Evening journal., 1908-10-27
REALD READY
TO Meet HANDY
Has Week Of Engagements,
But Would Debate at Milford
or Wilmington Saturday
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
STANDS FOR TAFT ISSUES

William IT, Hcald the Republican
candidate for Congress, today replied
TO the letter of H. Irving Handy, the
Democratic candidate for Congress,
challenging Mr. Heald to engage In a
Joint debate Of the issues OF the cam-
paign with Mr. Handy In his reply
Mr. Hcald points out that ne has en-
gagemcnts for this the last wcel, OF
the campaign, but If Mr. Handy dcsres
he can speak from the same platform
wish Mr. tieald at meeting 20 bo held
IN Milford ON Saturday or can arrange
10 speak from tho same platform with
Mr. ieald at the Republican meeting
TO hc held in Eleventh street rink on
Saturday night Mr. Hoald SAYS both
of these arrangements would ho agree
able TO him His reply is as follows:
Wilmington. Del. oct "a. 1905.
Hon. Levin Irving Handy.
Dear Sir. I beg 90 acknowledged tho
receipt of Your letter of the 23d inst.
received in my Office some time dur
| ing Saturday. in which you suggest
that we arrange for joint debate so
the people can decide which of us
should be elected
You state that won viii undertake.
10 advocate the cause of the Demo-
cratic party. and that ! may defend
the Republican party. of which j ann
a nominee. or the Independence party
upon whose ticket my name also APP
pears.
IL would ho needless for me- 20 say
that ] stand squarely upon The Repub-
lican platform. but if those voters who
intend 90 vote tho ticket OF the indie
pendonce Party desire To cast their
vote for nae for Congress. I win be clad
TO have them do ao
II scarcely behoovcs YOU however.
to criticize my apparent WILLINGNESS to
Iaccept amy honest vote when ycu pntr-
self arc personally soliciting Republic
cans TO vote for YOU for Congress- not
because you are q Democrat. or Tor tho
principles YOU are supposed 60 repro
sent but for other reasons that are
argely of a personal character J notice
that many of your associates on tho
Democratic ticket are also upon the
. ticket of the lndepondence Party. lu
fact tho ticket appears io hc composed
e lot seven Democrats and Sis Rcnnhii.
+. lcans
DO understand that you rcpudiall
p your party associates because thev ap'
p pear upon this and some other Ticket.
that have rejected you2
II is regretted that YOU have deiafcd
7 your suggestion in This matter until
! Che last Days of the cumpalen when
i an the political issues have becn so
we'll discussed that nothing that may
now De said can add very much 10 the
information of the public upon the po-
, litical differences OF the representative
parties.
have made engagements % attend
meetings daily during the remainder
of the campaign which cannot be
broken, and a debate in the manner
possibly intended by your letter could
81 accomplish nothing unless it extended
throughout the entire state, and cover
z ed many meetings However. II your
desire that we should address the same
audiences is urgent I beg TO say that
e have an engagement at Milford. Della
ware, on Saturday and believe that your
q party has a meeting at that place at
q the same time. This is an oppor-
n tunity you might grasp so that tho
y people of Milford could hear us both
r or IL your County Committee can arr
= range with the Republican Committed
so that both of us might address the
n meeting TO be held al the Rink IN this
e city ON Saturday night. the arrange-
2 ment would bo agreeable to me-
o In conclusion let mo say that I am
n seeking an election 10 Congress as
II a Republican upon the platform of the
f Republican Party and stand for all
q those things for which MIR Taft rs to-
q day standing You on tho other hand
10 I believe. are seeking an election upon
N the platform Of the Democratic Part,
I and stand for an those things for which
Il Mr. Bryan is standing That Is tho
8 real difference between your candidac,
and my own.
f. Respectfully yours.
II William H. Head