Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-13
UNIONS PROPOSAL REJECTED
Refusal of Fifteen Republican
Legislative Nominees
TO COMPLY WITH PROPOSITION
Made by the Political Friends
of Mr.. Addicks.
Having Boen Nominatad by Two Orgsniza-
,tions, They Feel ThatIt Would be Unwisr,
and Improper, and Aiso Dtscourteous 70
Comply With the Communication.

n Fourteen of the Republican legisla-
Y tive nominees, at meeting In this city,
X reiected the Union Republican commit
N tees letter which asked for pledges.
z Following lis the full text of the Joint
s. answer, signed by Is Of tho nominees:
NJ Wilmington, Del, Oct. IL, 1898. -
Y Union Republican County Committee
q gf New Castle county-G Gentlemen We
Il Are in receipt of your circular letter Of
The 7th instant. in which you ask a
N reply to the following questions:
Will you as a member of the
next General Assembly of Delaware, IL
elected, meet and remain in joint
II caucus or caucuses composed of the
H Republican whether elected as Regu-
N Jar or Union Republican, members of
n said General Assembly, and then and
there and thereby select any and all
candidates for any office which is to be
filed by the said General Assembly,
and support by your vote in said Cen
eral Assembly all candidates so chosen2
.2. Will you, as a member of said
General Assembly, IL elected, meet in
joint caucus or caucuses, composed as
Y mentioned in question one, and con-
(. slider any and all measures or bills Of a
political nature, and support by your
vote in said General Assembly, the
X decision of such caucus made as to
such measure or measures. bill or
* bills?'
u sin concinding your letter you say:
Your reply to these two questions
Is will be greatly appreciated, and IL you
should answer both In the affirmative,
your name will be placed on the official
ballot as the candidate of the Union
Republican party, and you will have
ife lnrt.an he
paign and at the polls.
I'VE were duly nominated on Satur-
day, the Gath day of September, A. ID.
1898, pursuant to the written agree
ment entered into by a committee APP
pointed by your organization and one
named by the county committee OF the
Republican party of this county, which
agreement is now before us, and is in
the words, figures and letters as fol-
lows
/" The undersigned, members Of the
committee appointed July 18th, A. ID.
1898, by the county committee of the
Union Republican party of New Castle
county, and the members of the com
mittee appointed July 9th, A. D. 1898,
by the county committee Of the Repub-
lican party OF said county, for the pur-
pose of comforting and advising to-
gether as to the nomination of one set
OF candidates for all county, district
and hundred officers to be voted for in
said county at the general election of
1893, do hereby agree as follows
'"f1. That there shall be one fair,
open, free and honest primary election
4 held throughout said county for the
purpose of selecting by ballot all such
candidates.
4 "'2. That as ssid~ primary election
hevery Republican, irrespective of past
n differences, Union and Regular, resid-
<g in New Castle county, being then
[lalified to vote at the next gen eral
4iection. shall have q right to vote.
9. That in each precinct or prin-
4 NY election district the primary cleo
St}on officers shall be equally divided
X between the two factions of the Repub-
E Iican party as far as possible.
A. That said primary election shall
be held on Saturday, the oath day Of
N eeptember, A. D., 1898.
|M IS. That the candidates so chosen
4 at said primary election shall be actively
and loyalty supported through the ap-
preaching campaign and at the election
OF 1898 BY all Republicans, Regular
and Union, of the county.
20. That said primary election
shall be held under the provisions,
directions and requirements of the
primary election law Of New Castle
county SOY
"'7. That for the purpose Of con-
Quoting the said campaign and doing
all things necessary to secure the cleo
ton of said candidates SO chosen, there
shall be an executive COMMITTEES com
posed OF six persons, who are the chair
men respectively of the county COM
mittees, and the First and Second dis
tficts committees. of the Regular and
Union Republican parties of New
Castle county.
49, Said executive committee shall
select some Republican who shall not
have a vote in said committee, but who
shall have authority to perform all acts
and make all certificates required by
law to be made by the chairman or
Il governing authority Of the party said
chairman shall obey or be subject to
all, in all things, the direction Of the
" said e, ecutive committee,
M 80. The county committee Of the
sd Regular and Union Republican factions
hereby agree and pledge themselves to
support the action of the said execu-
x tive committee by taking whatever
steps and doing all things that may be
necessary from time to time
p. FRANK EWdrt, WdlpeT II. hayes,
! Daniel r. Stewart, Joseph VT. Casey,
4 L. Heisler Ball, James H. Clark, Elias
4 N. Moore, Columbus Henry, William
n r.. Finn, Joshua Clayton
"We are informed that the above
N statement was presented to your organi-
cation, and also to the Republican
County committee, about one week
after 1t was signed, and was duly rati-
fed by both organizations.
"As we became candidates for the
4 General Assembly with the understand
n ing that, if nominated, we would be
Nv actively and loyalty supported through
the approaching campaign and at the
Election of 1898, by all Republicans,
Regular and Union, OF the county in
accordance with paragraph five Of the
agreement above set forth, we are at a
loss to understand why anything should
be required of us before obtaining the
support promised by your organization
K as one of the parties to the above
n agreement
N 7"You will. of course, perceive that
n We have been nominated by two organi-
cations, and we therefore feel that it
W would be unwise, and improper, and
q also discourteous to the other organi-
|zation, for lis TO take any action on
|fyour communication, and we trust,
that upon reflection, you will come to
the same conclusion.
Very respectfully yours,
Samuel M. Knox, Webster Blakeley,
~. M. Shakespeare, M, N: Willis,
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