Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-13
n1nnInArEs NAMED.
The Regular Republicans OF New castls
County select Their Coustitutionsi Con
yention Ticket.

The Regular Republicans OF New Castle
County select Their Constitutional Com
vention Ticket.
The Regular Republicans OF New
Castle county on Saturday selected
William s. Hilles, Levi G. Bird.
William c. Spruanee, Alfred d. War
ner, DR.. F. 9. Shortlidge Edward @.
Bradford, John PilIing, Gen. j. II.
Wilson, Ellis ~ Moore and Martin b.
Burris as their Constitutional Conven-
ton candidates to be voted for at the
election. Two conventions were held.
the First district, or Wilmington dele.
cation, holding forth at the headeuar.
tiers at Seventh and Market streets, and
the Second district, or rural represen-
tatives at the rooms of the Young
Mems Republican Club. The 10 names
which were put 10 nomination at the
First district convention were William
s. Hilles, c. W. Cook, Levi G. Bird,
w. G. Spruance, W. II. Caldwell, tcol-
ored, Edward Belts. Dr. John Palmer,
Jr. &C. N. Loitcb. A. d. Warner, DR.. 4.
G. Shortlidge, Frank Pyle, Benjamin
| Nields. Charles Baird and Francis II.
Hotfecker. Three ballots were re-
| quired, but before the voting took
| place reference was made to the candi
dacy OF the coiored man, Caldwell.
| Addresses favorable TO the selection OK
coiored man were made by Dr. Ebert
| and the Rev. Charles L. jefferson, who
commended for recognition for the col
ored race, while Isaac Howard held
that the colored voters would not be
| grieyed il they should not have recog.
milton on the ticket. After the voting
had been completed it was found that
the colored man had not been selected.
At the Second district convention +.
G. Bradford, l.. H. Ball, John Piliing,
Gen. j. II. Wilson, Delaware Clark,
Elias N. Moore. l. r. Stats. Henry
Cleaver, NJ. u. Burris, Walter Bacon
and J. W. Jolls were put in nomina-
ton, and the bailoting resulted in the
selection Of Edward G. Bradford, Joht
Pilling, Gen. J. II. Wilson, Elias N.
Moore and Martin b. Burris. There
was some objection wnen the majority
report on credentials, presented by Z,
g. Bradford, showed that the name o
Joseph A. Suydham had been substi
tuted for that of John NJ. Clayton al
delegate from st. Georges hundred
The minority report, handed in b,
Delaware Clark, contained Mr.. Clay
toms name. Some favored seating bin
aud others did not. He was fiDall,
installed as delegate, although soml
who voted for him acknowledged tina
he bore the faint Of Addickssm. Bn
Robert J. Handy, who had been elected
in Brandywine hundred, was denied
seat for the same reason.
The officers Of tho First district con
vention were as follows: Chairman, r
Il. Bach; Vice Chairman, William II
Caldwell: Secretary, John f. Lynn
, The Second district convention effecte,
organization by electing L. G. Buck
! ingham OF Mill Creek hundred chair
, man and Or. l.. II. Ball, secretary.
After tho two conventions had Sc
i lected their tickets they met in join
! session at the rooms Of the Youn
Mems Republican Club, where th
i selections were confirmed. and the per
! sons chosen were declared the nomi
a nees of the party for this county. Di
; l.. II. Ball presided over the joint SEES
: sion and DR.. John Palmer Jr. acted a
secretary.