Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
Sub. Committees Hold a Rruitless Con.
ference Yesterday Morning.
EACH SIDE MADE PROPOSITIONS
Which the Other Side Promptly
Rejected.
NO FURTHER OvERTUREs FROM UNIONS


Then Harmony with lite capital HI
and six other letters went shattering
down to demolition like a crashing
tahleful of china.
The white-winged peace which had
apparently begun to think that it was
the only occupant OF the atmosphere
over the Republican camps is now OBJ
secured by tumultuous clouds and q
chill of discold is rampant.
The executive committees of the
State committees of the two Republi.
can factions met in joint session at IL
O'Clock yesterday at the house of
j. Edward Addicks, No. zoos King
street, to discuss the composition Of
the State ticket. There were present:
State Chairman j. Frank Alice,
National Committeeman ]. Edward
Addiols, DR.. y. r. Layton. William
ID. Denny and Davis s. Clark of the
Union Republicans, aud State Chair
man Philip Q. Churchman, Harry HI.
Billlany holding the proay Of Henry
B. Thompson, George Massey Jones,
Robert q. Houston and e. b. Shurter
of the Regulars.
Here is Mr.. Churchman's account
of what happened: 1--WE had prelimi-
nary talk about the composition Of
the Democratic ticket and afterward
went into discussion of the compose
tion Of the Republican ticket. They
took the position that because the
counties OF Kent and Sussex had here
tofore been Democratic it would be
necessary for them TO have the nomi
nee for governor from below, either
from Kent or Sussex county: and ad-
yanced other arguments in support Of
that position.
II, acting under the instruction of
the executive committee and voicing
its unanimous opinion said that the
position of the Regulars was that the
nominee for governor should come from
New Castle county and that he should
be of our faction in order to elect the
ticket; as the sentiment in this county
is practically unanimous among our
people that the nominee should come
from New Castle county, and that we
would be unable to hold the votes OF
such men unless we named o New
Castle county man, and that IL we did
take their candidate he would be de-
feated because of the inability of such
a man to hold the votes of the inde-
pendent Republicans of this county.
"They insisted that we should take
candidate from below and asked us to
accept John HUM, which We declined
to do.
1--WE stated to them that we thought
the proper way to get at the matter
would be for us to submit to them the
names of five candidates for the office
OF governor and that for Congress they
should submit the names of five of their
men and on part We would agree to take
an oF tha fpr
that they might select from the list and
that weswould select one of the five
men on their list for Congressman.
"And as they would not agree that
we should have New Castle county
man for governor our proposition was
declined and We did not submit the
names we had intended to submit to
them, which are: Our own candidate,
Martin b. Burris, DIR. Joseph ii. Chan
dler, DIR. I. H. Ball, Merritt N. Willis
and Theodore f. CLARK.
Sat the conclusion Of the conference
1 stated to them that if they experi-
enced change of mind We stood ready
at any time to meet that and DIT any
place, and they replied that there would
Ee no more meetings, as they had an
nounced at the beginning of the confer
ence that II the master was not settled
today it would not be settled at all.
1.-THE meeting was entirely friendly
and the best spirits possible was shown
on both sides. There was no bad feel
ing Of any kind and no discussion or
nieE tion made of past differences. -
Mr.. Churchman would not say what
the opiEion of the conference was con-
oerning the Domoratio ticket.
Mn. AppIcKs' STATEMENT.
National Commitments Addicks was
seen at No. 1006 King street after the
conference He said "They demanded
that the governor should be o Regular
and q resident of New Castle county,
which we declined. We offered to them
to accept Hum for governor as q COM
promise man, who had Eeen approved
by both in convention, and that they
could have the acknowledgement
in the place made vacant by Hunn's
sign from the ticket and allow them to
name any good Republican in his place,
all Of which they declined,
1--WE shall proceed with the fight.
Our ticket shall remain Just as it is
with the exception of Mr.. Burris, who
will be given an opportunity to resign
from one ticket or the other
"There will be no further overtures
from the Union Republicans.
OWL there be any action resembling
the former action for common prima-
riesYn was asked.
"That question has not yet been con-
sidered. " answered Mr.. Addicks.
UNION REPUBLICAN STATEMENT.
Tho statement of the Union Republic
can Committee concerning the confer-
enoe Is as follows:
"Meeting of Executive Committee.
present: Messre. Alice, Addicks,
Clark, Layton and Denny.
Present: Messrs. Churchman, Jones,
Billany, Shurter and Houston.
AFTER discussion of the question,
Chairman Churchman stated as al
ultimatum, that the committee would
accept for governor only resident Of
New Castle county and man belong
ing to the so-called Regular faction,
suggesting that they would select
list Of five names, all SO called Regulars
and residents of New Castle county,
from whom the Union Republican
Committee would select o candidate
for governor.
''This proposition the Union Repub-
lican committee declined, and spg-
gested that they would accept John
Hum for governor, inasmuch as both
parties bad already nominated him for
lieutenant-goTeFror, allowing All the
same time the Regulars to name the
candidate for Congress and lieutenant
governor, DR.. q. Il. Layton, having in
the presence of both committees,
offered to resign from the Union Re-
publican ticket for that purpose. ("