The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-03

escOrting District Attorney Byrne,
! and he proceeded to the platform.
"Let me introduce to you the next
| congressman" exclaimed Chairman
Hayes, as Mr.. Byrne walked to the
front of the platform, and was
! given q salvo of cheers.
F.: Mr. Byrne said he was sensible
that the honor conferred on him was
; not tribute to himself, but to the
work lie has done and has pledged
| himself to do-the reorganization OF
lle Republican party OF Delaware.
!, lie referred TO the death OF Levi {.
Bird. and then continuing lie SAID
there comes time when the prnc-
pies OF position must yield to the
constructions policy tending to the
benefit OF the people. The district
attorney lauded President Roose vclt
and said it was the duty Of every Re.
publican to see that he ia returned
10 the White liouss for another term
He 1waIt on til. necessity OF Dela-
ware elecLing two Republican United
states senators tp support President
lio 'seveit'S policies.
'l'he que stIon OF party orya1iza-
lion becomes of the utmost value Of
trying Importance. continued Mr.
Dyrpe. "We are brought to the burn
ing question Of Delaware politics;
We now arc divided into two hostile
camps. My eye rests upoa the lead
ers ur QUE and upon the leaders OF
,,
brother OF one should knife the broth
cr of another. If the purpose OF gov
crnment be honest, Ineu should unite
their hands rather than to wreck Us
on the rocks Of party d'sunlon.
~ believe you have inaugurated
movement the effects Of which will
spread throu slout th- state. You
have raised Jhe banner OF ReDubli-
canism and have invited the cooper
alton of every man wac believes that
the conditions 10 Deawar, should be
subjected to The treatmeuJ OF Keplb-
licans rather than to the treatment
Of Democrats. You have taken
step that you invite the co operation
Of men not in your organic Atio1,
whose object is the reha blitation Of
the Republican party OF Delaware.
PREDICT HIS ELECTION.
II predict that the noninc, Of this
conyentol will be the next Congress.
man from Delaware. There are only
two causes that will take my Eame
from the ticket where yoa have pll;,l
it-DeaLh and the Union Republican
party. At any time il Dr. Bail may
prove himsalf acceptable to the Ul.
ion Republican State Committee, |
shall permit my nam, to b, with
drawn, ana l shall not question
whether can win or not il remlin.
III it appears at any time before
election that ANY man will b. ac;ept-
able to the Union Republicans and
the Regular Republicans l shall at
once step aside. Regarding the third
proposition dcrt want To be asked
too soon to step aside, foc anyboly
but DR.. Ball, for l believe l can win
the fight"
Mr.. Byrne had been spoaIkilg with
spectacular effect. lie. paced back
and forth dramatically. gestlculAt-
Ing as only he can, and having tht
profound attention Of the convention
who at times app!auded him vigor-
ously. Mr.. Byrnc stopped for a nom.
ent, anda voice from the Sussex dele
CATION called: Go ahead, Mike.'
which put the convention in an up
roar for an instant Continuing, Mr.
Byrnc QUOTED An elaborate array Of
figures in an effort to show that Ii,
could be electel TO Col,r.s% In
this connection Mr.. Byrnc said:
''Tha total Republican vote in
Kent county in 1900 was 3,93J. Or
this number 231 voted against the
Union Republican candidates tor
the Legislature leaving 3,7J9 Union
Republicans in Kent county.
"The total Republican vote in
Sussex county in 1902 was 4,9Gl. OF
this number 639 voted against the
Union Republican candidates for
the legislature, leaving 4,322 Un ion
Repu biicans in Cussex county.
"The total Republican vote in
New Castle county in 1900 was 49,
646, 1t is conceded by every ju.
dicions and thorough observer that
the Union Republicans had one
third of this number. This gives
the Union Republicans 4,54S votes
in New Castle county. One of the
total Republican vote in the State
of Delaware numbering %, 537 the
candidate for Congress named by
this convention starts with the fol-
lowing vote on his side Nav Casle
county. 4,5ts; Kent, 3,7o9; Sussex,
1921, making a total Union Repub-
lican vote Of 1850.
In the campaign of 1900 the Reg.
ular Republican vote in New Castle
county was 9,o9S. Many voters in
that group were intensely disap
pointed at the failure Of the lastRe-
publican Legislature to elect twoRe-
publican United States Senators, the
best they could get. How wide
spread this dissatisfaction is cannot
be ascertained with accuracy. but
we have an indication of it in Now
Castle county In the action of the
voters of Pencader hundred. When
Henry c. Ellison ran for Senator in
1900 lie received 13l votes and after
going to Dover and failing to meet
the expectations of the people by
helping to elect two U. S. Senators
the best they could get, he
again asked the voters during
this summer to vote for him as a
delegate to convention, and where
before for the high Office Of Senator
he received i3l votes, afterward for