Evening journal., 1898-08-31
HOFFECKER ENDORSED
Addicksites True to the Con-
ditions of the Deal.
WILLIS ON DUPONT AND BYRNE
BALL AND LINGO NOMINATED FOR
STATE TREASURER AND AUDI
TOR, RESPECTIVELY - NEW
STATE COMMITTEE NAMED.

STATE COMMITTEE NAMED.
Dover, August 31.--The Addicks Re-
publican convention yesterday endorsed
the ticket made by the Regular Repub-
licans at their convention on Thursday
.ast, so that the ticket OF the Republi-
can party OF Delaware is John II. Hof-
fecker, OF Kent county, for Congress:
Or. l.. Heisler Ball. OF New Castle
county, for state treasurer. and John A.
Lingo, OF Sussex county, for state audi
tor.
The convention was one Of the lar
gest ever held by the party in this
state. ]. Edward Addicks, who was
elected delegate, was not present. DR..
George w. Marshall was made tempo
rary chairman OF the convention, and
William r. Smithers temporary eecre-
tary. These were later made pevfna-
nent officers. Walter II. Hayes was
chairman OF the committee on reeolu-
tions. fhe platform declares for sound
money, a protective tariff, the mainte-
nance Of an army and navy large
enough to protect the interests OF the
country. favors the fertilization OF the
seacoast and the retention OF ali terri
tory captured during the war with
Spain; congratulates the nation on the
annexation Of Hawaii and the close Of
the war; favors the building OF the
Nicaragua canal approves the new
State Constitution. favors honest cleo
tions, condemns the Democratic party
and the late Legislature; favora a
united Republican party and demands
that the Levy Courts publish reports OF
receipts and expenditures
One clause In the platform demands
an investigation Of the management OF
the War Department. II reads as fol-
lows:
While we congratulate the nation
upon the completion OF the war with
Spain. we demand that there shall be a
vigorous, thorough and honest investi-
CATION by competent and impartial
tribunal OF the alleged disgraceful and
incompetent management OF our War
Department, whereby the lives Of many
OF our brave soldiers and sailors were
needlessly sacrificed, and whereby the
men who so cheerfully went forth to
fight the nations battles were, without
cause, compelled to suffer great dis
tress, discomfort misery, starvation
sickness and death, and that the guilty
parties. whoever they may be- be prop
erly punished" The platform wal
unanimously adopted.
In placing Mr.. Hoffecler In nomina
tion for Congress former Congressman
J.. S. Willis took occasion to answe
some things which had been said con
cerning him by members OF the regula
convention He said he had been de
feated for nomination in that conven
tion by Colonel Henry A. Dupont, whs
claimed that he had not. as congress
man, tried TO secure the seating Of Du
Pont. This, he said, was untrue, bu
the public, he continued, had come q
the conclusion that the Senate made M
mistake and lost but little when II re
fused to seat Mr.. DUPONT. Mr.. Wills
also attacked William Michael Byrne
who, in the regular convention, op
posed the nomination OF Mr.. Willis.
Mr.. Hoffeckers nomination was sec
onded for Congress by Walter II
Hayes, OF New Castle county. Their
was only one vote cast against Hot
fecker, that OF Frank Burton, brothe
OF DR.. Hiram r. Burton, who was
/ candidate for the place in the regula
convention.
l.. Heisler Ball was named for stat
treasurer by s. r. Ewart, OF New Cas-
tie county, and the nomination wa
seconded by Frank Woolley, OF VIII
mington. John A. Lingo was name'
for auditor by DR.. Caleb r. Layton. Al
the nominations we're made by accla
nation.
The following state committee wa
elected: New Castle. ID. f. Stewart, w
i II. Hayes. Thomas e. Postles, ]. Ed
ward Addicks, S. f. Ewart, James W
Foster, Thomas e. Hurn. w. II. Money
Kent, d. M. Wilson. ]. Frank Alice
David S. Clark, William Shaw, S.
Abbott, Sussex, Newall Ball, Harve
l.. Spier, d. o. Moore, Frank w. Law
son and c. II. Atkins.