Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08
FACTION FIGHT IN SUSSEX
Union Republicans Steal a March BY
Holding a Snap Convention.
FULL COUNTY TICKET NOMINATED
Or. c. r. Layton Was in SUI
preme Command.
ALL PEACE OvERTuRiS WERE IGNORED

Georgetown, Sept. 5.-This ia an era
OF innovations, and the holding OF the
Union Republican county convention
hsre last Saturday night is the newest
and most unique.
The primaries had been called for
Saturday afternoon, and tho conven-
ton was to meet tomorrow to make out
the ticket, hut the Regulars stole a
march on the wary Addicksites and
called their convention for today,
thereupon DR.. q. r. Layton, chairman
of the Union Republican county com
mittee, took it upon himself to change
the time of meeting OF their convention
to Saturday evening at o'clock.
Notices of the convention for tomorrow
had been posted in every district in
the county, aud special messengers
were sent into the various districts
with urders not only to take down
every notice that was posted, but to
completely destroy them and notify the
primary officers to instruct the dele.
gates to meet at the county seat at D
O'Clock Saturday evening.
Despite the sudden change OF the
time of meeiing, the unanimlty with
which the orders Of the county chair
man were obeyed was surprising, US 40
of the so delegates were present at the
convention. This. it is held, proves
that the PARTY is not an AddiGks party
or a Union Republican party in this
county, bur DIR. Layton party, pure
and simple.
Dir. LAYTON WAS Boss
When il became known here, Friday
afternoon, that DIR. Layt1n had changed
the time of the meeting OF the con-
vention, some OF the batter element OF
the party, who saw how puerile it was
to change the time simply to get ahead
Of another party, attempted to Illustrate
the change, but all opposition was
swept aside by tine chairman and his
word was law.
The delegates from the various dis
tricts began to arrive about 6 O'Clock
and from the angry looks and angriei
calculations it was evident that the
summary aud unadyised action Of
Chairman Layton was rs strongly dis
approved in other parts OF the county
as il was here. However, the conven
tion met, although it was considerably
after schedule time, and DIR. Layton
showed as complete dictatorship as
Mr.. AddicKs ever did in a State con
yention. He even went SO far as Il
suppress applause following u splendid
appeal for harmony, in an effort to hav
the convention adjourn and meet oil
the 18th. in conjunction with tn
Regulars. In the preliminary urgani
cation, DIR. L. NJ. Cahall of Bridge
vile was elected temporary Chairman
and Curtis E. Davis OF Laurel tenn
porary secretary, and tho usual com
mittees were appointed. A recess wa
then declared for the purpose OF al
lowing the committees to draft thei
reports and the various districts t
decide upon their nominees for th
Legislature and Levy Court. II wa
after 8 o. clock when the convention rt
assembled, and the committee on pei
manent organization repurted th
nomination of DR.. O. X. Layton 70
permanent chairman, aud Curtis
Davis for permanent secretary.
At this junoture Joseph l. Gaia
presented proposition from con
mittee of Regular Republicans, thi
the convention adjourn without III al
ing any nominations and meet vii
thum today in joint convention. !
presenting the proposition and proT,o
ing the motion to the same effect, NJ
CANAL made splenuid plea for ha
m0ny of the two factions, setting for
tho uselessness OF the continued stri
and warfare and showing how utter
impossible it would be ever to car
Sussex at this polls while they were
hopeeesly divided.
Despite the earnestness and go
common sense displayed in Mr.. Canal
speech, Chairman Layton again show
how absolutely he controlled tue co
vanfinp nv hapino thu nnntinn 6afaat
10y vote of 43 to 8. AT the close
Mr.. Cahall's address the convent
began to applaud vooiferously, but t
chairman suppressed ii at once.
NoMINATIoNs MADE.
The nominations for State Ssnat,
were then begun and resulted as
lows. Firat district. s. S. Pennewi
Third district, Daniel j. Fooks; Fou,
district, Isaiah J.. Braaure; Fifth
trict, DIR. Hiram r. Burton.
For Representatives. in the Gene
Assembly the following nominate
were made: First district, Mark
Davis; Second, John w. Green; Thi
E. F. Prsttymsn; Fourth, Jamea
Wright; Fifth, Ohed W. Marvel Six
William p. Short; Seventh, David
Long; Eighth, James W. Hunt
Ninth, John Black; Tenth, John b
The nominations for the Legislat
and Levy Court had all been arran
before baud and this slate went throi
according to the cut-and-dried |
gramme, but in the nomination
sheriff small fight was develop
The aspirapts were Robert Short
this town and John Rodney Steel
Frankford. The usual amount of
ton -holing and dickering was indul
in, but on tbs final ballot Short
nominated by vote OF 43 to 8.
Samuel /. Roop of Laurel was nc
mated for coroner and John e. Sp
of Broad Creek hundred for cot
treasurer.
Thus ended a most unusual polit
convention. The action OF the ch
man in having the convention +
Saturday night, after it had
regularly called for Tuesday, and
refusal to allow il 10 adjourn and 1
10 joint convention with tie Regt
next Tuesday, are rouudly conden
by those who think. even though
have strongly supported the A id
party, and many who have been
influential 10 the councils of that r
refuse absolutely tu have anyt
whatever TO do with the conyentio
it's nomiuuea.
The convention was remarkable
the absence of the older heads OF
party, 1t being composed principal
boys, both 10 years and in politica
perience.
Dover, Sept. e.-Partial hari