Evening journal., 1896-05-13
was later changed as it gave the Zig
gins men a majority.

amendment he threw the following
bomb:
Resolved. That the Republicans Of
Delaware In convention assembled
recognizing In William Mckinley the
highest type Of American stAteemanship.
hereby instruct our delegates to the
| National Convention at st Louis to cast
the vote of Delaware for that gentleman
from start to finish"
This was greeted with loud cheers and
threw tn Addicks people into confusion.
It was declared ont Of order. and the
convention took recess until 3 o'clock
| IL was 55 before work was resumed,
the Addieks delegates spending the time
In holding a caucus The following
permanent organization WAS reported by
the committee:
Permanent chairman DR.. Caleb R.
Layton
lce-chalrmen-F First district Joseph
| Wigglesworth Second, Robert j Handy
Third, Mark Il Davis; Fourth, Frederick
| Walls.
secretaries-Flrst district, ]. B..
Roberts: Second, f. d. Naylor; Third,
L. W. Conwell Fourth Eli Collins.
MIR. Bach moved that the delegates
from Dover be instructed for Mckinley.
He was ordered to reduce It to writing
aud let It take the usual course through
I committee
The committee on platform made It's
report which strAddlsd the money ques
tion favored the up building OF Amerl-
can commerce; declared In favor Of pro
lection, just aud liberal pensions; de-
nounced the state Democracy; Expressed
| sympathy for Cuba advised the sending
4 81 ~, ,ff,trf a. I.Io =, u 1
and begged for harmony.
Mr.. Morrow made the minority report
which delared for Mckinley denounced
| Addicks and his money; condamned
Governor Watson for votiI for United
States Senator
This report was laid on the table al d
the one presented by the Addicks mem.
bers was adopted.
Higgins Men Bolt.
IL was 90 o'clock when Washington
| Hasting arose and said:
Gentlemen, these are the last words
l shall say TO this convention. The svi
| dent intention since this morning has
been to stihe the minority. The subse
quent proceedings interest me no more "
The Higgins delegates followed him
ont
The national delegates Of Addicks's
selection were then elected amid much
enthusiasm.
All contests were declared in favor of
the Addicks men by the committee oa
| credentials with the exception of one Hlg
gins man from the Third ward. who was
permitted to take his seat. but refused
to do 20 and followed the voters
]. Ed ward Addicks arose and offered
a resolution changing the number OF del
egRtes In the state from 160 to 900 New
Castle will still have 7s Kent county 90
instead of 40 and Sussex 80 instead Of
40. He said that he had confidence Ia
tho two lower counties In Wilmington
It had been impossible to have fair
/ primary election New Castle county
had too many delegates
This was sdopted the Addicks dele
gates shouting their approval
The following men were then selected
to constitute the Addicks State Central
Committee:
First District H. @. McLsar, Il. E.
StHsts, F F Postlss
Second DISTRICTS. j. Wiley, ] w.
Foster. DR.. James Richardson
Third Distrlct-D s Clark. j +. Alice,
L T JohnEon
Fourth District o Moore, Charles
L Moore and B Sysyne.
A resolution req hiring each candid ate
to be represented by poll clerk At the
primary electious was offered by Mr..
Addicks and sdopted
Tnls wound up the Addcks end Of the
work and the convention adjourned
what the Boilers Did.
The Higgins boilers assembled In the
Hall of Representatives State Chairman
Wilson nominated Washington Hastings
as chairman and Hugh @ Browne as
secretary They were elected without
opposition. Mr.. Hastings declared It the
regular Republican convention and said
that the men in the Republican conven
tion left the other meeting because they
refused to have the Addicks collar thrust
sround their necks. They refused to
wear the badge OF disgrace aud shame Of
Addicksism. In his opinion the conven
tion should adopt q platform. indorse
William Mckinley and elect delegates to
the National Convention at St Louis
"Aod make the prediction, said Mr.
Hastings, land mark we'll the prediction.
that william Mckinley will be nomi-
mated by the National Convention a.
the delegates from this convention will
be seated
The following COMMITTEES on resolutions
was appointed, John Pilling having
refused to serve
Il g. Morse New Castle Charles d
MSull, Sussex. and f, Z Bscl, represent
ing Kent county
Walker and Pllling advised caution.
bus they were overrued, and resolutions
were adopted declaring for Mckinley,
American shipping. gold standard OF
money. protection and the seating of
Col Henry A Dupont
The following resolution offered by
Martin B Burris, was then adopted
Resolved, That this Is a Republican
convention for the naming Of six dele
gates 10 nominate Republican can.
didates for President and Vice
President Of the United States,
that only men Of true and tri'
party fidelity can ftly represent this
body that J Edward Adoicks is not
Republican; that he betrayed the party 4
this state by conspiriDg with tho Demo
Gratis to defeat the election Of Republi
can to the Senate Of the United States,
and that he is. Therefore not tt per
son, either politically or morally, to
represent the Republicans OF Delaware In