Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
CONVENTION or ADDIeKSITES.


: Special correspondence OF u azette and journal
Georgetown, Aug. 5.--Ths following
is the ticket nominated by the Adj
dicksites yesterday:
State Senator Thomas Curry OF
Nantieoke hundred.
Representatives,. S. Pennewill Of
North West Fork hundred Robert
Short OF Gumboro, w. j. Thorough
good OF Georgetown, David o. Moore VI
Little Greek, David D. Long of Balti-
more, Frederick Walls OF. Dagsboro
and Joseph W. Willard OF Lewes and
Rehoboth.
Levy Court Com issioners-B. H.
Elliott, Ebenezer Workman, Theodore
w ;Fooks, Frank M. Johns, Samuel j.
Lans, William }. Pennel and James
NJ. Steele. =.
Sheriff : John johnson Of Cedar
Greek hundred.
Coroner--George Lawson of Indian
River hundred.
County Treasurer-N Nathan G. Mes
sick of Dagsboro hundred.
Constitutional. Convention delegates
were nominated by the convention and
In every instance the nominations were
made unanimous The following are
the delegates: George H. Hall, Cedar
Creek hundred; Philip l.. Cannon,
North West Fork; Harrington Messick.
Nantieoke; Joseph L. Cahall, George.
town :James S. Donoway, Gumboro
DR.. Hiram II. Burton, Lewes and Re.
hoboth; Stephen r. Blizzard, Indian
River; George w. Tunnel, Baltimore
John Il. Wilson, Little Creek; Z. l..
Collins, Bruadkiln.
Joseph L. Cahall was elected chair.
man and George Register secretary Of
the convention to nominate the Begiala.
tive and Levy Court branch of the
ticket. DR.. g. Il. Layton, Or. Hiram
r. Burton and Robert Short we're ap.
pointed committee on credentials.
Roll-call was responded to by the follow.
ing delegates:
Broadkiln hundrd--Isaac W. Mailer,
Newton N. White and Eli L. Collins.
Lewes and Rehobuth--George Hart,
DIR. Hiram II. Burton and George
Register.
Seaford- e. +. Prettyman, John W.
Green and j. W. Oliver.
Indian Riyer--Stephen Blizzard, F.
w. Lawson and Harry Prettyman.
Broad Creek k-- Benjamin Fl. Elliott,
j. u Conoway and Handy Belts.
Gumboro-Robert Short, L. o. Dono
way and S. j. Lewes.
North West Fork--J. Frank Hayes,
e. T. McCauley and G. W. Shadley.
Little Creek--David q. Moore, Z. Il.
Davis and Samuel 4. Roop.
Nanticoke-- Frank Stayton, G. S.
Fleetwood and Elmer Tipdall.
Baltimore /. J. Brasure, j. b.
Phillips and E. c. Lynch.
Georgetown-Dr. G. II. Layton, Johr
Barr and Joseph r. Cahall. -
Dagsbor9- John l.. Short, IT. q.
Curry and G. r. Hastings. ''
Cedar Creek-- James d. Bennett,
George Clendaniel and Mark Il. Davis.
DR.. Layton moved that they proceed
to nominate levy courtmen.
DR.. Burton said he thought the cal
for the convention had been issued fol-
too early date and moved that the con
pention adjourn Until September Ist. e
DIR. Layton hoped his motion woulo
prevail and thought DR.. Burton's
motion should have been made earlier.
DR.. Burton thought postponing the
convention would secure compromise.
DR.! Layton thought compromise
impossible, as every proposition offered
had been rejected. He asked DR..
Burton to produce evidence from the
bolters showing that a compromise was
impossible. IA
DR.. Burton said he had evidence, but
not written. He asked that the con
vention take his word
DR.. Layton said that owing to the
nature OF the case he. could hot take
DR.. Burton's word.
L D.. 4.
to adjourn the convention was not pre-
arranged. He believed the convention
to be tho regularly organized Republi
car convention and therefore had con
sented to be delegate. He sale
Daniel j. Layton had told him tha
he thought a compromise was possible.
Daniel j. Layton, he said, had toll
him that the Regulars would furnish /
written statement that they would no
call convention previous to Septem
ber 1st ''= ',s
The motion made by DR.. Burton wa.
lost. Two persons voted in favor o.
adjourning.
The convention made the following
nominations:
Levy Court commissioners Broad
Greek hundred, B., H. Elliott; George
town, Ebepezer Workman; Little
Greek, Theodore W. Fooks; Broadkiln
Frank W. Johns; Lewes and Rehoboth
Samuel j. Lank; Gumboro. William
j.. Penpel; Baltimore, James M
Steele.
Sheriff. John johnson of Cedal
Creek hundred. johnson received q
votes aud John r. Steel 9.
Goroner--G George Lawson of Indiar
River hundred
County reasurer-Nathan o. Mes
sick OF Dassboro hundred Messicl
received % votes and William E. Car
penter IA.
s. l. Roop nominated David O
Moore for State Senator and DIR. Lay
ton nominated Thomas Curry. Curr,
received q votes and Moore IL. Curr,
was afterwards nominated unani
mously.
The nominations OF all the repre-
sentatives were made unanimous excep
William J., Thoroughgood' Il and JOSEPH
W. Williard's. Z"
DIR. John w. Messick was a riomiuet
from Georgetown hundred: He re
ceived Is votes and W. j. Thorough
good 90.
Lewes and Rehohoth hundred haG
three nominations for Representative
james W. Willard, who received 9;
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