Evening journal., 1904-10-11
LEA IS NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
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the Secretary Of state in the original
re sds as follows:
That the Secretary OF state shall
be named by the governor on recon-
mendation OF the Union Republican
State Committee"
1'he proposition finally agreed TO by
the Regular and Union Republicans re-
gardlng the Secretary OF state Is as
follows.
That the Republican ctate Commit
tee viii recommend to the governor
that he select the Secretary Of State
from a list Of three names TO be pre-
sented to him for that ONCE by the
Union State Committee.
As stated IN The Evening Journal
yesterday the two committees were
both in session in the morning but
nothing was done. About 230 o'clock
! in the afternoon Senator Alice, secre-
tary Of state Layton and j. Edward
Addicks composing the Unions sub
committee, arrived at Regular head
quarters with the proposition which
then contained the provision that the
governor should appoint as Secretary
OF state man recommended by the
Union Republican committee.
Regular Republican Reply.
After the proposition was delivered
Alice, Layton and Addicks waited N a
private office while II was considered
| by the Regular committee.
Following Is the Regulars reply,
which was taken to the Union Repub-
| lican subcommittee by r. Coleman
DUPONT, Anthony Higgins and Cor
nellus p. Swain.
TO the Union Republican state Conn
mittee
Gentlemen: I am instructed TO state
In reply to your proposition OF this
date, that the Republican state Com
mittee accept the same with the fol-
lowing modification.
That the Republican state Committee
| viii recommend 10 the governor that
he select the Secretary OF state from
n list OF six (6) names TO be presented
10 him, for that office by the Union
Republican State Committee.
Very respectfully yours.
l.. Heisler Ball. Chairman.
In reply to the foregoing. the Union
Republican Committee framed and sub
mitted the following answer to the
Regular committee;
Gentlemen; I am instructed TO state
In reply TO your second communication
OF this date that the Union Republican
state Committee accept the proposition
therein contained modified as follows;
That the Republican state Commit
tee win recommend to the Governor
that he appoint the Secretary Of State
the person recommended TO him for
that once by the Union Republican
state Committee.
Yours respectfully
]. Frank Alice. Chairman.
To this the Regular Republican COM
mlttee made reply as follows:
TO the Union Republican State COM
mittee.
Gentlemen. I am instructed TO state
lin reply TO your proposition OF this
date. that the Republican State Com
mlttee accept the same with the excep-
tion OF the condition.
THAT the Secretary OF state shall
be named by the Governor on recon-
mendation Of the Union Republican
state Committee"
(Signed) L. II. Ball
Chairman.
When this reply was delivered SEN
ator Alice declared that the Union Re-
publcans should be allowed to name
Or. Layton as Secretary Of state IN
event OF Mr.. LEAFS election. After this
Senator Alice. Mr. Addicks and Dr.
Layton retired to consult with their
state committee, which was In session
at No. 71e Market street. This was
shortly after o'clock. After being
In conference with the Union State
Committee. Senator Alice. DR.. Layton
and Mr. Addlcks returned to the Regu-
lar Republican headquarters. and went
into conference with the Regular COM
mittee. They stated that the Union
Republican committee insisted on be-
ing accorded the Secretary OF state
This the Regular Republicans refused
to accede or TO recommend uncon-
dltlonally.
II was shortly after this that the
Union subcommittee entered the room
IN which the Regular Republican COM
mittee was meeting and Senator Alice
made the verbal proposition that the
Union Republicans would take Mr.
Lea for governor on condition that the
Regular state Committee would recon-
mend Mr.. Lea to appoint a Secretary OF
state from three names TO be submitted
lby the Union Republican state Com
mittee. This removed the point the
Regular Republicans were contesting
and the proposition was accepted In a
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