Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-12
THE REPUBLICAN MIDDLE.
Conference Committee Proposition Di
nlnsrh l,v Nam be rs of Rnth EacIinns.


Conference Committee Proposition DID
cusSrd cy Members of Both Factions.
~ believe the general sentiment
among Regular Republicans is 10 ap-
point committee Of conference TO
meet tho Union Republican COM
mittee," was the declaration of n
prominent Regular Republican Friday |
morning. "Of course he continued, |
"tbere are some hot heads who are not |
in favor Of doing anything Of the kind.
But. Notwithstanding their opposition,
think a committee will be appointed,
He could not say when the Regular
State committee will meet, but he
thought a meeting would be called
soon.
A prominent Union Republican, who
was also spoken to on the subject, gave
| as his opinion that the Regulars are
holding off until the matter of Federal
patronage is definitely settled SO that
| the Addicks people can have no pos
sible show even IL they do surrender to
| the Regulars, as he constructs re-
uniting of the factions to mean.
He declared that his wing OF the
party, the rank and file, at least, are
very sore over the manner in which
their proposition is being juggled
about by the Regulars. He said he
knew OF a number of Union Republi-
cans who would not sanction anything
in the nature OF surrender, even IL
their leaders should 30 decide. He be-
lieved that the time for an amicable re-
uniting had expired, and thought the
Regulars would DO willing enough to
accept terms after the next election.
Dover, Aug. THE uneasiness. not
to say disgust, Of the rank anu file of
the Union Republican voters OF the
two lower counties of tina State over
what many of them deemed complete
and humilitating surrender of the
leaders TO the anti-Addick7 faction
when the "peace proposition" was
, formulated AMI promulgated three
weeks ago has not been lessenad by the
delay Of the Regulars in replying 10
the request for conference, ami many
Of those who voted the AGdicks ticket
in this county are not displeased over
tho manner in which Chairman Browne
and his associates have acted in the
premises.
1t is well understood that the Union
Republicans who we're thirsty for the
petty political OiiiceH at the disposal of
the administration became restless and
persistent when they discovered that
tho President intended to ignore
Addicls' friends and parcel out the
: postUttces, &c., among the opposition,
or such as could secure the indOrse-
ment of Col. du Point, and they made
life, in sense, miserable for the
leaders in the various localities.
Previous to the naming of any Re-
publicans for office the Addicks leaders,
= who had made frequent trips TO Wash
4 nj Atr Il
: their friends that the President had
8 assured them that they would receive
t recognition in tine snaps Of patronage,
e and some even went 10 far as to say
4 that it was more than probable that
@ the Higgins faction wnuld be alto
Q gether ignored ny the administration.
g In support of this they claimed that
y Zen Underworld of Ohio had ac-
I cumuated sufficient evidence on the
II occasion Of his visit TO Georgetown
: last winter to convince the President
that the Higgins men in Sussex
d county had aided the Democrats and
o thus defeated the ticket. All this the
y rank and file readily believed. Rnd
= when the fret four appointments al
g friends Of Addicks--w announced
it the Union Republicans in this vicinity
le were in high glee
FROM EllhI Illilb On, DDWeNeT, Tut
10 patronage has been going to the Other
IS side, and when the announcement waI
10 made that George Smith and jeff.
ID Kenney were TO bs commissioned a:
postmasters at Laurel ana Harrington,
respectively, explanations were de
Inandad of the lenders, several Of whom
ID At once proceeded to Washington ioi
the purpose of ascertaining what ha(
10 caused the President 10 change hi
le mind. Daniel j. l'oUks was TO in
D. Censed at his reception that he declared
u be would never again ask favor o
10 the President and tho rest of III
committee eaid tho came thing. Tn
n. President, il appears, informed tn
Id delegation that, after carefully con
o. sidering the situation IN this State
t. he had come to the conclusion tina
he Col. du Pont was the legal y-elsctet
as Senator from Delaware and that, il
Nv justice to the party, as Delaware wa
I'd 40 orphan state, the patronsg
should uo distributed through him
he This the AddlCl:s men considered
ut direct thrust at their action in til
IL notaplr Legislative contest OF 1853, an
A, they departed for home with th
n Knowledge that some new prOgramn
bv must be arranged ii they expected
10 capture any ui the Offices, ana sburtl
aFiorward the meeting was called q
which tho harmony scheme wa
Matched.
81 That the Addicss loalers distruf
on the President 10 evident from thci
SO assertions. They declare that tn
IN theory that Mckinley desires to ST
q. Col du Point the Republican nomine
u for Senator IN 1899 is erroneous, an
Ike that tue Presidents favorite is Henri
q. Morse. The latter, tho Addirs
re men claim, is shrewd enough to Kno
TO that the dispenser Of Federal patrongg
or is bound 10 make pnemieH and that Ii
~ disappointed office scekers will he ~
tle to antagoni7e ru Font in the nom
ng nation Of memhers If the Goner,
prs Assembly in ISIS. For this reason
~ they say, Morse is content 10 allu
nix du Point to go TO tho fore, while Il
m former will make the fight in III
gus caucus IN the event of Republican SUI
yer cess.
ma In regard TO tho caucus the men wi
M were responsible for tho failure Of tt
hd AddiGks men 10 attend in 1893 ha'
been So r0undly denounced by the
own people for their lack of iudgmpl
that it is hardly possible SUCH thir