The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-28
Urge That all Republicans Insist
That Representatives
BREAK THE DEADLOCK
Resolutions Demanding That Repub-
ican Assemblymen Go Into eau
Gus and Select Two Candidates,
One From Either Faction.

An open meeting of the Union Re
publican First District Committee was
leld at Union Republican Headquarters,
Fifth and Shipley streets on Saturday
evening and attracted large number of
Republicans who desire to see the Sena-
Lorial situation speedily settled.
--4airman Francis S. Bradley in calling
the meeting to order drew attention to
the deadlock i'll the Legislature, and said:
The people are tired of the antics Of
certain members and want two Republi-
can United States Senators to be elected.
Personal hate must be laid aside and the
will of the people considered" He fa-
vored each Republican writing a letter
to certain Senators and Representatives
who are opposed to a compromise. "The
last election he said twas one in which
it was understood that in case of vic
tory the Regulars and the Unions were
each to select man. Should two Re-
publican United States Senators be chos-
en- this time, he declared there will be
no Democrats in the Delaware Legisla-
ture from New Castle county four years
from now"
John w. Wetherell was called to the
chair and Stansbury j. Wiley made the
| first address and said in part:
I'VE must take the facts as they are
and draw our own conclusions. The
claim is made that in 1895 the Union Re-
| publicans prevented the election of
| United states Senator Every one con-
yersant with Delaware politics knows
this to be untrue. 1t seems to me that
taking one thing above another that
members of the Legislature should
exercise their own Judgment, and they
should represent the people who sent
them. A man goes to IT, Legislature
and whatever his constituents want he
4 shodld vote for.
In conversation with some OF the
members of the Legislature few days
ago / said: You gentlemen were sent to
he Legislature to perform certain duties
md one of those duties is the election
Of two United States Senator's
"The two factions demand that this be
50. Could anything be more reasonable
than tat each of the two factions shall
each have a Senator? This is the propo-
,ition that has been made by the major
.ty faction. The issue Of the fair name
\ IF this State is at stake. 1t was only
asst week that a gentleman who is at the
lcad of one of the largest industrial
'oncers i'll this city, was in New York
Ind gentleman agreed to take 100000
worth of stock if tle State elected two
Republican United States Senator'S
IF Delaware does not think enaugh
II herself how can she expect others to
help her. Every man should speak in
plain language of his views, and should
without delay write a letter to the repre-
;entative from his district If there is
il time in the history Of the State when
is citizens should rise as one man and
lemand that our representatives do their
i | fhat tip1o is hnbnauns,
10 make this demand without delay for
he finger of derision is pointing at us
now, and say to your representative--it
S your duty to elect two United States
senators, without any regard to personal
spite.
mo man in public office has a right
o dictate to the people who put him
here. The State has been redeemed
md should so remain. Your legislature
hould perform its full duty by electing
TWO United States Senators, and enacting
avs that ought to be just" Mr.. Willey's
remarks We're literally applauded.
George w. Roberts was then called
lpon and said: ''If there ever was time
n the history of Delaware when it was
necessary for the Republicans to stand
ogether to serve the State and save The
liberties of the people it is now. The
iitol'le nave NolSu 10 give Ine Republl-
cans the control of all the departments
IF the State and imposing upon them the
,luty of electing two men to represent
The State in the United States Senate.
The people of the State are asking for
wise and inst legislation. The national
administration is asking for help and
strength from Delaware, and the whole
nation is demanding that the State shall
take her part in the responsibilities of
the national government. Instead of
needing these demands, men who have
been elected rs Rpubicans are refusing
TO perform tho duties for which they
We're elected The Repuhlicans elected to
he Legislature nrc nrevonted from elct-
ing the two Republican Senators because
nme one in thc Locislatme does not
ike one of the Senatorial candidates
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