The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-18

1t Is said that Munlove Hayes Is ineligh
Die to tho position Of elector on the Repub,
iican ticket. He being bank director
| disqualifles him.
Ii Levi Bird, Esq, had not fought so
hara Tor Daniel j. Fooks, of Sussex coun.
~, he would not have been placed on the
! ticket as an elector on Friday
Tho New Castle county caucus at George
town, was red hot one. Levi showed his
OLD tinnc lighting qualities In the caucus,
carrying his point He was to have led
the fight for his old time friend, John H.
Hotfeckcr, but his heart failed him at tn Q
last moment an he repudiated him in the
convention.
Two disorderly scenes occurred in tho
Georgetown convention. The first scuffle
was CAUSED by sheriff Lewis Shaw of Kent
county attempting to enter the convention
without card of admission. The second
was drunken man who had hurrahed
for Willis during the deliberations Of the
convention. Tom Brown was on the
door For time it looked rs II Sheriff
Shaw would be put out, but peace and
tranquility was restored without blood
being shed.
town Convention was distributed on the
special tram. The prccaution was done to
Keep he hall from being filled with on
lockers, who would have crowded out tho
delegates. The hall being very small, 1t
was hard to find seats for all OF the dele
gates US 1t was. Without tickets being
given out for admittance into the hall Il
would have been impossible to have held
the Convention in the Court House.
AFEMALE POLITICIAN.
Mrs. Frank Smith, wife of ex. Postmast-
erSmith, Of laurel, pel,, sgt up on the
platform with the officers Of the Conven.
tion. She is said to be a smarter politi-
clan than her husband and very brainy
woman: In fact she takes great delight
ID politics and Is away up on the subject.
The doings Of the Sussex caucus was pro-
tracteu by tho heated discussion over the
adyisabllity of nominating Jonathan
>. Willis for Congress. At tho last min
ute the name OF Robert G. Houston the
boy orator of Sussex, was sprung and
that settled Willis chances.
Tho Kent county delegates in caucus
stood y for endorsing John II. Hoffecker
for Governor and only two against 1t, thus
practically making 1t unanimous. When
Kent county was called handsome John
NJ. Jones arose and said that Kent county
had no name to present Us its choice for
Governor in the face Of the above result In
caucus for Hotfecker
SIXTEEN VOTES FOR HOFFECKER
The Sussex county delegates in caucus
stood 10 for endorsing Mr.. HotYecker as
the candidate for Governor to 10 against
So it looks rs If Mr.. Hoffeckor was a very
popular man with the people Of Kent and
Sussex counties.
Mr.. Robert g. Houston has not the
force of speech at his command that JON
athan ). Willis has but he Is q very bright
and brainy young man. This evidently is
the young mans year in politics. VIII
they win?
A HEATED DISCUSSION WITH BAD RESULTS.
A hot political fight took place Friday
afternoon at the rooms of the Young
Mems Republican Club, No. $40 King
street between VIM. Hanna and Pud Con.
ncr Conner who is an Addicks worker,
visited the rooms for tho purpose of pro.
curing money to pay u Republican voters
county tax.
Mr.. llama said he thought he had hard
cheek to come up there and get Higgins
money to pay Adlicks' men tax with. Ono
word brought on another, until quito an
animated discussion took place, which re.
suited Ia blows. Hanna got the worse of
the encounter having his noss broken in
the melee DR.. H. A. kittinger attended
to the injuries. We arc sorry that young
men SO TAR forgot themselves and especial
~ Republicans rs to let politics got them
So excited as to hit one another. Boys keep
cool and reserve your fighting qualities
for election day in getting the vote into
the ballot box.
1t showed bad taste when Mr. Willis
spoke to Mr.. Hastings for that gentleman
not to have noticed him. Is this policy or
politics! Don't wear scowl on your face,
but win with smiles.
Mr. Henry +. DUPONT is taking a very
active part in politics In our State. He Is
the kind of a man who should have taken
n hand in politics years ago. Pity there
are not more men like him who will make
Il few personal sacrifices for tho good Of
the party.