The sun., 1900-12-22
THE ALTERNATIVE

AS the time approaches Tor the test t
Fof its factional theories and prophecies,
the du Pont organ in this city has been
backing down from its original own it
all, and know it all assumption, until it
is on the edge of IA precipice with the
apparent alternative to jump, or fall over
it.
Having been driven from its claim
that a Regular Republican repre-
sentation existed in the Republican dele
CATION of the State Legislature, by |
any election or authority, by or
from the body of the Republican
party, it falls back on the idea that two |
tickets on the official ballot sustains its |
position; and Furthermore claims that |
in this county more votes were cast for |
the Regular ticket than for the Union
Republican ticket, and concludes that
this establishes the fact of Regular
Republican representation in the Legisla-
ture
That there were two similar Republi-
can tickets on the official ballot is, OF
course, admitted. That there We're more
..ReguIarn tickets voted than Union Re
publican tickets, is asserted but not
proved. There is no evidence of it i'll the
official returns. 1t is also u fact that
when ain attempt was made, i'll getting
the election returns from the various vot-
ing places in this city, to ascertain the
proportion of votes cast for the two lie
publican tickets Of the official ballot,
the success of that attempt was frustrat-
ed by the refusal of "Regulars" acting
as election officers to make the returns as
requested. If the Regular vote was, as
asserted, "two to one" greater than the
Union Republican vote, why the fear Of
disclosure of that fact? Tie evidence
so far adduced disproves, or at least dis
credits the du Pont organs claim to a
large preponderant vote in this city and
county. So in fact that claim is, so far
as evidence goes, based on a fiction, and
amounts to nothing. If it We're other
wise, and the alleged preponderant Reg
ular'' vote was in evidence, its effect
upon the standing of the Republican del
egation in the Legislature would still bt
nil The common primary election agree
ment was made for the avowed purpose
Of securing d solid Republican vote fol
one and the same ticket, and to make j
matter Of no consequence upon whicl
ticket the voter registered his vote. Th
one ticket agreement not having beel
reached before the time necessary fo
notifying the clerks of the peace o
the desire of the various party organiza
tions for-space on the official ballot, tw
Republican tickets We're necessary; tirs
~ to comply with the law, and afterwar
to assure every Republican an opportl
nifty to vote the ticket of his preference
Having selected a Legislative ticket ut
common primary election to represent a
the Republican voters, none of the cand
dates represented the Regular" organ
zation as distinct from OF opposed to tt
Union Republican party. Such a di
tinction would have been fatal to Il
Legislative ticket in this county-u
vote was cast for one ticket made, yot'
Tor ana elected TO represent all Lne Ii
publican voters of the county for Il
express purpose of eliminating the ia
= tional element from the election, al
IA from the legislative delegation after
was elected. If any so-called Regular
accepted this agreement with faction
!; II ,Sresery21nns, they did that contrary
stoent and contrary to the genel
- - Il, as ro--its scope and effe'
i, not la be reckoned wi
i he intent of their res
,nalism from
delegation-cc
il for party uni