The sun., 1898-10-13
The Republican Legislative Candi-
dates Will Receive the Sup
port Of the UnioniStS.
PEACE AGAIN PATCHED UP
The Nominees will Not be Required
to Pledge Themselves and Ap-
parent Harmony Once More
Exists In the Republi.
can Party.


Ball and Horace G. Knowles, Regulars,
held meeting at the Uni on rooms at
3.l5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The committee was in session for over
an hour discussing campaign plans but
all the members state that neither the
caucus, letter or the reply came up in the
meeting.
DR.. Ball, after the session, said that
the session was extremely harmonious
and that all questions were discussed in
an amiable way. Another meeting of
the committee will be held on Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
After the meeting of the Executive
Committee Mr.. Stewart was interviewed
and he stated that he did not think it
likely that the Union Republican County
Committee would place separate legls-
lative ticket in the field
He refused to state anything Interference
to the caucus letter and the reply, and in
timated that the matter would be quietly
dropped out of sight and that the Union
lists would support the legislative can
didates nominated at the recent Republi-
can primaries.
From this it will be seen that that as
tute gentleman has no idea of recalling
the letter that caused so much trouble,
but the question will not be broached
again the present campaign.
The situation as it now exists will re-
quire almost superhuman effort to get
out the vote of the Republicans, but now
that the matter is practically settled the
belief prevails that the county ticket will
be elected, but by greatly reduced ma
jority.
At the meeting of the Union Republi-
can County Committee held Yesterday
afternoon at 1.30 O'Clock at their head
quarters, Fifth and Shipley streets, there
was large attendance, and S. Frank
Ewart, chairman, presided.
The committee appointed a sub-com-
mittee composed of +. s. Bradley, Dan
iel +. Stewart and Alexander Guthrie to
prepare cot of resolutions in recogni-
ton of the valuable services rendered
the Republican party by Walter H.
Hayes, Esq., and H. H. Ward, Esq., in
obtaining mandamus and
having counted the vote
polled at the general election
of 1896 in Kent county. The preamble
to the resolutions will recite the entire
fraud perpetrated by the Democratic In
spectors in Kent county, and the resolu-
tions will commend Messrs. Hayes and
Ward for the winning fight which they
made.
These resolutions will be presented to
Messrs. Hayes and Ward at large
meeting to be held in the Grand Opera
House sometime after Octobt 90.
Prominent congressional speakers will
be present.
After the committee had adjourned {
communication was received which en-
closed the answer of the caucus circular
letter of the committee which had asked
the nominees for the General Assembly
to pledge themselves TO vote for the eau
Gus nominee.
tee meeting and was placed with Chair
man Ewart and will be considered at thu
next meeting. The reply was worded al
follows:
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. II, 1885,
Union Republican County Committee 0
New Castle county-Gentlemen: We arr
in receipt of your circular-letter OF tn,
7th instant, in which you ask a reply tt
the following questions:
"1. Will you as a member of the mex
General Assembly of Delaware, if elected
meet and remain in Joint caucus O
caucuses composed of the Republican
whether elected as Regular or Uniol
Republican, members of the said Genera
Assembly, and then and there and there
by select any and all candidates 10
any office which is to be filled by the sal,
General Assembly, and support by you
vote in said General Assembly all candi
dates so chosen?
"2. Will you, as a member of sal
General Assembly, if elected, meet il
joint caucus or caucuses, composed a
mentioned in question one, and conside
any and all measures or bills of poit
cal nature, aid support by your vote |
said General Assembly, the decision {
! such caucus made as to such measure O
! measures, bill or bills?'
"In concluding your letter you cay:
+ Your reply to these two question
will be greatly appreciated, and if 20
= should answer both in the affirmative
your name will lie placed on the oftici,
I ballot as the candidate OF the Union RI
publican party, and you will have il
earnest support during the campaig
n and at the polls
q "We were duly nominated on Satu
!. day, the Oath day OF September, A. d
1898, pursuant to the written agreemer
entered into by a committee appointe
by your organization and one named b
the county committee of the Republica
j.. party of this county, which agreement
y now before us, and is in the words, fiji
= ures and letters as follows:
', The undersigned, members of IL
y committee appointed July 18th, A.
, 1893, by the county committee of th
IL Union Republican party Of New Cast
!. county, and the members OF the commi
~ ~ tee appointed July 9th, A. d., 1893,
10 the county committee Of the Republics
party of said county, for the purpose
4 comforting and advising together as
y. y. the nomination OF one set Of candidat
IT for all county, district and hundred of
;. GERS to be voted for in said county at Il
J, general election of 1893, do hereby ayr
d as follows:
:. "1. That there shall be one fai
Z open, free and honest primary electit
u =; held throughout said county for the pu
~ " pose of selecting by ballot all such cane
70 dates.
"'2 That at said primary ee ctit