Middletown transcript., 1905-10-07
PRICE THREE CENTS

he had announced he would not serve on
committee with Senator Alice, Mr. Ad-
dicks submitted on his return a list of
five names in his own handwriting, which
he suggested should be named as a con-
ference committee. The first name on
the list was that OF Mr.. Addicks, the next
that OF Senator Alice, and the others
were Messrs. Tharp, Groves and Clark.
i Before any motion was made to adopt
this list as committee DIR. Layton called
for action on his motion that the chair
man be empowered to appoint commit
tee of five, OF which Mr.. Addicks should
be one. Walter II. Hayes seconded the
motion. A vote was taken on this, it be-
ing nine to nine. The committeeman
divided as follows:
Nays-Messrs. Addicks, Roberts,
Postles, Groves, Foster, Beth, Wilson,
Tharp and DIR. Messick.
Ayes-Messrs. Alice, Abbott, Clark,
Cahall, Ball, Prettyman, Layton, Hayes
| and Alrich
Chairman Clark announced that under
parliamentary procedure the chairman
had right to cast the deciding vote, and
that he would declare the motion carried.
Mr. Roberts and others Immediately pro-
tested, and Mr. Roberts said he would
appeal from the decision of the chair.
tits trick" he exclaimed. A disais-
sion over the rules governing the c& &m-
mittee followed, in which DIR. La& on
contended that Cushing's Manual bn-
trolled state conventions OF the party Ind
therefore the committee, and it gave lie
chairman the deciding vote.
Chairman Clark said he would recog-
nize the appeal, and somebody brought
matters to crisis by moving that the
committee adjourn. Views on the right
of Chairman Clark to cast deciding vote
after he had already voted as commit
teeman were aired, and Walter H. Hayes
raised the point of order that motion to
adjourn was before the committee.
you're not Union Republican, yon
have no right to make a motion" Ad-
dicks called to Hayes.
"You don't know what Republican
is" retorted Hayes.
Mr.. Roberts pleaded for something to
be done by the committee. The eyes
of the country are on u.s." he said. eve
are ready to go to the polls. We don't
want any wrangle, any division, we don't :
want to put anybody out. We are here
to name a committee. We want to follow
the precedent OF the Regular Republican,
State Committee. We are willing I'd
make a test of whether the chairmat
shall name the committee"
Magistrate Bradley also thought somat
thing should be done. "No man has
sacrificed more than have, my reputaA
ton, my health, my all to aid the Re-
publican party OF Delaware" he said.
The upshot OF it was that Chairman
Clark said he would hear suggestions
from the committee as to the personnel
of committee to be named, and Mr..
Wilson suggested the following five:
Messrs. Addicks, Alice, Groves, .Tharp
and Layton.
Mr.. Roberts moved that the five men
named be the committee to meet the
Regular Republican committee. DR.. Lay
ton moved that it be laid on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was lost,
nine votes to nine, the members lining
up on the previous vote. Before the
original motion to accept the five names
as committee could be put DR.. Layton
moved and Mr.. Hayes seconded that
committee of three be appointed by the
chaaman to make up and report list of
five men to comprise harmony commit
tee This prevailed unanimously and
Chairman Clark announced as his COM
mittee Messrs. Layton, Cahall and Adj
dicks
They retired from the room for an in
slant. Mr.. Addicks struck out the name
of Mr.. Tharp from the list that had been
suggested but a few moments before and
inserted the name OF Dr. Marshall. This
change was acceptable to Dr. Layton and
Mr. Cahall, and the triumvirate returned
to the state committee. Mr.. Addicks re-
ported the names of Messrs. Layton, AL
lee, Addicks, Marshall and Groves as
committee and their adoption was moved
They were adopted unanimously as the
committee to confer with the like COM
mittee of the Regular Republicans, in an
effort to arrange common primaries in all
three counties and a common state con-,
vention to re-organize the party, it being
understood that they are to report back to
the state committee.