The sun., 1900-09-13
.DO POINTS PARTY
WILL ATTEMPT 70
DEFEAT STATE TICKET
Generous Proposition of the
Union Republicans for
Harmony Rejected.
UNPROFITABLE CONFERENCE
Regulars Insisted That the Guber-
material Candidate be Regular
From New Castle County
and One of Five Men
of Their Choosing.

Colonel III. A. du Points political party
has announced its intention to attempt
to defeat the Republican State ticket at
the coming general election.
The joint meeting Of the Union Re
publican and Anti-Addicks Executive
Committees that was arranged for yes
terday upon the request of the Anti
Addicksites was held at 1905 King street
yesterday morning. Those present at
the meeting We're State Chairman j.
Frank Alice. National Committeeman J.
Edward Addicks, DIR. G. X. Layton,
David S. Clark and William d Denny
of the Union Republicans, and State
Chairman Philip @. Churchman. Harry
III. Billany holding the proxy of Henry
B. Thompson, George Massey Jones,
Robert G. Houston and Il. B. Shurter
of the Anti-Addicksites.
The discussion opened pleasantly i'll
an exchange of opinion about the work
of the Democratic State Convention and
drifted to the matters in hand. At the
suggestion of David S. Clark of the
Union Republican committee that the
conference had been called for impor-
tant business, and that his committee
was ready to hear any proposition which
the other side had to make. Chairman
Churchman of the Anti-Addicksite COM
mittee, submitted the following PROPOSE
ton as the ultimatum OF his committee.
That the Committee would accept for
governor only resident of New Castle
county and man belonging to the So
called Regular faction, suggesting that
they would select list of five names,
all so-called Regulars and residents of
New Castle county, from whom the
Union Republican Committee would Sc
lect q candidate for governor. This
proposition the Union Republican Com
mittec declined.
The Union Republicans after having
declined the proposition made by Chair
man Churchman. suggested as counter
proposition that they would accept John
Hum for Governor, inasmuch as both
parties had already nominated him for
Lieutenant Governor. allowing the
"Rpgulais'' TO name the candidates for
Congress and Lieutenant Governor, DIR.
G. X. Layton. having in the presence of
both Committees. offered to resign from
the Union Republican, ticket for that
purpose. This proposition w's reipeted
by Chairman Churchman and his com
mittec, and the conference ended.
The Union proposition to accent John
Hmm for the "ubernatorial candidate. to
allow the Ad,licksiteS to choose his
successor Ms candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, and also 20 name a candidate
for Congress 20 succeed Dir. Layton.
was nn offer that practically gave the
.tnti-AdeIickSitts tha whole Of the Ifo-
prllicur state ticket. StanSlury ]
Wiley, the candidate for insurance
commissioner being til" only Union Tc-
Buhiicln candidate named by the Union
R"pihlicaf convention TO b. rntnined
The five names from which the Anti
.NIlcEsitcS l"mand THAT the Union Re-
publicans should select i guhnlnatoml
cnndllte were not presented lit the
committee meeting. The selection had
Eceu made, however. ana The list was
as follows; Martin i. Bmris, Dr. Jos.
II. Ghanler. 7r. i. II. Bail. Merritt
\. Willits ami Theodore L. Clark.
Union Repu5licans regard all ncgota-
tionS with the Anti-Addicksitp to have
endod with the conference nf yesterday
Tho Union Republican ticket will re-
main rs II was made by the convention
Of August g. excepting that Martin y.
Rurris will he given an opportunity 10
l"'ias whether he prefers tho Union
ltepultliaan nomination for state Troas-
llrer. Ia the Anti-Atldicks nomination for
governor. If he prefers the latter no
Stion, another candidate. Union Rc-
publican. will he chosen to fill the va
r0ucy