Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
MOVE TO UNITE FACTIONS
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
LEADERS REPRESENTING BOTH SIDES HOLD
A CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Strong Sentiment In Favor OF Common Pri.
marles aud One Republican State
Committee, REVEALED all Over State.


Committee, Rrevaled all Over State.
Developments of the last fortnight
have caused such a political upheaval
in this state that the two Republican
state chairmen, in response to vigorous
demands of the voters and citizens,
met Thursday and agreed to call their |
committees together at once, with
view to complete coalition. Unless all |
signs fail, this month will bring to |
Delaware, a reunited, solid and reha-
bilitated Republican party. 'It will
be the strongest Republican organiza-
tion of any state" was all Senator J.
Frank Alice, the Union Republican
psrty's chairman, would say. A con-
ference which will probably go down
in history as one of the most momen
tous in Republic developments in Del
aware was held in Philadelphia last
week. All efforts had been made to
keep the affair secret, but the fact
leaked out that it was held at the Belle
vue-Stratford.
The conference lasted until late
Thursday afternoon. At this meeting
the Oyama and the Linevitch of the
Delaware war met with sheathed
swords and agreed upon terms of
peace. The conferees were former
United States Senator Louis Heisler
Ball, of New Castle county, the state
chairman of the Regulars; United
States Senator J. Frank Alice, of Kent
County; the state chairman of the Un-
ions, and DIR. Caleb r. Layton, former
Secretary of State of Delaware and
one of the states most successful poll
tical organizers. None of them would
talk concerning the details of the con-
ference except 20 admit that the end of
all Republican snarling in Delaware
was in sight. 1t is learned that the
plans for pulling down both factional
temples have been fully completed,
and the first public move is only de-
layed by the temporary absence of
Colonel Henry A. Dupont, of the Reg
ular Republican State Committee, W ho
will arrive home early next week.
Has Been Nearly a Fight of Ten Years.
It has been nearly ten years since
Washington Hastings arose in state
convention and led out the procession
which formed itself into the so-called
Republican party. 1t is now proposed
to interchange notes between the two
State Central Committees and then
immediately, in answer to the over
whelming demand for such a step,
summon the Republicans of each party
to attend the state conventions to be
held in either Dover or Wilmington.
Almost within calling distance oi
each other the two conventions
will assemble, so it is proposed,
whereupon each State Committee can
resign back to the convention which
created it. Just as dramatically as die
Hastings lead the march which separ
ated the two factions a decade ago
the two factions will then proceed t
one place of meeting, and there they
will form a new State Committee o
the most prominent and active Repub
licans in Delaware. After this there
is proposition to call special session
of the General Assembly to elect
successor to Senator Ball.
Morning News Gives Encouraging Reports.
Republicans throughout the stat
says the Morning News are in ecstacie
over the new Developments. Nothin
short of a convention now will sui
them and already efforts are bein
made to hold it in Wilmington, wher
, place big enough to accommodate a
the principals and witnesses can b
secured. Every man in Delaware
who ever voted Republican tlcke
now aspires to be representative
this memorable convention and if con
mon primaries are called to select the'
delegates, "a course that is now III
likely as two conventions are deemt
AOSCooNAJ pAOPOAJ SfOAJ AAhAdi
election window i'll Delaware will loo
like Donnybrook fair.
The Addicks Republican new
papers THAT were) or the papers whi
have heretofore espoused and stru
gled with the Union Republican caus
are, however, bubbling over the an
iexty, expectancy and demands for t
big convention to hurry up and col
without too much dilly- -dallylng a
red tape. The Milford Chronicle, fl
merly Addicks stalwart, says: ''Surt
the Union Republicans have nothi
to lose by common primaries, and pt
sibly the only objection thai would
raised would be the undeniable Fl
that some personal ambitions mis-
be blasted. The Union Republical
who cOmDOse the rank and fiIa