Evening journal., 1900-06-13

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whose authority said State Convention
was called and held, was not the State
Committee Of the Republican party OF
Delaware.
4. That the Republican electors of
the State of Delaware did not partici-
pate in the several primary elections
held to elect delegates to the State
Convention Of the Addicks or UnionI
Republican party.
8. That the Addicks or Union Repub-
lcan electors declined and refused TO
unite with the Republican electors of
the State in electing delegates to the
State Republican Convention which
elected the undersigned as delegates
and alternates to the National Repuh-
lican Convention to be held June 19.
1900, although under the call of the
State Republican Committee for a State
Convention they had every opportunity
so to do, thereby placing themselves
without the party and falsifying any
pretended claim OF theirs to numerical
superiority
6. That the several City, County and
State Committees of the Addicks or
Union Republican party are not the Or
ganizations representing the Republi-
formed entirely and absolutely to fur
ther the political ambition of j. Ed
ward Addicks and have allied and de-
voted themselves to his personal for
tune thereby placing themselves in an
tagonism and hostility to the Republi-
can party OF the United States and Of
the State OF delaware, and cannot be
recognized as belonging to the organi-
zation Of said party.
The National Republican Committee
in its call for a National Republican
Convention to be held in Philadelphia
on June 10, 190O,a true copy whereof is
hereto attached and marked Exhibit
No. /. ordered and directed as follows
to wit:
"All notices OF contest shall be sub
mitted in writing, accompanied by a
printed statement setting forth the
grounds Of contest. which shall be
filed with the secretary of the Nation
'al Committee twenty days prior TO
"the meeting of the National Conven-
"tion"
The Addicks or Union Republican
delegates and alternates have not filed
any such notice with the said secretary
nor, have they filed and printed state
ment setting forth the grounds Of con-
test, if they have, twenty days prior to
the National Convention, as required in
said call OF said National Committee
and for this reason they should not OF
right have any standing whatever to
assert any right or claim or make any
contest against the undersigned, the
delegates and alternates of the Republi-
can party, which said party has been
recognized as representing the Repub-
lican electors Of the State Of Delaware
by the National Committee in 1896, at
st. Louis, by the Committee on Creden-
tials OF the National Convention Of 1896
at St. Louis, by the National Republi-
can Convention held at St. Louis in
1896, and lastly, by the laws Of the State
Of Delaware, as fully and at large ap-
pears in the following pages of the
statement.
And on account Of this default of the
said Addicks or Union Republican
delegates and alternates, the under
signed have no chance or opportunity
to answer any claim or contest which
may be made against them; and If said
Addicks delegates and alternates are
allowed to make or assert any claim e
seats, 1t VIII be unjust and unfair tC
the undersigned and contrary to the
we'll recognized method Of procedur,
in such cases.
A convention Of so-called Republic
cans was held at Dover, on May 18th
1896. and elected six delegates and 81,
alternates to the National Convention
of the Republican party, held at st
Louis, Mo-, in 1896; and at said Nation
/ al Convention at st. Louis the dele
/ gates and alternates so elected as afOre
said. after a full and fair hearing be-
/ fore the National Committee and th'
i National Convention, held May 12, 1896
as aforesaid, a State Committee wal
1 elected. whereof j. Frank Alice wal
made chairman.
The present State Committee of thu
i Addicks or Union Republican party il
the direct successor of the COMMITTEES
elected at said State Convention.
| On the 14th Of July, 1896. at Dover
/ Delaware. a convention of the Addick
i Republicans was held. Three presiden
tial electors and state ticket wal
nominated. And. pursuant to the law
|, of the State of Delaware, said Stat
= Convention chose the name "Republi
/, can party and the emblem the" Eagle
the name and emblem which had pre-
viously been used by the Republican
party Of the State OF Delaware, and GER
! titled the same to the Clerks Of tn
Peace of the several couties Of the Stat
) as and for its name and emblem.
! On the 10th OF July. 1885,, at George
town. Delaware, q convention Of tn
) Republican party was held. Three pres
lidential electors and a state ticket wa
: nominated. And. pursuant to the law
, aforesaid. the State Convention certi
fed its time honored name "Republi
can Party and its emblem, tn
Eagle" to the said several Clerks O
the. Peace of the respective counties o
I the State. as required by law whicl
party name this convention and its pre-
decessors. to the days Of Lincoln. ha'
? continuously borne, and which sal
! emblem the party had since the statut
> requiring the adoption Of party EN-
) blem was enacted.
The question then arose as to wha
: political organization belonged IN