The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-29
Re.oIut!ons Of the Union R.pubIlc.n,,

Delaware, and Committee has been ap.
pointed by each aide to confer together.
and to ascertain what differences exist be.
tween tho two Republican parties Of the
State, that they might be united and all
differences harmonized: and the two com
mitteos had a Joint conference on tho
evening Of September 10th. 1897, extend.
Ing to o'clock next morning; and
Whereas, At that conference u PROPOSE.
tion was presented by tho Union Republi.
cans In good faith, and read and the prop
osition being divided into nine items, oil
OF which havo been heretofore published
with the consent of all parties, in the press
~ was clearly stated by the spokesman Of
tho Republicans, that they were not au.
thorized to finally determine any q1estion
and they declined to taKo up the items and
to vote upon thom; and
Whereas The Republican spokesman
objected to tho calling Of q State Conyen.
tion as proposed under item second dis.
tinctly declaring that there was no neces.
SLY now, and that 1t was premature for
the party to get together, H6twithstand.
Ing they were In favor OF item first, viz: Of
the party getting together; and
Whereas, The Republican spokesmen
objected to Item fifth, making equal repre-.
sentation from each OF the IS representa-.
tive districts Into which the State is diyi.
ded under the Constitution, and whero
each district has bat one representative.
and which we rs good citizens must accept
as the fundamental law of tho State, and
to which We believe we should adapt our.
selves In the runber of delegates to the
state Convention, based upon the repre-.
senta,ion in the General Assembly Of tho
State, and thus place In harmony with tho
new addition of affairs, brought about by
the adoption of the Constitution, and
which was particularly opposed by their
spokesman, asserting that they did not &C.
cept the new Constitution Of tho State as
a guide for their political action In district.
Ing The State; and +
Whereas. They further stated that while
tlo Union Republicans had time to confer
enq carefully go over tho situation, and
had presented carefully drawn pruposi!
ton, which had been presented, they had
not held conference Of their committee,
and they Wished further time to consider
the matter, and to ascertain the wish Of
their people on the subject under consider.
alton, when on motion q recess was taken
till September eth, 1897; and sd
Whoreas, At the adjourned meeting of
said conferrees on September 9Th, 1897, ID
was stated by the chairman of tho Repub.
iican Conference Committee, In reply to
tho direct question that his committee had
not since obtained additional authority
from the Republican State Committee,
mat INC propoSl Ions made by the Union
Republican Committee on September 18th.
1897, had not been submitted to tho Repub.
lean State Committee and that the unac.
ceptable propositions made by the Repub.
llcan Committee on September 27th 1897,
were not presented by tho authority Of the
Republican State COMMITTEES; and
Whereas, 1t appears that the Republi.
can Conference Committeeis acting as an
irresponsible body and without binding
authority from the Republican State
Committee.
Whereas, Ono of their Spokesman has
seen fit appear in public print in an ar.
ticle, which was credited TO him by cor.
respondent of daily paper, and which no
has no' denied tho au horship Of. there n
taking occasion to abuse and villify The
mittee, dcnoininating than among other.
things. ns"poltical swindlors," we having
treated him with every courtesy and as hes
came gentlemen, and demand the sam,
treatment for ourselves as Individuals
and us representatives of our party, 70
which we arc acting to endeayor to har.
differences OF tho Two parties in
the State, and feel that our self.respect is
involved in further continuance of q
conference with a contumacl0us slanderer
md that we arc not warranted in further
issociatng with and comforting any long.
,r with ono who inuul yes In insults aud
nyectlvoS towards u, Lh3 representatives
Of Tho Union Republican party of Della.
ware, and,
Whcroas, Knowing our propositions to
De honest and believing; them to be Just,
air and equitable to sll Concerned, not.
we are charged with being
nspircl with vinlIc,ivo SPIRIT in pro.
posing them and believing that the pro-
us proposed BY us nrc especially
applicable to this State, and to tho Repub-
lean party thereof as IA united parry, being
oundcd upon basis adopted 10 all other
States; and,
Whereas. In all conferences 50 far held
10 differences seem to divide tho Two par
les, except as hcreinbeforo mantioned,
yiz; the expedlency OF calling IL state con-
'enlion this fall; and tho question Of rep.
csentaton In the State convention and
he number of delegates; and they having
made counter propositions to ours, which
N their very face Is an insult to the ma
GRITTY OF the Republican voters of Dela-
ware and u direut dcnili to tho people of
he right OF self government, thereby
making it clearly manifest that they do
lot at this time desire harmony, saying ID
5 premature; therefore, be IL re olvod.
Tint We SEQ no occasion to voluntarily
emain longer in conference with such an
responsible body, to DO subjected to per-
onal abuse, villit!cation and insult, even
or the good of the party; and that when
his conference adjourns We will rccom-
ncnd to tho State Central Committee of
ho Union Republican party of Delaware,
hat IL State convention be called as pro-
osed, and at that convention new party
ucs Ond regulations DO adopted for the
uturo government OF the Republicans Of
in harmony with the conditions,
ow existing, brought about by the adop-
ion and promulgarlon of the now Constl-
uiiun.
And that all overtures In the future
must be made to the Union Republican
arty. AS to tho motives that govern us,
nd the rcctitude Of our Intentions, wo ap.
cal to the Republicans of Delaware, and
{ tho nation for adjudication.