Middletown transcript., 1898-10-15
A PROPER ANSWER.

Inc I0ll0Wlng answer glVen ny tuo
Republican legislative nominees needs
no explanation or commment:
WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. II, 1898.
sUnion Republican County Committee
of New Castle County:
"Gentlemen: We are in receipt of
your circular. letter Of the 9TH instant,
in which you ask reply to the follow
ing questions:
"'1. Will you as member of the
next General Assembly of Delaware, if
elected, meet and remain in a joint
caucus or caucuses composed of the
Republican, whether elected as Regular
or Union Republican, members of said
General Assembly, and then and there
and thereby select any and all candi-
dates for any office which is to be filled
by the said General Assembly, and
support by your vote in said General
Assembly all candidates so chosen?
"'2 Will you as member Of said
General Assembly, if elected, meet in
joint caucus or caucuses, com posed as
mentioned in question one, and con-
slider any and all measures or bills of
political nature, and support by your
vote in said General: Assembly, the de-
cision of such caucus made as to such
measure or measures, bill or bills?'
''In concluding your letter you say:
"Your reply to these two questions
viii be greatly appreciated, and if you
should answer both in the affirmative,
your name will be placed on the official
ballot as the candidate Of the Union
Republican party, and you will have
its earnest support during the camraign
and at the polls.
s'We were duly nominated on Satur-
day, the Oath day of September,
A. D. 1898, pursuant to the written
agreement entered into by commit
tee appointed by your organization and
one named by the county committee of
the Republican party Of this county,
which agreement il now before us,
and is in the words, figures and letters
as follow:
"The undersigned, members Of the
committee appointed July thirtieih, A.
D. 1885,, by the county committee of
the Union Republican party Of New
Castle county, and the members of the
committee appointed July twenty-sev-
enth, A. D. 1898, by the county COM
mittee of the Republican party of said
county, for the purpose of comforting
and advising together as to the nomi.
nation of one set OF candidates for all
county, district and hundred officers
to be voted for in said county at the
general election of 1898, to hereby agree
as follows:
i. That there shall be one fair,
open, free and honest primary election
held througout said county for the pur-
pose of selecting by ballot all such can
didates.
:" 2. That at said primary election
every Republican, irrespective of past
differences, Union and Regular, Iesid-
ing in New Castle county, being then
qualified to vote at the next general
election, shall have right to vote.
'3. That in each precinct or pri-
mary election district the primary elec-
tiOn officers shall be equally divided
between the two factions Of the Repub-
lican party as far as possible.
"s4. That said primary election shall
be held on Saturday, the twenty-foulth
day Of September, A. D. 1893.
" IS, That the candidates SO chosen
at said primary election shall be active
ly and loyalty supported through the
approaching campaign, and at the elec-
ii, n of 1898 by all Republicans Regular
and Union, of the county.
"'6. That said primary election shall
be held under the provisions, direc-
lions and requirements Of the primary
election law of New Castle county.
~. That for the purpose Of con-
ducting the said campaign and dong
all things necessary to secure the elec-
lion of said candidates so chosen, there
shall be an executive committee COM
po.ed of the six persons. who are the
chairman respectively of The county
committees, and the First aud Second
districts committees, Of the Regular
and Union Republican parties of New
I Castle county.
"'8. Said executive committee shall
select some Republican who shall not
have vote in said committee, but who
have authority to perform all acts and
make all certificates required by law to
be made by the chairman or governing
authority Of the Earty; said chairman
shall obey or be subject to all, in all
things, the direction of the sid exc
cutive committed.
"so. The county committee of the
Regular and Union Republican factions
hereby ag.ee and pledge themselves to
support the action Of the said executive