Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

Unions, however, Guilty. reiusou hi
offers OF compromise extened by the
Regulars, and SO, with the two ex-
ceptions noted, the reault of the two
conventions is two separate and dis
tinct legislative tickets.
EssIoN OF THE UNIONS.
The Union Republican county con-
vention reassembled at $50 o'clock |
Yesterday afternoon, and Dr.. q. w.
Marshall at once moved that the CON
ventiou 90 into executive session. lie
was called uppn for an explanation and
mazda the following statements
"In yiew OF the fact that there has
been a conference between the two fac
lions relative to affairs OF the. party, !
believe Ii would be best to exclude
from the room all reporters aud other
persons not in sympathy with the
Union Republican party"
As this explanation met with the Hp-
proyal of all present, the persons above
named were asked TO leave the room,
after which the convention went into
secret session to hear tho report from
conference committee. The secret
session lasted 20 minutes, when the
original committee was again sent to
confer with the Regulars.
The convention then proceedsd tn
nominate candidates for Senators as
follows: First district, DR.. Thomas @.
| M GORE; Second, Gamaliel Garrison;
Third. j. Frank Alice; Fifth, S. John
Abbntt
The following candidates for Repre-
seniatiyes wore nominated by the
several districts: First, w. A. FAIRIES;
Second, William 4. Smithera; Third,
John Houston Fourth, DR.. Morton L.
Downs; Fifth, John SRtterfield; Sixth,
George NJ. Bsstian; Seventh, JAbez
jenkins; Eighth, John N. Herring;
Ninth, William Tharp; Teuth, j. Ii.
Frazer.
The candidates for Levy Court uom-
missoners are as follows: First dis.
trict, thold oyerl Second, Thomas q.
Roe; Third. A. II, Moure; Fourth,
]. P. Aaron; Fifth, (hold over; Sixth,
lhuld over); Seventh, lhold over /;
Eighth, Asa G. Rogers; Ninth, (hold
over) Touth, Charles Postles.
| As all of these men had practically
been decided upon in caucus there
were no contests over their omina-
tione. In the county offices, however,
there was hard fighting. as can be
seen by the following results for the
QlUerent places.
For clerk of the peace, Robert q.
Downs was nominated by Ridgely
Harrington; Frank Reedy by DR., Mar
shall; Thomas L. Mason by John
More; r. l.. Cummins by Thomas
Jefferson. The ballot was as fol.
lows: Downs, %; Reedy. l2: Collins,
, 6; Mason, 4. Downs was declared the
/ nominee.
IL. .L..:R pb.,r.na m pan t,on,;
mated John Is. Wharton; Riley Melvin
was named by DR.. Marshall; Johr
Walheater and w. d. Hudson were alst
, named. Tho .balloting was:
! First = Wharton, 10; Melvin, II
Hudson, 8; Walheater. O.; (no election.
, Second Wharton. %; Melvin. IL
/ Hudson. 6; Walheatsr, T. Wharton
a was declared the choice.
: For coroner d. II. Knots was named
!. together with J. M. Knight, j. A
Cunningham, E. I. Abbott and II
+. Richardson.
y First ballot-hnotts, %; Abbott. 12
! Knight. 10; Richardson, A; Gun
!. ningham, 2.
) Second - Knots. %; Abbott, 13
/ knight, 6; Richardson, |.
!, For county treasurer, Pennell Elmer
n son Of North Murderkill hundred wa
a nominated by reclamation.
"a REGULARS WOULD NOT AGREE.
D. The Regular Republican county cor
r. vention reconvened at 2.l6 O'Clock
le The first order of business was the rs
y mort from the committee on conference
.. This committee had submitted to til
Union committee the following tioke
II which was the same as tue Unto
.. ticket, with but two exceptions.
at For State Ssnators-- First distrio
& DR.. I. @. Moore; Second, Gamsli
u Garrison; Third, George II, Murray
n place of j. Frank a lice; Fifth. 0.
" knight in place Of S. John Abbott
7. This repUrt was ignored hy ii
r. Unions, even after a second ennferenc
10 Manlove HRyea stated that as I'll
10 Unions said they could not agree {
iy any other candidates, according to Il
~ rules of thsir party, then il meant tn
tbs two factions.
cd a motion was mats TO take vote
l's the question, hut the motion waH n
ed put, as Wilson Slaymaker suggest
~ that hefore the question was fully
ed cided the convention should also be i
OF formed of the Union candidates I
on Representatives. The names OF +
ho latter were then obtained and 60
over.
A motion was made TO accept Gam
ors liel Garrison Of the Second district a
oil refuse to accept all of the others. Ga
IL; siderable discussion followed, b
rth nothing definite was agreed upon.
is- John Hum. Union, came down sta
from the Union convention at ii
raj | iuncturp and had an interview wi
ons Manlove Hayes anu other members
l.. the conference committee. The res
I'd, of the conference was the same as
II. fore and as the Unions had already
th, lected their Senators the Regulars vi
j. out OF il. FL
Ter; B. p. Burris of the committee
.rr. conference asked that the report be
ure cepted and the committee disohRrg
ged This was agreed to.
Ugh Nominations for State Senators "
)ro- then taken up ana resulted as follo'
for First district, Hughett l.. KING
led. Second, GHmaliel Garrison; Thi
Of George II. Murray; Fifth, Oliver
3 Of Knight
nut For Representatives, -Firsr distri
ged George II. Dick: Second, Harry r
was mond; Third, /. N. Mile; Bour
Joseph r. Rash; Fifth, William
mi Cahoon Sixth, George NJ. Bastian,
irer Union ticket also) Seventh. A.
lnty Stay maker Eighth,J. L. Greer; Mir
William 4. Moore; Tenth. Isaac
iual Jester.
air On motion OF Mr.. Burns the tic
meet for county offices nominated by
oeen Unions was endorsed.
his Afterwards the chairman Of the ,
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