Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
BYRNE'S HARMONY SPEECH
CHEERED BY CONVENTION
WILLIAM MICHAEL BYRNE, NOMINEE FOR
CONGRESS, SOUNDS KEY NOTE.
10 His Acceptance of the Nomination 'of the
Union Republicans, he Gives Some Hard
Facts Regarding Delaware Situation.


Facts Regarding Delaware Situation.
The Union Republican State Con-
vention which passed off so harmon
iously at Dover last Tuesday an ac-
count of which was published in We'd |
nesday's issue Of the TIMES, has been |
the subject of much talk. The most
significant feature was William Mi
chael Byrne's acceptance of the Union
Republican nomination for Congress.
Mr.. Byrne lauded President ROose
velt and said it was the duty of every
Republican to see that he is returned
to the White House for another term.
He dwelt on the necessity of Delaware
electing two United States Senators to
support President Roosevelt's policies.
''The question of party organization
becomes of the utmost value, of trying
Importance" continued Mr.. Byrne.
'We are brought to the burning ques-
tion of Delaware politics. We now
are divided into two hostile camps.
My eye rests upon the leaders of one
and upon the leaders of the other.
81 believe you have inaugurated a
movement the effects of which will
spread throughout the State. You
have raised the banner of Republican
ism and have invited the cooperation
of every man who believes that the
conditions in Delaware should be sub
jected to the treatment of the Republi'
cans rather than to the treatment Of
Democrats. You have taken steI
that you invite the cooperation Of
men not in your organization, whose
object is the rehabilitation of the Re
publican party of Delaware.
ST predict that the nominee of thii
convention will be the next Congress
man from Delaware. There are only
two causes that will remove my nam
from the ticket where you have place'
it-Death and the Union Republican
party. At any time DIR. Ball ma
prove himself acceptable to the Unio
Republican State Committee. l sha
permit my name to be withdrawn, an
I shall not question whether l can wi
or not if should remain.
The Total Republican Vote in Delaware.
''The total Republican vote of Ken
county in 1900 was $3.50. OF tn
number 221 voted against the Unio
Republican candidates for the legisl'
ture, leaving 3,O79 Union Republican
an Kent county.
n s'The total Republican vote in SUI
sex county in 1900 was 4,961. Of tn
number $50 voted against the UniC
Republican candidates for the legisl
ture, leaving 1922 Union Republican
in Sussex county.
''The total Republican vote in Ne
Castle county in 1900 was 13, GAG. 1t
conceded by every iudicious and the
ough observer that the Union Repu
6cans had one-third of this numb'
This gives the Union Republica
4.548 votes in New Castle county. Q
of a total Republican vote in the ST.
of Delaware numbering %, 5S7 the CT
didate for Congress named by I
convention starts with the followi
vote on his side, New Castle coun
A54s; Kent, 3,709; Sussex, 1922, m
ing a total Union Republican vote
1859. In the campaign of 1900
Regular Republican vote in New
tie county was 9,O9s. Many voters
that group were intensely disappoin
at the failure of the last Republi
legislature to elect two Republi
United States Senators, the best t
could get. How widespread this
satisfaction is, cannot be ascertai
with accuracy, but we have an ind
ton of it in New Castle county in
action of the voters of Pencader
dred. When Henry G. Ellison rar
Senator in 1900 he received 131 v
and after going to Dover and failin
meet the expectations of the pc
bv helping to elect two Republ
United States Senators the best
could get be again asked the VI
during this present summer to vot
him as a delegate to a convention
y where before for the high ofic
Senator he received 131 votes, a
ward for the insignificant honor
delegate to a convention he was
TO obtain only IA votes in PenC
hundred.
Ninety per cent. of the Republ
of Pencader hundred are against
ator Ellison in his efforts to bloc
election of Senators. And this fe
EXISTS through the whole count.
Il can be safely said that ninet.
cent. Of the Republicans of New
tie county stand for the election G
Republican Senators the best the