Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
The Republican situation.


mated q national and State ticket that
was radically different from that nomi-
mated by the Union Republican Con.
vention at Dover on August 9Th.
There are, therefore, practically two
Republican. tickets In the field, but
whether the action of Tuesdays con-
vention will really prove step in the
direction Of party harmony and com
mon ticket, or . step in the direction
Of further disoord, remains to he seen.
The two tickets, as we have stated.
are radically different. Even for Presi.
DENTAL Electors, the convention of
Tuesday accepted only one Of the
three nominations made by the Unions,
that of Manlove Hayes, naming Charles
w. Pussy and Daniel j. Layton in
rlace of George s.. Capelle and Cor
nelius P. Swsyne There is no doubt,
however, regardless of what else may
result, that the two factions will
eventually get together upon a common
electoral ticket. Neither faction can
afford to take a step that will ieopardize
the vote of the State for Mckinley.
For one Of the nominations for Con-
gress-what is called the sheit term
Tuesdays convention unanimously
accepted the nominee Of the Union
Convention, Walter o. Hoffecker, son
of the late Congressman Hoffecker.
This selection, in each instance, was
dictated by pure sentiment, Mr.. Walter
o. Hoffeoker having acted as his
fathers private secretary, it was held
to be appropriate to give him the
Opportunity Of serving the few remain
ing months of the term for which his
father was elected. But with respect
to the nomination for the full term, it
was different, for Tuesdays con-
vention nominated Former Congress-
man Jonathan s. Willis, while the
nominee Of the Union Republicans is
DR.. Caleb r. Layton. Mr.. Willis, in
his time had been Union Republican
and a Regular, at present training with
the latter faction.
For the office OF governor, Tuesdays
convention nominated Martin B. Burris
of Middletown, while the Union Re.
publican nominee is DIR. George W.
Marshall of Milford. Mr.. Burris, how
ever, is the Union Republican nominee
for State treasurer Tuesdays con-
veDtion also accepted the Union Re.
publican nominee for lieutenant
governor, John HUM of Wyoming, and
tho Union Republican nominee for
attorneys general Herbert Il. Ward of
Wilmington. But it named its own
candidates for treasurer. auditor and
insurance commissioner.
This is the situation, SO far as the
two tickets are concerned, but each
convention took step in the direction Of
coming together 10 support of a COM
mon ticket. The Union Republican
State Convention adopted the extra.
ordinary course Of authorizing the
chairman of the Stats Central Com.
inittee to remove any or all candidates
on tho ticket and substitute, others in
their places; in fact, TO entirely recon-
struct the ticket Mt his pleasure.
Yesterdays convention authorized the
State Central Committee to accent
the resignation or declinatIon'' of any
of the candidates named, and to sub
stitute the names of others. The two
State Central Committees, therefore,
may be able to patch up a ticket be.
tween them that will prove acceptable
to the voters Of both factions.
1t cannot be denied that the prevail.
ing sentiment of Tuesdays convention
was in favor of harmony and common
ticket. but it did not go to the extent
of accepting the most radical and
violent nominees of the Union Repuh
licans. The success of harmony will
largely depend upon how far the Regu
lar Republicans are willing to com
promise with relation to the tw,
United States Senatorships to be fillet
by the next Legislature. Many promi
nent Regular Republicans have declarst
einphatically that they will accep. n,
compromise that involves support o
Mr.. j. Z. Addioks. Mr.. Addicks ha
as positively declared that he will
accept no patchwork harmony blu
only an agreement that will involve
united support of all candidates OF tn
Republican ticket. In other words
that unless Regular Republicans accep
candidates for the General Assombl
nominated in his interest, he will re
fuse to endorse or support Regular Re
publican that may be named for othe
offices.
So, while both sides are professedl
anxious for harmony and a commo
ticket, the threats of each have not ye
subsidized. There are other DANCE
points to be passed before absolut
harmony can be assured.
The fact that the recent census show
that most cities of the country have ne
increased in population during the To-:
decade in the same proportion tins
they did during the ten years Of 1881
1880. is a striking illustration Of til
progress of trolley railways. The trolle
has made 1t possible for mon to wor
in the cities and live il the countr,
and to have In their country HON,
almost every item Of comfort and col
venienoe that urban residence affords,
i8t 1876 -------------------- E
Arecent publication of the Burea
of Statistics gives means of showir
the commercial growth Of the Unit,
States in the last hundred years.
1900 our imports were worth sal. 251
1853; exports, $40 ,97l, T8O. In 1850 in