Evening journal., 1906-08-08
Wednesday, August 8, 1906.
HARMoNY,s RIsING TIDE.

TT ANYTHING were needed to show that the Ke-
4 pubcans Of Kent County are loyal to their
Marty il was TO be found in the large and en-
thrsiastic meeting held yesterday in Dover The
meeting was called by George W. Marshall
chairman Of the Kent County Union Republican
Committee and. was attended by practically
every committeeman, and in addition all OF the
nrominent Union Republican leaders and work
ers from every town and district in the county
were present Considering the intensely hot
weather and the fact that the farmers are IN
the midst of their fruit season, the attendance
was very large.-there being between so and
200 present The members were unanimously
in favor OF the harmony State Convention, which
is to meet at Dover, Sc.tember 5th and IN
set OF vigorous resolutions they pledged them
selves not only to participate in the harmony
convention primaries, but denounced any other
primary or convention as hostile to the interests
and welfare of the Republican party
1t is said that similar meeting is to be held
in Sussex county within few days, and that 1t
will be Just as earnest and unanimous in favor
Of party harmony, one convention and a single
ticket.
In this matter, it appears that our own
county is to bring up the rear, in as much as we
have not yet had such a meeting as was held
in Kent yesterday, or the one soon TO be held
in Sussex. Surface indications might be said
to show that the Union Republicans in this
county are opposed TO the harmony movement
but we feel confident that the rank and file of the
Union Republican party in this county are
strongly in favor of party harmony, and will par
tcipate in the primaries, September Ist for the
election of delegates to the great peace con-
vention There are few so-caled leaders, it is
true who are trying to set up separate ticket
in this county in order that they may get on
the strike" ticket again, and get large sums
OF money for being bought of. The large NUM-
Der of men in this county who have been af-
hliated with the Union Republicans can have
no sympathy with such political bandits, nor
can they afford to allow themselves to be used
IN such game. Those Union Republicans, who
have been such out Of principle, who believe in
majority rule who desire common primaries,
who want single ticket, who desire one state
convention and one party, who hope to see the
end Of factonalism in Delaware, and who would
enjoy the good opinions Of their fellow Repub-
cans, will not be found skulkng away from the
Republican primaries to be held in this county
September Ist; nor will they participate in a
so-called primary to elect delegates to another
state convention and which is intended to COM
pcate instead of harmonic the conditions in
the party. For the next ten or fifteen years the
Republicans in this city and county will be
known and recognized by the position they take
on this harmony proposition, and when the
names Of those who vote at the primaries called
for August 25th by Mr.. Addicks, and those who
take part in the primaries called by the harmony
resolutions passed by the two state committees
are published and stand side by side, it will be
easy to tell those who are most loyal to the Re
publican party, and would make any reasonable
sacrifice to enable it to succeed. We sincerely
hope the action Of the Union Republicans il
Kent county yesterday will have the good effec
il should upon the harmony movement in this
county and throughout the state.