Evening journal., 1896-04-30
THE Rival CLANS MEET.
Higgins and Addicks Set Up
States for Delegates.
SEPARATE MEETS IN THE FIFTH

shortlidGe and Bradley Work Together
In the Ninth-Eighth Ward Men Hold
One Meeting, But Name Two Tickets.
Promises Of a Lively Time on May o.
Higgins and Addicks propose to fight
It out all along the line in Wilmington.
Meetings for the purpose OF nominating
delegates to the state convention in
May 10 were held in the Fifth, Eighth
and Moth wards last evening and ia
every instance there was an opposition
ticket set up
Ex-Mayor E. G Shortlidge presided at
the Ninth ward meeting He had Francis
Bradley for his secretary. The lion
and the lamb lay down together for the
time being The following men were
nominated from whom three delegates
and three slternates will be elected on
May 9:
Delegates -Abram P. Ststser, Nelson
R. Walker, e l.. Pierce. Jonathan B.
Roberts, F. R Parsdee, George Benson
and Lockhart B. Smith.
Alternates-H A. Cssperson, Ira
Anderson, Il. E. Krohn, William A
Taylor. John Lynn, A. B. MCPHERSON
Johnson and George Walton
the Republican League rooms on east
Seventh street, with John O. McCaulley
in the chair and W. T. Groves as quill
driver. Addlcks influences controlled the
meeting The gas kings friends placed
the following ticket in nomination for
delegates: Howard E Stats, John II.
Spring, John @. McCsulley. 81 Q Albright
aud Ambrose Oollard.
Taose put in nomination by the
Higgins faction were William Aron, O.
Marion Leitch, Amos Hahn, William F.
Scott and Samuel Tilghmsn, delegates,
and Samuel 4. Brown, Joseph Doyle.
Howard Feaster, John w. Hollis and
George Hubbard. alternates.
Some hsrnony men declare that the
folio wing men are in the field, regardless
OF faction, but that IS too thin TO wash,
considering the thickness OF the trouble
out there: Delegates, Howard & Stats,
Amos Hahn William Aron. John G Nc
Caulley, j. T. Spring. G. NJ. Lsitch,
Howard Fesster. Ambrose DollArd, Sam
uel TnghmRn, Jacob Tingle aud John
Hollis; alternates, j. T. Twigg, s. T
Bro Nn, a. c Albright, John Winthrup,
Charles Hignutt. John Scott, William 4
Hill, James Jones. Joseph Doyle. j ohm w
Hollis. George Hubbard
In the fftn ward the clans met sepa
rstely The Higgins people held their
meeting In the First District Committee
rooms at Seventh and Market streets and
put In, nomination the following ticket
delegates, Henry Evans. Horace G
Knowles, William II Bowers, Helry
Thompson, O5trey Dnmpson; slternates,
Lewis b. Morrow, Charles Murray, VIII
liam H Pierson, DR.. @. Russell Jskes AMI
John 5 Sordan.
At the Union Republican Club, Fifth
and Market streets, Addicks's heutensnts
set up the following slate, hoping TO de-
feat Chairman BsChs ticket in his oWn
work:
Delegates-John Titus, Joseph D. Aims =
worth, Warren V. Tux6ury. William
SLearman and David Jefferson. Alter
nAtes-Joseph File, f. McGaughsy,
James Hendrlckson, George Whiteman
aud Richard Cuff
Twelfth ward Republicans will meet
this evening and ex-Councilmsn James
P. Ratledge will see what he can DO for
tie Higgins side
Republican Club last night, these we're
elected from the Seventh ward:
Delegates. Stephen Downey, Henry B
olmPsoHi ~ 81 LOWS "oHue9 NASNSA
vey, John B. Moore; alternates. d p
Barnard, +. Tomhnson, Horace Berry,
Peter Cooper and j. II. Mclaughlin
First ward Republicans will hold
social meeting which, however, may have
considerable irhlenoe In the selection OF
delegates, to morrow night at No. 2l1
Water street at the house OF John
Archer. The ward meeting for the
election OF delegates to the convention
will be held early In the week.