Smyrna times., 1906-04-25
REGULARS ANSWER UNION
PROPOSAL ( OR HARMONY
WILL ACCEPT UNION REPUBLICAN TERMS
If THEY WILL ELECT U. S.SENATOR FIRST
Union Republicans Say This Cannot Be Done
UwiUg to Five Vacancies and the Fact
That Legislature Cannot Be Controlled

UwiBg to Five Vacancies and the Fact
That Legislature Cannot Be Controlled
Members of the Regular Republican
State Committee Friday reiterated /
their original ultimatum to the Union
Republicans to fill the existing sena-
torial vacancy before there can be
party harmony, and unanimously
framed reply to the Union organiza-
tion to the effect that its proposal for
common primaries and a re-organiza
tion convention will be accepted if a
United States Senator is first elected.
The text of the reply is as follOws:-
''It is the unanimous sentiment of our
State Committee that true harmony
cannot be established in the Republi-
can party while the present senatorial
vacancy exists. That vacancy is re-
proach TO the State, aud any attempt
at uniication of the party while Re-
publican majority of the Legislature
refuses to fill that vacancy would be
too fragrant and inconsistent to admit
of serious consideration. While we
prefer a few changes in your PROPOSE
ton to us of March II, we desire to
say that we will accept your PROPOSE
tion verbatim if your people will join
with ours and elect a Senator first.
Union Republicans, especially of Kent
and Sussex County, while they may be
as anxious as the Regulars to have
harmony, do not look upon the plan of
having the Legislature called in spe-
cial session to elect a U. S. Senator as
a feasible one. Should the Union Com
mittee be called together to act on the
suggestion of the Regulars and should
it reach favorable decision, the real
tug of war would follow. There are
several Republican members of the
Legislature who cannot be placed,
neither can they be controlled by either
faction; therefore they could not be
definitely counted upon IN the matter
of electing "a Senator. Then there
are the five 'acancies, which comprise
an element of decided uncertainty. 1t
is admitted that in the event of a spe
cial election several of the districts af
fected might go Democratic. 1t is be
lieved that it would be necessary tt
convince Governor Lea that a Senator
would be elected before he would con
sent to call a special session of tn,
Legislature for that purpose. Man!
people-and it is believed the Cover
nor is one of them-feel that under ex
listing conditions an attempt to elect
Senator would be fruitless, and. tina
being the case, it might be regarde
as unwise to call a special session Z
the Legislature and Fridays actiol
means continuance of factional OF
garizations. United States Senate
Alice called over telephone from Wash
ington and was informed by Colon'
Il. Coleman dupont of the committee
action, which was disappointing t
him.
Union Republicans Drop Harmony Negotiation
The Union Republicans have droI
ped the harmony negotiations an
their state committee will not be callC
together. Before the largest coun
conference of Union Republicans ev
held in Dover Senator j. Frank ALL
appeared Monday and declared th
the Regulars by spurning the UniC
offer of harmony, had allowed the
selfshness to cause them to evade Il
great popular demand of the Repub
cans of Delaware. He regarded the
reply as a mere subterfuge, cone
toned as it is on the election of
United States Senator by an extrat
binary session of the Legislature. L
speech which was made in the meeti
of the Kent County Committee,
usrance Commissioners George
Marshall presiding, was heard by o1
fifty Union leaders and workers FRI
all parts of the county, and was
part, as follows: 81 am sorry that {
friends of the other faction have
fused our offer of harmony. stati
their reason therefore that there shol
be an election of senator to fill
vacancy now existing in the Uni
States Senate from Delaware. 1 ih
can speak for you all, when I say
are all in favor of electing a Senai
but neither this committee nor
State Committee has the power te el
Senator; that is done by the lie
lature. The last report / gave n
that body is that there is quite diff
g ence of opinion as who the man she
be- II the gentlemen of the other G.
mittee, will suggest a plan wher
the Republican members can and
agree on a man for Senator, am I
we will all be pleased to see i. acc
plishsd. Let it be borne IN II
that the five vacancies, now eSiai1i
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