Smyrna times., 1896-05-13
STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Split Into Addicks aud Higgins Factions.

The convention of the Republican
party at Dover yesterday was tight
from start to finish and ended in two
conventions, one by the Higgins Re
publicans and the other by the Addlcks
Republicans.
The convention was called to order by
General James H. Wilson, the State
Chairman, and DIR. Caleb r. Layton,
of GEORGETOWN, was chosen as the
temporary chairman and Hugh G.
Browne, secretary. DIR. G. W. Mar
shall, of Kent County, moved that the
chairman appoint q committee on Gre
dentials. 1t has been the custom to
allow the caucus of each county to
name the members of the committee.
| f. E. Bach, the chairman of the FIRST
| District Committee, asked that the OLD
rules of the convention be lived up to
and warned the members of the pres
| ent one not to trample on the tradl-
ton and customs of the party.
In answer to Mr.. Bach the crowd IN
the rear of the room cried, Throw
him out, !" but Mr.. Bach continued his
speech and McKendree Downham,
| WASHINGTON Hastings and Horace
G.. Knowles followed him. They spoke
upon the same line and the crowd tried
|
but could not succeed.
J. Edward Addicks took the floor
and spoke for some time on the ques-
ton. He said that the other side had
little right to ask for consideration
after the manner in which he had been
placed under the harrow in New Castle
county by them.
The fight was again renewed when
the other committees were appointed
Several red-hOt speeches were made.
= Washington Hastings offered a res
olution to instruct the delegates tC
= vote for Mckinley. 1t was laid on the
table by vote of 81 to 90.
Beniah Watson presented the plat
, form prepared by the committee, it de
claring in favor of gold standard
D protection of American industries anC
o American ships. This was adopted
/ A minority report which condemned
o the action of Governor Watson in at
J. tempting to defeat the election of
i United States Senator, and a resOlu
: ton instructing the delegates to vot
a for Mckinley were laid on the table.
!, Mr.. Hastings announced that tn
d minority were being treated unfairl
2: and that it was useless to remain ther
II longer. He therefore left the room
o followed by the entire minority. Lei
l. to themselves the Addicks people pro
10 ceeded with the work of their conven
, ton.
Is The delegates and alternates to th
II National Convention are: New Castle
l. Daniel f. Stewart and j. Edward A(
le dicks; alternates, Thomas E. POstlt
and Robert J. Handy. Kent count!
lP J. Frank Alice and A. B. Conner; a
OF ternates, G.. w. Marshall and l..
4 johnson. Sussex, Hiram r. Burto
Us and Caleb r. Layton; alternates,
rs G. Davis and j. L. Cahall.
O THE HIGGINS CONVENTION.
40 1t was held in the State House. Was
81 ington Hastings presided, and Hug
IS G.. Brown was secretary. Mr.. Ha
er tings made o speech in which he sa
that those present refused to wear Il
IL Addicks collar.
n The resolutions offered in the 9th
pit convention endorsing Mckinley we
ut adopted as a platform. These del
a gates to the National Convention we
an elected: New Castle, ex-senator Hi
as gins and John Pilling; alternates,
ne G. Morse and Gen. j. II. WilsO
"a Kent, Hiram Reedy, DIR. Paris,
lst Carlisle; alternates, John W. Cass
and J. H. Hoffecker; Sussex, GeOr
IT. H. Hall and G. p. Swain; alternat'
ng Robert Arnold and William COrdre
IL Both delegtions returned to Wilmin
es ton on a special train