Evening journal., 1898-10-12
NO PLEDGES GIVEN.
Regulars Refuse to Make Con-
cessions to Addicksites.
UNwIsF. IMPROPER, D1sooRrEoUs

ANN Al a A-b,io ~ OINlgEiOS AND
WHY ANYTHING SHOULD BE RE
QUIRED OF THEM AS A PRE-
IlAlINARY THERETO.
The Regular Republican candidates
for the legislature at their meeting
yesterday, decided nos to accede to the
Addlcks demand that they agree to
pledge themselves to go into caucus
and abide by the result, and sent the
fo..owlng reply
Wilmington, Del. Oct. II, 1898.
Union Republican County Committed
OF New Castle County:
"Gentlemen: We are in receipt oil
your circular letter OF the 7th instant,
in which you ask a reply to the follow
ing questions:
L. Will you, as a member of the
next General Assembly Of Delaware, III
elected, meet and remain In joint
caucus or caucuses composed OF the Re
publican (whether elected as Regular
or Union Republican, members of said
General Assembly, and then and there
and thereby select any and all candi-
dales for any office which is to be filed
by the said General Assembly, and sup
Port by your vote in said General AS
sembly all candiadtes so chosen?
"'2. VIII you, as a member Of said
General Assembly, II elected meet in
joint caucus or caucusos, composed as
mentioned in question one, and con-
slider any and all measures or bills OF a
political nature, and support by your
vote in said General Assembly, the de-
cision CT such caucus made as to such
measure or measures, bill or bills?'
In concluding your letter you say:
Your reply to these two questions
will 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 It's
earnest support during the campaign
and at the polls
We were duly nominated on Satur-
day, the twenty-fourth day Of Septem-
Der, A. d. 1885, pursuant to the written
agreement entered into by a committee
!, appointed by your organization and one
named by the county committee Of the
Republican party Of this county, which
agreement is now before us, and Is In
the words, figures and letters, as fol
} lows:
The undersigned, members Of tn,
committee appointed July thirtieth. A
d. 1898. by the county committee of tn,
Union Republican party Of New Cas-
tie 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 conferrine
and advising together as to the nomi-
nation of one set of candidates for all
county, district and hundred officers tC
be voted for in said county at the gen
eral election Of 1898, do hereby agree
as follows:
81. That there shall be one fair
open, free and honest primary election
held throughout said county for The
= purpose OF selecting by ballot all sucl
3 candidates
"2. That at said primary election
every Republican, irrespective Of pas
differences, Union and Regular, resid
ing in New Castle county, being thei
j qualified to vote at the next genera
election. shall have a right to vote.
= "'3. That in each precinct or pri
4 mary election district the primary
election officers shall be equally di
vided between the two factions OF th
Republican party as far as possible.
"a. That said primary election
Ia. Go .IHssa "A 80
5 fourth day Of September A. d. 1895
"'5. That the candidates so chosei
- at said primary election shall be ac
z lively and Loyalty supported through
e the approaching campaign. and at tn
d election Of 1898 by all Republicans
II Regular and Union. of the county.
v SO. That said primary election shall
a lie held under the provisions, drec
tions and requirements Of the primar
election law Of New Castle county.
c "7 That for the purpose Of con
a duCting the said campaign and doing al
5. things necessary TO secure the electio
e Of said candidates so chosen, ther
= shall be an executive committee com
posed of the six persons, who are tn
chairmen respectively Of the count
II committees, and the First and Secon
d districts committees, Of the Regula
Il and Union Republican parties of Me-
IS Castle county.
- "'S Said executive committee sha
- select some Republican who shall nc
have a vote in said committee, bu
u who shall have authority to perforI
n all acts and make all certificates rC
It quired by law to be made by Oh
chairman or governing authority of tn
h party; said chairman shall obey or !
= subject to all, in all things the direS
10 tion Of the said executive committee.
80. The county committee of tn
rs Regular and Union Republican faction
"a hereby agree and pledge themselves
support the action OF the said executiy
committee by taking whatever steI
and doing all things that may be nee
ocsary from time to time.
Ell IS. Frank Ewart.
n. walter II. Hayes,
as Daniel F. Stewart,
s' 'JOs. w. T. Casey,
n e. Heisler Bal,
& lanes II. Clark