The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-02-21
ANTI -ADD|CkS MEN
LABOR|NG HARD 70
DEFEAT THE PARTY
Chairman Browne and Com
mittee Trifing With All
Kinds Of Republicans.
FLEE FROM CHANCE OF UNITY
BY Changing the Date of the State
Convention, the Regulars Reveal
Their True Purpose in the
FighU---Chairman Alice
Calls Union Republican
Committee Together
for Friday.
FLEE FROM CHANCE OF UNITY
From The suns star corresponden:.

From THE SUNS Staff Correspondent
Dover, Del, Feb. 20.-It is evident to
The Republicans in this part OF the State
as we'll as in New Castle county that the
purposes of the Union Republican State
Committee and the Regular Republican
State Committee in calling conventions
g meet on February q, were widely
different. The action of the Regulars in
evoking their call and naming March
p as the conyeDtion day is a plain
declaration to all Republicans that the
Regulars haye sworn to prevent every
possible chance of party unity. This
action leaves little doubt that Chairman
Browne and his cohorts called an early
convention for February 27 merely to be
able to nominate delegates to the Ma
tional Convention first; then to cry out,
when the Union Republicans made a
selection OF delegates, that the latter were
creating an opposition Republican ticket.
The Union Republican State Committee
called their State convention for Febru-
airy ~ Tor the purpose of assuring the
presence in Dover on that day of the
representatives of the two factions in
order that steps might be taken leading
to permanent unity of the Republican
party of the State.
These two purposes, herein clearly
outlined, have been thoroughly talked
over by all Republicans in lower Della
ware today. The situation is very clear.
1t never looked better for the Union Re-
publican party than il does today. The
defiant manner. in which .the Regular,
Republican State Committee Is tinfeigns
eddy trihing with the RepuhlicAn voters
assured, almost 10 O certainty, fhs final
triumph Of the Union Republican party
over the ResularR and snltimats victory
ever the Democratic party.
Regulars wildcat Plea.
The reasons given By Chairman Hugh
=. Browne and his subcommittee for
changing tho date of the Rcgu ular.oony VEN
tion from February 81 to March 81 ia q
wildcat plea 20 the followers of the Reg
ular organization. In the light. .sof pro-
fessed sincerity on the part OF the Regu-
lar Republicans for party unity, the rea-
sons are decidedly absurd. Union Re.
publicans are laughing at the Regulars,
and Chairman Brownies followers, W th
puzzled look on their faces, heartily
disapprove of the action.
Any view of the present situation
leads to this conclusion-Union Repub-
licans want party unity and Regular Re-
publicans or Anti-Addicksites do not
The two conventions were called for Feb
ruary 27. Republicans who want
harmony and VINO expected unity as a
result of the gathering of the Union Re-
publicans and Regulars here on that date
point out the fact that the meeting of
the National Convention is four months
oh-June 10. They say that the two
conventions could have assembled in
Dover on February 27, at which time an
authorized consideration of any plans for
harmony could have taken place. If any
sort of truce had then and there been
patched up, call for State Conven-
tion of united Republicans could have
been issued in perfect conformity with
the alleged rHle of the National Com.
mittee which requires that thirty days.
notice be given before the assembling of
Q State Convention to select national
delegates. Such action would have
brought the date of united Republican
Convention on March 81, which would
surely be in ample time. Then there is
q further rule of the National Committee
which requires the election of delegates
TO take place thirty days before the
National Convention meets,
Regulars in Sorry Plight.
The plight OF the Anti-Addicks forces
is sorrowful one. Issuing call for
State Convention on February 81 they
took up their stand. The Union Repub-
Leans, week later, marched up and |
took position by the side of the Regu-
lars. The Anti-Addicks forces fed. |
They skedaddled. 1t was quite an utter
rout by force who desired to be friend
ly. Now the Democrats pat the Regulars
On the back, ,and with cheers of, Bravo"
encourage Chairman Browne and the
Regulars to continue their fight toward |
defeat. And the Regulars ap-