Evening journal., 1902-04-01

wilmington, Del, Mar. 81. 1902.
Pbilip 0. Churchman, ESQ. Chairman Of
the Republican State Central Commit
tee Of Delaware.
Sir: l have the honor TO acknowledge
the receipt Of your COMMUNICATION oil
March % replying to the proposlIoh
made by the Committee of the Union ke-
Dublican party i'm their endeavor TO Sc
cure a common primary and union OF
all the Republicans of Delaware under
one name and one organization.
An analysis OF your answer presents
two leading objections as your Justlhca-
tion for refusing party unity upon theI
terms then and there proposed by our
committee. They may be briefly stated
as follows:
First: Inability to accept a common
urinary on the basis of the convention
apnortionment Of the Union Republican
party, inasmuch as it differs from your
own, and. therefore, your consequent
lack of authority TO change your appor-
tionment without the authorization of
State convention specially called for the
purpose, which you presumably decline
Second: The intimation Of what you
stvle fundamental differences I'M Inc
candidacy of John Edward Addicks for
the Senate Of the United States.
In answer to the first objection l am
instructed, by a unanimous vote of this
committee. to offer in lieu Of the offer for
common primary on the basis Of the
convention appOrtiOnment Of the Union
Republican party, which apportionment
gives to New Castle county eighty-hve
delegates, to Kent fifty, and to Sussex
fifty the following, viz: a common prl-
mary on the basis of the convention ap-
portionment that now prevails in your
own party Ond which obtained at the
time OF the convention of May II. 1885,
when forty-three members out of one
hundred and sixty, bOlted from cOnyen.
tion of united Republican party and
formed your present organization. MS
apportiOnment, as you are aware, gives
to New Castle county seventy-eight dele
gates, to Kent forty. and to Sussex forty
two. You now, no doubt, readily observe
that this is in reality proposition q
settle all political contentious that divide
the two organizations virtually upon youl
own terms, by throwing aside any righi
this committee possesses as the party OF
the majority and the recognized Repub
lican party of Delaware nationally, moi
to mention the fact that your app0rtion
ment is not i'm accord with the pOlitlca
divisions of this State created by and eX
isting under the new constitution. Thl
apportiOnment gives TO New CASTE
county iwhere practically the entir'
strength Of your organization exists sew
enty-elght delegates out of one hundred
and sixty. within two of a half of tn
whole membership of the convention.
II is made also to set at rest forever al
contradictory claims as TO which side II
this unfortunate conflict has the people o
this State enlisted with il, in order tha
any prOlongation of the factional strif
may be shown to be clearly one of Ope
and determined hostility to the right o
the majority Of the people to govern j
this commonwealth.
If this proposition for common pr
mary upon your own apportionmen
should meet with your concurrence, il
expressly stipulated that each party sha
have Judge and a clerk in each primar
election district to secure free ballC
and fair count Of the votes Of the pc,
pie and at such primary every Republ
can shall have the right TO ballot.
In answer 10 your second objection tha
Republican unity in this state cannot /
had except upon the basis Of the poll
ical ostracism Of an individual thereo
one who has accomplished more for III
enfranchisement of the Republican vo
ers of Delaware and for Republican su
cess generally in the last ten years tina
the combined influences Of all other lea
ers in this State during the thirty yea
preceding, which facetous proposition
disguised under the term "fundament
differences" ] am instructed to reply
this committee that the only FUND
mental difference" that really exists
the Republican rJnks of this State Is
conflict for Republican control betwe'
the majority and the minority; that q
debarring of any man from his cons
tutional rights in Delaware within I