Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-20
FuSionists In Wicomico Come
to an Agreement.
WILL SUPPORT A MIXED TICKET
Dorchester Republicans Bid
for Votes.


ences to-day reached a basis for fusion
ticket for the county offices. The COM
mittee of Democrats appointed at the
mass meeting last Tuesday met in the
court house early in the forenoon with
closed doors, DR.. j. z. Il. Long in the
chair. Eight of the ten districts had
representatives present. After prolonged.
discussion it was decided to propose
fusion with the Republicans, and COM
mittee of five was designated to submit
the matter to the Republican Conven-
ton of Wicomico, which was to meet
also in the court house at noon.
The Republican convention, however,
did not begin its sessions till 1 o'clock
in the afternoon, when the body was
called to order by John P. Owens,
chairman of the central committee. E..
5. 5. Turner was elected chairman, and
Josephus Hayman, secretary. The COM
mittee on credentials found all the dis
tricts entitled to three delegates except
Salisbury, which came into the conven-
ton with contesting delegations, one
styled the Owens Moore and Graham
delegations, the others as the Parsons
Bradley delegation. The committee on
credentials seated the latter ana the
convention ratified the action.
The following were elected delegates
to the Ocean City nominating conven-
ton: E. Stanton Adkins, L. S. s. Tur-
ner, w. o. Bennett and L. B. Price; al
ternates, VIM. Parson, Josephus II.
Hayman, Littleton F. Cattman, colored,
and r. p. Jones, colored. The county
central committee to serve for the next
two years was elected as follows: Cap
tain Levin A. Parsons, w. H. Knowles,
Thomas j. Walter and Elijah s. Ad-
kins.
The nomination of county ticket
was next taken under consider
alton. The chairman announced that
there was a strong desire ON the part of
some Republicans in the county to have
the party accept the many times offered
proposition of independent Democrats,
but for his part, and speaking for others,
he could not see the expediency of such
concession, and he temporarily re-
signed his office to defend his position
in lengthy speech.
Asbury G. Riley spoke of the advan-
tages offered to the Republicans by
fusion. He was interrupted by the an
nonncement that the committee of five
sent by the Independents stood without,
asking to be admitted to make formal
proposition.
The chair, on motion, appointed a
committee 10 escort the visiting delega-
ton within.
G. w. White, chairman of the indie
pendent Democratic committee, an
nounced that they had come to confer
with the Republicans relative to fusion
ticket.
A motion was carried to the effect
that a committee of one from each dis
trict of the Republican convention be
sent to the committee rooms with the
visitors to consider the matter. After
an absence of more than an hour the
conference reported in favor of fusion
ticket, which was adopted. The propo-
sition as agreed to is to nominate a
ticket divided as follows: The clerk of
the court to be Democrat; the register
of wills to be Republican; the sheriff
to be Republicans; three of the county
commissioner to be Republicans land
two Indedendents, and the orphans
court judges to be two Democrats and
one Republican. For the state senate,
Colonel W. J. Leonard was the choice.
He was the only individual named. For
the house of delegates two Democrats
and one Republican are to be nomi-
mated. The states attorney and sur
veyor Were left undecided. The con-
yention adjourned on motion to meet
Wednesday, August goth, to name a
ticket on the basis agreed upon.
CAMBRIDGE, MD, Aug. 1S.-The Re-
publican convention called to nominate
a county ticket and select delegates to
the state convention at Ocean City as
sembled in Cambridge to-day and made
the following ticket;
Clerk of Circuit Court-Charles Lake.
Register Of Wills-James H. Hooper.
States Attorney-Philip'L. Goldsbor-
ough.
House of Delegates-Zora H. Brins-
field, Samuel w. Woolford, William F.
Snow.
Judges of the Orphans Court-Wr-
liam A. Vane, Firman B. Clifton, John
B. Benson.
County Commissioners-Joseph B.
Andrews, NJ. Daniel Howeth, Samuel
w. Moore, William E. James and Joseph
+. Woolford.
Sheritf-Thomas B. Gator.
County suryeyor-Eli w, Gordy.
Delegates to the state convention
William r. Harper, w. s. Bradley, Ed
ward B. Jones, Il. j. Webb.
The present central committee was re-
elected as follows F. II. Webb, j. H.. G.
Barrett and James Macer
Mr.. Lake, the candidate for clerk of
tie circuit court, was elected on an
Independent Republican ticket in 1879.
He has supported the Democratic party
since 1880, and was reelected by the
Democrats six years ago.
Joseph Hooper, the candidate for
register of wills, has always supported
the Democratic ticket except, perhaps,
on one occasion. Fora ii. Brinstield
was on the Democratic ticket for the
House of Delegates in 1888, but was de-
feated, owing to the Meakins bolt of
that year. He was agaiu nominated in
1887, and was elected by a large ma
jority. He has always been regarded as
a Democratic leader, and his friends in
Cambridge think he will not accept the
nomination.
a telephone message was received by
the convention from Samuel w. Wool
ford, informing the body that he would
not accept the nomination. MIR. Wool
ford has also been a leading Democrat,
and some years ago represented Dor
chester county in the legislature. His
friends in Cambridge are sure that his
declination is final.
William f, Snow was elected county
commissioner on the Democratic ticket
in 1885, and has always been regarded
as Democrat. The other Democrats
on the ticket are Thomas B. Gator, for
sheriff, and William E. James, for
county commissioner. The ticket is
fusion between Democrats and Republi-
can leaders, who wish to get control of
the county by electing the county COM
missioners. The ticket will likely be
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