The sun., 1898-10-04

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee is right in sending circulars to
unregistered Democrats, urging them to
become registered on the final day OF
registration, October %, notwithstanding
the fact that partisan Republican papers
are striving to make political capital out
Of it. No doubt the Republican commit
tee is making every effort to induce Re.
publicans to become registered, and it
would be nothing for it to be ashamed OF
to adopt the plan of sending circulars
personally to those who are still unreg-
istered. All honest efforts by any politi-
cal committee to induce men to qualify
themselves for voting are praiseworthy,
and the partisan organs that attempt to
belittle such efforts, or to throw discredit
upon them, are simply defaming good
work and at the same time making dis
play of their ignorance.
According to member Of the R epub-
lican executive committee, which is COM
posed of three Regular and three Union
Republicans, practically nothing was
done at it's meeting on Saturday in re-
gard to the nominations made on the
previous Saturday, although an impress
sion prevailed prior to the meeting that
the committee would formally declare
the nominees and give each one certiti-
cate indicating that he had been nomi-
mated for the office for which he had
been candidate. Some of the nomi-
nees expected that this would be done
as there seems to have been no such
action upon the part of the committee,
its work is not altogether satisfactory to
she friends of some of the nominees, who
fear that some sort of trouble is brew
ing.
A report was current yesterday to the
effect that the Union Republican mem
bers of the committee would not agree
TO certifying the nomination of any
legislative candidate who would not
promise to stand by the caucus nominee
for united States Senator in case the Re-
publicans should secure majority OF
the members elected to the Legislature,
the report conveying the impression that
the Union Republicans believed they
would elect majority of the Republican
members and as they could control the
caucus proposed to demand that the
Regulars stand by their nominee, who,
in all probab .lity would be j. Edward
Addicks.
One of the members OF the committee,
upon being asked whether there was any
truth in the report, said the committee
had nothing of the kind under considera-
tion, and stated further there was no
hitch whatever regarding the nominees,
and that at the proper time DR.. Ball, as
chairman OF the committee, would be in
structed to certify the names to the clerk
Of the peace to be placed on the official
ballot He said that as far as he knew
it was not necessary for that committee
to give nominees certificates indicating
that they had been nominated, and, in
view of the fact that on the day the vote
was canvassed the committee announced
she result, it was not necessary, as all
protests had been withdrawn, to make
any declarations concerning the nomlna
tiOns, the first announcement being vlr
tually declaration. He gave as his
opinion therefore, that the committee
would not make any declaration as tc
nominees or issue any certitications un
less there should be formal demand OF
some good reason for doing so.
Notwithstanding all this, there arr
msgvings among the friends of some o
the candidates as to whether the matte
is really settled so far as to preclude ;
hitch before the time for cert rtifying thu
names to the clerk of the peace, and the.
are anxiously awaiting the result of thu
next meeting of the committee, which
will be held at 3 o'clock next Wednes
day afternoon.
At 1.30 o'clock on the same afternoon
there will be meeting of the Uniol
Republican county committee, and it il
reported that there is movement OF
loot in the Union Republican ranks tt
have the committee request the Uniol
Republican members of the executive
committee exist on having the legisla
tive nominees pledge themselves to sup
port the caucus nominee for Unitet
States Senator if the Republicans have ;
majority in the Legislature before con
Benting to have the names certified t.
the clerk of the peace. Whether thi
will be done is matter OF conf ecture, a
it is not known how much truth there i
in the report.
As the executive committee is pc
culiar sort of an arrangement, two dis
blllCu PAL lltS, Ill u ltSdl SeIse, DcllS rep
resented, some OF the party men are no
clear as to what functions it has or no,
far its authority extends, when actin
independent of the two main bodies, bu
it must have large contract on hand
Judging from the number OF meetings be
ing held and the time consumed in it
deliberations. The impression outside
in the absence Of any public statements
is that there may be difference {
opinion somewhere.
In view of the fact that in the eyes {
the law there are two Republica
parties, Regular and Union, there wi
be two Republican tickets on the otlicif
ballot, and, as follower of Addicks re
marked, as the Union Republicans II
ceived drubbing at the primaries son,
OF the workers want an understandin
before they consent to have Regula
Republican list of nominees on the
ticket. E'yery Erening.
1t is said that Congressman L. Irwin
Handy 10 very dubious about his re-ele'
ton in November. Well may he hes
tate to undertake to put enthusiasm i
the campaign. He would never ha,
been elected to Congress two years ag
if the Republicans had not committed
blunder and put two Republican ticke