The sun., 1897-11-05
hHE UNION REPUBLICANS.
IA Harmonious Convention Held
Yesterday at Dover.
IA PLATFORM OF CANCELLATION.
Rules i0rthc Party's Future Guidance
and u Platform of Princi-
pies AdOpted.--A Busi-
ncssIikc Body.
A PLATFORM OF CANCELLATION.
Special to TIE Sun.

Special to TIE Sun.
DOVER, Nov. 4.-The Union Rcpubli-
can state convention began its session in
q the Court House here this forenoon at
II o'clock. One hundred and ninety
n five delegates were seated in the Hall
when the convention was called to order
Temporary organization was immedia-
tely effected by the election Of Dr. Caleb
X. Layton of Georgetown to be tempor-
ary chairman, and Colonel d. T. Barnard
4 of Wilmington to be temporary secr-
tary.
In accepting the temporary chairmaE-
ship DR.. Layton made a brief speech, in
\ which he stated that the convention had
not been called for the purpose OF resur-
recting the past.
"You are aware" he said, 'that we
have had some changes in the electoral
devices of the saate; that recent consti-
tutional convention changed the politi-
cal conditions 80 much that it is neces
sary to make new rules before entering
upon another campaign. That is one
reason for this convention, and the other
reason is that, inasmuch AZ we pollcd
1900 Republican votes at the last cleo
tion-two-thirds of the entire Republl-
4 can vote of the state-the responsibility
n of those 1900 votes has placed upon us
4 the leadership OF the Republican party
in this state.
To lay down this leadership would be
for the Union Republicans to sacrifice
their manhood. To continue this organ
zation means ultinla9e Republican sue
cess in this state. ask you to forget all
that has transpired in the past, and at
this convention formulate such rules and
regulations az will add to the strength,
not only of thi. Republican party, but
all future Republican organizations in
the state"
The following committees were then
then appointed
ClpdcntiaIs-D. ?. Barnard, Frank
Wool.cy and Ezra c. Lukens, Of Will
mington; Lawrence Whitcman, George
Il. Money and Elwood Woodward, Of
rural New Castle; John Moore, A. X.
Cole and W. II. Franklin, OF Kent
county, and d. .. Myop, NJ. L. David
and Jonathan Milman, Of Sussex.
Rcsolutions-W Walter II. Hayes, Stephen
Downey and Peircc Gould Of Whining
ton, senator Handy, Joshua Clayton
and ". Kr Brooks OF rural New Castle,
the Rev. J. $. Willis, r, {. Roe and
David S.sClark OF Kent, and Joseph L.
Cahall, }. A. Lingo and l. 4. Brasur Of
Sussex.
Permanent Organization-Frank II.
Cotton, J. II. Graham and {. +. Robin
son Of Wilmington, +. |. Rogers, George
". Casey and Capt. Williams of rural
New Castle, J. p Aaron. William Ellison
and =. I. Carlisle, Jr., OF Kent, and Fred
Willis, |. W. Naylor and George B.
Graves OF Sussex.
The convention then adjourned until
l.3O D. H., and during the recess the
Committee ON Credentials and that on
Resolutions completed their work.
In the AtcrnOOn.
Delegates began entering the hall some
time before the hour fixed for meeting,
and many OF them were in their seats at
ha!i-past one, when DR.. Layton, tcmpor-
ary chairman, resumed his position on
the platform. Promptly at half-past one
the delegates returned in body. Rep
rscntatiyes from the lower counties were
most numerous, of course, AZ well rs most
Il prompt in their return to the convention
a halls. DR.. Caleb Layton entered and
n soon resumed hfs place. having before
Nh him the typewriter copy OF the rules
@ formulated by the Union Republican
State Central Committee yesterday.
@ Later Colonel d. p. Barnard, secretary
n OF the convention, took his seat by the
aide of the chairman. He was engaged
FL In long and earnest conversation, and
E while it was going on cx-Congrrsslnan D.
Is. Willis entered the hall.
AT LAO the chairman introduced
Charles Treidler and John Carrow, who
n sang, amid much applause, snd A. b
Connor moved the convention as the two
NJ songstcrs sang "Union Forever'
fThe report of the Committee on Ore
densials was adopted and the temporary
FCll made permanent.
Es In tee absence OF the Chairman OF tho
Cpmmittcc on Organization, the report
I5tf Chat committee was presented by Dr
SHNris T. Carlyle. 1t recommended ''''
slection of John II. lloffecker, o
pyrna, late Union Republican candl
te for Governor to be perlnahch
hairn,an Of the Convention.
iSThe nomination OF Mr.. Hoffecker wa