The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-16
A POLITICAL MIDDLE.
The AddickS and the Higgins Factions
Held Two Conventions at Dover.

The convention of the Republican party at
Dover on Tuesday was Il fight from start to
finish and ended in two conventions, one by
the Higgins Republicans and the other by the
Addicks Republicans. The Addicks conven-
ton was the regular convention.
Such crowd was never seen in Dover before
at a small convention. The Addicks people
went there on Il special train and the Higgins
people went on the regular train. Both sides
were ready for work as soon as the conven-
ton began, and it did not take very much
sparrirg to bring on the fight.
The convention was called to order by
General James II. Wilson, the State chair
man. and DR.. Caleb r. Layton. of George
town, wBs chosen as the temporary chair
man. Then it was learned that the Addicks
people had held caucus and decided to have
matters all their own way and they had them.
This first cropped out when DR.. c. W. Mar
shall, of Kent county, moved that the chair
man appoint Il committee on credentials. 1t
has been the custom to allow the caucus of
each county to name the members of the
committee. f. L. Bach. the chairman of the
iiol DlSlllSl NoIIl'lt''' uShtu lit Olu
rules OF the convention be lived up to and
warned the members of the present one not
to trample on the tradition and customs of
the party.
A SCENE OF EXCITEMENT.
In answer to Mr. Bach the crowd in the
rear of the room cried. Throw him out.
but Mr.. Bach continued his speech and Wash
hIgton Hastings and Horace G. Knowles fol-
lowed him. They spoke upon the same line
and the crowd tried to cry them down in the
same manner, but could not succeed.
J. Edward Addicks took the floor and spoke
for some time on the question. He said that
the other side had little right TO ask for con
sideraton after the manner in which he had
been placed under the harrow in New Castle
county by them. They had been glad to
come to him when they needed money. but
they had been unwilling to give him fair
nominations and some of the men in the con
vention he said were holding their seats there
as Il result of an unfair election.
This announcement On tn" part Of Mr.. Ad-
dicks was received with applause
The committee was appointed and ali of
the men named upon it with ont or two eX-
captions, We're Addicks men.
The fight was again renewed when the
other committees were appointed. Each
time the Wilmington men asked that tnr
counties be allowed to name their own men
on the committees and each time they were
voted down. The Addicks men applied the
unit rule steadily, and the committees were
appointed by the chairman.
Several red-hot speeches were made. The
Aidicks people and Higgins people each
cheered their respective sides and Missed
their opponents AT times it was impossible
to hear what was going on.
The delegates and alternates to the Ma
tional convention are: New Castle. Daniel
+. Stewart and J. Edward Addicks: alter
mates. Thomas L. PostIes and Robert j.
Handy; Kent county, j. Frank Alice and A.
b. Conner, alternates G.. w. Marshall and l.
T. Johnson. Sussex, Hiram r. Burton and
Caleb II. Layton, alternates. E. C. Davis and
j. l.. Cahall.