The sun., 1900-09-10
REPUBLICANS MORE HOPEFUL.
They are Get ing Nearsr To
gether; Democrats Get
ting Further Apart.

This has bcen il sort Of unhappy
week for the Democrats" writes the
Wilmington correspondent Of the Philn
dclphia Inquirer to his paper under
date of Saturday. Continuing he says:
1T has also been lin unhappy week
for the wise Republicans who have
been predicting that the Republicans
will not he ahlr to get together So far
us the county ticket is concerned the
1 Republicans arc already united. and
this was considered the hardest portion
Of the entire harmony movement.
.'rhe movement which has resulted in
the decision to have Il common primary
election IN this county was not due to
the influence. Of any Of the party lead
ers. # was dne directly 10 the people
who compose The Republican party,
and was made despite the efforts of
some Of the leaders to prevent il.
Not in many months have the Rcpuh
leans in this State been 50 happy ana 10
hopeful rs they have heCa since thn d.
cisnn w;s r,lched 10 have common
primary election. II ilrals much to
them, far II mnans hpyand tho question
Of d4uat that thp paiy will iuW r.
uble @ pec The Sheriff. GoF.Her. Clerk
nf tlic leuor, iratluGatHfN na mcm-
herS ~ t!r ha@jntHo Ncaft IN 1 fGW
strong pomm1aJtic Districts
Under the agreement wIii i ltI. lmen
Eaa" o. ltpFNl nSas MIN 4l iato com
mon fifirie. HHdal tn il@"RaUt q
taml hy fha nominations eairh arc
ua5le na Wattlr &tttr sh # tuar ~
I RagnElr lf tniH GRahiican ii u tln
!'ant delt INf a'a il rta l n#ui-
pt H llis }ltei, E Wli E rl,t.
"a IN lH '.u Sdli.I me aHae,
aE5l II pa Alhfs n eef"i, ht
, Eill rmav l m slFpnt l'hef
hts besa aa rai l uau III tl
agreement
".lli#t wlit da# f s.nt apl
! S'u'sey eaHtiiee @ad oatlaatS t5
aannat u te!d I'll tHi- ti3fa. sa@5 iH
Reputlin;n panlit- iii tAis NJ iien HtEi
iiuincl th"il etailaotne. II Nit hc III
trouhie. however. a. &et olir ltr~et i
both sides win how tia SANK srrt Tin
they have III New t'Hstll comiy.
after the county tickets hayr hpr1
disposed Of th,i nMltYr o. cullcscin
! upon i new Statc Ticket Min III brough
up. Roth Of thn State Committees III.
willing to consider this matter II IN
timp AMI therr appears 10 br hut littl
:. in the way ef I'M agreement hcn
! reached. 'fhelc has lnru yarioils tai
:, - compromise. and ono snggcsti0
! made is tn take H. IL. Ward, tile cat
dirlate Of iotit nf the Republican partit
"A for Attorney General, for tlic candidat
u for Goye;Mm. ANA to make numeror
n other changes, one Of which would !
! TO substitute Dr. Hiram X. Burton,
= l.ewcg, us the candidate for Congress
Is place nf former Congressman j. S. Wi
q lis Oh the Regular and Dir. Caleb !
Layton On the Union Republican tickle
Il 'i'lie princnal fnht IN tl,s i,nr.ian af II
n state i on .ilo tt9 ernIr, iuld il ];
IL agreement could be reached on iii
1t Office there would be no trouble in reac
~ ing an agreement on the other part
IL the ticket. It can lie predicted rig
IN nnw that there will be but one Sta
ID ticket lol the Republicans and that til,
ty Wili Win in the coming election.
while the Republicans have he,
ry settling differences the Democrats ha
a been getting further apart. There Ii
be been Int little said hY the gold Dom
Gratis Of the way in which they will Va
N the coming campaign, hnt il is like
:. that most OF them will vote the lscBuh
a. IN ticket without any fuss about
l., Inrtr Wlll hc l,tlt one Democratic tick
Il :, The field, hut if will H. il Bryan tick
~ u every respect, anl it will not recei
IN he support of the Democrats who fo
ears ago supported the gold Dcmocia
IN irkrt.
Just who it is likely TO he candida;
is or Governor cannot be told nj Il
N. ime, but the Democrats are in an /
~ nvialc position on the matter. Sin
~ 4 was defeated for the nominati
~ ~ our Years ago by Ebe w. Tunnt
NJ :, 'etcr j. Ford has been the candidate
ne / large number of Democrats in II
Is 'ity for the position, and he has be-
Re- "orkin- for tho place. He ana
on ricnds have hcen led to believe that
is i'll be nominated. hut at the last II
he '"nt some Of the politicians hl
On nought ont Alvin X. Morrison in Il
itv. and il is thought that with I
40 Ssistance Of the candidate from the
- al portion of the county the poitica
-on Hill be able to break the strength
4.,. nd detsgt I'm, for tie r.ace.