Evening journal., 1904-09-26
ROOSEVELT CLUB
I. THREATENS THE
TWO FACTIONS
Unless Harmony Is Reached
by September 20 viii
Name Third Ticket
BOTH CHAlRMEN NOTIFIED
'Aetter Says That Negro
: Vote Will Follow Leader
ship of Organization


The Roosevelt Workingmen's Club
II kinks it sees a way TO bring about har-
hony in the Republican party and has
cached the threatening stage. 1t now
uands with a club over the heads or
he two organizations in the state. This
lub is in the nature of letter sent
o the chairmen of both the state COM
4 lnittees to the effect that unless one
icket is agreed upon by September 20
u third party wiz be formed.
F Great stress is laid on the claim that
Y he colored vote OF the city will follow
he lead of the Roosevelt Club. The
etter follows;
Wilmington. Del, Sept "a, 1904.
Fellow Republicans:
This identical letter is addressed to
Nloth the state Committees in the hope
II helping to end the unhappy conflict
ending our party and threatening It's
iefeat for years
N The deadlock conditions confronting
he two committees have grown out OF
/ conditions largely beyond their con-
IA rol and not created by them but which
Nevertheless grip and paralyze their
Ftction through the natural play Of the
bride and prejudice Of many of their
.especive supporters. While this may
Explain or even perhaps excuse the
lon-agreement upon one ticket during
al these long and anxious weeks since
he nomination of two conflicting Re
N1ublican tickets, it does not solve the
Noending problem of party suicide, from
which the rank and file are at least de-
! ermined to rescue themselves and their
oarty.
The independence and impartial neu-
rality Of this club is well known to
you and to everybody We have no in
crest or desire but to serve our party
and help insure it's harmony and sue
.ess. We have good reason to believe
1, hat at least ninety per cent. OF an Re
)ublicans earnestly desire and woulc
fyladly welcome party reunion anC
II permanent concord and good fellowship
4 within our ranks Why then, can W.
\ lot secure these blessings?
Expects Negro Support.
\ It is both pleasure and a response
oilty for this club to enjoy the conii
1ence of the organized colored voters
of the state as shown by their resolu
tions endorsing this club and pledginl
1 Themselves not only 10 work for per
lmanent harmony but to support th'
Roosevelt Workingmen's Club of Del
aware in such action as il may take II
that direction. We also appreciate tn
similar resolutions passed by the Ger
.man-American Republican Club.
Letters and oral requests have beel
received from large numbers OF IN
rank and file in different parts of tn
y state urging this club to take the Leaf
4 in furnishing them the opportunity t
n permanently reunite the party through
81 union of the membership of both fac
II tions by independent action in gen
E eral State convention called for tn
purpose. Many hold that this is tn
ionly method by which permanent, o
n even temporary, harmony will be OBJ
{ tained.
Two Tickets Assured.
"a This club was reluctant to take thi
AZ step even under the pressure Of so gen
j eral and favorable sentiment thereof
: Hand has delayed action week after wee
thooing the regularly constituted com
Entities would find an honorable an
lmutual basis for at least temporary co
operation to insure one ticket and par
ty success. Members of both Stat
Il committees have privately expresse
II their opinions that the two tickets wi
stay up and, so far as we can learr
tho committees are no nearer agree
4 mcnt than at the beginning, althoug
the time for conducting the campaig
is becoming dangerously short
II the rank and file are to take mat
ters into their own hands and selec
their own ticket on the theory tina
three Republican tickets could be n
n worse than two with the hope and eN
Z pectation that such course would a
Z least begin the work of party reunion
with reasonable prospects Of electin
Y the candidates thus selected first steT
4 must necessarily be taken within III
next few days. This club is unwillin
10 still longer check this independer
I'll movement if by so doing party reunio
7 viii be obstructed.
Il. Would Run Both Committees.
! It will advise against such action
the State Committees themselves ca
1promptly adjust their differences an
agree upon one ticket but unless the
are able to do this by September 2
1904 this club will not feel justified
longer restraining the movement f.
n harmony through the reunion of Il
. /
4 sons. a State convention be called
select the named United Republics
Party" or other suitable name accep
4 dng the electors already nominate
/. and choosing candidates for the 9th
"A Offices from among those put up by Il
two factions, or otherwise.
In that event, this club might fe
that It could best serve the interes
of the national parry and ticket, +
which purpose this was formed, by To-
81 ally and earnestly supporting the RAJ
and file in their movement to perm
a nently reunite the Republican party
N Delaware
Both State committees will find ther
81 selves unable to agree, and it NEE
81 the desire of both and we can be a
~ vised within the above time, the eli
ri is willing to designate from among
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