Middletown transcript., 1896-10-31

ment made by Hugh G. Browne, Esqr.
at the Auditorium in Wilmington
| October 22nd, and then decide his duty
to his party
I feel it incubent upon me on this oc
casion, in few words. to present the
position of the Republican State Com.
mittee of Delaware. Divisions in a
party are as unfortunate as those in a
household. Mere rivalry for personal
leadership should not and ought not to
disrupt party. But attempted usur-
patton of leadership by tramping upon
the rights of the majority, with the
idea of rule or ruin, by corruption and
debauchery of the electorate coupled
with an effort to defeat the election of
an United States. senator-these are
calculated to disrupt..a party.
1.-TWO years ago The Republicans of
this state elected governor, congress-
man and nineteen members of the
General Assembly. On the night of
December 81, 1894, all the Republicans
members of the House of Represen-
tatives met in caucus and selected the
various officers Of that body. On jan
uary 81, all the Republican members of
the Legislature, after caucus held on
January 80, joined in the election of a
state treasurer.
1.-THE first breach came when six Re-
publican members of the Legislature
refused to attend the party caucus cal
led to meet in the House of Represen-
tatives on the night of January IA,
1895. If the Republican members of
that Legislature could attend, partici-
pate in and act in accordance with these
other caucusses, why could not they
participate in the caucus for the cleo
ticn of a United States senator? Thir-
teen members did attend that caucus,
and the Hon. Anthony Higgins, the
speaker of this evening, was the NOM
nee of that caucus, but as only thir-
teen men participated in this caucus,
he could not have majority of the
total members of the Legislature, thus
necessitating the taking of one or more
ballots every day during the entire ses-
sion of the Legislature. By resolution
the Legislature agreed upon the
9th day of May as the day for adjourn
ment. That day came and no senator
had been elected. But fifteen men
did agree upon and vote for Colonel
Henry A. dupont. Four men refused
to do so.
''In public letter signed by Stans.
bury J. Wiley, chairman of the Union
Republican Commi; tee, published on
or about September 25, was the follow
ing, which in the light of the 9th day
of May, is the strongest endorsement
of the action of those fifteen members
of that Legislature and the strongest
condemnation of the four members: If
there be one cardinal doctrine more
widely disseminated than another
among the American people, it Is that
the will of the maj ,rity honestly and
fearlessly expressed. shall be the law
which govern their actions and policies.
Cardinal principles Of This kind apply
to the past as we'll AS the present and
the future.
''The charge that a compact was
made with the Democratic governor to
participate in the ballots taken that
| day in order that the election of Re
publican United States senator might
be defeated, has never been denied.
Can any one question that the purpose
four men in refusing to vote for Col
onel DUPONT meant other than to de-
feat his electionP
"That memorable session adjourned
with the cry of .Addicks or nobody
ringing through the halls of the capi-
tol; that was the inspiring slogan of
the rule or ruin men-and to this day
| it is their battle cry. Is such to be
the leadership for the Republicans of
Delaware? Did the Hon. G. B. Lore,
when he was betrayed in the Legisla-
ture of 1887, prevent the election of a
Democratic United States senatorp 1t
| is a well-known fact that majority of
that Legislature was elected favorable
to him for United States senator. Mr..
Lore submitted to the will Of the eau
Gus and the will of the majority.
tsAnother chapter opened at ameeting
of the Republican State Committee, of
which General Wilson was tic hUnoroda
chairman, held in this city in April Of
this year for the purpose of issuing a
call for state convention to elect six
delegates to the Republican National
Convention, to be held in St. Louis.
SIT provided for the election ofthose
| delegates and said nothing ABOUT the
election of q state committee to incor-
pate it in the CALL, 1t was only after
the sixty men had left the Court House
convention that the Addicks conven-
tion arrogated to itself the right to
elect new State Committee Mr.. Ad-
dicks himself offered a resolution
changing the number of delegates in
| the state from 160 to 200. Under this
New Castle would still have IS dele
gates; Kent county 60 ins-eai Of 40;
and Sussex 60 instead of AZ Mr..
Addicks is reported in the press as hav-
| ing said in the course of a speech en-
dorsing this resolution: "New Castle
county has too many delegate"