Smyrna times., 1900-04-11
UNION REPUBLICAN POLICY.
THEIR HARMONIOUS STATE CONVENTION
ON TUESDAY LAST.
Views of the Press With Regard to the
Platform and the Position They Take
in the Fight.

FldtIOTm dn0 tue Position lney lake
In the Fight.
The Wilmington Daily Republican
has the following to say:
'"The six men nominated as dele
gates to the National Convention that
meets in Philadelphia in June next,
were, with one exception, (W. B.
Clerk the same men who were re-
fused seats in the Convention in 1896.
The platform indOrsed the administra-
tion and it's financial policy and con-
demned the civil service laws.
Mr.. Walter Hayes presented and
read resolutions which were adopted,
giving the State Committee power to
consider harmony" negotiations, but
not to agree to any plan that eliminates
any man from participating in party
affairs.
Mr.. Addicks made a few remarks
which met the hearty appreciation of
those present, in which he said he was
nottired one little bit, and that he pro-
posed to keep straight on in the good
work. He did not believe in harmony
with only Col. DUPONT in it. His re-
marks were milder than ever before
and within the bounds of good Repub-
licanism.
Walter Hayes addressed the conven-
tion and voiced the sentiment of the
Union Republican party, when he
said he hoped to see the day when
there will be no Union and no Regular
Republican party in Delaware, but one
grand Republican party, that would
sweep all before it in the State.
DIR. Caleb Layton spoke on the his
tory of Republicanism in Delaware,
when it almost cost Republican his
life to work for the success of his
party. When obnoxious laws were
passed for years and rascally tax col
lectOrs hid themselves so Republican
tax payers could not find them to pay
their county taxes and Levy Court
adjourned at o'clock in the morning
to keep from putting Republicans on
the tax list. That never before 1896,
in the history of the State had the
three electoral votes been cast for a
Republican President. That the Union
Republican party did not propose to
eliminate Mr.. Addicks from that
party, the man who had made it possi-
BILE for the Republicans to carry the
State. That for years the Republicans
had been looking for leader to lead
them to victory, and that man had
been found in Mr.. J. Edward Ad-
dicks, whom the Regular Republicans
wish us to kick out of the party. But
we don't do it. He then said that
there was no paper to be found out
side of the Union Republican papers
in the State, that would print their re-
solutions in full, or in fact, tell the
truth about that organization. He
predicted victory for the Republican
party in Delaware, and said he would
welcome all the Regulars who would
come over to him. He was ready to
keep on fighting until victory crowned
their efforts.
DIR. Marshall also made a few re-
marks, which we're greeted with ap-
plause, and did not compare very fav-
orably with the speech made by the
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis, that the
Union Republican adherents in Kent
county were falling off, but on the
contrary they had been adding
strength to the party, especially in the
Hundred in which Mr.. Willis resided
The Wilmington Sun has this tC
say:
The Union Republican State Con
vention at Dover on Tuesday last, wai
a demonstration in good politics, o.
political potency and power, such al
has rarely occurred in the history o
this State.
The truly representative character o
that convention, its personnel, free ye
dignifed order of its proceedings, ad
mirable tone of its utterances and un
impeachable soundness of it's declara
ration of principle and policy ha
thrown all the opponents of the Uniol
Republican party into state of rattl
and route. They are now on the de
fensive and trying to devise means b,
which to save something from the in
euitable wreck of defeat which the
see impending. To lie about tn,
Union Republican party, to rIdicule i
and slaunder its leaders, is no longe
effective defence against it. The cor
vention was composed of the best cit
zens and most loyal Republicans of th
State-a party of broad principle
good purposes and generous dispos
tion.