Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-28
EASTERN SHORE REpuBLIoASs.
Fighting Over tho Selection of Delegates
to the NIlnnenpolis Convention.


to the Minneapolis Convention.
Snow Hill, April 26.-The Republicans
in county convention to-day did consider
able, pulling and hauling. There were two
factions, headed by Adolph Barnes and
Henry A. Godfrey. The result was vic
tory for Barnes. The administration was
fully upheld Resolutions were adopted in
structing the delegates to the district and
state conventions to vote for Charles A.
Melvin as district delegate and Hon. Will
liam J. Vannort as delegate-at-large to the
Republican national convention, and the
election of A. p. Barnes rs one of the
electors-at-large for this state in the state
convention. The following were elected
delegates to the state convention: Adolph
Barnes, George r. Marshall, John j. Col
Inns and Robert II. Gillett, with Ed. i.
Holloway, Joseph NJ Layton, William L.
Davis and John Ii. Truitt alternatcs. The
delegates to the district convention are
John J. Collins, Adolph Barnes, Charles
Q. Melvin. George X. Marshall Laban
CULLEN, John J Taylor, Alfred II Howard
and John Fooks.
RED HOT IN wIcoMIco.
SALISBURY, April 26.--Colonel Willism
j. Vannort is here and has opened head
quarters at the Hotel Orient Colonel Wes-
colt is also on the scene and has headquar-
ters ut the Peninsula House. Both seem
in the best of spirits and say their chances
are good. Harry Clabaugh is expected to-
night, and a rumor Is also ahoat that Post
master Johnson will be on hand. The
mum on the subject. They heve point
TO make in getting their candidate, Mr.. Il.
s. 5. Turner, selected as one Of the district
delegates, and will probably help the man
who helps them the most Some startling
and stirring times are looked for to-mor.
row. Hon. I. s. Hodson has not shown
up yet, and several of the most influential
politicians say he is not likely to come.
They claim he had no authority TO make
a statement that Wicomico was for him.
SOMERSET FOR HoDsoN.
PRINoKsa ANNE, April 26-The Republic
cans of Somerset county met in conven-
ton to-day and elected as delegates TO the
SKATE convention to meet at Frederick,
Mo, b. n. Lapgtord, George r. Sterling,
Q. J.. Byrd, William r. Reese, Thomas 8.
Hodson, @. w. Long, N. T. Conner and
Edward Wilson. The delegates elected to
the district convention, which meets at
Salisbury, are: L. Il. 2. Dennis, NJ. Wallace
Ruark. John Ward, Caleb Nutter; alter
mates, Thomas ). Hodson, Il. Frank Lank-
ford, Joseph r. Reading, Il. Samuel
Gunby. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted endorsing the administration of
Harrison and iayoring his denomination,
and endorsing Thomas S. Hodson as a
delegate-at-large to the Minneapolis CON
yention.
CECIL COUNTY FOR SMITH.
ELKToN, April 26e--rhe five delegates
from each of the nine election districts of
this county elected at the Republican
primaries on Saturday last met in conven-
ton here to-day in the Odd Fellows Hall.
The delegates selected by them to the state
convention were: Hanson IL. Haines,
Robert @. Thackeray, Robert Duhamei
and >. ID. Mccullough. The delegates to
the electoral and Congressional convention
to meet at Waverly to morrow are: VIII
liam j. smith, Levi 0. Cameron, Walter
Buckwith and Robert l.. Christie, and are
instructed to vote for William ]. Smith as
delegate to the national convention