The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-09
HARMONY
is IN SIGHT.
Meetings Ofthe Committees
Yesterday Afternoon
Favorable.

Tho Union and the Regular Republican
Committees each held separate meeting:
yesterdayafternoont to consider the recon-
mendation of persons to the Governor fol
the appointments as registration officers
| Chairman Hugh e. Browne presided ovel
the meeting of the Regulars and after a
brief meeting, he went to the Union head
| quarters. where sat Mr.. Addicks and the
committee who had been gravely discus
sing peace. Mr.. Brownies proposition
was that joint action should bs taken in
recommending men for registration Off
GERS. and the Union and Mr.. Addick5 ac-
cepted So each faction appointed sub
committee.
A number of prominent Republicans
were in this city yesterday from Sussex
county, and in conversation with them
some interesting facts in relation to the
political situation in tho lower part OF tho
State were learned. They say that the
move to have but one list Of names from
which registration officers are to be SO.
lected Is but the first of u movement which
will result In very short time In there
being but one Republican party in the
lover part of the state. They say that
this decision was practically reached at
the meeting in reference to the selection
of registration officers, and that such feel
ing has not been known in tho lower
OouhUiCS iOI q VI SCulos lhcS 10y
that the movement which has started in
Sussex county will be started in Kent
county in the course of few days. and
that within short period there will be
one plain Republican party in the state,
GETTING DISTRICTS READY.
There have been number of inquiries
within the past few days as to when ethe
new registration districts in Wilmington
will be announced by tho Department of
Elections The members Of that body stated
last night that the list Of registration dis
tricts will be announced in day or two
Tho departmant did not get certified
copy of the new registration act and of the
other bills concerning the Department of
Elections until Tuesday. and considerable
work had TO be done after that time. The
districts had been made out in several
ways. but none Of them fitted this bill |
Some changes had to bo made but it is |
thought that the districts will now be ready |
to announce in q day or two.
The members of the department say that |
they understand the necessity for getting |
tho districts ready so that the political par
ties may know how many names to recon-
mend for registration officers. The names
must he presonted in II few days. Tho
committees of the different parties will be
kept busy for tho remainder of the week
getting their lists of names prepared, but |
they will be ready in the time specified by
law
Tho County Committee of the two fac
tions of Sussex met in Georgetown yes
terday and agreed on joint action for reg
istration officers and Tomorrow the COM
mittees of Kent will meet at Dover for the
same purpose
''The republicans will sweep tho State
at tho coming election. We are now to.
gether," said j. Edward Addlcks yester-
day afternoon as he came from the head.
quarters of tho Union Republican County
Committee.
"Oh, Addicks to-day Is as mellow as
good iipe apple" said Regular leader,
who had also been in the Union headquar-
tiers; nut he i going at too rapid II pace
on the harmony track and he may not
come in under the line
Addicks, who dropped into the city to-
day, at once took command of the Union
Republican county forces, notwithstand-
ing the assertion that he had been bot
tied up" Ho was as clipper as ever and
has rs many dreams that he will some day
enter the Senate. He also came to town
to give comfoit to James Frank Alice, his
state chairman, who has been dragged in
ID tho Boggs scandal