Evening journal., 1897-09-16
NOW FOR THE HARMONY
[continued From First Paga1

nifty can be incurred from motives in
splred solely by q patriotic desire for
party success in this state We ask
your immediate and considerate reply
20 propositions freighted with the most
pregnant consequences, and whose re-
lection we sincerely believe will entail
years of fatal results, not to mention
the consequent implication that will
wait upon a refusal 10 submit to or
abide by those fundamental Republican
pripclples-the will of the people and
majority rule.
viii YOU be kind enough to give de-
cisive reply to the above propositions
on or before the first day of August, |
1897. and oblige,
Yours respectfully
J. FRANK ALLEE, Chairman,
w. T. SNITHERS, Secretary.
CHAIRMAN BROWNIES REPLY.
This is Chairman Brownies reply, |
which has never before been printed:
August Is, 1897.
To J. Frank Alice, Chairman Union
Republican State Central Commit |
tee.
Sir: The Republican State Commit
tee of Delaware, in pursuance of a cali
of the chairman, tEis day held a special
meeting 10 receive and consider the
communication of your committee, un-
der date of July 10 iast.
You propose (irst) that a conference
committee shall be appointed for the
sole purpose of arranging the details as
to the time and place for the common
primaries and a united state conven-
ton; and (second) that this conven-
tion shall formulate new rules for party
n =
tee for a united party.
Actuated by desire as profound and
patriotic as your own to promote the
success Of Republican principles in this
State Of Delaware, in the judgment of
the Republican State Committee the
b above propositions do not go far
enough to accomplish that result. For
example to bring about the end in
view, the proposed conference commit
tee should not be limited to the Ques-
tion OF times and places for a conven-
ton and primaries, while the funda-
j mental issues involved in the number
and constituencies of tlfe delegates, as
well as in the rules and regulations for
p The conduct of the primaries are wholly
ignored.
There are many other differences,
unfortunately that require adjustment
= ! as a prerequisite of party unity, and
y we propose therefore to clothe our con-
Z ferrees with power to consider all ques-
tions looking to the permanent unifica-
ton of the party The gravity OF these
T. questions and, if wisely solved, their
wide-reaching and beneficent results to
the state, force the conclusion that a
conference committee composed OF only
n three of each side does not afford ade-
rflnff
l. will therefore provide for the selection
lie Of at least eight representatives toNsucf
le conference and suggests that the Unio1
( Republican State Central COMMITTEES
Is select a like number, and the men thus
Is selected shall meet to consider th'
proper steps to be taken and make rec
concentrations for the approval of theii
D. respective State Committee as They
may deem right and expedient.
Yours respectfully,
HUGH c. BROWNE. Chairman.
Attest: w. II. Heald, Secretary.
A. IL will be seen from the above tina
20 the conference will have a much wide
scope than was originally proposed b,
the Union Republican State Committee
IN 1t is doubtful if the question of con
Z vention Will be considered at all, eX
cept as to year hence, the usual tim
for such a gathering. That the UniOi
Republicans have changed or mOdifie
es their original plans was made obviou
el a week ago by an Interview which
g reporter of the Philadelphia Recon
lis had with ]. Edward Addicks. Addichs
r. after stating that he expected to be on
nd OF the conferrees. added that he di
he not regard it as necessary to the cours
us of harmony to call a convention at thi
r. time Neither Chairman Browne nc
I'M his friends are willing to indicate whs
ey turn the conference is likely to TAX
ed They all insist that as the prOpOsitio
ris for getting together came from tn
)l- other side. they can only with prC
zee priety await the details of that propC
I'd stion. 1t may be inferred, hOweve
a from various Union Republican print
as that one of the things to be considere
ol- is the representation Of the sever
~ parts of the state in future state col
pi- ventiOns The Addicks basis of reprl
ks, sentaion, it is believed, will be pl
gs forward, as the Union Republican pla'
en- which proposes to given Wilmington
lie, delegates, as al present; New Castle, 81
he as at present; Kent 60. and Sussex 6
ire which is an increase of 20 for each
ed the lower counties. That this propOs
~, ton will he accepted by the Republics
conferrees no one believes. The r.
publcans of Wilmington, regardless
IA faction, seem determined to hold on
RE every grain Of power that they ha'
N enjoyed during the last thir
years.
nv 1T was believed for awhile that Il
nv question of patronage would cut b
figure in the conference. but the Al
dicks interview of a week ago has ak
eliminated that question. He was en-
phatic in his statement that he and h
am friends did not care about the office
yer The Republicans express themselves
ev- confident of getting together, and see
I'm to be certain that the trials of 1896 vi
ear net be repeated in 1898.
led The Union Republicans or the Al
i'm dicks faction. have selected the folloN
ard ing members as their conference cor
er. mittee: New Castle county, J. Edwa
ms Addicks, Walter II. Hayes and JOSH
I a Clayton: Kent county, ]. Frank AllC