Evening journal., 1897-07-21
ADDICKS HARMONlzER.
Chairman Alice Has Set the
Pace for the Regulars.
FEELING THE PULSE OF BROWNE

A REGULAR REPUBLICAN SAYS
THAT PARTY HARMONY MEANS
NOTHING SHORT OF THE EUNCON-
DITIONAL SURRENDER OF THE
ADDICKsITEs.
j. Frank Alice, chairman OF the
Union Republican party, has, in behalf
of the Addcks organization sent the
following communication to Hugh G.
Browne. chairman Of the regular Re
publican Central Committee:
"Sir: Thereason for the existence ofthe
political organization of which you are
chairman having by previous confess
sion been removed by the adoption of
the present organic law and the con-
sequent necessity having arisen for the
formation and adoption of new rules
OF party government to meet the condi-
tions that thereby confront us, leads
us, the representatives of the Union Re
publican party of the State Of Della
ware, to address to you the following
propositions:
First. That the committee OF which
you are chairman appoint a conference
committee of three to meet a similar
number from the Union Republican
committee for the purpose Of arranging
the details as to time and place for COM
mon primaries and a united state con-
vention.
Second. That this state convention
shall when duly assembled, formulate
and adopt new rules Of party govern
ment, and shall also elect a State Cen
trail Committee for a united party in
Delaware.
1--WE feel impelled to make the above
proposition from profound desire for
the success of Republican principles in
the State of Delaware. Indifferent 10
miscoEstr1ictiOn, we feel no loss OF Dig
nifty can be incurred from motives in
spired solely by patriotic desire for
party success in this state. We
ask your immediate and consid-
2 crate reply to propositions freighted
= with the most pregnant consequences,
and whose rejection we sincerely be-
; lieve will entail years Of fatal results
= not TO mention the consequent impllca-
, tion that will wait upon refusal TO
submit to. or abide by those tundamen-
tai Republican principles-the Will OF
the people, and majority rule.
"Wil you be kind enough to give
e decisive reply to the above propositions
: on or before the first day of August,
y 1872"
u "That is merely an Addicks dodge,
4 said one of the regular Republican
leaders. why they should want har-
d mony so badly now / fail to perceive.
r There are no primary elections or con-
., ventions in sight, and IL is clearly
d trick To get a share Of the Federal pa
Ie tronage or to make public opinion in
. their favor. We have a regularly
:. elected and duly constituted State Com
al mittee We have no occasion 20 dis
u band il for the benefit of political mon
!, grels who are weary OF the hopeless
'e struggle for independent party
existence We shall not sur
ie render an inch of the ground we
B. have taken. Our people have no desire
z TO enter into colusion with AddickB or
A. Addickssm. IL is too late in the day
for anything of that sort to be done by
ls us. We are the Republican party OF the
e State of Delaware Union Republican
&C ism Is nothing but a rebellious and We
nal offshOOt of our organization. II the
AZ men who compose the Addicks contin-
"a gent desire to come back to us let them
u Law down their arms and come behind
the lines as prisoners of war. While
T. we have no use for them as party we
10 are frank to confess that we need their
H. votes and will gladly make use OF them
p Sprovided they do not try any or their
Oh funny business with u.s. / don't know
pc what answer Chairman Browne Will
- send He and our committee may agree
y. to the conference, but unless the Ad-
he dicksites surrender unconditionally
nothing will come Of It,
Chairman Browne Will, at the neXl
u regular meeting Of the committee, lay
1.-THE Addicksite communication before
al IT, but when this meeting would be helC
ns he could not say.
I'VE regard this letter really as ;
as confession of weakness on the part o.
ny the Addicks men and collapse of theii
forces seems to be in sight said
III member Of the regular Republican Stat
ay Committee. "The State Committee ma.
alo decide to appoint committee to con
'Vo fer with the Addickstes, but from pres
u. ent indications il will end there, and M
~ convention such as is proposed VIII d.
- called.
n You can say positively that tn
liu regulars will not agree TO a state con
IL vention called under the Addicks ap
portionment of delegates made by IN
ln Addicks convention, which gave tn
oI, lower counties a larger Representative
'eu in the convention. This is where tn
first hitch would come. The regular
Vi also will agree to no compromise whic
ey' does not mean the abandonment by tn
us Union Republicans of the fetich-Ad
- dicks.
lot "The Union Republicans simply wan
iIii to get in on the spOils or else the
would not be in a hurry for thisconven
ton when there is really no need 10
one until next year. When Chairma
the Browne makes his formal reply he wi
IN review the whole situation, and thin
to make these points. We will not
ro- caught by trap. This talk about M
Kinley favoring any such plan Is a
nonsense, just like many other stat'
ext ments of the Addicks people. If thel
is any further delay in distributing n
offices it will simply be because II
president has not the time to attend
ich them or will be away, and not becau'
Ian of any Addicks representations.
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