The Portland daily press., 1896-05-13

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Been Enacted Before-ReguIar Conven-
ton Refuses to Endorse Ohio Man.
Dover, Del. May 12.-The Republican
state convention met here today to nom
inste delegates to the national conven-
tion.
DR.. Caleb r. Layton, an Addioks man,
was made temporary chairman. Without
making a speech he called for the regular
business. Hugh G. Browne of Whining
ton, Higgins man, was madetemporary
secretary.
The motion by DR.. Marshall, one of
the Addlcks men, that the committee on
credentials be appointed by the chair,
provoked an exciting discuissOn.
Finally Marshalps motion was carried,
the test showing Addicks had 81 votes in
the convention and the opposition so.
aThe convention decided that all reso-
lutions be referred to the committee and
not read in the convention, despite the
protests of the Higgins leaders.
During the debate Delegate Hastings
offered resolution favoring William
M cKinley for President. A tremendous
uproar followed. The Addicks delegates
protested. A half dozen men jumped in
front Of the platform all shouting at
once.
The chair declared that Delegate Hast.
ings was out of order, and In the midst Of
the confusion the convention adjourned
until 8. 30.
The Republican convention reassembled
at with DR.. g. r. Layton as chairman.
The chair declined to entertain a motion
providing that the delegates pledge them
selves to support Mckinley for Presi-
dent.
The platform reatfirmed the principles
OF the party and allegiance to the same,
opposed the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. The platform favored unin-
| structed delegates to the national con-
| vention. sthey to decide for whom they
shall vote. minority report favored
having delegates uninstructed, hut COM
mending Mckinley. The minority report
was la1d aside and the majority report
| adopted.
| After the rejection Of the minority re-
port by vote of 81 to 81, and the adop-
| ton of the majority report, Washington
Hastings. the leader Of the anti-Addicks
men said: These are the last words.
The evident intention has been since
morning to stife the minority. The SUBJ
more" The anti-Addicks men there
upon left the convention amid much ex-
citeme MT.
The convention selected delegates to
| take tho place of the boilers.
The state committee announced the
| following delegates named for ST. Louis
| j. Edward Addioks, Daniel e. Stewart,
J. Z. Alice, A. B. Connor, Hiram Bur-
ton and Caleb r. Layton.
The regular convention adjourned sine
die.
When the anti-Addicks men left the
hall they went to the State house and as
sembled in tho hall of the House of Rep.
| resentatives. Washington Hastings was
chosen chairman. Mr. Hastings made
speech. He said that the present gath
| ering was a Republican convention
| The meeting at the other place was a
rump convention. The men in the Re-
publican left the other meeting because
they refused to have the Addicks collar
around their neck. Mr.. Hastings de-
olaTed that the convention shou Id adopt
a platform, indorse Mckinley and elect
delegates to the national convention
it.And | make the prediction )" said he
in the na6ional convention, and the del
egates from this convention will be
| seated
His speech was greeted with applause.
| The platform adopted instructs the
national delegates for Mckinley and
| declared: 81. Edward Addioks is not a
Republican; he betrayed the party Of this
state by conspiring with the Democrats
to defeat the elec5ion of a Republican to
the Senate. and he is therefore not a ct
person either politically or morally, to
represent the Republicans in Delaware
| in any oapaoity.o