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r IE .CONvENTION CONTEST.


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TIE CONVENTION CONTEST.
rhus far in Delaware's National Con-
vention contest at Philadelphia, the
Union Republicans are the victors.sa NJ I
When the National Committee assem-
bled to begin its, convention. work, a
week ago, the AntisAddte ksites weTe as.
serting that the Union Republican deie.'
gates would be received with scant
copttesy ana would.be ,hoYlfd out 81. the,
contest witheut.ceren Events have
proved thecontrary. The Union Repub-
licans have been received with great
courtesy, listened to attens,,y.ly ard hava
won the confidence and sympathy OF the
National Committee, including its chair
man who was confidently expected ty
the Anti-Addicksites, to take issue
against the Union Republicans.
The reference of the Delaware case to
a subcommittee was favor to the
Union Republicans. That committee
proved to be heartily in favor OF effecting
party unity in Delaware upon the basis
of the proposition made by the Union
Republican State Central Committee to
the e-Anti.Addicksite State Committee in
January last. During the whole week of
controversy there has been no fault found
with the Union Republican position, ,and
no demand has been made upon them to
concede any thing more than they have
offered. The whole work of the National
Committee in the Delaware case has been
toward reinforcing the Union Republi.
can position. 1t has been constant de-
mand for the acceptance Of their proposi.
tion for harmony male in January
last. The appointment Of the sub
committee was for the settle
ment of the case upon that proposition
The committee was heartily in fayoi
Gift. The first and only vote it took
upon the case was in favor of the Unior
Repnt lean contestants. The Nationa
Committee on the reception of the repor
of its subcommittee would have voted
largely in favor OF seating the Union lie
publican delegates; tire committee wa
inlGc.l tc delay is decision fer the ex
press purpose Of allowing the sub-com
mittee to make another effort at com
promise upon tie Union Republican
proposition. Ia asking tile Nationa
Committee to recommit the case to tn
subcommittee Mr.. Hanna put himsel
squarety upon the Union Republican sid
of the controversy. lie admitted tha
they are right. His estimate OF the i'm
portance OF the election in Delaware wa
his reason for asking that another effcr
at compromise be made. He does no
want to risk losing q National election b
leaving anything undone that will assur
full Republican vote in this Stat
for one ticket. He believes that wi
win. He met with the sub-committe
and tried personally to induce the Anti
Addicksites to accept the Union Reput
lican propositions, for harmony. H
failed. He did not ask the Union R
pnblicans to concede any thing more
He realized that they had done all ths
man could in jusSioe be asked to do.
With the failure OF this last effort th
matter came back to the National Con
mittee, and it decided to let the matte
60 to the conventions committee on crt
dentials without recommendations
with the Delawares' place on the ro
blank. In doing this the Nations
Committee swept away all tt
bossted advantages of the Anita
dicksites. So far as that goe
the contestants stand on an equal footinl
In the minds of the members of tt
National Committee whose influenC
must be potent in the convention, th
case is different. They haye been col
WINGED Of the justice of the Union RI
publican claims; and but for the thres
of the Anti-Addickites to defeat th
ticket here, and thus endanger the resu
of the national campaign, would lay
voted to seat the Union Republican del
gates.
In the manifest conviction of the del
gates to the convention as that has bee
shown during the week of contest, in tt
action of the committees before whor
the case has been heard, the Union R
publicans have the advantage.
u JOHN II. HOFFECKER.