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At Dover, today, the Republican
State Central Committee representing
the faction Of the Republican party of
Delaware known as the Regular Repub-
lican, is meeting in formal session for the
purpose of considering the harmony
proposition recently submitted by the
State Central Committee Of the Union
Republican party, or Addioks faction.
The harmony proposition comprises COM
mon primaries for the election Of dele
gates to a State Convention elected ac-
cording to the spportionment Of the Regu-
lar Republicans, further details for unit
ing the two factions 20 devolve upon the
State Convention so elected.
II nothing else were at stake, the two
factions might easily come together on
the proposition Of State Convention,
tho control Of which would be determined
by the voice of the Republican voters at
common primaries And It's acceptance
by the Regular Republican State Conn
mitteo, today, would be an assump-
ton that there were no issues between the
two factions save those that might be
determined by the ordinarily convincing
arbitnment Of an appeal to the voters.
But thero is something else at stake.
The Republican party of Delaware WAS
split in twain by the attempt of one man
to secure a place in the United States Sem
ate by brute force and the power of money
regardlos of all other considerations. In
1895 when the frst formal attempt was
launched and failed, this man, with only
four votes at his command. deadlockec
the Legislature and prevented the ex
preston of its undoubted Republican
sentiment in the election of n Unite,
States Senator, thereby creating va
oancy which at the subsequent Legislative
session was filled by the election Of
Democrat The choice Of a Democrati
Legislature, which made the election @
a Democratic Senator possible, was ais
the result OF this mans undisguised pun
pose to make everything else in the r,
publican policies of Delaware subse
Went TO his ambition. No political prir
ciples no partisan politics, were involve
ia his attitude. IL was one of supren
personal sclhshness, for the gratifcatic
OF which Republican victory or Ropul
lican defeat was alike a means OF secunr
the end
Against this selfish ambition, coupl,
as it was with tho most brutal use
money for the corruption OF Republic.
voters TO say nothing Of the wholesi
corruption of all voters at elections in q
effort TO secure the election of a Leg
lature which would send this man
the Sonate-tho Regular Republic
party organization has battled heroical
for more than a decade. Even in Leg
laturos whore his personal following col
prised a majority of the Republican me
bers, it resolutely held out against a
compromise that involved his electi,
preierring no Republican Senators ratl
than he should be one OF them. Once
paltered with principle and chose
puppet as a Senator, although il refi,
TO choose him. Later il resumed
stand for righteous principle and az
expressed its preference for no Sena
rather than consent 70 his elevation.
The question for this oonferer
Of the Republican State Central CO
mittee will be: Shall this firm and C
sistent fight for political principle 1
political honor be abandoned An
ceptance Of the Union Republican ,
position would be the sign Of submissi
Its rejection would mean a continue
OF the fight against the surrender Of
Republican party Of Delaware to the
Of selfish ambition, supported by
most debasing corruption.
Recently signs of disruption and
intcgration have appeared within
lines oi the Regular Republican organ
ton. Selfish interests, under the