Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-22

State Central Committee was held or
Monday at the headquarters Of the com
mittee in Dover.
J. Frank Alice, tho State chairman,
presided. and William 4. Smithers was
secretary. There were Il persons pros
ent, four representatives from each
county. There were no Regular Repuh-
licans present, although it had boon
binted that there would be. The meot-
ing was quiet and short.
After some discussion, resolution
was adopted asking for committee OF
conference from the two faciiuns, three
men to be selected by the Addicks peo-
pie ana three by the Regulars.
This IL construed to mean that the
Addicksites find they cannot obtain
any of the Federal patronage unless
they get under the wing of the Regu
lars.
Some of the rank and file in buth fac
tions were not at all plsusen when they
heard what had been done, and there
is no reason to believe that there will
be any such thing in the Ahdicks fac
tion as scrambling for admission TO the
Regular faction.
Some of the Regular leaders are OPP
posed to amalgamation, and they will
agree to nothing but unconditional sur
render.
Pursuant to the action OF this meet-
Ing the following letter, signed by J.
Frank A lee, as chairman, and William
4. Smitners as secretary. was sent to
Hugh g. Browne, the Regular Repub-
lcan State chairman:
To Hugh G.. Browne. Chairman--Sir: The
reason for tine existence OF the political or
ganization of which yon are chairman hav-
ing by previous confession been removed by
the adoption of the present organic law, and
the consequent necessity having arisen for
the formation and adoption of new rules of
party government to meet the conditions
that thereby confront us leads us, the rep
rescntatives of the Union Republican party
of the State of Delaware, to address 10 you
the following propositions:
First. That the committee of which you
are chairman appoint conference commit
tee of three to meet similar number from
the Union Republican committee for the
purpose of arranging the details rs TO time
and place for common primaries and a
united State convention.
Second That this State convention shall
when duly assembled formulate and adopt
new rules of party government, ard shall
also elect State central committee for q
united party in Delaware.
We feel impelled TO make the above prop
editions from u profound desire for the sue
cess of Republican principles in the State of
Delaware. Indifferent to misconstruction
we feel no loss of dignity can be incurred
from motives inspired solely by patriotic
desire for party success in his state. We
ask your Immediate and considerate reply
to propositions freghted with the most
pregnant consequences, and whose rejection
we sincerely believe will entail years Of fatal
results, not to mention the consequent inn
pication that will wait upon q refusal to
submit to- or abide by those fundamental
Republican principes-tlIe will of the PEG
ple, aud majority rule.
Will you be kind enough to give decisive
reply to the above propositions ON or before
the first day of August 1892
The Union Republican COMMITTEES
desires the Regulars to agroe TO hold Q
State convention to elect u single STATE
Central Committee, 10 be chosen from
both factions of the party. The Ad
dicks men, should the Regulars agree Il
confer with them, will propose that th,
State Central Committee consist of oni
member from each Senatorial distric
In tho State, making II members. Ii
the districts controlled by the Regular
Regular committeeman will he elected
while in the Addicka districts Uniol
Republicans will be named.
Addicka mon say that the proposed
peace conference is due to suggestion
from President Mckinley and SOM
members of his cabinet. The leader
of the Union Republicans say that th
plan was talked over with the Presiden
hy j. Frank Alice. chairman OF tn
Union committee during II recent tri
to Washington, and the President ex
dressed desire to see the two faction
n Delaware united. The Union me
ilao declare that the President said h
= would hold further appointments il
iheyancs to await the outcome OF th
,eace proposals.
Charles ii. Kittinger ono Of the Ad
iicks leaders. said that the proposal 70
peace was not in the nature OF a sur
render as the Union Republicans woulI
continue their organization whethe
they received any spoils or not lie
quoted as saying: u. Edward Addick
will be a factor in Delaware polite
until he is either dead or hades freeze
over, and the next election will sho'
that the Union Republicans have
majority of the Republicans in th
StatB. I"
Mr.. Browne stated that he woul
acknowledge the receipt of the etie
and would lay the matter before th
Regular Republican committee at il
next meeting, but whether meetin
would be called before the first {
August he could not say.
Mr., Browne anu several other heeu
lars discussed the letter last nigh
after which one of the number said
1--WE regard this letter really as a cor
fession Of weakness ON the part of tt
Addicks men and a collapse of the
forGos seems to be in sight. Th
State committee may decide to aI
point q committee to confer with th
Addickites, but from present indici
tions it will end there, and no col
veution such as is proposed will
called.
''You can sny positively that IL
Regulars will not agree to State COL
vention called under the AddiuRs al
poinment of delegates made by II
Addicls convention, which gave ii
lower counties larger repressntatic
in the convention. This is whore Il
first hitch would come. Tho Regula
also will agree to no compromise whit
does not mean the abandonment by ii
Union Republicans of tho fetiel
Addicks.
"Ihe Union Republicans simply wa
TO get in on the spoils or elHe tn,
would not be in hurry for thIH CO.
vention when there ia really no net
for one until next year. When Cha
man Browne makes his formal reply
will review the whole situation, and
"A think make theso points We will N
be caught by trap. This talk abo
"A Mckinley fayoring any such plan ia !