Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

ment Of the other committees in the
same manner and there was another
fight.
Mr.. Hastings offered substitute to
accept the caucus committee.
Mr.. Hastings substitute was voted
down vigorously and then Or. Mar
Bhall'B motion prevailed.
Beniah Watson offered resolution
referring all resolutions to the com
mittee on resolutions without reading
by title or otherwise.
THE ADpfoKsITEs SURPRISED
Mr., Hastings opposed it as cutting
off FREQ speech. He offered as an
amendment a resolution endorsing Nc
Kinley as the choice Of the Delaware
Republicans for President.
There was shout for Mckinley and
much confusion. The resolution took
the Addicksites by surprise. DR.. Lay
ton got them out by declaring Mr.
Hastings resolution out of order.
Mr. Hastings re- o ution was as fol-
lows:
''While adhearing to the time -honored
custom of not trammellipQ our delegates
to the national convention, by specific
instructions, we declare ourselves in
favor of William Mckinley of Ohio as
our standard bearer in the approaching
campaign.
Mr.. Watson's resolution was carried,
Mr.. Hastings meanwhile shouting and
protesting against the ruling of the.
chair.
RECESS UNTIL THREE o'oLocK.
Further trouble was averted by DR..
Marshall moving adjournment until 3
O'Clock, which motion Chairman Lay
ton promptly put. II was carried and
the perspiring crowd left the hall.
Dr.. Layton named Washington Hast
ings as chairman of the committee on
resolutions.
A conference of the Wilmington Hig
gins delegates was called for .. 30 o. clock
Upon reassembling the Addicks
leaders propose TO force their pro-
gramme through in short order. Adj
dicks and Stewart will be the national
delegates from New Castle county.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dover, May l3. Mr.. j. Edward Ad-
dicks was the supreme boss of the Re-
publican State convention held here
yesterday, and be enforced his rule
with an iron hand. His programme
was carried through TO the last line,
and at the end the Higgins aaherents,
who for the last dozen years have con-
trolled Republican State conventions in
Delaware, and regularly had the salts
faction of rubbing the faces of their
factional opponents in the dust and
then seeing them come up smiling to
help them through at the election, re-
fused to abide by the decision of the
majority, and deliberately bolted when
they we're denied the privilege of bav
ing their own way. AS a result, two
conventions were held, and two sets OF
delegates elected TO the National Re-
publican Convention at st. Louis.
Mr.. Addicks held his regular Repuh-
lican convention well in hand, from
start to finish. lie made his rule abso.
Lutte by overthrowing the established
rule of county rights, voted down q
resolution to endorse Mckinley, and
after the bolt of the Higgins dissenters
finished his programme in the midst
of terrific storm of wind, rain and
hail that shattered the windows of the
convention hall, and rent in twain one
of the noble elms that have for cen
turtles been the pride and glory oi
| Dover Green.
Tho result OF the days work was two
conventions, each OF which elected
delegates to the National Republican
| Convention, III follows:
coNTEsTiNG ST. LOUIS DELEGATIONS.
AS result of these two conventions,
| double delegations we're chosen to rep.
resent the Republicans of Delaware In
tho National Republican Convention.
The regular delegation, chosen by the
Addicks convention, is as follows:
First district Wilmington city,
Daniel f. Stewart; alternate, Thomas
L. Postes, colored.
Second district (rural New Castle
county,. Edward Addicks; alter
nate. Robert j. Handy.
Third district (Kent county)-J.
Frank Alice, Alban Connor, alternates,
DIR. George W. Marshall and DAME
Wilson.
Fourth district Sussex county,
DIR. Caleb Rodney Layton, DIR. Hiram
r. Burton: alternates, O. f. Davis,
Joseph +. Cahall.
The delegate ticket elected by th,
boiling convention was as follows:
First diatrict-Anthony Higgins
alternate, Henry G. Morse.
Second district-John Pilling; alter
nate, James II, Wilson.
Third district - Hiram r. Reedy
Paris T. Carlisle; alternates, j. A.
Casson, John III. HotIecker.
Fourth district-George II. Call, Cor
neius r. Swayne; alternates, William
Il. Cordray, Robert Arnold.
This delegation was instructed TO
Mckinley, upon which fact It's backer
base their hopes of its admission. Thl
Addicks delegation was uninstructed.
1t was g. 50 o'clock before Bos
Addieks' servile followers finished
their caucus and got up steam enough
to force their programme through t.
the end Then Chairman Layton agaii
called the convention to order.
After little squabble over motion
by DIR. Marshall for a recess of q
minutes, which be did not press, Chair
man Layton announced the rrgula
committees, which he had named il
accordance with the order of the con
vention at the test vote taken durInj
the morning session. Then the com
mittee on permanent organization mad
its report, with DR.. Layton for per
manent chairman, and the following
good Addicks men for other positions
Vice .chairmen-F First district. Josepl
Wigglesworth; Second, Robert J
Handy; Third, Mark ii. Davis; Fourth
Frederick Walls.
Secretaries--Firs district, j. b
Roberts; Second, i. II. Naylor; Third
l.. w. Conwell; Fourth, Eli Collins.
Mr.. Hastings next jumped up witt
his Mckinley resolution, on which b
pleaded for prompt action, as tim
was passing, and the trains for HON
would soon be along. Chairman Lay
ton promptly ruled the resolution OF