The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-05
THE AnDICNs CONVENTIONS

Sussex s'Ountlnns Name Full Ficket ana
VIII Elec, l, With Nancy sprn, Law.
ishiy.
GEORGETOWN, Del, August 4th. -Johs
Edward Addicks, the we'll known ga$
magnate, held his county convention hersN
to-day for the purpose of placing in nomi.
nation a county ticket. He was assisted
by Licutenants Charles kittingcr Of vii.
minyton, and j, Frank Alice, of Dover, A
movement was put in motion to postpone
the convention for 80 days Then John
Il, Steel and Robert Short, both candidates
for the Sheritf's nomination, got together,
and by their united effort tried to stop tho
nomination of John H. johnson, of Mil.
ford, who, they discovered at the last
moment, to be Mr. AddiCks' candidate. In
the convention johnson was nominated on
the first ballot.
This branch Of the convention nominate
ed the candidates for Sheriff, County
Treasurer and Coroner. The chairmah
was Dr. John W. Messick of Georges
town; secretary, Horace Brown, Of 7Se4s
ford; Nathan MessCk, of Dagsboro huns
bred, was nominated for County TreaSA
urer, and Jehue Lawson Of Indian River
Nor Coro1ier.
In the Legislature and Levy Court
branch the proceedings were equally as
interesting Joseph Cahill was chairman
and George Register secretary. Dr. CALEB
r.. Layton, Addicks man Friday, paced
the floor, admitting of no friction in the
nomination Of candidates whatever In
everything Dr., Layton had something to
say. He nominated Thomas Curry for
State Senator. 5. I. Roop nominated ex-
State Senator y, o. Moore Of Laurel.
This was favorite son gamc.
Dr. Burton, In speech saying no hoped
Mr. Moores name would BIO withdrawn,
seconded Curry's nomination. ss. AIoore's
name was not withdrawn, but Currys
nomination was made unanimous after
one ballot. On the Apportionment Com
Layton was chairman, and tho other
members were s. E. Bllzznrd,J. W. Green,
Z. C. Lynch and G. h Davis The follow.
ing arc the nominees: Northwest Fork
Hundred, Simon S, Penncwill; Gumboro,
Robert Short, the defeated candidate for
Sheri1; Georgetown, William J. Thor
oughgood; Little Creek, Daniel O. Moore;
Baltimore, W. James Long; Dagsboro,
Frederick Wallis Lewei and Rehoboth,
Joseph Willard
The Levy Court Commissioners are rs
follows: Georgetown Hundred, H. A.
Workman; Baltimore, James NJ. Steele;
Gumboro, ". J. Pennewill; Broad Greek,
Benz H. Elliott; Little Creek, f. W.
Fookcs; Broak Kill, Frank W. johnson;
LcWeS anu hcnODOtll, Dhalucl u. lIauh.
On the committee to apportion the ten
convention delegates Da, Layton was
again chairman. The other members
were Dr. Hiram Burton, George Stradley,
S. l. Roop, d. o. M)ora. The following
are the hundreds with the nominees: God
ar Creek, George II. Hall NorthwestF Fork,
Philip l.. Cannon, Nanticoke, Harrington
Mcssick; Georgetown, J. l.. Cthill; Gum.
boro, James $. Donawny; loves and R,.
hrh In
S. Il. Blizzard; Baltimore,G. w. Tunnel,
Little Greek, J. X. Wilson,; Broal KILL <.
L. Collins.
When the committee reported it recon.
mended Georgetown Hundred to have two
delegates A representative from Seaford
Hundred mentioned that that hundred
would like to have Constitutional Con.
vention delegate.
"Woll," said DR.. Layton, "you eau have :
It," and then stepping out in front, no
then and there instructed the secretary to
mako the necessary change. That Is tho
only one instonce Of the why he exercised
hi S authority vested in him by Mr.. Ad.
dicks. Add!cks said he intended carrying
on the fight. Medford Cuhoon, Of WIZ
mington, addressed q small crowd In I
front of the court house during tho con-
vention. Some of the mon named will not
accept tho nomination, L
STARTLED THE TOWN.
LAUREL, Del, August 4th,-Tho first
music of the campaign was heard to-day
when the Addicks delegates from Laurel
left for the county convention, aCcompa-
MED by the Military Band, Everything
was lovely and all along the road and
about tho streets Of the county seat wore
strewn circulars printed in bold type, rs
follows:
Attention, voters! II you want money
on the day of election you must DO
for Aldicks and the ticket made out to.
day"
These created quite sensation and were
not fully understood until an Adaicks
explained that they wore in it to
nj,