Evening journal., 1904-09-07
SUSSEX COUNTY
JOINT PRIMARIES
Agreement Reached at Meet
ing of Regular and Union
Republicans
|DATE SET SEPTEMBER Z.
Special to The Evening Journal

Special to The Evening Journal.
Georgetown. Sept. s.-As a result OF
conference between the Regular an,
Union Republicans held here last nigh
common primaries were decided upon
to be held on September "a. The Regu
lar Republican County Committee sub
mitetd to the Union Republicans tn,
same proposition passed on saturda,
by the Regular State Committee ane
submitted to the Union Republicans OF
New Castle county. The answer Of the
Union Republicans was as follows:
70 the Republican Executive Commit
tee Of Sussex County.
! Gentlemen: The Union Republican
County Committee received from Frank
T. speakman, Esq, secretary of the
Republican State Committee. and in re-
ply we say:
The Union Republican County Com
mittee makes the following proposals.
looking to common primaries. 10 wit.
J Both parties participate in the pri-
maries called for Saturday. September
TO- l904-your committee calling prinar-
les, stating that same are to be com
mon primaries, and both committees
issue cali for common primaries. said
call to be signed by each OF the said
parties
The result OF sad primaries to be 10y
any supported by each Of said parties:
Ten local or district nominations. be-
ing within the exclusive jurisdiction Of
each district. to be determined solely
by each Of said districts in the county.
rms proposal is made with the un-
aerstanding that a common State ticket
snah be a condition precedent. and is
extended with assurances Of generous
ana friendly treatment at the hands of
TINS COMMITTEES and party
me primaries to be held not later
than September 10, 1874 for reasons ap-
parent to you.
lhis committee desire OF add that the
position taken by the Union Republican
state Central Committee, as EXPRESSED
oy its chairman, in reply to the above
resolutions IS heartily approved BY us.
signed, Joseph l.. Cahall. John w.
Green James H. Wright, Committee
Inc County Committee Of the Reg
uiar Republicans replied ais follows.
Your proposition has been received
ana considered and in reply our com
mittee has adopted the following reso-
lutions:
Be it resolved, That it is the sense
of this committee that the best inter-
ests of the Republican party would be
served by an agreement on a common
ticket through common primaries by
the Republican and Union Repubiican
count ycommittees in this county and
that this committee take such action to
secure one common ticket. when com
mon primaries are assured in Kent and
New Castle counties and a single State
ticket arranged by fair and honorable
adjustment"
AS the assurance of common primar
les IN the other two counties and a SIN
gle State ticket is impossible before
september 10. the time fixed for COM
mon primaries it is necessary that a
later date be selected to give ample
time Tor such arrangements as are ne
necessary to bring that about. and for
the further reason that IL is impossible |
Tor the committee 10 get ready for a
common primary by Saturday next
William ]. Mustard. Secretary.
Robert G. Houston, c. p. Swain and |
W. A. Gum were appointed a commit
lee to meet the Union Republican Ex-
acutive Committee for the purpose Of
arranging date for common primaries. |
The Union Republican reply to the
submitted by the Regular
republican committee was as follows.
TO the Regular Republican County
Committee:
Gentlemen-Your counter proposal
las been received and we are pleased
Q say that the same is accepted with
he exception of the date for the com
non primaries.
The date for said county primaries
laving been agreed to be on Saturday.
september "a. 1904. Said acceptance
,eing subject to the approval of the
'ounty committee Of the Union Re
publican party in session to be as soon
ieid as it is possible. Yours truly
Joseph l.. Cahall,
John w. Green,
James II. Wright,
Committee.