Evening journal., 1900-06-13

On Saturday, the seventeenth day Of
March. A. d. 1900. the Republican
voters OF the several hundreds or wards
OF the various districts shall assemble
in meeting at such places and at such
time of the day as shall be designated
by the chairman OF the committee Of
the respective districts.
The details for holding said election
shall be arranged by the committees Of
the several districts.
The officers OF said meeting shall
make out a certificate of election in du-
plicate, one Of which shall be deliv-
cred to the delegates elected. and the
other mailed forthwith to the secre-
tary Of the State Committee. at Dover
At the said election OF delegates TO
the said convention, Republicans only
shall be allowed to vote.
HUGH c. BROWNE. Chairman.
WILLIAM II. HEALD. Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 3.
Reply of Republican Party to Certain
Propositions Of the. Addicks or
Union epublican Party.
Republican State Committee:
Headquarters of Republican State Com
mittee, Wilmington. Del.
]. Frank Alice, Esq. Chairman Union
Republican State Central Commit
tee OF Delaware
Sir: / am directed by the Republic
can State Committee of Delaware to
acknowledge the receipt OF your un-
dated communication and to transmit
to you the following reply;
The electorate which this committee
represents yields to none In advocacy
Of the vital issues and high principles
OF the National Republican party, and
from the time of Lincoln has ever
been foremost in promoting Republic
can success and stands for the party
first. candidates for office next.
For the past four years there has
been constant and unremitting effort
on the part of the Republican party
OF Delaware to promote harmony, but
where compromises have been made.
they have not been lived up to by you,
and the fruits Of victory have not been
secured.
In substantiation of this claim we
point with pardonable pride to the fol-
lowing history of our party organiza-
ton and the acts OF its leaders and
members:
In 1886 our party elected a majority
on joint ballot in the General Assem-
bly,. Caucus rule. the custom of the
party prevailed. and the Hon. Anthony
higgins was nominated in caucus and
thereafter duly elected United States
senator. Some favored others. but when
Mr. Higgins was chosen every Republi-
can assented to the choice OF the party
representatives in the Legislature.
With this encouragement we were
then in better condition TO make our
contest against the Democratic party.
and we began the campaign OF 1890
with every Indication of success.
By the rotation rule Of the party.
Kent county was entitled to name the
candidate for governor: Sussex county
the candidate for representative in
Congress.
The Kent county caucus named
Harry A. Richardson for governor the
Sussex caucus named Henry P. Cannon
for Congress, under the unwritten law
of the party, that the delegates TO the
State Convention from a county should
be allowed to choose the candidate
which the county is entitled to: accord
ingly, these caucus nominees were rati-
fed unanimously blythe State Conven-
tion.
This state ticket was defeated and
the Democratic candidate for governor,
Robert j. Reynolds. was elected by a
small plurality of less than FIVE hun
dred votes by and with the financial as
sistanee rendered to him by Mr.. Ad-
dicks.
We deem 1t proper to state that this
was admitted by Mr. Addicks in April
1892, to three persons of integrity and
character, who have since made oath
thereto
In conversation with them he as
serted that he elected Robert J.. Rey-
nolds by placing ive thousand dollars
$4,000 in the hands OF James l.. VOL
cott saying to them: IL gave him
(meaning the said Wolcott) five thou
sand dollars, just in the nick of time
to save Kent county. for they (meaning
the Democrats) had spent every dollar
they had" and adding, You know
had no interests in the Richardson's
| (meaning the Republican candidate for
governor and his estimable father.)
In substantiatiOn we refer to the
Argument and evidence submitted to
the Republican National Convention of
1885, page &C. New Castle county gave
Republican plurality in this election
OF 531 votes.
In the State Convention Of 1894, act
ing under the time honcrcd rotation
rule. the Sussex county delegates Sc
lected Johiah H. Marvil for governor
the Kent county delegates selected
Jonathan S. Willis for Congress
and they were thereupon nominated by
reclamation.
The party under the management ot
the State Committee and it's chairman
General James H. Wilson, gained {
notable victory at the election. Mr.
Marvil was elected by a plurality O
1.07S votes and Mr.. Willis was sent tS
> Congress by a plurality Of 1,109 votes
the first Republican representative
since 1872.
The party carried New Castle count,
by an average plurality on the legis
lative ticket of 1,120 votes, and SUISSE,
) county by an average plurality Of 2l
5 votes.
= The Legislature which met in Janu