The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-28
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2s. 1907.

FoR the second time the Regular and
Union Republicans conference harmony
committee failed to arrive at any conclu-
sion Whereby tho present and past differ
ences shall bo buried and the pipe Of peace
smoked and the party united in the State
Of Delaware. The rank and file Of tho
party of both factions are gotting Tired Of
tho fighting and have on more than one
occasion shown their dissatisfaction Of the
manner In which the leaders have acted.
The conference committee met at 10
o'clock in Dover, with Newall Ball acting
~ chairman of the meeting. The Regulars
rejected tho proposition from the Union
Republicans simply because the voters do
not desire convention at this time. That
no election is pending and the holding OF
y convention would simply lead 10 IL con-
test at the polls with the old result OF STIR
ring up discord and strife. Tie PROPOSE.
ZION for now apportionmentwa was not look
ID upon kindly by the Regulars as the old
bime honorcd rules and customs Of the
party were bes5 aud gave each county
more nearly representation according to
population. The contention was made,
and very properly, that peace had prevailed
In the party since the adoption Of tho pres
ont rules, until now, and it would BIO
blunder to change the present rules that
divide the State into four districts. Tho
whole matter will yet have to be left TO the
Republican voters and they will say In no
uncertain voice what they want. No ono
mans ambition shall stand in tho way Of
The party coming together aid lighting
the Democratic pnrty instead Of fighting
themselves. The rank and file Of the Re
publicans of New Castle county are sick
and tired of the contention, chickering's,
snarlings and mud Singing in1uigeu in
by men who call themselves Republicans
and the fight is being fed by i'll advised,
would DO LEADERS and is making huudiuda
of Republicans lukcwarln and careless III
TO their obligations to the Republican par.
5y. The fighting has Disguised tho,u and
the policy Of tho Union Republicans III
Kent and Sussex counties has opened their
eyes as to what they think Of tho Repsib-
LEANS Of New Castle county, which fur
nishes tho largest part OF tho vote to elect
tho State officers Our down state friel.d5
want the earth and tho fullEess thereof.
We, for one, arc not willing, to concedc
everything in the sky and ON the earth TO
thon. We believe tho voters of New Gas
tic county have some rights that sheuA
b. respected by our follow Republicans Of
Would, for one like to see the Republican
party quit its foolish fighting and get To-
gether. Remember the iate Of John
OByrno, who came to Delaware to ~ to
the U. ) Senate. Did he gol Consult
history for this answer. There Is no like
lihood Of the present conference committee
coming together, as when they NEST they
Act like two dogs; Us soon us they look NJ
one another they commence to growl and
Itch for u fight and arc apparently not
happy il they get what they are looking
for. Tho sparring now il said to be for
supremacy in the next State convention,
yet some way of. We advise IL I&w con-
ference committee with mono of the ..,an
who constitute the present committee Oil
It, Then only can the differences be
patched up. Both sides will have to give
ard take and like the lion and lamb make
up their minds to lie down in green pas.
lures and he friends and not sworn enemies
The aogin the manager policy, Which has
been followed by the two wings of the
Republican party in Delaware politics
will never lead TO either faction getting
anything in the State governments The
Dispensing OF the Federal patronage will
Do iundo accordingly. by the policy pur-
sncd what Gun tho Union Republicans
hope TO gain i'll the dispensing of the Fud.
ernl patronage, which is now being given
QUIZ Is there anything to gain by keeping
up the fight: Ii so, wo should like to
know what lineof policy is being followed
out and what is to be gained by keeping up
the fight The Democratic party, judging
by the recruits to its ranks from lie Single
Tax party, will be in just that much bot
ter position to fight the divided Republican
party on election day. 1t may pay, but as
. life long Republican, we fail to see how
the rank and tllc of the voters will he
benefited.