stand as the Republican candid
ates for electors, or
2. One of you and one of us, to be
designated by lot, to resign, and leave
the remaining one of you and the re-
naming one of us to stand, with Mr..
Fooks, as the Republican candidates
for electors.
8. 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 Committee Of your organiza-
tion and of ours, and be pledged, if
elected, to vote for William McKin-
ley for President, and Garret A. Ho-
bart for Vice. President.
Yours very respectfully,
Manlove Hayes.
w. G. Spruance.
At a meeting of the Republican
State Committee held on September
IA, 1896, the foregoing letter was sub
mitted and the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That the foregoing letter,
proposed to be addressed by Messrs.
Hayes and Spruance to Messrs. Shaw
and Wilson, is hereby approved, and
this committee is hereby pledged to
adopt and appoint as Republican can
didates for electors the persons who
shall be designated as such by either Of
the modes mentioned in the said let
ter.
Hugh c. Browne. Chairman.
Horace G.Knowles, Secretary Pro Tenn. |
Messrs. Shaw and Wilson have writ
ten two answe, to the above both of |
them in substance declining to accept |
the propositions. They, however, say |
their State Committee has full con-
troll of all such matters and the COM
munication should have been addressed |
to that Committee. Their suggestion |
will be acted upon and the matter will
be formally submitted. Many Repub-
licans who have favored compromise"
now say sslet Addicks co." but that |
might mean to let Mckinley 90. If |