The sun., 1900-04-04

Republicans placed the three electoral
votes of Delaware in our party's column.
The conditions, gentlemen, under which |
YOU did thai makes it an everlasting
credit to your honor.
Analysis of State Politics.
"Brieay, let me give you an analysis
of Republican conditions in this state
during the last three years. They have
said / am youthful looking, but / am
baldheaded. 1 have been in the Repub-
Iican harness nearly quarter ola cen.
tury. ! have seen the time when 1t re-
uuired man OF courage and back bone
to be a Republican OF this State. l have
witnessed Levy Courts adiourniLing at
seven o'clock in the morning to keep
free born American citizens from quail
fying as voters. | have seen miserable
Democratic collectors run away to keep
men from paying taxes,
Addicks Led to Victory.
"Finally there appeared on the hope
less political horizon Republican
leader, strong, stauach and generous,
WHO knew not defeat. Since his advent
there has come the first hope of victory.
The only victory, outside OF the accident
of 1883 won by the splendid Union Re-
: publican organization under the leader
ship of John Edward Addicks. And tht n
even as late day as this we are treated
with unique proposition that he, who
did this with yuur and my cooperation,
shall be kicked out of the party.
e 81 reiterate and re-afiirm that il had
l the desire OF my heart would have every
Regular Republican standing firm to the
e shoulders OF the Union Republicans in
: one party, though by the eternal, fol
+ one man, shall | consent to any thing bu
common primaries and majority rule
Newspapers Deliberately Falsify.
! DIR. Layton struck responsive chorC
!. in the convention when he commented
q on the treatment accorded the Union Re
= publican organization by the news
n papers in and ont of the State. DIR. Lay
4 ton himself is newspaper man. He i
n the editor OF the s'Union Republican" Q
u Georgetown. He had,never known sucl
! falsehoods as have appeared in the pres
, relative to tte purposes of the Union Re
"a publican party. "We cannot get tn
10 20 truth in the public press either in or ou
NJ of the State. There is a systematic pei
w sistence in misrepresenting the purpose
at of our organization. The press and tn
Regular Republicans are pleased to ca
our party One O' DosS RUE. ueftT hue
N political party that transacted bushes
a. more in accord with the old Athena
tn TN rules under which every man ma
"a speak"
ed Or. Layton concluded by referen,
,ai to harmony propositions and moves
Of the interest Of party harmony. He spol
of the appointment uf committee
of three by the Union Republican conve
ali ton OF 1896 to confer with the Regular
nj A letter from that committee to Il
at- Regulars never received the courtesy
roI a reply.
nd Then came the proposition submit,
several weeks ago. "What was the rep
arc we received to that proposition?" ask
M DIR. Layton. ''They said we shonld d
vas band and kick our leader out. When
he comes to that choice we will ia
&C. victory and let the possibilities OF uni
nor CO."
he Several calls were made for Dr. Geor
md n. Marshall to take the platform fol
or. speech, but, as it was nearly time for
express train to leave for Wilmingtc
in Dir. Marshall asked to be excused. I
md heartily endorsed the speeches alrea
The listened to and was greatly pleased W
ose the convention and its work. The CT
.dit vention adjourned at 3 20 O'clock.
,as. q. s. JONES