Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1890-09-10
Republican State Convention.
RICHARDSON FOR GOVERNOR, CANNON
EOR CONGRESS

FOR GOVERNOR, CANNON
FOR CONGRESS.
The Republican State Convention,
which was held i'll Dover yesterday
was the largest and one of the most
and enthusiastic Conven-
tions that ever assembled there.
The morning, after the arrival of the
trains was occupied by the delegates
in County Caucuses to make their Sc
lections for the several committees and
positions in the Convention.
James Pennewill, chairman of the
State central committee, called the
convention to order AMI Levi G.. Bird |
nominated William C. Spruance for |
temporary chairman, The nomination |
was approved and Mr.. Spruance made |
a cheerful opening address. Mr..
Mr.. Spruance said he had never before |
seen such a thoroughly representative
Republican convention and described
a spirit of harmony which he felt would
with "a free fair count make Della
wares next governor a Republican"
George V. Massey's ringing voice
was next heard in II motion to appoint
the usual committees as agreed upon
by the county caucuses. The motion
was adopted.
H. L. HynsOn was made temporary
secretary. Secretary Hynson read the
official list of delegates as sent to the
chairman of the State committee and
for all delegates that were not present
alternates answered to their names.
The committees were next named.
The committee on resolutions was as
follows: First district - William c..
Spruance, Watson r. Sperry, Benjamin
Nields. Second district-E. G. Brad
ford, John Pilling, George l.. Town
send. Kent-George V. Massey, N. B.
Smithers, John H. Hoffecker. Sussex
Hiram r. Burton, J. Frank Bacon,
Eli r. Sharp.
Committee on Credentials: New
Castle cOunty-GeOrge Mccall, James
f. Thompson, DR.. E. G. Shortlidge, w.
II. Dawson, H. H. McMullin, Amor
FOrwOOd. Kent county,. S. Willis,
Charles G. Ross, William Shaw. Sus-
sex county, d. TruxtOn, D. D. Josephs,
William McNatt.
Permanent Organization New Cas-
tie cOunty-Levi C. Bird, F. B. Cotton,
J. A. Winchester, Daniel w. Corbitt,
Charles Green, J. Thomas Price. Kent
County,. Colby Smith, B. Hydorn,
]. N. Clark. Sussex County,. T.
Belts, E. R. Sharp, R. G. Houston,
Esq.
George V. Massey moved for recess
until o'clock.
On assembling in the afternoon, Mr..
Spruance was made permanent chair
man.
Hon. N. B. Smithers, who has writ
ten every Republican state platform
since 1856, read the resolutions, which
would more than fill one of our col.
umns, and which we cannot publish in
this issue, endorsing the national pol
icy and declaring for certain state re-
forms.
After the platform had been adop-
ted, james Penuewill, chairman of the
Safe Central Committee, nominated
Harry A. Richardson, of Dover, for
Governor. Rev. Jonathan l.. Willis
seconded the nomination by reading a
letter from ID. 2. Barnard, the
competitor for the nomination, con.
graduating him and promising to sup
port the ticket. On motion of DR.. Hi
ram r. Burton, of Lewes, the nomina-
ton was made by reclamation.
Henry P. Cannon, of Bridgeville
was nominated for Congress by his
former rival, J. Frank Bacon, Esq.
a state Central Committee was then
named as follows:
New Castle cOunty--First district
VIM. H. PiersOn, J. H. Scott, Samuel
]. Knox Second District, John Pill
ing, N. B. Bains, Thomas ]. Sterling
Kent cOunty-Rev. Jonathan S. Willis
James Pennewill, Edward Farrell. Sus
sex county-Eli n. Sharp, J. Frank
Bacon, George H. Hall.
Then there were stirring address ei
by Messrs. Levi C. Bird, William c
Spruance, Benjamin Nields and E. B
Bradford, of Wilmington N. B. Smith
and George V. Massey, of Dover, anC
Others. The Convention adjourned a
o'clock.