Evening journal., 1896-09-15
CRYING FOR HARMONY.
Regulars Ask for an Eiec-
toral Compromise.
DECIDED ACTION OF YESTERDAY.
BELIEF THAT HE WILL STAND BY
THE DOVER ELECTORS EVEN
THOUGH IT SHOULD PROVE
FATAL TO MKlNLEY.

THE DOVER ELECTORS EVEN
THOUGH IT SHOULD PROVE
FATAL TO M'KINLEY.
Yesterday afternoon the regular Re-
publican state Central Committee met
at headquarters on Market street, ana.
as predicted by the Evening Journal,
yesterday, formulated the terms of a
compromise with the Addicksites on
the electoral ticket.
These terms were embodied in the
following letter sent by William 9.
Spruance and Manloye Hayes, regular
Republican electors, to James &. Shaw
and ID. Mifflin Wilson. the Addicks
electors, but not until it had been sub
mitted to the regular Republican State
Central Committee and received its
sanction and pledge of support
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. a. 1896.
James G.. Shaw, Esq, and ID. Mifflin
Wilson, 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; believing that
this vote can be cast for Mckinley and
Hobart if their friends are united, but
not if they are divided; and assuming
that you and these from whom you
hold your nomination as Presidential
electors are as sincere and
earnest in the desire for
the success of the principles proclaim
ed, and the candidates nominated by
the National Republican Conversion,
as are we and those from whom we
hold similar nominations, we take the
liberty of addressing you in the hope
that by mutual concession and CO.
operation we may be able to secure
a single electoral ticket to be presented
for the support of all qualified voters
of this state. of whatsoever political
faith or affiliatiOn, who desire to divert
from our country the threatened dan
gers 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 sacri-
fee of any principle, or the abandon
ment of any allegiance which you or
we, as honorable men, should regard
as binding, and without the cOnsidera-
tion or discussion Of the regularity or
irregularity of the political organiza-
tions to which we respectively belong.
1t 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
national ticket
AS to that we are supposed to be al
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.
If we agree upon one set of agents
there is scarcely room for a doubt that
we will elect them triumphantly.
Under these circumstances il appears
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 a single electoral
ticket, regard should be had for the
opinions, and even the prejudices, OF
those whose suffrages we ask, so thai
our candidates may secure so far as
possible, the votes OF all who under
the most favorable circumstance
would support the Republican nomi.
nees for President and Vice-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 to cas-
an united and effective vote.
We are well aware that neither yot
nor we have the power to fill vacancies
in case of designations, but the Stat'
Central Committee chosen by the re
spective conventions, by which yol
= and we were nominated have full au
: thority to do so.
We are assured that we will hav
n the assistance and support of our Stat
Central Committee in all reasonably
! efforts we may make in this behalf
(, and we hope that you will have tn
+ aid of your State Central Committee Il
/, like efforts by you.
We submit the following PROPOSE
+ tions (the first two being in the alter
d native), which we hope may receiv
n immediate and favorable considera
i tion
n /. Both Of you and both Of us to rt
r sign, and have two other person
named by the National Republica
Committee, who, with Mr.. Fooks, sha
4 stand as the Republican candidate fc
n electors, or
q 2. One of you and one of us to l
a designated by lot, to resign, and leaN
r the remaining one of you and the r.
Al naming one of us to stand, with M
Fooks, as the Republican candidate
. for electors.
q 3. The persons, by either of I'll
n above modes, designated to stand ;
l. Republican candidates for electors,
y be adopted and appointed by the Sta
Central Committee OF your organic
tion and of ours, and be pledged
elected, to vote for William McKinle
10 for President, and Garret a. Hoba
m for eice-President.
l. Yours very respectfully.
a. MANLOVE HAYES,
lv w. c. SPRUANCE.
ID WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.