The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-01
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
Which Is Hoped to Bring thg Republicans
ogethcr-proposition to Hold a State
Convention by the Republicans Of
Delaware.

Whereas, "The two committees named
by the two factions of tho Republican
party in this state, calling themselves
Regular Republicans and Union Republi-
cans respectively, after two meetings of
the committees selected by each Of said fac
tions, have utterly failed to come to any
agreement, that will unite the two factions
into one harmonious body, to act together
In selecting candidates to be voted for on
one Republican ticket only, 1t now be-
comes tho duty of all true men calling
themselves Republicans to denouncc the
actions of any particular clique OF men,
who are in anyway preventing or seeking
to prevent, the consolidation of the entire
Republican vote in this state into one
united harmonious Republican party for
the purpose of casting the Republican
vote Of this State in opposition to all other
political organizations Tin this State) who
may be nominated for State, county or
municipal offices
TO accomplish this object, suggest that
without delay that not less than five hun
dred men, known to bo Republicans, who
have the best interest Of the SUCCESS OF a
united Republican party III view, regard
less of all cliques and factions, shall call u
State Convention at tho city Of Dover,
within thirty days from tho first day of
October, A. ID. 1897, and that ut least five
days previous to the date named for the
cOnyening of such state convention ut
Dover said five hundred or more Re-
publican, who shall sign their names to n
paper writing for the call of such State
Convention shall also give notice by pub.
lication in the newspapers, and also by tho
posting in public places in every election
district in this state, printed noi1ces, that
on certain day (therein mentloned) aprl-
mary election shall be held to select tho
usual number of delegates from each Of
said election districts, as such districts
were conceded by Il united Republican
party to be entitled to select, previous to
the regularly called Stale Convention in
May, 1896. namely Is for New Castle cUun-
ty, 40 from Kent county, and II from Sus-
sex county; and that at such primary elcc'
ton, mono but Republicans shall be Gu.
titled to vote and that no person shall cast
q ballot at such primary election who
shall not pledge himself, at the timc OF
casting his ballot, TO support and abide
by the action in such State Convention OF
the majority OF delegates elected at such
primary election to havo tho right of seats
as delegates in said State Convention.
And that at such state Convention, IL
new State Republican Committee shall be
elected by IA majority vote of all the dulo'
gates duly elected as members of said Con
vention, to be known exclusively as the
of Delaware. until its SUCCESSORS shall De
legally elected and chosen. The great
masses Of the Republicans Of this State
arc hereafter determined to take tho con-
troll Of tho Republican party OF Delaware
into their own hands, and no longer allow
two rule orruin factions, or either of them
to dictate to tho masses Of tho Republican
voters who shall, aud who shall not be
candidates for office, elective OF appointiye,
either as State, County or Municipal Ollie
ers in this State; or who shall be appoint
ed to fill the Federal offices to which the
State Of Deiawareis entitled.
With the Republican party united in
1898, the Republicans can Tin my opinion)
cast q majority of votes in this state. And
l most earnestly recommend that Re.
publican Convention be called us above
proposed, denouncing all factions and
ciques, who in tho past for few Federal
appointments of tho members of such
faction or clique, would aid in preventing
the success Of the Republican State tic
ket. This the Republicans of Delaware
well know was the reason why the Repub'
lican State ticket was defeated In Delaware
In 1896. On the Uniteu Republican vote
on tho National Tickot Delaware gave
the Honorable William Mckinley over
1000 majority over all other candidates for
President IN this state A word to tho
wise Is sufficient. In union thero Is
strength. PRO EoNo PUDLICo.