Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-07-17
PERFECT HARMONY.
REPUBLICANS MEET At DOVER AID HOH-
HATE
HOFFEGKEB and WILLIS
A Strong Ticket Which Meets With General
Approval

DOVER, DEL, July l4.-More CON-
pletely than ever before did Mr.. J.
} Edward Addicks to-day demonstrate
his leadership of the Republican
party of Delaware The State Con.
vention of his faction, held here to-
day was composed Of body of rep
resentative Republicans from all
parts of the State. 1t was not the
bowling MOB that gave him the mas
terry by brute force and superior
numbers at the previous convention,
but a body of serious delegates, who
attended to their business affairs in
a business-like manner and impaired
dignity and decorum, combined with
much enthusiasm, to all the proceed
ings.
The outcome of the convention
places the Republicans of the Hig-
gins faction, who hold their conven-
zion at Georgetown on Thursday, in
an awkward predicament If they
fail to indorse the nominations of to-
days convention they put themselves
in the attitude of kickers who would
rather make the State Democratic
than not have their own way. By
nominating John II. HofIecker for
Governor, renominating Congress-
man J. S. Willis and naming three
leading reputable Republicans for
Presidential electors, the Addicks
Republicans not only strengthened
the regularity of their party organi-
cation, but made situation that put
Higgins and his followers in the po-
stiOn Of boilers if they fail to fall
into lire and sustain the nominations
made at Dover to-day.
FOLLOWING DEMOCRATIC PLANS
The convention followed largely
the well-known Democratic prece-
dent of fixing everything but the
platform in the preliminary county
caucuses. The only breeze was in
the New Castle COUNTY caucus, where
an attempt was made to nominate
William c. Spruance of Wilmington,
for Presidential Elector, instead of
James G. Shaw, Sr., of New Castle.
The attempt, however, failed. Spru-
ance was considered as too closely /
allied to Higgins and he got only II /
votes out of Is. The result of the
county caucus was an agreement
upon the following ticket:
Presidential Electors-James G.
Shaw, Sr., of New Castle county ; D.
Mifiiin Wilson. of Kent; Daniel j.
FOoks, of Sussex. Governor, John
Henry Hoffecker,of Kent; Represen-
tative in Congress Rev Jonathan S.
Willis, Of Kent.
The county caucuses having been
finished the State Convention assem-
bled in the Court House hall at 10
O'Clock, and was called to order by
Stansbury J. Wiley chairman of the
State Central Committee. Walter
FL. Hayes, of Wilmington, was made
chairman, with j. G. Wig
glesworth,J Harry Whiteman, Viii
liam L. Prouse and D 0. Moore, as
The usual committees
we're appointed and a recess was
aiken until 2 o'clock p. m
DR.. LAYToN's RESOLUTIONS.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the eonven.
ion reassembled, and by the report
If the Committee on Credentials the d,
organization was made
permanent. DR.. G. r. Layton, of
Georgetown, then came to the front
With three resolutions The first a
provided for the eagle, with out
tretched wings, as the emblem to
lead the Republican ticket on the
tiicial ballot. 1t was adopted. The
econd was significant, 1t author. G
zed the State Central Committee 90 Il
IL any vacancies that may occur on P
he electoral or State ticket. The
ltent was clearly to open the doors z
D a compromise with the Higgins Il
action on nominations so as to form "
union State ticket, if opportunity is = =
hered. 1t was adopted. The third u
esolutiOn was lengthy. 1t recited /
he facts of the recent contest at the IL
t. Louis convention and denounced u
le seating of the Higgins delegates II
also protested against the appoint.
ent of General James H Wilson as ie
elaware's member of the National ~
epublican Committee, and asked the "
to investigate the Della al
are discussions, with view to ar OF
wing at the right state of affairs. "a
,posing General Wilson and install 70
lg j. Edward Addicks in his place; I'll
so to investigate and decide which ~
epublican organization in this State 7"
the proper and regular one. This ~
solution was adopted with an APP lei
owing shout SIX
THE STATE PLATFORM. il'
The report of the Committee on cd
was next read by Beniah L o
atsOn, of Dover 1t was a ire tol
,ndously long array of resolves, eat
d in print would cover more space 49,
IN the platform adopted by the Of,
.tional Convention at St. Louis. It oro
lorsed The National platform, and ba,
pied its financial plank, verbatim l.rl
Endorsed the Mckinley bill. 1t an,
ored liberal pensions. It con 49,
nned the State assessment laws 49,
favored liberal educational facili. s ,,o
; for all children, but no mixed
ools. 1t pleaded for good roads. vor
advocated the election of good y
publicans to the Constitutional H.,
lventton. 1t approved The course abo
Congressman Willis and recon- Nj
nded his denomination. Finally, tbo,
ecognized the Addicks State Cen. = ,
Committee, with Stansbury J. moo
ley chairman, as the only regular wbe
State Committee in ex- Din
nee. IN ~.
Without q word of discnssinn thn sllal