The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-25


10 my place, provided he would ac-
cede 10 the Mckinley p rogramme Of
electiug Two Republican United States
senator's in party caucus, and in
line with that | wrote the following
letter:
MR.. LAWTON'S LETTER.
Nj. William Lawton,
Wilmington, Del,
Sir:
| have given consideration to the
suggestions you made to me last
night about the CongreS sjolal situ-
alton i'll Delaware. | commend your
earnest work toward uniting the
Republican party here, securing
senatorial representation for our
state, and keeping the ruling power
in the hands of the Republican par
ty. | think every loyal Republican
ought to join you in such lAulable
objects.
The internal discussions in the Re-
publican party i'll Delaware have
made tclear to every citizen here
that the choice must be now ma le
between "Pres9nt-day Republican,
ism and "Present-day Democracy
and | stand first. last an all the
time for "Present-day Republican,
ism as against Presant-day Damoc-
racy' for the purpose Of promoting
the best interests i'll Delaware and
the nation. My candidacy for Cou-
gress has no other object in view
than these and Just as soon as the
Union Republican State committee
intimateS to me that any other per-
son can more surely secure these
desirable results, | shall signify IL
the committee my desire to have my
name withdrawn from the ticket. |
shall not, however, concur ia any
plan for the conduct Of the Con,
gre55Ioual fight which WJnIl ten1
to continur tn" unhappy situation
now prevailing here upon the sena-
| tOrial question.
II believe That the members Of the
| Delaware Legislature are SOI1mnly
| bound by their oath OF office to Gle ct
! two United States senators, and a
slmiia oDlgatiOu~ rests upOn me
to do everything IN my power toward
securing the fulflIment of the Con.
sLltutiOn Of .hc United States in
that respect in the District Of Dlla.
ware. AS long as the Delaware
Legislature refused to elect United
States senators the Constitution Of
the United States is not entirely
fulfilled in the District Of Delaware,
and therefore the duty CONES to me
to use every effort in my power tt
urge the fuliilIment here of The
America Constitution. For that
purpose | have accepted the noninN'
ton for Congress believing that whel
this question is fairly presented /,
the people they Will elect cnougI
Republican legislators TO accom-
pIIsh This desirable result. Thr
could he done. however, without 70
ing to " new election. TwGnt'
seven mcmDerS OF the Legislature
,rap,,ioiar, IN eIoc, ,r,, ,,,.,,,r,
W. W. h,"a 1000 ,wan,,,. ,,tno pn,n ,'' II
can members. Twenty two Of th9S
twcuty.nne Republicans have sig
pam,',1;n"n cau',,n'' n,aat,,., W.,
Tinniar aro"TIa 'Ior,roL ,h,, ~
,,.ani y ~ p,nn''iin,o, snomi
moo, n raHro. AID nInrt : vo ~ tn
ha.t ra,nnIIr,, yo,at,rs ,n,r nnl,I,
not inin. tniS n,rnt tn IA, dnn
w. nnoht nat ia he cn,nni,toI +
,nv n,rticuIar nnr,,n. hnt The tynu
tv.nina LEGISLATORS CON frontod wi,
the crave duty Of ulrIIlin, the Gem
stlt1,lon Of the J1,it.l Slatn; ono,
TO meet in caucus, take TINS matte
under prolound AMUSEMENT, an,
determine to act urrur linz, To TN
iy,ut vision Of aL Tbc GREAT If
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