Which Republican ran against the American Labor candidate Matthew J. Merritt?
CREATE TABLE table_name_5 (
    republican_ticket VARCHAR,
    american_labor_ticket VARCHAR
)
SELECT republican_ticket FROM table_name_5 WHERE american_labor_ticket = "matthew j. merritt"
Below are sql tables schemas paired with instruction that describes a task. Using valid SQLite, write a response that appropriately completes the request for the provided tables. ### Instruction: Which Republican ran against the American Labor candidate Matthew J. Merritt? ### Input: CREATE TABLE table_name_5 (
    republican_ticket VARCHAR,
    american_labor_ticket VARCHAR
) ### Response: SELECT republican_ticket FROM table_name_5 WHERE american_labor_ticket = "matthew j. merritt"