Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-30
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Union Republican Of Georgetown.
The harmony movement has come
to a definite conclusion. The two Re
publican organizations will 60 alone as
usual At "a momentOus crisis IN the
affairs of the Republican party fatal
mistake has been made, one that prob
ably foreshadows Republican defeat.
Worse than the failure 20 unite the party,
is the rancorous attempt of the Evening
journal to place the responsibility upon
Senator Alice. What are the facts of the
case Last September the Regular"
asked for the appointment OF 'liar-
mony Committee to unite the parties.
IL was then known that 1t was too late
60 hold special session of the Legisla-
ture and elect a Senator and IN the pre-
liminarv conferences ON the subject of
harmony it was clearly and constantly
stated by the Union Republican leaders
that the question OF the election oil
Senator was not TO be dragged into the
matter as the conditions were such That
il was impossible to do il.
At this late date it has been made
condition precedent, and therefore
the whole proceeding has been brought
TO a standstil There is no one man
that owns the Republican members OF
the Legislature. For 10 years there have
been two parties among Republicans;
two separate primaries; and legislative
candidates have been selected by the
people to represent them. 30 II was M
the last campaign As long as two parties
exist a Regular Republican has no right
80 approach o Union Republican on the
question of the election OF Senator IN
the United States Senate any more
than he has to approach a Democrat
in the Legislature. The parties are
either separate and distinct, and the
members thereof bound Loyalty to their
respective organizations or the condition
is farce, and should be ended. The
logical situation Is that each organi-
zation should 60 alone hereafter, and
treat each other as enemies, or get to-
gether, elect the ticket and two Senators,
one from each political faction at the
same time The State is now in the con-
troll at Dover of the minority element
of the Republican party.
This administration is hostile to the
Union Republican party and viii con-
tinue so for three years and half longer
II a special session of the Legislature Is
held and a Regular elected TO tho
I -tItlt lIlln NNNNiN VIII NN AA AhiA wa Al
the minority element from Washington
10 Dover and being thus ontrenched in
the former place for four years and in
the latter three and a half years for the
future even II the next Legislature is
Republican, fine same element would
indicate the election of a Senator next
winter or hold It up.
The fact is there is no faith-no, not
one particle of reliance upon either
honor or good party feeling to be placed
in Regulars" AN the Union Repub-
licans win over get IN the State is what
they themselves procure by their own
vigilance and determination.
The Union Republican advises every
/ loyal Union Republican To get together
to organize, to watch against foes without
and traitors within, and await with firm
determination the developments OF the
future, feeling sure that the same common
fate or blessing viii fall alike on Regular
and Union Az any rate let no man who
has called himself q man he so low and
groveling' as to betray his former friends.
and lawn upon the hand that has .mitten
him.
Il IL.