Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
WILL INSIST ON JOINT PRIMARIES.
Union Republicans VIII Have Common PrI.
maries 10 all Counties or None.

maries 10 all Counties or None.
On Saturday afternoon a largely at
tended meeting of the Union Republi-
can State Committee was held at the |
Office of J. Edward Addicks at No.
1OO6 King street, Wilmington, and |
resolutions were adopted declaring |
against one state ticket and one ticket |
in this county unless the Regular Re-
publicsns should agree to common pri. |
maries in Kent and Sussex counties. |
MIR. Addicks, however, declared that
there would be but one electoral ticket !
even if the Union Republicans were
compelled to take the Regular Repub-
llcan electors. 1t was one of the
largest and enthusiastic meetings
which has yet been held by the Union
Republicans. Secretary of State Caleb
r. Layton, United States Senator J.
Frank Alice, Magistrate Francis S.
Bradley, and a number of other prom
inent Union Republicans were present.
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows
Whereas, The Union Republican
party comprises a large majority of the
Republican vote of this State, and
whereas, it has twice been recognized
by the National Republican party as
the regular Republican party of Della
ware, and whereas, it has Intellectually
made proposition after proposition of
the fairest character for harmony,
peace and Republican success, and
whereas, the Union Republican parties
of Kent aud Sussex counties have been
unable for eight years past to have
common primary and one ticket, but
have been compelled in order to
achieve success to fight not only the
Democratic organization, but minor
ity Republican organization as well,
although the Union Republican party
of New Castle county during all this
time agreed to and gave a common
primary to the voters thereof, therefore
be it
Resolved that the city and county
committees of the Union Republican
party of New Castle county ask for an
equitable agreement upon one State
ticket and common primary in cOun-
ty matters in the counties of Kent and
Sussex as a concurrent condition to q
common primary in the county of New
Castle, and if this reason, equitable
and patriotic demand Is not acceded tC
we hereby announce our determine
tion to refuse common primary anG
one ticket in the county of New Cas-
tie and our purpose to nominate 1
straight ticket at Union Republican
primaries, and submit the same to the
Judgment and the sense of fairness o
the whole people"
, Following the adoption of the reso
, luton numerous addresses were made
, Among the speakers we're: J. Edwar
Addicks, United States Senator j
Frank Alice, Caleb R. Layton, Jane
W. Robertson, Cornelius J. Horrigar
Thomas A. d. Hutson, Frank F
\ Ewing and George Lang. Despi
the resolutions of the Union Republ
can state committee, numerous RI
publicans expressed the opinion tbs
there would be but one Republica
state ticket and that as soon as a can
g dldate for governor could be selected
L f..
Republican parties, the remainder {
@ the tickets could be fixed within twer
!. ty-four hours. They were of th
:, opinion that, at the proper time, hal
. mony proceeding would begin an
would be carried forward successful
, despite the resolutions which had bee
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