Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-16

Admit That Their Convention was Illegal
The leaders of the Addicks Republi-


The leaders of the Addioks Republic
can party, by the official act Of their
State Central Committee, now admit
that their State Convention held at
Dover last Monday, at which an cleo
toral. a Congressional and State ticket
we're nominated. was an illegal body.
The statement that 1t had no legal
standing was made az the time, but
the Addioks leaders ridiculed the asser-
ton. Now they practically ADMIT its
truth.
The first call for the Addicks Repub.
lican State Convention fixed the date
as Thursday, August 2sd, but when the
Regular Republican Convention was
called for Angus. 2lst, two days ahead,
the Addicks Republicans hastily ar
ranged for their snap convention Of last
Monday. Then they went through the
form Of making nominations, and thus
succeeded in their pet scheme Of hav-
ing their ticket publicly announced in
advance Of the action Of the Regular
Republican convention.
Having thus accomplished what they
deemed smart political move, the Ad-
dicks leaders now admit that their con-
vention was an illegal body by issuing
call for another State Convention, to
be held at Dover on the date originally
selected, August 23d. This call is
signed by the chairman Of the State
Central Committee, and attested by the
secretary, and states that the conven.
tion is called for the nomination Of
"three candidates for the office Of
elector Of President and Vice Pr esident
of the United States; one candidate
for the office of Repi esentatiye in Con
Rress to fill the vacancy created by the
death of John H. Hoffecker, as provided
by act of Assembly /; one candidate fol
the Office Of Representative from Della
ware in the Fifty-seventh Congress Of
the United States; one candidate fol
the Office Of governor; one candidat,
for the Office of lieutenant governor
one candidate for the office Of attorney
general; one candidate for the office o
insurance commissioner one esndidat,
for the Office of auditor of. accounts
and one candidate for the Office of Stat
treasurer. ~
This official call gives away the en-
tire Union Republican case, an,
abolishes their contention that las
Mondays convention was legal gath
ering. For, if it was legal gathering
wherein is the sense of calling anothe
convention for the purpose Of maxim
nominations that have already bee
made. 1t cannot be commended that
is for the purpose Of making sue
changes as may be rendered necessar
or advisable by the action Of the Regu
lar Republican State Convention {
August 2lst, as the snap conventio
covered this contingency by the extra
ordinary procedure Of authorizing th
chairman of the State Central Commit
lee to make such changes in the Eel
sonnet of the ticket nominated, eth,
by removals or the filling Of yacanci'
caused by designations, as he might S,
proper. No; the only inference thi
can be drawn nom this call for a secor
convention is that the Addicks Rerul
licau leaders know that their snap col
vention has no standing in law, ar
that another convention, legally held
conformity with the law, is the on
method by which they can have the
nominations placed upon the offici
ballot
The entire proceedings Of the A
dicks Republican leaders thus for col
prise roaring political farce, and ha
simply made them the laughing sto
of the State.