The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-07
UNION OF
THE FACTIONS.
TO-1norrow's Meeting Will
Be For That Purpose.

There 10 a strong movement among the
Republicans Of the regular and Union
factions to bring about harmony In the
porty
On Wednesday meeting OF one hun.
bred leaders from oil parts of the State
will bo held here, when the committees Of
the rival factions will attempt to agree on
names to be presented to tho Governor
from whom lie will chose the registration
officers. In the call that las been issued
the district leaders are told to bring list
OF their best men without regard to the
past fractional affiliations Of those moi.
This step Is the result Of a conference
between the Uuion and regular leaders of
tleparty. Frederick 4. Bach, who now
holds government position In Washing
ington, has been in the city for the last
few days to look after tho regular Repub-
liCan end of the harmony programme.
Whether or not the factions will actu-
ally be together on the legislative election,
which involves the selection Of n successor
to Senator Gray, is question In Kent and
Sussex county tho Addicks people control
the great mass of republican voters, while
In New Castle county they have largo
following. The last heard from Mr. Addicks
was that he is still In the race for United
States Senator, but any compromise that
shall be made between the factions must
have for its basis the elimination of Mr..
Addicks as factor in Delaware politics.
Whether Mr.. Addicks will surely allow
himself to be thrust aside when the Union
Republicans arc numerically the stronger
of the two factions Is a question.
1.-THE managers of United States Senator
Gray are preparing for an aggressive oan-
paign in his behalf, and whether the re.
pubicans are united or not the democrats
will make q Dig effort to control tho Legis-
lature.
For the first time In tho history of the
State the members of the General Assem-
bly, will be chosen by districts and not in
mass from county 'r-,is will be dis
tinct advantage, as the republicans are al.
most certain 70 carry New Castle, and
would have good chance of carrying both
Kent and Sussex under the old system.
Under the new constitutional arrange
ment however, the democrats will have
considerable representation from New
Castle.
There Is considerable anxiety, too
among Mr., GRAY 8 friends "a to how the
financial issue will be managed. SO far
as Chairman Neary has outlined cam.
paign, 1t is said that Mr.. Gray's friends
will appeal for his reelection Oh the
ground that he Is by far the best fitted
man In the party for the place. Tho sill
yer issue has had but little grip on the
party in New Castle county. and Mr..
Grays managers should have but little
difficulty IN securing the nomination Of
legislative candidates to support him.
1t may be that tho silver Democrats are
heartily tired of their work so far. The
past record of the silver Legislature, with
Its election OF United States Senator r.
r Kenney, whose name has appeared in
tho Boggs scandals, have been heavy
load for the silver men.
The politicians are beginning to study
the new election law recently passed by
the Assembly. Opinions are much divi-
ded. The regular republicans declare that
tho new law leaves tho way open for the
methods, while the Dover Index, the
democratic organ of the Wolcott faction
of Kent, wants the Governor to veto the
bill
The new law DOES away with the Aus
tralian system of a BLANKET ballot. 1t pro-
vides for uniform single ballots, to be
printed at tho expense Of tho party noml-
mating the ticket Tho ballots may be
either inside or outside Of the election
room; the voters may change their ballots
to suit themselves provided they vote for |
a person nominated by some party.
Tho 70 are to be two challt myers repre-
senting each party, who ale to stand at |
the door leading to the voting place. Only |
one person can GO into the room at time |
to vote. The challenger can challenge |
any voter and ask him whether he has |
given OF promised to give pay to any ono |
vote The voter must 60 to the booth, pu. |
his ticket in an envelope and give it to |
the election officers
Assistance to voters Is abolished. Under |
tho blanket-bnllot system the Union re.
publicans declared that tho regular re-
publican voters assistants mutilated
many ballots of Union voters.