The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
ALLEB To
CHURCH MAN.
Wilmington. Del.
March Slst, 1902.

Chairman Of The Republican State
Central Committee OF Delaware.
Sir:-l have the honor 10 ac.
knowledge the receipt OF your com.
munica,ion OF March I'D, replying
10 the proposition made by the
Committee OF the Union Republican
party IN their eudeavor 10 secure
u common primary and a union oil
all the Kepublicansof Delaware un
der one name acd one org anizat'on.
An ANALYSIS oil your answer pre-
septs two leading objections as
your Justification lorret usln parry
unity upon the terms then and
there proposed by our Committee.
They may be briefly stated as iol-
lows.
tirst-Inablly 10 accept a COM
mon primary on the basis oil the
convention apportonment OF the
Union Republican party, 'nasmuch
as II differs from your own, and,
therefore your consequent lack OF
authority to change your appor-
,ionment without the authorization
ot State Convention speci ally
called tor that purpose. which you
presumably declluc 10 do.
Second The intmation OF what
vou style Fundamental differ
ences' IN the candidacy ST. John
Edward Add,cKs ior tue Senate OF
the United States.
In answer to tn. first objection |
am instructed. by a unanimous
vote OF this Committee. 10 offer in
lieu o! the offer Tor Il common pri :
mary on the basis OF the convention
appor,ionment OF the lnlon Repub.
lican party. wtich apportlonment
gives to New Castle county eighty
five delegates, 10 Kent fifty and TO
Sussex iittv. the following. ziZ A
common primary on the basis OF ,he
CoNycnton apportIcnmcnt that noS
prevails in your oWl party ANA
WHICH obtained 1t the tune OF the
convention ot May l1th. lnHb, when
forty three members ou, OF one hun
dred aud sixty, botted i.om Il con-
ven,on OF uultcd Republican party
and formed your present organlIa.
ttoa. This pportlonment as gou
are aware, gives 10 New Castle
county sevenlv-eig dergatc>, 10
Ken. forty, and to Sussex lyrty-
two You now. no doubt. readily
observe that this IS IN reality Il
proposition to settle al political
Coelentlon, that divide th: two or
CARNATIONS virtually upon your
own terms, by throwing aside any
right this Committee possesses as
the party o. he majority and the
Recognized RepuOticdu party oI
Delaware nationally, not 10 men.
tlon The laCt that vUAr aDportIon-
ment ls not in accord VITA the 20
Jliiirai d Wis ons ot this State Great d
BY aud EXISTING under the new
Constitution. lMs apportonment
gives to \.N Caste Conaty where
practically ths entire strength OF
your organization eAists) seventy
elgh, delegates out o. one hundred
and SILKY. wilhIu Two Of a hal OF
the wnoc membership OF The con-
ven1jon.
t! i, mad" IS" to 81 at rest l"r,
eve all cputIWrHH, claims IT, t.
which >Ddr in tin, uGWl#I" c,N-
1lIc' ma, 'Hr p"'p."p pf tuI> STAT" 'n.
listed W,lh It. in urtrr l,U' any pro-
longNlun NJ ,lr td''IuHr SjrIte M.y
3
dc,"sm.nri hostility t" tine u-ih Vi
the MA I0"l "l lhG p"opp H. @0yer
i'll TINS commonwealth.
Il hi, proposition tor " common
primary upJ3!Uu: own appDrlltnmenI
siuUId meet H.LA yu.Ir concurrence,
it Is expressly stipulated mat each
party Sha. have Il Iad-a aGd ac.eri
IN each primary e.ecliOm district Il
secure a free ballot ana 4 fair count
of the vote, oi the peou.c a"d at ,uCI
primary every Republican sAHl hay'
the rIIht to a ballot,
H. aH,ncrt0 yUnr s"r I'd UHectOl
that Ken ,DlItaU Wuj'y III This stat,
canNot Dr had except upu Inc NAsl
OF the political Us gIyjsM VI an iudi
vidUa thereof. puc Wi0 has accom-
plisneL more OF lUn"rfraurWsemcu
0! lDc KepuDnclA yrt"r, VI ,Jg.awar
and FOR Republican, ,I4.",s general,
in the asst ten years than coMbinc'
int,UeUce of al. u'h"r "Nlcis n tia
State daring til" thirty years piece
ding, WUcn IaretlOuo proposition