The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-14
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
The Standard Bear
ers Selected.
DELAWARE ALL RIGHT
Mckinley, Sound Money, Protec-
ton and Good Staunch Men
Will Be the Ticket For
DelaWareans.
DOVER, July IA.

DoNEN, July II.
Dover to-day is in the hands of the Re.
plblicans, as the State Convention for the
selection Of q Governor and Congressman
Will be made here to-day. The New Gas.
tic county and north Kent County dele
gAtes arrived soon after the Sussex county
delegates. Prominent Republicans from
all parts OF the State are here and every
where is heard the cry, "Pick the best men
who can be found and the Republicans Of
Delaware are at your back"
1t Is not u case of who shall be the lead
or today 1t is not Addicks, or Higgins,
or hastings or anyone else, but the grand
OLD Republican party of Delaware. The
party Knows that the people want the Re-
PUBLICAN form Of Government and this
year delaware will give united vote for
MGkinley, Hobart and the whole ticket.
fetty differences may have arisen here.
tofore but the honor of the party and the
country is at stake. No begging, lying
dollar Is wanted by Delaware. Money
needed.
The Democratic press of the State has
been trying to keep the iron of differences
I'll the fire 1t has no time for the mixed
schools at present 1t has no time for pro.
lection to the people.
IT has no time for work fer the idle men.
1t has no barrier for the hundreds who
must go to tho almshouse, but the Repub.
lean party intend to be united and to
stand by their guns. No more jingoism;
no more robbery Of the peoples rights; no
more fly specks, red ink, double counts,
daylight denial of honest elections
With such a man rs Mckinley on the
mead OF the ticket the people must vote
tnelr sentiments, no more to kiss the golden
slipper of Englanls qucon
we want work, we want honest money,
we want protection to our workingmen
ana our industries, and the Republicans
OF This State are going to have it. The
men n selected to-day will be selected on
thursday at Georgetown by the other
wing of the party as the first stop towards
unity.
The convention met at 12 o'clock and
was called to order by Stansbury H.
Wiley. Walter II. Hayes was elected
chairman. The secretaries are II. Curtis
Wigglesworth, New Castle; W. Prouse
Kent d. G. Moore, Sussex county. Tie
committee on credentials comprises First
district, Harry Simpson, Thomas John
on and James Agnew; second district,
Harry Whiteman, DIR. Richardson and
EIwood Woodward, Committee on per-
manent organization comprises First
district, Daniel Dohl, Frank Bradley and
John Spring. second district, George B.
Money, Samuel Ennis and George w.
Ingram.
The committee on Resolutions, Walter Fl.
Hayes, NJ. We'll and Matthew Slaughter:
second district, Samuel Barnes, Robert ],
Handy and James Purnell, Jr. The name
of VIM. q. Spruanco was put before the
Convention for elector, but withdrawn.
Tbs name of Harry Richardson for
governor was also withdrawn. The ticket
will be j. S Willis for Congress-, J. H,
floffecker for Governor; Jas. Shaw, Jr,.
d. NJ. Wilson and D. J. Fooks for electors
Mr.. Honscker's Life.
John II. Hotfecker, the oldest son NJ
John and Rachel Hoffeclor, was born
September Il, 1927, on the farm on which
1e now resides, half amile from Smyrna.
tie obtained his education in the schonIs
If that time and at his fathers death he
Which he cultivated from '5l to 6S; then
10 moved to Smyrna and embarked In the
business OF canning fruit, with his brother
Joseph as partner
Tho partnership was dissolved in 1877
md the business has since been cond,lcted
y Mr.. II offacker, who has greatly enlarged
he establishment and increased the facili.
los for canning. He still, however, con.
lnues to manage his farm Of ?,3j acres,
which Is mostly planted In fruit trees.
Mr.. Hotfecker was one of the orignators
4 tho Fruit Growers National Bank Of
smyrna and has been a member of its
oard OF directors since Its Organization In
SO
he Is a director In tho Kent County
lutnal Insurance Company, president Of
he smyrna Building and Loan Assoca-
ION since 1875, member of the Board Of
own Commissioners since 1873 and pres.
lent several years, a school director since
49, ana chairman Of the building commit.
g that erected the handsome public
'hool building In 1888. He has been
iember of the Board of Directors of the
and Smyrna Transportati N
Inc since It's origin and was greatly in
fuhchtal IN securing the erection of the
ator works for the town of Smyrna.
ME- Hotfecker IN politics was n whi1
ON 1919 to the formation of the Rcpubli,
IN party, and IN 1896 was one Of the three
nndrcd persons who voted for John G.
remont the first candidate of the Repub.
can party for President. In 1876 he was
delegate to the National Republican
Dnvention at Cincinnati, when Ruther.
I'D b. Hayes wa. nominated for the Pres.
ency, and In 1884 was delegate to the
invention at Chicago which nominated
'mcs q. Blaine for the same Office The
lportant positions he has held has given
m prominence and influence not only in
e town Of smyrna and his native county
Kent, but in the entire state
On May 10, 1853, he married Miss Annie
Appleton, and by the marriage four
ildrcn were bOrn-James Edwin, Walter
I. John A. and Miss Annie. MIR. Hot.
'ker's first wife died june %, 1881 In
81 he married Mrs. Charlotte J. Hof.
2ker. They are members of Asbury NJ
Church of Smyrna. He has been
eminent supporter Of tho church and
rmbcr of its board of trustees and stew.
lls since 1860.