Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-11

Dover, Nov. 4. The Union Republi-
can State convention openeu in the
Kent county Courthouse at IL o clock
this morning. j. Edward Addicks and
Charles II. hitlingar we're ahaent. Mr..
Addicks' name was called as delegate
from Brandywine hundred.
There was much preliminary dis
cushion. In fact, tho leaders we're in
consultation nearly all OF last night,
when the roll OF delegates was prepared
and platform drafted in the rough.
Various matters to ba brought up were
discussed, and plan of ACTION was
outlined.
Temporary organization wac effected
by the selection of DIR. Caleb II. Layton
Of Sussex county as temporary chair
man. and U. Z. Barnard of Whining
ton as temporary secretary. DIR. Layton
made stirring speech in accepting the
chairmanship.
The following committees we're ap-
pointed:
Crelsntials-D. p. Barnard, Frank
Woolley and Ezra G. Lukens OF vii.
mington, Lawrence Whiteman, George
b. Money and Elwood Woodward of
rural New Castle, John Moore, A. X.
Cole and ". II. Franklin of Kent
county. and ID. o. Moore, NJ. l.. David
and Jonathan Milman Ut Sussex.
Resolutions Walter ii. Hayes, Stephen
Downey and Peirce Gould of Whining
tor, Senator Handy. Joshua Clayton and
". X. Brooks of rural New Castle. the
Rev. j. S. Willis, I. G. Roe and David
S. Clark of Kent, and Joseph Il. Cahall,
j. A. Lingo and /. 4. Brasure OF Sussex.
Permanent Organization Frank H.
Cotton, }. II. Graham and @. Il. Rob.
imam nj Mimi n
George W. Casey and Capt. Williams
Of rural New Castle, j. p. Aaron. Will
liam Ellison and r. T., Carlisle, Jr, OF
Kent, and Fred Wills, /. W. Naylor
and George b. Graves of Sussex.
Immediately after the appointment of
the committees. at II O. CLOCK, the con
ventiOn look recess until l.30 clock.
Dover. Nov. 5.-The convention re-
sumei business at O'Clock. While the
delegates were assembling upon invita-
tion of some of the members, Col.
Charles E. Treidler. Jr., and John
Carrow of Dover sang "Union For
ever and the delegates stood up and
joined in the chorus.
Immediately after the body had besn
called to order by Temporary Chairman
Caleb K. Layton. the committee on cre-
Ntoutlnlb budb lubTt WHTb no
contests and submitted the following
as the official list of delegates, all Of
whom were reported to be on hand
First district - Wilmington First
ward, George d. Derry, Albert f.
Vaughan, Clarence A. Forwood Second,
j. @. Kersey, j. Fl. Phillips, W. l..
DeShields; Third, PIERCE Gould, John
ii. Graham, Francis L. Marshall /;
Fourth, Charles Il. Robinson, Charles
Lewis, Marshall Garner; Fifth, Walter
II. Hayes, Martin +. Slaughter, Frank
Wooley, Joseph Ainsworth, g. X. Gil
more; Sixth, W. II, Pennock, James
Hendrickson, Thomas L. Postles, Lewis
Turner; Seventh, ID. r Barnard, j.
S. French, John B. Moore, Stephen
Downey, b. Frank Lytle; Eighth, John
n. Huntley, James Davis, Edward
Turner; Ninth, L. +. jackson, Nelson
X. Walker. James Oldham, William
Paris; Tenth, Ezra O. Lukens,
franklin Croney; Twelfth, Frank Fl.
Cotton, George Comegys.
Second district-kurul New Castle
county-Brandywin hundred, George
w. Casey, Amos q. Forward, Robert j.
Handy, William g. Beatty; Chfistiana,
Captain Williams. Clayton White, james
McAdoo; Mill Creek, Lawrence White
man, Elwood Woodward, S. Frank
Ewart, W. II. Chambers, g. II. Smith
White Ciay Creek, j. Is. Miller, S. j.
Collision, John Hamilton; pencader,
William K. Brooks. A. II. Paxon, Will
liam Q. BIooks New Castle, j. G.
Shaw, ST., William Podrick, E. /.
Rogers, John Levy, James L. Davis
Red Lion, George B. Money, DIR. James
Richardson, William II. Stuckert; st.
Georges, Joshua Clayton George W.
Ingram. II. W. Pharo, W. A. Rhodes,
Frank Stevens.
Third district-Kent county-Ducb
Greek. John Ii. Hotfecker, John g.
Cooper, A. l.. Hudson, ST., Il. S.
Anthony, W. II. Bnggs, William c.
Potts; Kenton, ". @. Savin, A. Il.
Hotfecker. g. Garrison, ID. S. Clark
Little Creek, Henry Richardson, A. X.
Cole, Thomas r. George; East Dover,
Thomas c. Roe, d. NJ. Wilson, Z. |.
Abbott. W. F. Hartnett, f. d. burton,
p. B. Norman. Lewis Barkley, Johr
Finger, r. A. Black, ]. j. Nivison
West Dover, William George, NJ. E.
Downes j. Z. Aaron, John W. Thomp
son North MurderKill, j. Colby Smith
Nathan Steele, George W. Waiheter, j.
D. McCommons. William Ellison, T.
IT. Warren, George Gibbs Of Abel
5ihot hJoutu thuTu5rhlllI L, IL CafllSlo
Jr., John II. Walheter, S. f. Saxton
Z. D. Hubbard; West South Murder
kill, David Cooper, A. B. Conner
George @. Herring, William /.
Newton; Mispillion, First district
w. II. franklin, j. p. Masten, j.. NJ
Powell, @. Coates; Second district
Alex. Simpson, Samuel A. CLARK
Joseph Simpson, j. u. Simmons; NJ Ill
ford. Hon. j. S. Willis, s. II. Amour
Lemuel L. Johnson, John II. johnson
George ". Marshall, Frank Reedy
Theodore Townsend, W. J. Purneli, w
g. Herring.
Sussex county - Fourth district
Cedar Creek, Robert Hazard, DaviC
ii. l.. Reed, John W. Bennett, f. O.
Wiswell, Frank E. Lofiand, Mark l.
Davis; Broadkiln, John r. Steele. S
}. Warrington, John N. Smith, Isaat
w. Naylor, E. L. Collins; Lewes ant
Rehoboth, Hiram Il. Burton. vii
liam p. Carter, Ii. V. Lyons, Thoma
Pritchett; Indian River, Harry Pretty
mar. John W. Lingo, Frank W. Law
son; Northwest Fork, Newell Ball, H
O. Layton George B. Graft, NJ. L.
Blanchard, J. T. Wiley; Nanticoke
Thomas II. Calhoun, DR.. A. j. Fleet
wood, Frank Stayton, Jonathan Mill
man; Little Creek. ID. .. Moore, g. O.
Tomlinson, II. @. DAVIS G. f.. Davis
S. Short, j. II. Henry; Broad Creek
j. Q. Connawsy, Jacob =. Collins, r.
4. Spicer, II. g. Carmean: Baltimore,
ID. j. Long, j. W. Hunter, Cyrus Holt,
John S. Tingle, j. j. Brasure, Josept