Evening journal., 1897-11-01
UNION REPUBLICANS.
The Results of Saturday s
Election Coming In.
NO CHOICE IN THREE WARDS

NO CHOICE IN THREE WARDS
HOFFECKER, FROM SMYRNA; WILL
LIS, FROM MILFORD-NO DELE
GATES CHOSEN IN FIRST. SIXTH
AND EIGHTH WARDS IN THIS
CITY-NEW CASTLE COUNTY
LIST TO BE FIXED IN A FEW
DAYS.
The Union Republican headquarters
were all hustle and hustle Saturday.
The ward workers were about and
everybody wanted TO hear the news
| from down the state. The returns re-
ceived at headquarters up to a late
hour showed that there had been no
choice OF delegates in the First, Sixth or
Eighth wards. These wards will prob
ably choose delegates to-night
Returns from the Ninth ward show that
1856 votes were polled. The trouble in
the Sixth and Eighth wards is due TO
desire on the part Of every man TO
have seat in the convention.
Following is list of the delegates al
ready chosen:
Second ward-J. DeShields, John b..
Kersey and Howard Philips.
Third ward-Peirce Gould. John II.
Graham and Francis c. Marshall.
Fourth ward-George w. Singley,
Charles +. Robinson and Marshall Gar
ner
Fifth ward-Walter II. Hayes. Frank
i Wooley, Joseph AinswOrth, Medford
II. Cahoon and Samuel Gilmore
Seventhward-D. p. Barnard, Stephen
Downey, Harry Simpson, b. Frank Lit
tie and John B. Moore.
Ninth ward-Lovell T.. Jackson, Pres
ton r. Walker, James Oldham and r.
Parvis.
Eleventh ward-Franklin r. Croney
Twelfth ward-J. Frank Bolton and
George Comeger.
The full list of delegates of New Cas-
tie county will not be known for a day
or two. Reports from the lower coun-
ties say that John Henry Hoffecker was
chosen n delegate from Duck Creel
hundred, Kent county, and that ex
Congressman Willis has been elected
, to represent Milford at the convention
|. DR.. Caleb Layton. of Georgetown hun
dred was elected a delegate to the con
e vention. Great interest was taken il
= the primaries in Kent and Sussex tn
vote in Cedar Creek being 23S, in Nil
ford hundred 230, and in East Dove
hundred, 236.
The following delegates were chosel
e in st. George hundred: Joshual Clayton
S of Thomas;G. w. Ingram, II. w. Pharo
e Frank Stevens and w. A. Rhodes, Jr.
= alternates, Thomas L. Hurn, H. J.
! Howell, j. Clayton, Jr., S. M. Enos an
n Frank Croft Colonel ID. p. Barnard
9 looking after the delegates in New Cas-
o tie county and will make his repol
o probably before Wednesday.
N The returns so far received froI
e Kent and Sussex show that the Addick
i men made a vigorous effort to get on
y their voters, but the vote, even froI
e the heavy Addicks strongholds, was nc
J so large as was expected.
: In Kent county the following wer
j chosen delegates:
} Dover-D NJ. Wilson, w. l.. Cannon
II T. C. Roe, r. A. Black, E. l. Abbott, /
d. Burton, w. f. Harnett, p. b. MOI
man, Lewis Barkley and Charles !
I Molliston.
Little Creek-Henry Richardson, a
D. X. Cole, T. r. George
A. East North Murderkill-J. Coli
10 Smith, n Steele, G. w. Walheter
it Emerson, j. Il. carter, "A. w. old.
g maker and George Gibbs.
g Milford. S. Willis, J. ]. Rosa,
Y. II. Armour, c. w. MarMshall Georl
t. d. Truitt, Frank Reedy, Theodol
n Townsend. w. ]. Purnell, colored, an
William j. Herring.
KentonAJohn Moore, Albert r. Ho
fecker. G. Garrison, ID. S. Clarke and Y
at II. Moore.
GO East South Murderkill-Paris T. Ca
a. isle Jr., Samuel Saxon, J. H. Wa
IS heater and T. ID. Hubbard.
~ In Sussex-Georgetown hundred
10 l. Cahall, w. J.. McNatt, w. J. Tho
H. oughgood, J. w. Messick and C. r. La
he ton.
n Cedar Creek-R e. Hazard, d.
Reed, ]. W. Bennett, Il. L. LOiiand al
James a. Deputy.
I, At the convention New Castle coun
- will be represented by 7S delegate
H. Kent 60, and Sussex, 62. 1t is expect
Is that the rules of the party will be !
>. vised and a new appOrtionment >tix
All for future state conventions.