Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

Wiling to accept anyhouy wh0 would
insure one ticket lie accused the adj
vocetes of HoFecker of working late at
night In an effort to secure the numi-
nation of DR.. Hiram Il. Burton and
throwing him overheard ami accident
ally taking up MIR. Hotfschcr.
Mr.. Bach said he mad helped to whip
Addicss in 1886 and never did piece
OF work twice: be did not like work
we'll enough for that. The State. he
| said, 10 hlesaed with new. Constitu-
tion, and it is not possibls for Ad,i,cRs
TO 60 to the Initial States Senate He
said hu had not made the war in tho
Republican party; ne had mads war
| only on one man. He nominated ths
Rev. Jonathan =. Willis, and the name
was greeted with applause.
LAUGH Al BAcH's ExPEHsm.
In speaking of Mr.. Willie, Mr.. Bach
said the peurlo want him. hut the poll
ticians do NOT. This created a laugh
mud William Michael Byrne made 70.
mark that sounded like when did you
get 10 be one of the people?" This
created smother laugh, and in reply the
speaker said Mr.. Willis was not wnntad
by the politicians of the Union Repub-
lican party.
| i'Hul6l INbbh VI W bbFuuueu
tho nomination of Mr.. Willis and
argued in favor nf the party uniting.
Charles Fl. Maui OF Sussex county
Willis. He said he was willing to vote
for any sound money man RATHER than
have free silver man elected.
William Michael Byrne called upon
Manloye Hayes, who spoke 10 favor Of
the candidacy OF Mr.. Hoffscker.
MIR. Byrne also favored the nomina-
tion OF MIR. Hoffeoker. He said there
was no doubt that Jonathan S. Willls
would do the bidding of HE master.
MIR. Byrne said that, looking at Mr..
Hoffecker, he could see harmony with
honor, but he was opposed to harmony
with dishonor. lie said the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Willis would certainly gu il
Mr.. Addicks, who would rather parade
Market street, Wilmington, with a
convention on either shoulder rathsr
than only the Union convention.
CONTENTION OVER THE METHOD OF
VOTING.
As soon as Mr.. Byrns had finished
speaking Horace g. Knowles asked
that the roll be called aud each dele
gate announce Eis choice whom bis
name should be called. MIR. Bach
moved to amend, by STIMULATING that
the vote should be by written ballot.
This was greeted with shouts of deri.
sion, with a few encouraging shouts.
Ills amendment was defeated. On
motion of Mr. Knowles, the chair was
authorised to appoint two teDers, and
he named George Massey Jones and
Horace g. Knowlsa. Bach objected
and both resigned. Mr.. Junes in favor oil
Bach, Mr.. Jones finally decided to
serve and Joseph Wigglesworth was No
lected to serve with him. The vote
was taken without further Interrupt
,, ton, Mr.. Hoffecker receiving 90 and
MIR. Willis 80 votes.
,, After Chairman Morrow had an.
nounced that MIR. Hoffecker had been
nominated, Bach saw he had heen
beaten and on his motion the nomina-
J tion of Mr.. Hoffecker was made unani-
nous.
: DIR. Ball and Mr.. Lingo were nomi.
mated by reclamation, the former being
CASTLE county and the latter by G. II.
Maui of Sussex.
STATE COMMITTEE NAMED.
This following persons were selected
as members OF the State committee
First district, W. S. Quigley, n. d.
! Thompson and Thomas W. Naudaiu
Second, DR.. Columbus Henry, E. b.
Shurter and George L. Townsend
! Third, D. Refs, George NJ. Jones ant
/. N. Mills; Fourth, G. II. Maui,
a G. p. Swain and George e. Smith.
! On motion of George A. Elliott o.
Wilmington, resolution was adoptst
a styling the party 1.-THE Republican
:, Party of Delaware, land designating nj
q the emblem an eagle with outstretche(
! wings.
Q CLAIM IT is A VICTORY FOR cot. Du POINT
It The leaders who were working TO
Q MIR. lIoifecker regard his selection 40
victory for Col. II. A. du Pout. thu
j. SUCCESS OF the Ioffecker candidan,
Q boing largely due to the work Of Horace
e.. knowles and Samuel M. Knox, boti
OF Wilmington, who were in command
!, OF the du Point forces.
y The du Pont people allege that tn
u effort to nominate Mr.. Willis was
u slap at Col. du Pont on account of til
appointment of State Chairman Hugl
,, 9. Browne to be postmaster of vii
Y mington. They allege that it had bee
. held out to some of the people who ha
e endorsed W, S. Quigley for the poat
Y mastership that the selection Of Mr.
y Willis would be protest against Mr.
y Quigley being turned down. This wa
Y pointed out to many Of the Wilmingto
- delegates, it is alleged, and also to dele
y gates from other parts OF the State, 10
= the purpose, it is claimsd, Of receivin
y their votes.
u One of the friends OF Col. du Pon
. in speaking about the matter, said
y I'VE knew he was not responsible Ia
Mr.. Quigley not being appointed pnsi
master, as be had rssorted to eyor
IN insans to have him appointed. Whe
the PRESIDENT selected Col. du pont an
O. Henry g. Morse as Dispensers Of FeL
ls eral patronage in Delaware it was III
CO derstood that they should agroe on q
nv names to be recommended. In this Gas
I'd it sesmed aa IL they could not agree
n, Col. du Pont favored MIR. Quigley an
Mr. Morse wanted Mr.. Hastings, an
ar with this deadlock nothing was le
or but TO allow Cui. Moore to remain
CHI the postoffice or take up some new ma
il ami Mr.. Browne was selected. 1T
he apparent opposition to Mr.. iIotfeck,
on the part of many Of the Wilmingto
,r- delegates, in my estimation, was il
a tended ms protoat against 20
Nv du Pont. ="
IL The du Pont men feel very bapp,
ad On Wednesday, night William Micha
il Byrne, who was creditsd with being
a Willis man, took determined star
* with the du Point forces and from th
as time on his influence was felt.
he According to one OF the du Pont mel
Or. Burton had never been candida