The sun., 1900-09-29
STATE TICKET Of
UNION REPUBLICANS
IS NOW COMPLETE
DR.. L. H. Ball Has Been En-
dOrsed For Long Term
in Congress.
STATE COMMITTEES ACTION
State Chairman Alice Held Confer
ence in New York With Chair
man Hanna on Thursday and
as a Result the State Cen
trail Committee Met
Here Yesterday.

The Union Republican State Central
Committee met at No. 1006 King street
yesterday and voted to endorse the nomi-
nation of DIR. Lewis Heisler Ball, as the
Republican congressional candidate. The
committee also endorsed the nomination
of z. b. Norman of Sussex county for
State Auditor. These two nominations
complete the Union Republican State
ticket for the ensuing election.
This unexpected action of the State
Central Committee is the result of
conference of State Chairman Alice,
with Chairman Hanna and other mem
bers of the National Republican Com
mttee on Thursday in New York. Mr..
Alice was called to New York by MIR.
Hanna for conference on the political
outlook in this State.
After Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Alice had
met and talked the matter over, Chair
man Churchman of the Regular Re
publican State Committee was also sum-
moned to the conference, and the result
yesterday is the consequence of agree
ment reached in New York.
At the close of the conference at Ma
llOldl lNtDuDlltuh htdh0uhitVt -'AN'''A's
Alice and Churchman called meetings
of their respective committees in this
city yesterday. The Irregular" Repub-
lcan Committee met at No. 90S King
street, and the following letter was sent
to Chairman Alice of the Union Repub
lcan State Committee:
Wilmington. Del, Sept. 2Sth, 1907.
Frank Alice, Esq, Chairman, Union Re
publican State Central Committee
Dear Sir: Your communication of the
18th inst. in which, among other things
YOU. say, "At a meeting OF the Union
Republican State Central Committee
held in Wilmington, September 18th,
1900, the nomination of John Hum for
governor, Philip l.. Cannon for lieuten-
ant governor, and DR.. George w. Mar
shall for insurance commissioner We're
indorsed."
The nomination of 2. b. Norman for
State Auditor was not acted upon. The
nomination of DIR. Il. Heisler Ball was
exhaustively considered by the commit
tee, which voted not to endorse his nomi-
nation" has been laid before the Republi-
can State Committee by me and by
the committee maturely considered.
We do not consider your position ten
able, for the following reasons: On Fri
day, September 14th at the meeting of
our State Committee held at Dover, you
as Chairman of you Committee, and DIR.
Layton, as n member of your Executive
Committee. appeared before our COM
mittee, stated that you had full power to
act and then and there agreed to allow
us to name the Congressman for the
long term. if we would agree to accept
for governor, John Hum, the candidate
whom your Executive Committee had
proposd to us on the preceding Wednes-
day.
After very full deliberation, and in
order to promote harmony, our Com
mittee on that day accepted your propO7
sition and named John Hum for COVER
nor and DR.. T.. Heisler Ball for Con-
gressman for the long term, whom you
and Dr. Layton then agreed to accept.
| In view of the above we feel it to be
our plain duty to decline to make any
change in the ticket as agreed upon at
Dover on the 14th instant, as we are
convinced that in the present state of
public feeling in the party any further
concessions on our part would lmperll
the success of the whole Republican
ticket.
You will remember that in our con-
ference yesterday in New York City
with Hon. NJ. A. Hanna, Chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
which was held at his request l took the
position as above stated. and now beg
| to say that our committee unanimously
endorses the same.
Very respectfully.
Philip @. Churchman,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Those present at the meeting of the
| lrr- %oEN NfT,oI
mittee were: Chairman J. Frank Alice,
Secretary W. d. Denny. Walter H.
HAYES, S. r. Ewart, w. b. Clerk, Geo.
b. Money, Thomas Hurn. DIR. @. II. Lay
ton, DIR. George w. Marshall, d, NJ.
Wilson. S. S. Pennewill, Newell Ball
and holders of proxies of D. 0. Moore
and g. Il. Davis.
The letter from the Regular" Re-
publican State Committee was presented
and after discussion of its contents, the
nomination of DR.. Ball for congress was
concurred in and the following reply
was sent to Chairman Churchman
Wilmington, Del. Sept. 2Sth, 19oO-To
the Republican State Committee of Del
laware-Gentleman The communication
of your committee. dated this day and
addressed to the Union Republican
State Central Committee, was received.
Our committee has carefully consld-
cred the matters stated and set forth in
said communication and deliberated
thereon, and being desirous of the sue
cess of the Republican party in the State
of Delaware and the nation, and of the
Iretention of the control of both houses
of Congress by the Republican party,
and feeling assured that only by having
one set Of candidates for State, county,