The sun., 1900-06-06
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Within two weeks from to-day the
work of the Republican National Con-
veution will have been completed and /
she campaign begun. The crisis in Re-
publican local politics will be reached
and the probable result OF the local
campaign be within the bounds Of
forecast for reas onably intelligent iudg
Enent.
Il is conceded or all sides that the
National Conventions work will be OF
vital importance in Delaware politics.
TIE Anti-Addicksite of all varieties are
hoping and praying, if they ever pray,
for repetition of the St. Louis outrage
la the seating OF the Delaware delegates,
ana 10 make this appear probable are
ex{laastng every possible disrepuabie
anG dishonest means to nisienresent
and discredit the Union Republicans
wltb the National Republican Committee
and Convention. With the bolier Re-
puhicans this is a fight for the life OF
their panty wrecking faction.
The Democratic Anti Addicksites are
encouraging the Anti Addicks Republi-
cans in all their work to continue the
division OF the Republican arty, hoping
for success through that division. The
Democrats have no sympathy witt. Union
Republicans, because they know the
Union Republican party is pledged tc
the defeat and overthrow Of the Demo
cratic government OF this State, and know
that ultimately it will accomplish that
work.
With these things in view the Anti
Addicks newspapers Of all varieties have
been anticipating the action of the Ma.
tional Convention in seating the dele
gates from this State. They argue from
the same premises and reach the same
result. The wish being father to tht
thought they do not stop to inquire
whether the premise is right or whethe
the reports heard are true.
While we are not presuming to de
clare what the decision OF the conven
zion in the Delaware matter will be, W,
know that some of the reasons assigned
for the seating of the boter delegates t.
the convention have no basis of fact.
is probable that enough of these so-callet
reasons can be proved false to overthrow
the whole structure. First we say th
allegation that the National Committe
is hostile to the Union Republican
is not true. The Delaware cas-
would have been settled, so f.
as tie National Committee coul
have settled it, at the committees
meeting III Washington, and at whic
delegations from this State were present
but for the promice made by H. I
Thompson to settle the matter at homs
The committees settlement Of the cas-
would have been favorable to the Unio
Republicans. Mr., Thompson's promis
has not been kept. On the contrary b
and his hotter colleagues have resolutel
and finally refused to settle the difficult
on any reasonable basis. The Nation;
Committee is aware Of that fact, and th
convention will be aware of it. Th
temper and sentiment OF the Nationt
Committee is very different now frol
what it was in 1896. Events have prove
that their decision then was wrong an
the committee admits it. The member
Know and admit that they can hope fc
no help in the coming election frol
y che oolters. 1t has been made clear b
Ihe action Of the Republican voters dul
ing The interval since the convention {
1896 that the bolter delegates of that yea
nor yet the organization they have made