Evening journal., 1898-08-30
THE POLITICAL SWIRL.
What the Leaders and LieL-
tenants are Doing.
HOFFEoKER ENDORSED TODAY

CERTIFICATE FILED WITT
CLERKS OF THE PEAcE-FIRs-
WARDERs ELECT HERMAN +
FIRST DELEGATE TO THE STATE
CONVENTION.
Many Union Republicans OF this citu
and county went to Dover to-dpy ~
attend the State Convention. They al
eXptssed the belief that John II. Hon.
ecker would he nominated for Con,
gressman; DIR. l.. III. Bail for star.
treasurer, and John A. Lingo for STATE
auditor.
The State COmmittb.e met at the
Hotel Richardson last evening. M was
decided that Dr George w. Marshall
slhou.d preside over THE convention to-
day and THAI Jonathan S. Willis should
nominate John vi. Hoffecker for Com
gress. The object of last nights meet
Ing WAS to prepare the preliminary
rol-ca.l. The members present were
j. f. AlCee and William n. smithers
of Dover; Walthr III. Hayes, Of W.
minguon; DIR. Caleb R. Layton and
Robert short, of Georgetown; Frederic
Wallis and d. s. Clark, OF Kenton; ID.
o. Moore and c. lc. Davis, OF Laurel /;
George I'll. Murray and Robsrt Peck,
OF Viola; Parls T. Carlisle. Jr., cf Fred
erica, and Thomas C. Moore, OF smyr-
na; George b. Money. of Delaware City.
The committse ADJOURNED at 1890
O'Clock. lit WAS also decided that j.
Frank Alice should he temporary
chairman OF the convention and DIR.
Marshall permanpnt chairman.
George c. Rothweil, one of the Demo-
cratic &sp.rants for the office Of coro-
Ger. came up from Biaclxbird hundred
to-day and spent some time with his
friends i'm uhls city. II is whispered
I'm some quarters that he will drop the
fight bor the coTonership and enter tht
field 1or Tine shrievaity nomination.
AS a thoroughly good fellow HARRY
White, Levy Court Commissioner fnon
New Castle hundred Is a success, ant
he can dance. too.
john b. Taylor, Republican tandi
date for sheriff, knows how TO husts
from sun up" to sun down. john i
ak work trying 10 get even with his op
p5nenes.
These are the committees Of notifca
tion appointed by Chairman Morrow
OF the Regular Republican State Con
vention: To notify John II. Hoffecker-
Manlove Hayes, OF Kent county, Hor
ace G. Knowles, Of New Castle, ant
Charles II. Maull, of Sussex. To motif,
Dr. l.. II. Ball-Daniel G. Corbit, o
New Castle; George M. Jones, OF Kent
and Robert II. Richards, OF Sussex. T,
notify John A. Lingo-Robert G. Hous
ton, Of Sussex; l. N. Mills, Of Kent, an,
Dr. Columbus, OF New Castle
The Democratic County Executiy
Committee will meet to-day. y
The City District Regular Republican
Committee elected the following offi
GERS last night: Chairman, Horace G
Knowles; vice chairman, Harry A
Brown; treasurer, Horace G.. Rettew
secretary, William +. Robinson.
On September the Union Republi
cans OF Kent county will hold thei
convention Candidates for sheriff
coroner. clerk OF the peace, count,
treasurer, and five OF the ten count.
commissioners, will be nominated. Tn
legislative ticket viii consist OF fou
senators and one representative from
4 each Of the ten representative election
districts In Kent county. The conven
ton will consist of fifty delegates-fiv
from each representative district.
county committee of ten members-On
from each election district-wlll ais
be appointed.
Several weeks ago the Evening Jour
nal announced that Robert Burns, O
the county tax office. would be a can
didate for legislative honors in tn
Second representative district, he con
cludes to stand for the nomination
having to-day made formal announce
ment to that effect to his Republica
friends.
On Friday evening the Twelfth war
Democrats will meet at Fahey's AUDI
tOrium and elect delegate to the Stat
Convention.
i Last evening the First ward Demo
cats elected Herman f. First delegat
to the State Convention
Chairman L. b. Morrow and Secre
tary William H. Heald. of the Regula
Republican State Convention, hav
filed with the clerks Of the peace Of tn
three counties certificates of the nomi
nation OF John n. Hoffecker for Con
grens, Dr. l.. H. Ball for state treas
urer, and John A. Lingo for state audi
tor.
Frederick E. Bach, H. II. Billany an
Tax Collector Lewis held an open-ai
conference at Sixth and Market street
this afternoon.