Milford chronicle., 1906-04-27
ReguIars RIII Mod Aeespl Harmony OIlsr

ri ano prefer 10 go TO sure deIeat on tn'
State ticket, and in New Castle county
Their State Committee met at Dove
last Friday to consider the offer made
" by the Union Republicans to hold com
z. mon primaries and wipe out the twe
n organizations within the Republican
ranks, and their decision was so rdic
ulous. that it sill not be necessary for
o the Union State Central Committee to
0 meet 10 consider it.
e They agree to enter common pri-
f maries provided the Legislature Will be
called together and a United States
Senator be elected presumably from
, their faction), which is condition that
] no set of men on earth can pledge to
, be fulfilled.
Anticipating that the fair, yes more
than fair, proposals would be accepted,
the Union Republicans had called the
county committees iogt ther in each
county for last Monday, to take prompt
action for primaries, 81 that the work
could be started at once all over Della
ware; these committees met on that
date, and the reports from Kent and
/ Sussex counties are such that the Union /
Republicans are greatly encouraged. (
and the universal sentiment was 20 cut
loose from New Castle county and let
her go. The election Of a majority Of
the next Legislature is an assured fact,
if the present organization is main
tained, and the workers stand together.
Senator Alice was present at the Kent
county meeting and made the following
address before the largest and most har-
monious gathering Of Union Republi. &
cans ever held there He said:
81 received, through your chairman, !
an invitation to attend this meeting of c
your committee here to-day. could a
not resist the i'm pulse to come. 1t seems s
like old times to be with you. t
II am sorry that our friends of the t
other faction have refused our offer Of 2
harmony, stating the reason therefor c
that there should be an election of a t
Senator to fill the vacancy now existing
in the United States Senate from Della. "
ware. think can speak for yeu all, e
when 1 sav, we are ali in favor Of elect h
ing a Senator, but neither this commit p
tee nor the State Committee has the il
power to elect a Senator; that is done c.
by the Legislature. The last report fC
have from that body is that there is
quite difference Of opinion as to who o.
the man should be. fs
"If the gentlemen of the other com n
mittee, will suggest a plan whereby
the Republican members can and will h
agree on man for Senator, l am sure
we will all be pleased to see it accOmp- fr
Iished. I am Inclined to believe how
ever, that if the Legislature were called, Il
someone might be elected who would al
not be entirely satisfactory to all the Il
members Of the other State committee. k
And unless there is a great change in
sentiment in the Legislature, they are CT
good ways from agreeing on a man. is
Let it be borne in mind that the five NJ
vacancies, now existing in the Legisla-
ture, would necessitate a special election
in each Of those districts, and would
entail considerable expense to the State
"No one knows that better than our
friends Of the other faction and that it D.
IS impossible to elect a Senator at this cl'
ime Their reply was only a subterfuge TO
Therefore do not think it advisable to ia
,all together our committee to make We
my reply. We want one Republican De
larty in the State. If 1 understand Pc
he temper Of the Republicans Of the SUI
State, they want our proposition ac- an
epted, and, il not accepted, they will SKI
7ant to know the reason why. The res
eOple want the party to succeed, and iro
re net worrying about who will be
enatOr, this early in the campaign. cila
"Gentlemen of Kent county, we have Ahe
ood together for years and have had chi
lccess, we will stand together this time Ous
nd will again have success. We will oul
e the same victory as in the past. Ue
he national people are with us and mex
ok to me, with your assistance, to see L
lat the State goes Republican have wa
Id you in the past that we would sno
in. repeat it now. a &C
81 am in favor Of one Republican con
arty in the State, but 1 am not in
vor Of giving up any Of our rights to inte
ew Castle county or anyone in New pau
astle county. Kent and Sussex are on
epublican, as well as New Castle, and d
is our duty to see that they are Kept y.
}. Kent county is Republican and cei'
ill stay so. On one occasion it was Re. Cou
lblIcan when New Castle was Demo- tne
attic, and we then msgnanimously On'
ected United States Senator (Anth. Vlte
ly Higgins) from that county. y
"The time to elect Senators is during elgl
le session Of the Legislature last
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