Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16

< {44ntion met here day. 1t was called
:. 10 order at 1902 .. N. by Stansbury
N Wiley, chairman of the Addicks
State Central Committee.
N Temporary organization was effected
.hf the election of the following officers: {:
Matter H. Hayes of Wilmington, Chair.
Man; j. Harry Whiteman and J. @.
Xigglesworth of New Castle county.
David o. Moore of Kent and William
I'M Prouse OF Sussex, Secretaries.
Mr.. Hayes, when taking the chair,
made brief speech. In which he
xrraigned the Chicago Convention.
;Keterring. to the silver question hs
said the first account we have OF
tfge OF 80 pieces Of silver.
l,,Mr. Hayes appointed the following
comm ittees
Permanent organization New Castle
c3pnty, Francis IS. Bradley, John 4.
Htripg, Daniel Dohl, George B. Money,
4. .<<torge W. Ingram and Samuel Enos !;
<lbnt, j. Colby Smith, John T. Buck
Z 10 and j. B. Simmons: Sussex, DIR,
n j6etwood, D. o. Moore and William
Y rker.
\ NJ Credentials - New Castle county,
larry Simpson, Thomas johnson. J.
5H Agnew, J. Harry Whiteman. Elwood
y woodward and DR.. Joseph Richardson |;
kent, T.. O. Moore, Gamaliel Garrison
epd William j. Williams; Sussex,
William Stewart. DR.. ]. w. Messick
md Obed Marvel.
Resolutions-New Castle county
A Matter II. Hayes, Moses Wiel, Matthew
& Slaughter, Samuel Barnes, Joseph Pur-
nell, Jr., and Robert j. Handy; Kent,
Bppiah Watson. A. b. Conner and
B William g. Herring; Sussex, George B.
Fieher, DR.. 9. II. Layton and Yelling.
ton Patton.
Recess until 2 o'clock was taken.
During recess several committees
met in the Court House.
HoFFEcKER AND WILLIS
Preyious to the assembling OF the
convention each county held caucus
and Vie candidacy of John II.
4 H0ifecker of Smyrna for Governor and
'PJonathan s. Willis Of Milford for Con-
4 gress was indorsed,
The .caucuses effected organization
as follower II ~
New Castle-G George B. Money, chair
man j. G. Wigglesworth, secretary.
Kent-Jabez Jenkins, chairman |; T.
q. Moore, secretary.
Sussex-John A. Lingo, chairman
John F. Davis. secretary.
NEW CASTLES HOT FIGHT.
The New Castle county caucus se-
lected James q. Shaw as it's candidate
for Presidential elector, Kent selected
ID. Miffiin Wilson and Sussex Daniel
j. Fooks. With the exception Of New
Castle county there was no contest.
In the New Castle county caucus the
presence of J. Edward Addicks alone
prevented disturbance. After the
committees had been selected James
q, Shaw was put in nomination for
eector. The nomination was seconded
by Mr.. Addicks. Francis Bradley
jumped to his feet and nominated
William @. Spruance. which nomina-
tion was seconded by e. L. Rice, Jr.
Several delegates attempted to cut
Bradley of, but he insisted on having
A Mr.. Spruance put ia nomination.
Thereupon Mr.. Adaicks went to him
and induced him to Withdraw the
: name of Mr.. Spruance. Immediately
after Mr.. Bradley had withdrawn Mr..
. Spruance's name, John b. Moore OF
Wilmington renominated Mr.. Spru-
ance. An effort was made to shut Mr..
Moore off, but he insisted Oh giving his
reasons for making the nomination. He
said he came here in the interest OF the
Republican party and did not propose
to have any one man sit down on the
peuple. He thought the will of the
majority should be respected and said
Wilmington is bsing slighted. Several
delegates spoke to him about his
opposition to the wish of Mr.. Addicks
and he, too, Withdrew Mr. Spruance's
name. Mr.. Shaw was then unani-
mously selected.
On motion of j. W. Agnew Of Will
mington. the delegates were instructed
to vote for John II. Hoffecker for Gov
ernor, and on motion of George w.
Joseph Of Wilmington they were di-
rected to vote for Jonathan S. Willis
for Congressman.
1t is expected that the Regular con-
.vention at Georgetown, next Thursday,
will endorse the nomination of Mr..
Hoffecker for Governor. The Kent and
Sussex delegates to that convention will
likely force the New Castle contingent
to acquiesce to their wish and 1t is re-
ported that many of the Regulars in
the lower counties are favorable to his
candidacy. Respecting the electors. it
is different. Every elector is an out
and-out Addicks man, and it is the
I. desire of the Addicksites to select a
ticket that the Regulars, cannot cod.
sistentIy endorse, and by doing so they
hope to bring the National Committee
here and prove to tho members Of that
committee that they are the Repubii
cans of the State that they are in the
majority and that it was the followers
.of Higgins who brought on the trouble
now in the party. d. Mifflin Wilson,
who will be the Addicks elector from
Kent county, is son-in-law OF Man
love Hayes. Massey man, who. it Is
thought. the Regulars will select as one
of the electors.
The convention resumed business at
O'Clock and after it WIS called to
order by Temporary Chairman Waller
II. Hayes, the committee On perma.
,Dent organization reported the follow
ing nominations: Walter H. Hayes,
chairman; j. G. Wiggleaworth and
\ Harry Whiteman OF New Castle county,
William NJ. Prouse of Kent and Joseph
i. Cahall Of Sussex, secretaries. The
nominees were unanimously declared
\ the permanent officers OF the con
vention.
The committee OF credentials re.
ported full list of delegates, who
Il were seated without opposition.
n Qy. e., r, Lay ton otfeSea resolu-