Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04
THE PROHIBITION TICKET
THMPERAE0K oAEDIDATEs PUT IN
TIE FIELD
The Prohibition Convention N0nsd-
mates n FuIl County Ticket, Except
Two Levy Court Candidatcs-.Ehe
". NE n. Gs al West Chester NoIcs.

The Prohibition oounty convention
met ia room No. of the Gawthrop
Building, south-west corner Of Fourth
and Shipley streets, Saturday afternoon.
The Rev. o. g. Buddington prssidsd,
and William II. Weeks was secretary.
Twenty-four delegates were present, as
follows: Three from ChEistiana hundred,
four from Mill Greek, three frota White
Clay Greek, one from Red Lion, oEe from
Blackbitd and the balance froIn Whining
ton. The convention opened with prayer
by the Bey. j. ID. o. Hanna of Newport.
Alfred Gawthror, who had been named
as member Of the county executive
ocmmittee from Wilmington, announced
his refusal TO serve. He said he had not
the time and was not ia sympathy with
the movement to nominate county ticket.
He proposed TO vote the national Pro.
hibition ticket, but in county sifairs in
tended to be an independent voter.
Shortly afterwards Mr. GaSl ror ara
George w. Todd left the convention.
The work OF nomiaasla q co-nty
tiaket was then con nmeneed. O-pr ]dera5Is
difficulty was experienced in selecitlg
sound, straight, undoubted PEohi itionistB
in the various hundreds, tuS as.ex g
thorough cenvsss Of all available names
the following w3-e ssl7ol.d:
Stats SArator-Wiliam z. WeekJ,
WILMINGTON.
Representatives--Willsaa Il. Hsglilton,
Wilmington; Th1i1bJ W. F.reee, Mil
Greek; Charles D, Frick, White Clay
Greek; Levin O-tts, PcncaaeT; Thomas
Slack, New Oastle; lkona d v. Asprii, st.
Georges; Alexander Deakyne, B-Rokbid.
Lsvy Court ComMis- is-ioners-WilllelC O.
Weer for Brandywine b1nd.e ed; B, Lundy
Kent for Wilmington hv.-ard p. Flynn
for ChristlAn1; ncn rlaTogs G6l New
cestsg and Pc Ca er refarr1S 70 s,Ae 3Cs.-ty
execu' iF1 ctSax tt c.
sf ssid--Dl' iel G'eea, oh-ia.iana.
ooronz--Riolarl W. Extwr, WdSinSy
ton.
Tho couety executive COMMITTEES was
et shoriSed TO fill 1ny vacancies on the
ii F7t shat nny hereafter exist. i
o. sosse \ mir ees MIR. Weeks is pno,-r
bar of tbe lumber and morocco ifla Of
KeSt d Weeks, this oiv, and has bsreto-
| l1so been Democrat. Mr.. Kent, the
levy eouzs rorinee from this city, "a his
| business partner, and hls keretofoza haeA
q R.publican. Thomas W. FsTres, LsEsp
OattS and Howard z. TINA are foT 1ei,
A4oSIN1 W A''DA hit
Alexander DeRkyne were formerly tNemc.
| crntB. William Fl. Hamilton, ,ha oaIdi-
ds4e for representative from VII jngtrni
is a grocer, doing business at Lowering
syenue anc Lintoln street., a-ta was f,cs-
merly Democrat. Riehar5 w. Brown,
the nominee fer core.-er, ia = maohlnist
and draughtsRan employed Of the yoikS
OF Joseph Bancrofts Sons a-.d reddsl Il
No. 1913 Is7coln street, this city.
An offer from hi W. O. r. o., CT o
Fisk and Brooks eampaign bonner, Wns
accepted, and tho officeiD Ct the centea-
tion were authorised 20 reeaivo II eu
behalf of the party.
Inc executive conn lttco was Ie.- II lass1
to secdre permanent headquarters aus
siso suitable place fer holding pvbllb
nleetikg at an 1rl- date. Satnr Nv.
October 2Sth, wa fixed ugol as Io 1ale
for holding hundred elections for the
nomination Of the various hun1yed
osnsls During lie meeting betwee, $50
and ST0 va Eaisad fer campaign pur-
posel.
The marching CORPS OF the Young
Me~'s R"pgblican Cub went to West
Chester, Saturday n. bit, bJ day os the
Wilm'nEton z M>rtAera r-ircsd. Sew
ensy-aye n7n wer7 in lirs, fully uni
foIpled, ind p-e- It.d 9 handsome sp-
pe-rsnce. At Vet CLo-tsr they ps-tici-
pated in Repuo'ie-n .pstsAe and mssa
meetinJ ard were tFni-okeIy eLtes-
tanned by the local Rssublicsn club.
A meeting of Pi 1rii Jitionists vill be
held next Saturday n.ghf ct the house Of
Rerris D. Luton, Hig Hands.