Evening journal., 1898-08-25
WORKING FOR WILLIS.
Some of the Regulars Want
Him Nominated.
EXPECT ADDIOKsITE SUPPORT

NATE A STATE TICKET AND
NAME A NEW STATE COMMIT
TEE AT DOVER.
Dover, Del, August 25.-Delegates to
the state convention Of the Regular
Republicans to be held here to-day be-
gan TO gather last night, hoping to
FORM some sort OF slate before the
convention meets to-day. The harmony
advocates are large in force here. and
there is considerable talk about naming
a ticket to-day that the Addicks men
VIII be forced to endorse when their
convention meets next week Friends
Of ex-senator Higgins are the most ac-
tive In behalf OF such ticket, which.
they say, should be headed by Jonathan
Is. Willis for Congress- The Regulars
believe that, II Mr.. Willis is placed at
the head Of the ticket, the Addicks men
will recognize him, as he was their
candidate two years ago, when the
Regulars had Robert G. Houston for
their nominee.
There are a number Of Union or Ad-
dicks Republicans in town to-day. The
Addicks men started a report yesterday
afternoon that an understanding has
been reached with prominent Regulars
whereby the convention to-day will
simply nominate a candidate for state
treasurer and then adjourn until after
the Union Republican Convention, al
lowing that party to name the candi-
dates for Congressman and auditor.
After these have been named the Regu-
lars will hold another convention and
endorse the Union ticket. One Addicks
Republican went so far as to say that,
II the Regulars nominated Mr.. Willis
for Congress, they will not touch him
when their convention meets, as they
do not propose to have the Regulars
force any ticket upon them. The Ad-
dicks men want to put Mr.. Willis at the
head OF their ticket. but, II he Is first
named by the Regulars. he may be
dropped by the Union Republicans.
State Chairman Hugh G. Browne, OF
the Regulars, said: "The convention
to-day has been called to nominate can
didates for congressman, state treas
urer and state auditor, and to elect a
new State Committee. and that plan
will be carried out as FAR as know at
present"
Considerable talk is heard about
nominating either w. S. Quigley or
Washington Hastings. the disappointed
candidates for postmaster Of Whining
ton, for state treasurer. Il is said that
Mr.. Hastings can have the nomination
II he wants II, and. IN he does not de-
sire It, Mr.. Quigley can have II for the
asking. The only name mentioned so
far for state auditor is George II. MUIR
ray, OF Viola.
There was an important conference
in Wilmington yesterday Of Union Re-
/ publicans at the office OF Walter III
Hayes, and among those present were
J., Edward Addicks. State Chairman ].
Frank Alice. ID. Mifflin Wilson, DR.. G..
r. Layton, Dr. George W. Marshall and
Howard II. Staats. The conference was
called mainly 90 consider the question
OF the congressional nomination, and.
at its conclusion, 1t wac announced that
Mr.. Willis was entirely satisfactory to
them; that he was the only candidate
upon which both the Union and Regu-
lars could agree. This information
was carried at once to the headquarters
OF the Higgins people, on the opposite
side OF the street, and was received
with much satisfaction by them. The
Higgins people at once started to pull
all the wires in this city to secure Mr..
Willis nomination.
The Wilmingtonians were OF the
opinion that the contest for congress
man was between Jonathan S. Willis
and Or. Hiram r. Burton.
The candidates for other positions
nave narrswed down 20 Winfield S.
Quigley and Richard G. Buckingham,
both OF New Castle county. for state
treasurer, and Charles II. MauH and
John A. Lingo, both OF Sussex county,
for auditor.