Evening journal., 1897-11-05
WORK OF ADDICKSITES.
They Amended the Party
Rules Yesterday.
STATE COMMITTEE ENLARGED


PROMPTLY VOTED DOWN BY
THE CONvENTIoN-M'KINLEY
NOT CONDEMNED, BUT SIMPLY
IGNORED.
Dover, Del. Nov. 5.-The Union Re
publican party held its state convention
In the Court House. here yesterday
Two hundred delegates composed the
convention. The convention. BY a
unanimous vote, elected John II. Hof-
fccker of Smyrna, chairman, and d. p.
Barnard, OF Wilmington, secretary.
The former was the nominee OF the Adj
dicks faction for governor a year ago.
and Is probably the most conspicuous
leader OF the Union Republicans in
Kent county. The vice-presdents were
James G. Shaw, of New Castle county;
William Ellison, from Kent, and Or.
Hiram r. Burton, from Sussex.
There was breeze in the convention
when the committee on rules submitted
its report touching the matter OF dele
gate apportionment, the COMMITTEES rec-
ommending that the conventions in the
| future be composed of 1S0 delegates.
This would allow FIVE for the legisla-
htiYe districts. with the exception Of the
third and tenth Assembly districts OF
Wilmington city, which were to receive
ten delegates. DR. Hiram r. Burton, cf
Sussex county, raised objection 20 the
report Of the committee. The Addicks
people looked upon the Lewes man
more as a friend of the Higgins cause
than OF the Addicks political faction.
and consequently, when he opposed the
committees report, trouble was in
camp. DR.. Burton moved to increase the
number Of delegates TO 1870. This would
/ give the city of Wilmington five extra
!, delegates, and with the assistance OF a
/ few scattering delegates from down the
state enable New Castle to hold full
sway in the convention next Summer
E when the time comes to make the ncmi-
D nations for the various state offlces. AS
S New Castle county Is Uhe stronghold II
e tho regular Republicans, the advantage
b OF the upper part OF the state securing
e control In the convention Is apparent.
!. The contention led 10 a warm debate in
G which Dr. George w. Marshall, OF Mil
|. ford Del; DIR. Caleb r.. Layton, OF
- Georgetown; Walter H. Hayes. OF Will
< mlngton and State Senator Robert j.
Handy, OF Brandywine, took an active
L part. At the close OF the debate a mo-
e tion was made TO lay the Burton
d amendment on the table. II was car
rled by a vote of lS0 to 8.
The proceedings were enlivenCd fur
ther en-, when Dr. Burton offered an
amendment to rule 2, specifying how
II delegates to The national convention
should be chosen. DR.. Burton was in
~ favor Of selecting two delegates from
the state at large, the other four to be
N chosen by caucus from each OF the -four
z. so-called districts. After much argu-
lie ment the rule, as prepared, was adopt
Ne Ell Il provides that four delegates shall
in be chosen from the state at large and
is two from the congressional visit. An
Ne o.her important rule was the one pro
g viding that the State Central Commit
a tee be composed OF one member from
n. each senatorial district or seventeen al
M ltOgether The old State COMMITTEES was
er composed Of a membership of twelve
ID persons. The committee reported in IA
rs vor OF the abolition of all proxies at ths
s.ate conventions. II was late in The af-
al ternoon before the convention ccm.
xt plcted Its work a noticeable feature o
ne the meeting was the presence or ex
j Congressman Jonathan S. Willis, Of Mil
!. ford: ex-MayOr Stansbury j Wiley, O
e. Wilmington, who together with j
n Frank Alice. cf Dover; DR.. Marshall, o
H. Milford and Dr. Layton, of George
he town, conducted the proceedings in tn
0fT J. Edward Addicks. The lat
s. ter evidently had conspired to stay ava.
for neither ne nor his lieutenant
cd Charles Kittinger. was On hand TO TAX
nd part in the proceedings. The c0nven
he ton adjourned shortly after O'Clock
~, The convention approved the plat
ny form Of the st. Louis convention, mad
ra no reference to President McKinle
l. and condemned Democratic bribery a
~ elections in Delaware. The failure I
indOrse the national. administration
said to be due to the failure Of tn
ey Union Republicans TO secure any Ct tn
OF Federal spoils.
ngl A resolution was handed to Or. Las
IN, ten, who was en- the floor, and he wa
ala requested TO introduce il in the conver
ip- tion. The resolution commended the az
ng mlnistration CT the president and rea
on hrmed the allegiance Of the party
the president and the principles upo
which he won such a glorious victor,
DR.. Layton tore up the resolution an
ing threw II upon the floor remarking thu
ity such a resolution did not go in thu
are convention Newall Bas also denouncs
ere the rroposfd resolution