The sun., 1900-06-20
UNION REPUBLICAN
DELEGATES SEATED
IN CONVENTION
By Vote Of 3S to 8, Credentials
Committee Recognizes
Them.
DU P0NT UTTERLY DEFEATED
State of Delaware Will be Repre-
sented i'm the Convention Today
by the Delegation Which
j. Edward Addicks
will Head.
DU POINT UTTERLY DEFEATED
From The suns staff Correspondent.

From The SUMS Staff Correspondent.
Philadelphia, June 19.-Victory perch
ed on the banners of the Union Republi.
can party of Delaware tonight. By a
vote of 3S to 8 the committee on creden-
tials decided to seat the six Union Re-
publicans delegates in the National Re-
publican Convention. TIE decision was
reached at IL 20 CLOCK after the commit
tee had listened to thirty minutes OF ar
gument from each Republican faction.
The value OF this victory is incalculable
to the Union Republicans of the Diamond
State. Four years OF humiliation has
been blotted from the pages OF history.
Tomorrow morning the elk Union Re-
publican delegates, who faced defeat at
ST. Louis, will walk into the Philadel-
phia Convention Hail. there to take
their seats along side Of staunch Repub-
licans from every part of the Union. To-
morrow these six Union Republicans will
vote for William McKinlev's nomination
as President OF the United States, and in
doing SO will represent the entire Repub-
lican party of Delaware.
The wrongs of 1896 have been righted.
The National Convention in accepting
the report of the credentials committee
tomorrow will declare the Ucion Repub-
lican party the regular and majority Re-
/ publican party of Delaware and backed
by the official recognition OF the National
party the Union Republicans will go
back to their State to wage battle
against he Democrats which unques-
tione d and conceded will be successful
one.
Scenes at the Walton.
The sessions of the credentials COM
mittee were held on the tenth floor of
the Hotel Walton. With Congressman
Serene A. Payne of New York in the
chair and Charles A. Dick as secretary
the committee organizes at 3 O'Clock and
adjourned to meet at o'clock, at which
time the Delaware contest came up. The
| hearing lasted about one hour. All
spectators were excluded and the COM
mittee was locked up with the delegates,
alternates and THE SUNS correspondent.
The session closed at II O'Clock.
Twenty minutes later the vote was taken.
/ Thirty-eight committeemen voted to seat
the Union Republicans and nine favored
placing Colonel Henry A. du Pont ana
his delegates. This vote means that
when the report of the credentials cou-
mittee is accepted tomorrow the follow
ll]S u6ltRdt6s Will bdhG SChtH III VIC VIVA
yenton to represent the ReL ubiican
voters of Delaware:
]. Edward Addicks; alternate, Senator
Webster Blakely; William b. Clerk;
alternate, Thomas f. Posties; j. Frank
i Alice; alternate, David S. CLARK; DR..
Caleb r. Layton; alternate Curtis E.
Davis; DR.. Hiram h, Burton, alternate.
Gathered In the corridors on the tenth
floor were ]. Edward Addicks, the Union
Republican leader, and fully two score
I Union Republicans from Kent and Sus-
sex counties. When the vote was an
Z nounced there followed scene of wild
4 jubilation. Cheer after cheer went up.
] Some more earnest in their desire to ex.
Z press the Joy they felt made for Mr.
1 Addcks and would have raised him on
] their shoulders.
The Boilers in Defeat.
The bolter Republicans left the Walton
for their headquarters Immediately after
e the decision. Colonel du Pont refused
to be interviewed. Jonathan s. Willis
e said he felt as if that would be the result
as soon as the argument before the Econ'
O mittee was concluded.
g The Credentials Committee tonight
took the same position occupied by Ma
Gonal Chairman Hanna in condemna
Y tion of bolters and partyiwreckers. du
u Points personal desire to defeat }
Edward Addicks has received its deatt
(, blow at the hanGs OF the committee.
e Hayes Presents Case.
The case of the Union Republicans
l. was presented to the Credentials Com
+ mittee by Waiter H. Hayes and DR.
e. Caleb r. Layton.
Mr. Hayes reviewed the position OF the
e Union Republicans. His address wa:
d not eloquent but forcible. He presented
e figures showing that the Union Republi
cans have two-thirds of the party in Del
,r aware.
4 Every committeeman held one of Mr.
n Hayes briefs in his hand and followed
the speaker earnestly. Mr.. Hayes tolC
:. OF repeated offers OF compromise mad
{ by the Union Republicans. They hav'
> invited the Ant-Addicks people to g
into common primary. The offer is still
open.
ID The figures given by Mr.. Haye
8 pr oved that the Union Republicans cal
" defeat both boilers and Democrats II
le many parts of the state.
Questions PerpIex Bird.
u Levi q. Bird, Hugh G. Browne an
r Jonathan S. Willis were at one time tn
s. target Of the sharpest kind of iRterroga
he tion from Committeeman Brown, {
Utah, and McCamont, of Oregon. Drive
and bafil-d by the dir ctness of the ques
tions Mr.. Bird replied with ~ reall
e. don't know" in various intonations; nj
%. Brown evaded in the most sggravatin
at manner, and the Rev. Mr.. Willis col
ii '.>spd that fhe du Pmt Repuoticn
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