The sun., 1900-02-05

The Regular Republican State Com'
n,,ttee of which Hugh @ Browne OF this
eisy Is chairman will meet at Dover TO-
borrow for the purpose OF considering
tle proposition made to the Regulars by
the Union Republican State Central
Committee in the interest OF harmony IN
the Republican party OF this state.
There has been no expression by any
member Of the Regular Committee as to
the action to be taken by the committee.
The members from New Castle county
who will go to Dover to consider the
harmony proposition are: Chairman
Browne, Winfield S. Quigley, Thomas
Naudain, DIR. Columbus Henry, E. b.
Shurter, George l.. Townsend, Horace
Greeley Knowles and DIR. l.. Heisler
Ball.
The proposition which these gentle
men and the members from Kent and
Sussex will consider at the Dover meet
ing tomorrow is as follows:
To Hugh G. Browne, Chairman OF the
Republican State Central Committee OF
Delaware.
SIR: In the interest Of Republican
unity in this State, and by reason of the
obligation resting upon all loyal Re-
pubIicans to promote the welfare of the
National Republican party by the cleo
tion in the ensuing campaign of Re-
publican President and Of Republican
Congress, am authoriza ID and directed
by the Stale Committee of the Union Re-
publican party Of Delaware to address to
You the following propositions and to
ask an early consideration thereof:
That a joint call by the chairman OF
the respective Republican organizltions
Of this State be issued for common
primary upon the basis Of quality OF rep
resentation in the thirty-fve legislative
districts.
That the delegates elected under said
call shall, when assembled, proceed TO
the election of six delegates and six al
ternates to the National Republ can
Convention, to be held in the city Of
Philadelphia on June IS, 1900
That each OF the three counties Of this
State shall have apportioned to them
two delegates and two aIternates respec-
lively aud that the said delegates and al
ternates thus apportioned shall he chosen
by the will OF the majority OF the dele
gates from each county.
What the said convention shall at the
ti,ne and pace elect State central com
mittee of seventeen rembers, one IRON
each Senatorial district, the members
thereof to be chosen solely by the dele
,gates.eect from the respective Senatorial
districts, and that the committee thus
4. Shosen shall be the sole official State
I Committee OF the Republicans of Della
ware.
That the chairman ofthe State Central
Committee thus created shall at the
proper time call convention for the
purpose of nominating three Presidential
electors, Representative in Congress
and candidates for the remainder of the
State ticket.
That nominations for Presidential
electors shall be made one from. eacl
county AMI by the will OF the majority
OF the delegates thereof.
That the nomination for the severa
State offices, including the nomination
Tor representative in Congress, shall h
as follows The majority OF the con
vention shall have The first choice o
all the nominations to be made; tn
minority the first choice of all the re
mainder; and thus in an alternate man
ner until all the nominations are com
pleted.
That the question OF the election q
two senators to the Senate of the Unite
States shall be disposed Of by the adoI
tion OF one or the other of the two fol
lowing propositions:
First, That each faction shall hav
undisputed choice to the election OF
senator.
Or, second, That the voters Of eac
Senatorial and Representative distric
shall by a majority rule nominate thei
respective legislative candidates; tina
loyal support shall be given the sam
by all Republicans without regard t.
past factional division; and that tn
whole question of the election of Senator
10 the Senate of the United States sha
be left to the Legislature itself when as
sembled, without prior reciprocal oblga
tions or pledges of any kind upon th
members thereof as to their dispostio
Of the III after.
That, if the foregoing proposition
saonld seem to be unfair, in that it is dt
iied that the majority Of the Repub
ems OF this State are afli lated With tn
Union Republican party, and that th
foregoing propositions are therefore
covert attempt to gain a political advan
age that could not be had by an appeG
To the people, | am authorized and d
rected to make further p OPPOSITION.
That all the foregoing propositions Ii
laid aside; that common PRIMARY f.
delegates to State convention wit
equality OF representation in the seven
Representative districts under the cat
atitution, be held by the Repub ca
voters Of this State, and that ticket /
nominated by SAID convention, solei
by the will OF the majority, and ii Il,
verse 10 the Union Republican party.
pledge loyal support OF all Union Il
ltublicans TO the election OF an enJi
ticket titus nominated
j. FRANK Alice
Chairman Union Republican Sta
Central Committee OF Delaware.