Evening journal., 1912-08-14
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THE Republican State Convention Will meet in Dover
next Tuesday. It will be of the most
important conventions held in this State in years
Candidates for Presidential electors Representative
in Congress- Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General State Treasurer State Auditor and Insurance
Commissioner will be nominated and there will be a
declaration of principles. bearing chiefly upon State
issues It is OF the first importance that political wis
dom Of the first magnitude rule that convention I'm
portant issues at stake They bear particularly
upon the political and material future of our State and
involve the question whether Delaware shall continue
to be ruled by Republicans with their high ideals
by Democrats who would exploit the interests of the
people in all three counties.
The first thought that should be borne in mind by
the delegates to the convention is that winning
ticket ought to be nominated That be accomplished
without the sacrifice of any vital party political
principle Il may be necessary to sacrifice certain
asprants for office in order to make up a winning
ticket but this year in which the interests OF the
individual should be permitted count but little and
the the party and Of the people count fbr
everything.
fact must not be sight OF that the Governor
Attorney General and Insurance
elected for four years and that the
other officials except the electors will for two
years That is a long time and the delegates
should think Of that when they are deberat-
ing. in out Of caucus. the ques-
tion what to nominate They should not per-
NIT the ambitions Of any who is desirous of hold
ing office stand between them and what they regard
as their duty to the party.
On the Presidential electors there is little likelihood
Of compromise between the Republicans and the Pro-
gressive Republicans. The former are committed to
the support Of President Taft the latter are COM
mitted TO Colon el Roosevelt On the Congressional,
State legislative and county tickets however the sua-
tion is wide open and Republicans should endeavor
TO candidates who will be approved by the Pro
gressives and elected in November very small per
cenage OF Progressves desires Delaware
ed over TO the Democrats a result of the TaftRoose-
welt fight Of them know from past experience what
a Democratic State administration would With
large majority of the Progressives not disposed to
make Delaware Democratic State. the least that the
Republican State Convention do is to nominate
a ticket that can command the support Of both the
Republican and the Progressive Republican voters
We believe that the political managers of the Re
publican party should work increasingly with that end in
view, and also 10 a ticket that will command the
support of all Democrats who feel that they sup
the political pretensons of those who control
the Democratic party in this State.
The delegates TO this Republican State Convention
Will be elected at primaries to be held next Saturday
Thousands Of Delaware registered and quail
fed to participate in those primaries They should
ercse their right 10 their for the selection
delegates and thereby assist In solving the vexet
political problem which now confronts the part,
leaders