Smyrna times., 1897-08-11
THE "HARMONY" QUESTION IN DEL
AWARE POLITICS.
What May be the Result OF the fractional
Differences.

The Delaware papers-all of them
are more or less stirred up by the in
harmOnies and possibilities that may
grow out of the factional fight in the
Republican camp. Says the Eoery
Evening:
"AnOther week has gone by and still
the appeal of the Addicks Republicans |
for harmony has not been answered.
The indications are that it will be |
withdrawn, if much longer ignored. But !
probably the Regulars are afraid that |
it has string to it, anyway, or may
be that it is loaded"
The Daily Repu6JicGn says:
"Owing to the Alaska bubble, poll
tics amongst the Union Republicans
has been allowed to simmer down and
the harmony scheme has gone to sleep.
But it is proposed to resurrect before
winter sets i'll and see what kind of
compromise of the two factions can be
patched up. The Regulars don't ap-
pear to be in any. hurry to compromise,
as they insist they have nothing to
compromise over. Nearly all the Of
fees that do not come under the Civil
Service rule have been given out and
the harmony scheme is rather late, but
then better late then never Judging
from the language used by the editors
/ of AIo NT,1fo,,1 = l. L
sex RepU6Iicdn, Mr.. Robert G.. HOus-
ton is accused of taking and using
81, 900 of Mr.. Addicks' money in the
campaign of 1892. The fight has as
sumed a very bitter and personal as
pect between the editors of these two
Republican newspapers. If this is
fore-runner of the harmony scheme we
can't see how the Republican party is
going to be benefited or what good
will come of digging up party skele-
tons.
The Wilmington correspondent to
the Philadelphia Record discusses the
proposals for peace, winding up his
article as follows:
THE RISE OF HENRY G. MORSE.
In all the political gossip among the
Regulars here, however, Mr.. Higgins
name is scarcely mentioned, but it is
said that the future leadership of the
party lies between Henry G. Morse, the
close personal friend of Mckinley, and
Colonel Dupont who are dispensing
the patronage. 1t is said that;the Pres
ident would like to see Mr.. Morse the
next Senator from Delaware.
Before all the Offices shall have been
disposed of the Regular leaders admit
that it will be settled which of these
two men will be the real leader Mr..
Morse is like a clam in regard to talk
ing on matters political The Repub-
licans of all factions agree, however,
that he will cut pretty big figure in
Delaware politics.
UNION MEN MAY FORCE AN ISSUE.
'SOme of the Union leaders here say
that whether the regulars agree to the
harmony proposals or not, State con-
J ventiOn will be held during the autumn
to devise new rules for the party Orga-
nizatiOn. If the regulars do not Join
in, the union party will go it alone, and
they assert that the President is ap-
, proving of this plan of harmony, al
though the Regulars deny that Mr..
Mckinley is taking any hand in the
y matter.
y "There is said to be difference of
9 opinion among the members of the
Regular State Committee as to how the
r harmony negotiations shall be conduc-
ted, and this is given as one of the rea-
sons for the delay in calling the com.
e mittee together.
THE HARMONY PLAN IN SUSSEX.
, ga letter printed in a Wilmington
paper, signed by a Union Republican,
l. and supposed to contain the views o.
= DIR. Caleb r Layton, chairman of the
Union Committee in Sussex, pleads fOl
> harmony on the basis of majority rule
Z but as the Union Republicans polled Q
y larger vote at the election last fall thai
Il did the Regulars, the latter are not anx
ious to fight it out at present at tn,
L polls.
. "The Democrats are talking of hold
ing a county convention to revise tn
% rules of the party to conform to tn
y primary election law and the new con