Evening journal., 1898-07-07
HARMONY IS A FAILURE.
Regulars and Addicksites Fall
to Agree.
APP0RTIOEMENT
HITCH
REGULARS DEMAND THE OLD
NUMBER OF DELEGATES AND
THE ADDICKSITES ADHERE TO
THEIR OWN APPORTIONNlENT.

THEIR OWN APPORT1ONMENT.
The plans of the Republican and Ad-
diczslte harmonizers were wrecked on
the delegate apportionment rock at the
Clayton House yesterday afternoon,
and the two state committees adjourn !
ed without accomplishing anything.
The Regular Republicans made a
proposition stipuating that the two
committees should be merged into one,
the old officers Of each resigning and
new set of officers to be elected. The
Regulars also proposed the making az
the representation in the State Con-
yention the same as under the old plan.
The Addicks men, while expressing
favorable opinion regarding the merg-
ing Of THE two committees under one
head, insisted positively on their ap-
pOrtionment of delegates in the State
Convention, the apportionment which
Mr.. Addicks made in the State Conven-
tion two years ago, when the party
split. By such an arrangement the
rural part Of the state would have $50
delegates, while Wilmington, which
contains about one-third Of the entire
population of the state, would have
only thirty-five delegates. Under the
plan submitted by the Regulars Will
mington, when combined with the
rural part Of New Castle county, would
have nearly the same number as the
two lower counties. After several con-
1erences by committees from each
State Committee Mr. Addicks an
nounced that the Union Republicans
/ would agree to no apportionment but
their own. This announcement settled
the matter. The conferees Of both sides
!, made their reports to their State Com
mittees and the two bodies adjourned.
The Republican committee last even
: ing gave out the following statement
Of the meeting:
y According to an arrangement mu-
. tually agreed upon by their respective
chairmen, the State Committees OF the
!, Republican and OF the Union Republi.
can parties met at the Clayton Hous'
in this city at 11.SO a. m. yesterday
. The object of the gathering was to con
y fer upon plans looking towards th'
unifcation Of the parties. The commit
= tees met in separate rooms and tn
= morning session resulted in the ap
= pointment OF subcommittee Of confer
ence. composed Of five men from eacl
body. Chairman Brown, George z
70 Smith, Robert G. Houston, George M
"A Jones and Fred E. Bach were the Re
I, publican conferees; and Chairman al
lee, ]. E. Addicks, Daniel F. Stewart
~ Daniel L. Clark and DR.. c. R. Lay
- ton represented the Union Republi
sv cans.
. chairman Alice stated the object {
n the meeting, briefly explaining that h
!, and Chairman Browne had, after seV
an eral interviews, come to the conclusio
~ that a conference of the two commits
tees ought to be held. Mr.. Brown
81 concurred in this statement.
"Dr. Layton made the proposition, o
IA fering to put it in the form OF a rest
no llution, that the two committees pledG
themselves to the calling and conduc
nc ing Of one or a joint primary electic
no for the choice of delegates to sta
In. convention. Mr.. Browne suggested thi
Itb the matter Of representation in such
me convention would have to precede Il
IN agreement as to primary election.
m 'Dr. Layton replied that he and h
M friends stood upon the apportionme
Of the Union Republican conventio
,ar held at Dover last November, 4th,whi'
red accorded nye deiegs'es 10 eacH oi y
thirty-five legislative districts in &
state, and by way of concession ga
ten additional delegates to the hume
Re- Gus Republican vote of the Second a
DOT Third districts, being that part OF I
on city of Wilmington north Of Eigh
day street. This apportionment would 81
be Wilmington S5 delegates; New Cas-
the county, so; Kent, so; Sussex. so.
"The Republican conferees express
the hope that this apportionmt
would not be insisted upon, since
oon could not be accepted by the Reput
is cans Of this city and county. tn
ann. were willing, for the sake Of union,
sea- return to the old basis, which
ton stood the test of thirty years, of a c'
vention of 16O delegates, Of whom "
mington had 40; the county OF n
" Castle, 3S; Kent. 40; and Sussex, AZ.
!, VI change in the total number Of dc
'ter- gates in the convention was deem
une advisable, there must be an even d
OF sion, according to Wilmington at le
on as many delegates as to each of
counties. They felt that the la
80. party vote in this city, which !
hid twice as great as that Of any Of
%. other three districts, should entitle
district at least to an equal represer
.,,.. tion, and that so much ought to be
homo corded without dispute.
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