The sun., 1900-01-11
Submitted by Union Republicans
to Chairman Browne OF
the Regulars.
ISSUED BIZ J. FRANK ALLEE
The Question Of the ELECTION Of
United State Senators to be
Left to Legislature With
Prior Reciprocal Ohli-
cations or Pledges.

A harmony proposition has been sub
mitted by the Union Republicans OF this
State to the Regulars. The following
propositions made by the Union Repub-
Iican State Central Committee to the
Regular Republican State Central Com
mfttee was delivered to Chairman Hugh
G. Browne, Of the latter committee, yes
terday:
To HuGH G. BROWSE,
Chairman OF the Republican STATE
Central Committee OF Delaware.
SHIN the interest Of Repu blican
unity in this state, and by reason OF the
obligation resting upon all loyal Repub-
licans to promote the welfare OF the Na-
tonal Republican party by the election
in the ensuing campaign OF Republican
President aud Of Republican Congress,
| am authorized and directed By the
state Committee OF tile Union Repuo!i-
can party OF Delaware TO address 70 von
tie following propositions and 20 ask en-
early consideration thereof:
| That a joint call by the chairmen OF
the respective Republican organizations
| Of this Safe be Issued Tor common
primary upon the tasis oi equality Of
! representation in tile thirly-tiye legisia-
tive districts.
] That the delegates elected under said
! cali shall, when assembled, proceed to
! the election Of six delegates and six al
ternates t1 the Nationa Republican Con-
vention, to be beld in the city Of Phlla-
deIphia on June ~, 1900.
That each Of the three counties Of this
State shall have apportioned to them
two delegates and two aternates re-
spectiyely and that the said delegates
and alternates hu= apporsioned shall be
chosen by the will Of the'maiority OF the
delegates from each county.
That the said convention shall, at the
time and place elect State Central Com
mittee OF seventeen members, one from
each Senatorial District, the members
thereof 10 be chosen solely by the dele
zates-eect from the respective Senatoria
Disiricta and that the committee thus
chosen shall be the sole official Stats
Committee ~ the Republicans Of Della
ware.
! That the Chairman VI tie Safe Cen
tral Committee thus created. shall at the
proper time. call convention tor thu
purpose OF nominating three Presidential
, Electors, a Representative to Congress
: and candidates for the remainder Of TIL
E State ticket
That nominations for Presidential
I Electors shall be made, oHe from eaci
e county and by the Will OF the majority
Of the delegates thereof
! That the nominations for tie seyera
: state Offices, including the -omlnatloI
! ior representative in Congress, shall y
! as follows: The majority Of the conyen
tion shall have the Erst choice OF all tn
nominations to be made; the minorlt.
the first choice OF all the remainder; an'
thus in an alternate manner until all til
nominations are completed.
: That the question of the election 0
two Senators to the Senate Of the United
States shall be disposed Of by the adop
;. ton OF one or the other OF the two I'll
: lowing propositions:
! !, First: That each faction shall hav
: undisputed choice to the election Of
: Senator;
: Or, Second: That the voters of eac
Senatorial and Representative distric
: shall by majority rule nominate thel
I respective Legislative candidates; stha
= loyal support shall be given the came b.
all Republicans without regard to pa:
!. factionaI division; and that the whol
Y question OF the election OF Senator'S
J the Senate OF the United States shall b
! left to the Legislature itselt when a.
= aembed without prior reciprocal obigi
+! tions or pledges OF any kind upon N
members thereof as to their dlsposltlo
OF the matter.
That, if the foregoing proposltior
should seem to be unfair, in that 1t IS d'
8 MED that the majority OF the Republ
cans OF this State are affiliated with u
Union Republican party, and that Il
4 foregoing propositions are therefore
xi covert attempt to gain political advan
< age that could not be had by an appeal
he tie people am authorized and direc
ed TO make a further proposition;
el That all the foregoing proportions
e. laid aside: that common primary Il
I'd delegates to a State convention wit
10 roneity OF representation IN the sever
representative districts under the 70
ng stitution be held by the Republic;
ce voters OF this State, aud that ticket
nominated by said convention solely
the will Of tile majority, and i adveir
to the Union Republican party to pied
loyal support OF all MON Republica
ty 10 the election OF an entire ticket th
s nominated.
ge Chairman Union Republican state Ce
ne tral Committee OF Delaware.
Is. No Gospel Meeting on sunday