Middletown transcript., 1906-09-08
REPUBL. CANS
ARE UNITED
Reorganization Of the Party Il
the D0yer Convention
STATE TICKET is NAMED

STATE TICKET IS NAMED
Down, DEL, Sept This has been !
glorious day for Republicanism in Della
ware. Il marks new epoch, an era o.
party peace and unity that should b
Synonymous Of Republican perstige and
victory for years 10 come, If tie spiril
that permeated to-day,s memorable cen
yentioa is to continue TO peryade the
party in the future. Republicans Of al
affiliations to-day were embraced undel
one party name, with oae emblem that
elnbodies tile devices which topped the
tickets Of the Regular and Union Repub'
licans that we're. The Republicans o.
Delaware we're united. and their party
was reorganized. HeneefoEth il is to be
The Republican party Of Delaware, and
the emblem is 10 consist Of an eagle with
eutstretched wings, on the breast 81
which is to be a fve-pointed star. The
eagle was the Republican emblem and
the fye-pointed star was the Union Re
publican device, and united as they are
they represent a combined RepubIicanism
OF the state.
Aside from the formal reorganization
OF the Republican party that is designed
to end the ten years of factionsl strife,
the noteworthy convention to-day fit
tingly recognized the record Of Congress-
msAn Hiram R. Burton by nominating
him for second term. State Treasurer
Thomas N. Rawlins also was named for q
second term, and Thomas C. Roe Of Dover
was chosen as the party's candidate for
state auditor OF accounts. Indicative ol
the peace that featured the conventions il
the fact that Dr.. Burton, Treasurer Raw
iins aud Alr. Roe. we're Nominated by &C.
clamation BY the convention. They
were the Choice OF the Sussex and Kent
county caucuses. aud caucus rule tacitlv
received its endorsement at the beginning
of the epoch of reorgalized party.
Whatever differences there were over
candidates we're disposed uf Ia county caI'
cnsts, and the principle Of rotation III Of
fees was recognized by Sussex County
being permitted, nucliailenged, to nane
tlie Congressman and state Treasurer. and
Kent County to choose the State Auditor,
while the New Castle County delegates
after naming their committeeman merely
had to ratify in open convention the sau-
Gus nominations Of the lower counties.
DuPont IL Chairman
: 7. Coleman DUPONT is ts be cllairma,I
of the consolidated Republican party.of
Delaware. He Was chosen to head tie
committee at q meeting late this after
noon. There viii be eighteen members
on the new slate committee named To-
iday. In addition to Mr.. DUPONT they
Isinclude William H. Head, Mayor Horace
Wilson and Thomas S. Lewis, OF Will
mipgton L. B. Slurter, Frederick w.
Curtis and Daniel w. Corbit of rural
New Castle county; DIR. Thomae G.
Moore, senator j. Frank Alice aud A.
Donneli MafshaIlof Kent county; Thomas
Gnrry, Joseph L. CANAL and Jan es
II. Wright Of Snssex comfy; aud Cilsil $
H. Cs,lbnrn, colored, Of Wilmington,
representing the colored voters Of the
state. The chairman Of the Rppnbii.
can city committee ii Wilmington aid a
theireepective clnnty cUu,nlitlees " III b.
members OF the new state committee tina,
| is to govern the party.
Under the call for to days reoraaniza.
tion convention the Republican and
Union Republican state, city aud county
committees we're to cease to exit when
the new committees were chosen to rep.
resent the united party. With the coal.
escing OF the factions iiIte the new party
the factional state Committees were to
become things Of the past. and one stats
committee, aud one committee in each
county have been created to govern the
| united Republicans. j. Edward A,iIicka
participated in the convention. lie sat
almost shoulder to shonldsr with r.
coleman DUPONT. Acr0ss the aisle frnn,
him was Chairman L. Heisler Ball, Of the
Republican state COMMITTEES, " ho passed
out OF existence as chairman during
the afternoon. Sumo distaAce away MAS
Senator j. Frank Allee, who also ceased
TO be chairman of the Union Republic
can state coDmittes during the afler.
noon. A few feet from him sat DR..
Caleb r. La, Ton, smiling and irreprpssi.
BILE, despite llle RELENTLESS manner IN
which Mr. Addicks had calnped Oil his
trail in Sussex.
Leaders Are Pleased
I. Coleman duPott was delighted with
the consolidation Of the party. 'srhe
spirit Of harmony and uuanmity that pre-
vailed can but presage victory, hc said.
"Henceforih there il to be one Repub-
iican Party for Delaware, and one state
committee is to be the organization fer
the united party. ! am sure the Repu@
licans OF Delaware will welcome 10 days
action in Dover
United States Senator Alice spoke in
the same strain II am highly plea>ed
with the renouination Of Congressman
Burton.p he added, and wish to say that
Delaware has = most painstaking, qicient
and aggressive Congressman. | am
fnrshur pleased that n Coleman GlnPon.
consented to be chairman Of tile state
committee, for be not only il d man Of
great exesDsiye ability hnt is entirely sat /,
isfastory to all elements Of the party and
the logical man fer the place. shall
give him my hearty support and devote
my time to the election of the ticket
nominated to-day,
Mr.. dupont was chosen state chairman
unanimously al the meeting Of tl,e state