Evening journal., 1900-05-11
Regulars Laugh at RecOg.
nitiOR Story Sent Out
COMMITTEES ARE DIFFERENT
Congressional Committee interests II
self Only in The Congressional
Candidates

Union Republicans are heralding
from Dover a forlorn hope. They
would have II appear that they have
been recognized by the Republican Ma
tiOnal Committee, and there is a chance
for their delegates being recognized at
the National Convention in Philadel-
phia on June 10.
This Is what the Unions have sent
OUT
There was received at the Union
Republican headquarters to-day from
Chairman j. w. Babcock, OF the Repub-
lican Congressional Committee, the Of
fetal list of the various State Central
Committees, as enrolled on Chairman
Babcocks list. For this state the en-
rollment reads:
DELAWARE. Frank Alice, Dover;
secretary, William +. Smithers. Dover.
This list Is signed by Chairman
/ Babcock and countersigned by Nation
al Secretary Charles II. Dick.
Previously the official list. which is
sent out for the convenience OF an the
state chairmen. has contained the name
OF Hugh c. Browne who IS state chair
man Of The Regular Republican party.
/ There was considerable speculation as
TO what Il would contain this year, as.
pccially after both organizations of the
Republican party claimed to have the
Official authority TO call a state con-
vention.
Some politicians predicted that
either Delaware's state chairman would
be left blank, or that both Regular and
Union chairmen would be named, with
the foctn0te that there was a contest
But the Official list, as It appears al
Union Republican headquarters, seems
to favor the Addicl1s faction"
Regular Republican leaders say il
reply that the Congressional Commit
tee is an entirely different committe,
from the National Committee. Tn,
Congressional Committee is a cam
paign committee that interests itsel
only in the congressional candidates
p The National Committee has TO do wild
! all candidates and the general and par
ticular interests Of the Republican
party
Again, Chairman ]. w. Babcock, O
the Congressional Committee, is an AID
dicks sympathizer Charles II. Dicl
who Is secretary OF the Congressiona
and also secretary Of the National Com
q hltoee, Is an Addicks sympathiZer. IN
: list is made up by tho chairman an
secretary Of the Congressional Commii
: tee. and not by the committee. Thu
it Is plain why the names OF Messr
a Alice and Smithers appear. The re
! publican state chairman's name eoul
+ not appear on it because the State Com
mittee has not yet organized.
/, Chairman Hugh G. Browne, of tn
State Committee, said this mornin
that the State Committee organizatio
, had not yet beeen effected and It wa
! therefore impossible for name to an
pear on the Babcock-Dick list.
Secretary William II. Heald, whe
asked about the matter this mornins
said that the Congressional and Ma
uonal Committees were entirely differ
ent. The names of both chairmen {
this state have appeared on previou
lists, but whether or not It Is on thi
list Mr.. Heald did not know MI
Heald said further that there was n
more evidence of recognition Of the AZ
l dlcksites than two years ago, when tn
names Of Messrs. Alice and Smither
appeared ON the Congressional Con
mittee list along with that OF Messr
Browne and Heald.