Evening journal., 1896-05-13
HIGGINS MEN BOLT.
Addicks Applied the Unit Rule
Vigorously.
TWO REPUBLICAN PARTIES NOW

Delsgates-Th Repaired TO the State
for Mckinley and Named Their Own
Delegates and Committees.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. May 13.-The Higgins and
Addlcks factions OF the Republican party
| came to the parting OF the ways yester-
day at Dover Addicks took everything,
regardless of party rules, the Higgins
delegates bolted the convention, set up
one Of their owp, and named their own
national delegates aud State Central
Committee. after denouuclng Addicks Ia
unmeasured terms for his refusal to give
New Castle county fair play.
Addicks had the power and he used Il
with a high hand Concessions were
asked but none was granted, and as q
result the Republican party Is to-day
divided. each division having a clever
organic alton of its own and able and
willing to prosecute a vigorous campaign
against the other.
The Higgins men made desperate at
tempts to stampede the Addicks follow
ing by offering a resolution to instruct
the national delegates for Mckinley, bat
1t was tabled by vote OF SO to SO
Finding that Addicks' lines were i'm
pregnAble the Higgins men bolted.
The AddIoks Delegates.
After the bolt the Addlcks convention
proceeded with its work and named the
following delegates and slternRtes to the
National Convention:
First district Wilmington city Dan
isl f. Stewart; alternate, Thomas e
Postles colored
Second district (rursl New Castle
couutl)-J Edward Addicks; alternate,
Robert J. Handy
Alice, Alban Oonnor; alteruates, DR.
George w. Marshall and Daniel Will
son.
Fourth district Sussex county DIR
Caleb Rodney Layton, Dr. Hiram R
Burton; alternstes, @. E Davis, Joseph
+. Cshall
These delegates will 60 uninGtructed.
Higgins Delegates for Mckinley.
The Higgins convention named the
following delegates and instructed than
for Mckinley hoping thereby to get them
seated
First Dlstrlct-Anthony Higgins; al
ternate. Henry g. Morse.
Second Dlstrct-John Pilling; alter
nate. James H. Wilson
Third District-Hiram r Rssdy. Paris
7 Carlisle; alternstes, j. A Carson,
John Il. Hoffscker.
Fourth Distrlct-Gsorge Il Call Cor
nelius P. SHsyne; alternates, W. d
Cordoroy, J. A. Smith
Doors Locked Against Them.
When the New Castle county delegates
reached the Court House for tns purpos e
OF holding caucus they found the doors
locked against them by the Addiclys peo
pie Not to be baked, they repaired to
The State House which they found open
Then came the Addicks contingent
headed by a band. Il marched to the
Court House, received the hour for the
assembling OF the convention and dis
persed.
When IL o'clock arrived the Sussex
delegation had not put In an appearance.
being delayed The Addlcks men still
kept the door locked A. the instaucs
OF Chairman Bach. Samuel T. Brown, OF
Wilmington, burst it opsn aud the state
Central Committee aud Higgins men
entered the hall
Addicks men began crOwding In forty
minutes later. Addicks strods In few
minutes later and. WAS greeted with
mingled cheers and hisses
General Wilson called the convention
TO order at IL 90, and, in accordance
with the Addlcks program, named DR.
Caleb Z Layton as temporary chairman.
Hugh o Brown was elected temporary
secretary The roll of delegates was
then called.
DR. Marshall moved that the chair
appoint a committee on credentials
After some confusion Nc Bacn declared
that It was the custom for the chair to
appoint men named by the county
csucasses
DR. Marshall declared that the will Of
the convention was supreme
THE convention Is supreme" rstorted
Mr.. Bach, but be careful lest that
supremacy go too far
There were Kisses from ths Addicks
side but they subsidsd when Addicks
yelled Give him chancs, boysl"
After, prolonged hot and personal
debate. IN which B ch, McKsud dree
DoWnham, Francis NJ Walker, Thomas
]. Truxton. Washington Hastings, j.
Edward Addicks. Horace Greeley
Knowles, Charles H Maull, and Others
took part. the substitute was lost by q
vote Of 81 TO 80 aud Chairman Layton
appointed the following Addicks commit.
tee on CREDENTIALS:
First Dls,rIct-H Stats, Elmer
Pierce and James Patsersou
Second District-Robert j. Handy. A.
g. Forwood. W. g Vantne.
Third District-T G Moore, J. Frank.
Alice, j. V McCommous
Fourth District-W. ]. Stewart. M l.
Davis, d. o. Moore
More Addioks Committees.
Following out the Addicks program
DR.. Marshall moved that the chair sp
point q committee on resolutions
This was objected to by the Higgins
men on the same ground as before, Wash
ington Hastings leading the attack and
Bach following him Addicks swept
every thing before him again and the
chair appointed the following committees:
ResolutioDs-F district, r Fraim,
J II. Pierce, Lswis B Morrow; Second
district. j. Edward Addicks, George w
Wright, Samuel Alrichs; Third district,
John Moore ]. B Simmons, Benish Wat
son; Fourth district. Thomas Curry,
Davis, DR. Fleetwood
Organzation-First district. Il. @