The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-06
POLITICAL '''''
GOSSIP:
The Republican Nominees
Troubles Commenced,
LOOKS LIKE FOOLHARDINESS
On the Part of Somebody.
Want the Nominees to
Pledge Themselves.
THE SAME OLD SPIRIT.

The Republican Executive COMMITTEE
metyesterday afternoon but took no &C
ton on the proposition of the Union Re
publicans to ask tho legislative nominee
ifthey will abide by the decision Of tn
Republican legislative caucus. After the
conference the Union Republican County
Committee held meeting and ordered
letters sent to each Of the Republican nom
inees asking him to pledge himself to sup
port the candidate Of the Republican log
islative caucus for United States Senator
MIR. Stewart said that the rules of the
Union Republican party required such ac-
tion taken. On being asked il the Repub.
| llcans had ever taken action on tho propo.
sition, he replied that thcy had rejected it..
The Regulars say that no such agree.
ment was presented, rs no clause appeared
in the original.
The writer has boon told that on certain
gentleman making known that he would
DO q candidate Oh the Republican ticket
FOR certain position. tbat he should
pledge himself not to go into the eau.
Gus that would support either Addicks
or DUPONT for Senator If no could not
make these pledges, for him not to 40 into
tho caucus without having such an agree.
ment before hand.
Now 10 the Time for all differences to DO
put aside IL the men who call themselves
leaders of the Republican party arc desir-
Gus of success at the election in November
next.
John Pilling, of Newark. and former
member of both branches of tho Legis!a.
ture and candidate for representative
from the Ninth district vas in tho city
yesterday afternoon. He refused TO make
any pledges considering that he was Re-
publican and would vote FIR United
Statos Senator who would be acceptable to
majority OF the Republican party of Del
aware.
The gold wing of the Democratic party
are certain that Senator Gray will be the
caucus nominee of that party If they sue
coed in elocting majority of tho members
Of tho next Legislature. !. Tho silyerites
arc not for Gray it is anything to defeat
tho Senator and 1t Is with the hoIp of tho
Democratic League they expect to accom-
plish it.
John Bigss would not be objectional to
thom although they would much rather
nave ex-Judge Marvel. Anybody to
defeat the Senator, is the slogan Of the
Democratic FREQ silver league which has
u membership of over three hundred meln-
bers.
Willard salisbury is still casting long
ing glance at the Senatorial scat and If by
any possible means it can be captured he
VIII be found busily engaged iu building
fences. SO that the opposition can not tear
them down
The silver Democrats elected Senator r,
H. henney t. tho Senate to take tho seat
denied Col. Horny A. DUPONT, the choice
OF tho Legislature four years ago.
Inc death of Governor Marvel made It
possible for the Democrats through the
aid OF one Republican to prevent the cleo
ton ola Republican United States Scua-
tor.
II the present fight keeps up that is be-
ginning TO show itself there will not DO a
Republican with one or two exceptions
who can hope to be elected.
The present fight which has cropped out
Is suicidal to tho SUCCESS of the Republi-
can party and the men engaged in it well
know this fact. The Republican voters
are getting tired Of being made fools of,
and then the present fight Will do untold |
harm to the future success of the party.
There are some three thousand or more
Republican voters who havo not qualified |
to vote and from present indications they |
will DO loath to do so If the party Is going
to split at the election in November
What can some men DO thinking about
Is past the writer's comprehension. DO
they care for the success Of the Republican
party? 1t certainly docs not look like 1t
from the course they arc now pursuing.