The sun., 1898-10-10
COMPULaON MILL Be USED
Belief Expressed That the Union
Caucus Circular Letter Will
be Recalled.
NOW A GAME OF BLUFF
A Regular Positively Asserts That
the UniOnists Will Not Name
a Separate Legislative
Ticket i'm New Castle
County.

Although Daniel F. Stewart has made
the assertion that that now famous
"caucus circular letter. sent to the legis-
tative candidates i'll this county by the
Union Republican county committee
would not be withdrawn and that they
would insist on the candidates pledg-
ing themselves or place another ticket in
the field, an eqnally positive assertion
has been made from another source that
Messrs. Daniel F. Stewart and Walter IL.
Hayes will be compelled to cancel that
unwise proceeding.
A Regular Republican stated last night
that the best statement of the political
situation of the G. O. p. in this county
as it now exists, appeared in The Sun OF
yesterday.
He said that he knew that every point
had been covered and concluded this
portion of the conversation by saying
that at the next meeting of the Union
county committee on Wednesday after
noon Mr.. Stewart would willingly (")
consent to the withdrawal of the OBJ
noxious letter.
'The letter, even if this is DONE" he
further said, "has lost the Republican
party many votes in this county, but as
It is never too late to do good can truth
fully say that we will carry this county
by decreased majority providing the
Unionists stand in with the Regulars.
'On the other hand if Mr.. Stewart,
notwithstanding the force that is being
brought to bear against him, refuses to
rescind his action l can as candidly state
that we will be defeated at the polls in
November next by the Democratic party.
"This not only means the loss of the
county, but the state as we'll
As matters now stand we have 5000
registered voters to the Democrats 4, 800,
which would give us majority of about
300 in the county, counting the loss of
the independent vote.
"Out of the large number of voters yet
to be registered 1000 of them are Repub-
1icans, and, as / have said before we
will do exceedingly well should $500 OF
them register.
'.This number will register il that
caucus letter is withdrawn, but if Mr.
Stewart still insists on his suicidal course
it means the defeat of the entire Repub-
lican ticket and our cause will then be
hopeless.
bhHOW Nleltul sPcdh, iioNCN1ii
when say that Mr. Stewart will be
compelled to call in the letter, and / can
as positively state that the unionists
will support the legislative ticket as it
now stands and not name one OF their
own.
Even in this case we will be COM
PEELED to do yeoman service Kom now
on in support of the ticket in order to
save the county, but my belief is that
we will elect our ticket by about 800
majority even under these trying cir
cunistances.
1T is only by the recall Of this letter
that we can hope to do this, but if the
situation remains as it now stands the
Democrats will defeat us with hands
down.
In conclusion the gentleman inter-
viewed stated that Mr.. Stewart was
working game of bluff and that num-
ber of prominent Unionists have CEN
sured him for issuing the letter which
has wrought so much harm and lost the
party 500 or 600 votes