Evening journal., 1896-10-01
REGULARS SURRENDER
Lay Down to Addicks at
Dover Yesterday.
A BID FOR MKINLEY AND sPOns.

A BID FOR MKINLEY AND SP0ILs.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MET
YESTERDAY, WITHDREW ITS
ELECTORS AND ACCEPTED THE
ENTIRE ADDICKs ELECTORAL
TICKET.
At Dover yesterday the regular Re-
publican State Central Committee
made an unconditional surrender to ].
Edward Addicks, and to-day the Gas
Kings" presidential electors are alone
in the field. William c. Spruance and
Manlove Hayes have been withdrawn,
the political standing of the Addicks-
ties recognized, and James G. Shaw
and ID. Mifflin Wilson, the Addicks
electors, accepted as regular Republican
nominees.
The meeting at Dover was not har-
monious. There were men there who
protested against such a wanton sacri-
flee OF principle, but the want-to-wins
and place-seekers carried the day,
Messrs. Spruance and Hayes helping
them to the full extent of their ability.
When one of the prominent regulars
was asked what was back of the deal
he said:
Mckinley will carry Delaware: the
Addicks electors will vote for the "Si-
lent Man of Canton" and then Wen
come in and get all the Federal patron
age that comes to Delaware. We are
simply using the Addicks electors as
cat's-paws to drag the chestnuts from
the fire. 1t is all understood, and Ad-
dicks is welcome to all the comfort
that he can derive from this gift OF
ours"
The following letters, given out after
the meeting adjourned, explain the
length and breadth Of this regular Re
publican surrender to Addicks:
Headquarters Of the Republican State
Committee, Wilmington, Del, Sep
tember 30, 1896.
To the Republican Voters of the State
of Delaware:
On the 14th day of September Messrs.
William G. Spruance and Manlove
Hayes, candidates for presidential elect
ors on the Republican, ticket addressed
a communication to Messrs. James G.
Shaw and Daniel Mifflin Wilson, Union
Republican candidates for presidential
electors.
Messrs. Spruance and Hayes made
the following propositions:
Il. Both of you and both Of us re-
sign, and have two other persons
named by the National Republican
Committee, who, with Mr.. Fooks, shall
stand as the Republican candidates for
electors, or
"2 One of you and one of us, to be
designated by lot, to resign, and leave
the remaining one Of us to stand, with
Mr.. Fooks, as the Republican candi-
dates for electors.
''3. The persons by either Of the
above modes, designated to stand as
Republican candidates for electors, tc
be adopted and appointed by the State
Central Committee Of your organiza-
tion and Of ours, and be pledged. II
elected, to vote for William Mckinley
for president, and Garrett A. Hobart
for vice-president."
On the 10Th day of September Messrs.
Shaw and Wilson answered the above
communication by referring the matter
to their State Central Committee.
On the 21st day of September, as
chairman of your state committee. /
wrote to Stansbury ]. Wiley, chairman
of the Union Republican Committee,
and renewed the propositions above re-
ferred to.
On the 25th day Of Septem0e your
chairman received from Mr.. Wiley a
reply in which those propositions were
declined
On Wednesday, September 80, at a
meeting of the State Committee OF the
Republican party Of Delaware, held at
Dover, the designations of William c.
Spruance and Manlove Hayes, candi-
dates for presidential electors on lhe
Republican ticket, were received and
accepted. Their letter of resignation Is
given below.
BY virtue Of a resolution passed at
the convention held at Georgetown
July 16, vesting in the state commit
tee the power to fill any vacancy that
might occur. your committee named as
candidates for presidential electors
James G.. Shaw and Daniel Miffin
Wilson, both OF whom have pledged
themselves publicly to cast their votes
for Mckinley and Hobart.
In taking this action your committee
moved by the deep sense Of responsible
ity resting upon it in so grave a crisis
had but one object in view, and that
was to demonstrate its loyalty TO Nc
kinley and Hobart, the nominees o.
our party.
Recognized by the national Republi
can party in the highest tribunal, anC
commended for patriotic efforts to Sc
cure a single electoral ticket" you
committeefeltthatit it could we'll afford Il
take such action as would command
the confidence and consideration, botl
present and future, Of the Republican
party everywhere and that il was tn
imperative duty of the Republicans o
Delaware, at this hour of the nation
peril, to rise above party differences, Z
stand united for Mckinley and Hobar
and to afford an opportunity for tn
voters of the state to unite with ther
In opposition to Bryan and Sewall an
Watson.
The candidacy Of two different set
Of electors pledged to vote for McKin
ley and Hobart would have resulted 1
their certain defeat A single electors