The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-27
ALLEE TO
CHURCHMAN."
Offer for Common Prin1.
aries and a Joint Con. 3,
ventiOn For Repub-
lican Success. /
Dover, Del, Jan. rs, 1907.

10 Philip =. Churchman, e
Chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee OF Della.
ware:
slr:-Believiug that the only vff.
tories ever gained at the polls ovsr
the Democrats ia the State Of Della.
ware were won as a result OF tbs
policy, which not only secured'the
work and votes Of all electors Of the
State who were opposed to Demo.
cratic rule in Delaware, but also
recognized that such work and
votes were necessary 10 achieve
such results; believing that all Re:
publcaus in the State Of Delaware
are firmly convinced that success
ia defeating the Democrats at any
aud all future elections in this State
can only be attained by the adop,
ton OF and compliance with thIt
same policy; and believing that Il
decided majority OF the Republicans
OF Delaware are unalterablY Of.
posed 10 the adoption OF any partyl
plau or policy which demands that
any Republican. whether called.
Regular or Union. Of the State shall
be deprived OF or excluded from
either the opportunity Of laborlof
to defeat the Democratic party. or
OF receiving any OF the houors Of
place or office resulting from such
defeat; and believing that all Re-
publicans 10 the State Of Delaware,
without regard to past differences,
are earnestly aud sincerely desir.
Gus OF having only ono candidate
for each national. State, county.
district and hundred office to be
flied al all future elections to be
held in this State, and further be-
lieviug that this desired result can
only be attained through the me.
dunn OF one party AID one party
organization 10 State, county and
district, | hereby, in pursuance Of
due authority from the State Cen
trail Committee OF the Union Re-
publican party Of Delaware, ia the
interest of Republican unity in this
State and by reason Of the obliga-
too resulting upon all loyal Re-
publicans 10 promote the welfare Of
the party by the election in the CO.
suing campaign and thereafter OF
Republicans by a united Republi-
can party, address to you the fol-
lowing proposition and ask au early
consideration thereof and reply
thereto:
That a joint call by the chair
man OF the respective Republican
organizations ct this State be is
sued for a common primary upon
the basis Of five delegates aud five
alternate delegates for each of the
thirty-hve representative districts
OF this State, except repres ent ative
districts Nos. 2 and ia New Cas-
tie county, each Of said last men,
toned districts 10 have 10 delegates
and ten Of such alternate delegates
in said convention: that the delegates
so elected under said call shall assem-
bic IN State convention and constl.
tute State convention OF The whole
Republican party OF the State Of
Delaware: that said primary election
shall be held on Saturday, the tenth
day Of May, \. D., 1909, and shall
be conducted by primary election Of
hcers equally chosen by the respective
organizations in each primary district
til at certificates in triplicate of the
election OF snch delegates in the
several districts shall be made out
aud signed by The election officers
therein. and ore set forwarded to
each OF said chairman inme date
lr; shat the delegates so elected
shall! assemble IN the town Of Dover,
on Monday The 18th day OF May, A..
D., 1902, in State convention for the
sole re.organizing the whole Re.
publican party in this State, and
the choosing and electinglrom each
Senatorial district in the ST ate a
member Of tie State Central Com.
mittee for said party, excepting the
First Senatorial District IN New
Castle county, which last mentioned
district shall choose two members
OF SAID committee. the members OF
SAID State Central Committee TO be
chosen solely hy the votes OF the
delegates from each Senatorial dis.
trict respectively; and that said
convention shall consider, make,
Adopt and print necessary aud the
proper rules toi the government OF
Republican party in this State SO
organized: and that thereupon the
two Republican organizations OF
the Republican party, heretofore
existing, shall Immediately cease
and detcimine and all Republicans
without regard 10 past differences
hall 10y ally and cheerluly sup
port the said Organization.
J. Frank Alice.
Chairman Of the Union Republi-