The sun., 1900-08-29
DESIRE ONE PARTY
Union Republicans Named a
Ticket Representing Both
Sides of the Contention.
DEMANDS GENERAL APPROVAL
The Union Republican Party Has
Followed Strictly it's PROPOSE
tions Made to the Ma
tionaI Convention in
Philadelphia.
From the Dover State Sentinel.


Five Republican conventions have al
ready been held. The Republican vote is
still apparently hopelessly divided. Two
Republican State tickets have been
named. These tickets represent the pur,
poses Of the conventions of which they
are the product and the voters choice be y
tween them is to decide the character OF
the next State government in Delaware,
there being no question now TO diviue
the Repub lean vote for the Presidential
ectors.
The first of the so-caied Regular"
conventions was called for the purpose
Of continuing the controversy, before tile
Republican National Convention, that
began at st. Lonis in 1896. That conten.
tion was the result Of bolt from the
Republican party and its purpose then
was the defeat of the local Republican
ticket and the securing of the spoils OF a
national election in case OF Republican
success. 1t succeeded in both its pur.
poses to the very great detriment OF the
State through the defeat of the State Re.
publican ticket,
Through eacn subsequent campaign
that attitude of the so-called "Regulars"
was maintained, and 80 far as they could
be the conditions of defeat continued. In
this temper the Regular" convention to
select delegates to the National Conven-
tion was called, convened and worked
The one question agitating Republicans
at that time was party unity to secure
the nomination OF one set of State candi-
dates and the defeat OF the local Demo-
cratic party, the possibility of which had
been clearly demonstrated. Ignoring this
general and decided desire upon the part
of the voters, delegates we're sent to the
National Convention who would not
agree to any possible plan for State unity.
The National Convention was asked 10y
these delegates to commend policy that
vas clearly one of division and defeat
The National Convention after one of the
most remarkably patient and prolonged
Investigations of State contest refused
to endorse that policy or to admit the
delegates representing it.
The Union Republican Convention to
elect delegates TO the National Conven.
tion sent It's delegates to that body in
structed to make any and all concessions
consistent with Golf rAspect and honor
to secure the influence of the National
Convention Ior part, uniCy aud succ, T.
In Delaware. The convention endorsed
the propositions made by the Union Re-
PooAAShhS olo cCapC0 pDCli hClCkdpCbs and
in doing so clearly pranueu tic so.c.neu
Regulars" as bolters and party
wreckeTs.
Following strictly its propositio.>
made to the National Convention, the
Union Republicans called their State
Convention tor the nomination of canu.
dates for State offices, and while still
avowil 6 its desiie for one party and one
ticket, made nominations representing
both sides of the contention, giving the
boilers seven out of possible ten nomi-
nations. To make possible after negoli
ations for unity ION one ticket the
Union Republican state Committee was
instructed and authorized to make any
reasonable changes in the ticket, the can
didates chosen all asserting TO that pro.
vision, to meet the demands nf the
''Regulars" The ticket named by thl
Union Republicans is In every way sucl
a ticket as ought to demand the approval
by all Republicans. 1t was anomalous in
its generosity.