Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-17
And the UliOn Republican State
Committee Meeting at Dover
Was Harmonious.
PROPOSITION TO THE REGULARS
1t Is, Substantially, for a State
Convention Based on the
Regular Republican
Apportionment.
speelal Dl.palch q E1ery E1enlnE.

Dover, March IL. CONTRARY to ex-
pectations, the meeting OF the Union
Republican State Central committee,
this morning--all the members present
either IN person or by pfoxy-was de-
void OF any wraagling. and everything
passed OIL quietly. j. Edward Ad-
dicks offered no objection whatever
to the proposition submitted by DIR.
q. K. Layton, to be presented TO the
Regular Republican State Committee,
ana, H. fact, seconded DR.. Lay toms
motion for the adoption of the letter.
The control OF the meeting today was
conolusively IN the hands OF Senator
Allee and many we're the con9ratula-
tions showered upon him, after the
meeting, over the harmonious condi-
/ tion OF affairs
The committee was in session little
| over an hour. Addioks and Alice
failed, howeser, to recognize each
other IN the corridor OF the Hotel
( Richardson, at which place the meet
ing was held.
Following is the reply adoptea which
will be sent 60 DR.. u. Heisler Ball,
chairman OF the Regular Republican
State Committee:
Sir Ii being manifest, from your
ANNANA va NlN UAA AINNn AAN ANNNAk -
which i hereby acknowledge, that
although harmony committees we're ap-
pointed upon the initiative of your
organization, they will not meet until
harmony is accomplished by other
genoyH, and ascertaining from itI
contents that on doubt the power and
authority Of the Union Republican
harmony committee to speak for the
Union Republican State Committee,
by which it was chosen, / hereby
enclose you the following proposition
on behalf Of the Union Republican
State Committee, which proposition,
being substantially an offer 90 adopt
your own present apportionment anc
all your rules OF party government al
adopted by the same, by vote Of Il
in the affirmative and no votes in tbs
negative.
First-A common primary election
jointly called by the chairman Of thl
two Republican State ORGANIZATIONS
shall be held throughout the State no
later than the 253h day of ATril, 1906
for the election, by ballot, Of dele
/ gates and their Blternaies, to a Stat
convention, the duty OF which oonven
tion shall be the selection Of one Re
publican State Committee; and, whei
thus selected. oil other Republican
State Committees shall, ipso iaoto
cease to exist.
! Second - The common primar
aforesaid, at which all Republicans {
this State shall be entitled to vote
shall be held under the direction an
control Of two judges and two clerk
one Of which shall be chosen BY eao
. organization Ia each primary electio
district throughout the State, who sha
. canvass the vote, and sign the Gel
titicates Of election IN triplioate, on
Of which certificates shall be deliveFe
. to the deleRates-eleo and one each
: the chairmen Of the two State Con
mittees.
Third-The delegates TO be sleote
shall be lG0 in number, divided IN th
: following manner: Forty delegates
: the city of Wilmington, or the Fir
= district; 50 delegates TO rural Ne
. Castle, OF the Second district 40 deli
% gates to Kent county, OF the IhiI
10 district; and ~ delegates to SUISSE
= county, or the Fourth district.
: Fourth-1he State Committee to
selected by district caucuses-three
!, each district.
, Fifth-That the various count
!, district and city committee shall
- elected in the same manner and at Il
= same tim. and place aa said delegat
r TO the State Convention.