Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

all loyal Republicans to promote the
welfare Of the National Republican
party by the election in the ensuing
campaign of a Republican President
and of a Republican Congress, am
authorized and directed by the State
Committee OF tho Union Republican
Party of Delaware to address to you the |
following propositions and to ask an.
early consideration thereof:
That Joint call by the chairman Of |
the respective Republican organizations |
of this Stats be issued for common |
primary upon the basis OF equality of |
representation in the thirty i've Legis'
latiye districts.
That the delegates elected under
said call shall, when assembled, pro-
coed to the election of six delegates and
six alternates to the National Republi-
can Convention, to be held in the city
of Philadelphia on June 10th, 1900:
"That each OF the three counties of
this State shall have apportioned to
them two delegates and two alter mates
respectively and that the said delegates
and alternates thus apportioned shall
be chosen by the will of the majority
of the delegates from each county:
"Ihat the said convention shall at
the time and place elect State Gen.
trail committee of seventeen meinbers,
one from each Senatorial district, the
members thereof to BIZ chosen solely by
the delegates elect from the respect
i've Senatorial districts and that the
committee thus chosen shall be the
soils official State Committee Of the Re-
publioans of Delaware:
That the chairman Of the State
Central Committee thus created shall
at the proper time call convention for
the purpose of nominating three Presi-
| Dental electors, a Representative in
Congress, and candidates for the re-
mainder Of the State ticket:
"That nominations for Presidential
electors shall be made one from each
county and by the will OF the majority
of the delegates thereof:
THAT the nominations for the several
State Offices including the nomination
| for Representative ip Congress shall be
as follows, the majority of the conven-
tion shall hayelthe first choice of all the
nominations to be made, the minority
the first choice of all the m hinder |:
and thus in an alternate manner until
all the nominations are completed:
THAT the question Of the election Of
two Senators to the Senate of the
United States shall be disposed of by
the adoption Of one OF the other Of the
two following propositions:
''Fifst: That each faction shall have
undisputed choice to the election of a
Senator.
Or, second: That the voters Of each
Senatorial and Representative district
shall, by majority rule, nominate
their respective legislative candidates
that loyal support shall be given the
same BY all Republicans without regard
to past faolional divisions, and that the
whole question of the election of Sena-
tors to the Senate OF the United States
shall be left to the Legislature itself
when assembled without prior recipro.
cal obligations or pledges of any kind
upon the members thereof as to their
disposition of the matter:
THAT, il the foregoing propositions
should seem to be unfair in that it is
denied that the majority of the ReEub-
licans of this Stats are affiliated with
the Union Republican party, and that
the foregoing propositions are there.
fore covert attempt to gain political
advantage that could not be had by an
appeal to the people, am authorized
and directed to make further propo-
! sition:
"That all the foregoing propositions
be laid aside, that common primary
: for delegates to State convention
with equality of representation in III,
i several Representative districts undel
! the Constitution be held by the Repub
! lican voters Of this State, and that ,
a ticket be nominated by said convention
I solely by the will Of the majority. ans
/. If adverse to the Union Republica,
party to pledge loyal support of al
Union Republicans to the election Of al
entire ticket thus nominated.
y J. Frank Alice,
o Chairman Union Republican State Cen
9 tral Committee of Delaware.
IS SPEECHES OF ACCEPTANCE.
There was very little ceremony abou
n naming the ticket. All of the nomi
n nations were made by reclamation
10 There was one negative vote on th
nomination of Martin B. Burris 70
D. State Treasurer.
o DIR. Marshall, the candidate fo
10 governor, on being called upon
3 thanked the delegates for the hone
y conferred upon HIM and said he woul
70 assure them that he was glad 10 hea
the ticket if it was the wish of til
70 convention and he would continue /
do SO and carry the banner OF th
y party until the close Of the polls O
" election day. He was given an ovation
ia WILLING TO WITHDRAW.
to DR.. Layton made a brief speech
~ acceptance. He said he realized IL
import Of his nomination and al.
al the duty devolying upon him wheth,
to he should continue to be the candida
IL of the party or it should be necessai
for him to withdraw, from the tick
OF in the interest of harmony. He said
an was no time for the qualification
49, personal ambition and he was willir
he to sacrifice personal interests for ii
ar benefit of the party. The rsrty b
as some rights which must be respecte
nd but there are some things it can Vie
,e, without aly sacrifice. He said
he personal ambition of his should stal
Die in the way of the State Central Coz
mittee carrying out its instructions
to make an effort to secure single X
Dr.. publican ticket.
Some of the delegates expected th
on Mr.. Addicks would make speech, b
,he he did not do SO.
~ NEW METHOD OF SELECTING COMMITTEE
led At the morning session new meth
of selecting committees was adopte
ID Immediately after the temporary o
ce. GERS had taken their seats, and Cha
ton man George M. Fisher announced Il
on the convention was ready for busine
are it was decided, on motion of DIR. Cal
en- r. Layton, that the delegates sho,
caucus by Senatorial districts, in tn
seats, and make their selections wi
ra- out leaving the room. In order ii