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orderly and the chairman could not keep
them in order The nomination for
cDnmressplfp for tho long term was
taken up and Il regular pitched battle
took place, 1t looked for time as if
the convention would not be able to fin
ish its labors tonight and some one
moved to adjourn to 12 O'Clock to-
morrow, but there was great objection
to it, and the motion was not put. The
nominees were: Il. ID. Iiearne, George
town; Alexander NJ. Daily, of Dover;
and Dir. u. W. Cooper of Camden.
Hearne and Daily We're the caucus nomi-
necs Of their respective counties.
Some opponents Of Daily, however,
walked out of the Kent County caucus.
They We're headed by John +. Sauls-
bury; We're the ones who We're back of
Cooper. He was nominated by Samuel
Armstrong, who said he was not in
the caucus On the first ballot the
vote stood: Hearne, 40; DAILY, u; Coop
er, As; r. n. Watson, 1. Second ballot,
Hearne, AZ; DAILY, 72; Cooper Al. Before
the third ballot was concluded when the
vote stood Hearne, 80: DAILY, 80; Cooper.
40; Watson. 3, it was seen that no one
had a majority and the ballot was drop
ped. l. Irving Handy wanted balloting
| tullSIeSSlliitH lfODljpu lbF llc pres
ent and the next office taken up. This
was objected to by John r. Salisbury.
Samuel johnson OF Sussex here al
most succeeded in stampeding the con-
vention for Handy for congress. He
made an eloquent speech in presenting
Handy's name and there was perfect
storm of the applause the audience GO
ing wild. Handy tried to get to the
stage to decline but John f. Salisbury
and others caught hold of him and held
HIM back. He was finally allowed to
speak when he said it was not fair to
| ask him to come in the fight at that
! time. He evidently is playing for seat
| in the Senate and IS not to he side
| tracked. A fourth resulted as follows
| Daily. so; Cooper 40: Hearne. Sc: Handy.
2. Hearne here withdrew as a candi-
date and Alexander b. Cooper withdrew
the name of his brother DIR. Cooper.
| DAILY was then nominated by acclima-
tion. DIR. Edward Fowler of Laurel
was unanimously nominated for CON
q, IS for tho short t"rnt. Robert G
Herman of this city nominated Peter l.,
Cooper, Jr., for attorney general and he
was unanimously nominated.
A Lively Scramble.
| There was lively scramble for the re-
manning places on the ticket For State
Treasurer. w. L. Sirman of Delmal
was nominated. He was the caucus
nominee Of Sussex for insurance com
missioner. Henry A. Houston, the eau
Gus nominee of Sussex for the poSitioi
was nominated bnt his name withdrawn
For State Auditor, Walter Donohoe OF
Seaford hundred. Sussex. was nominat
ed by acclamltion. Isaac n. FoukS
was also placed before the eonventiol
but his name withdrawn. +. ID. Bald
win, New Castle county and w. IT
Walker Of Kent county were nominated
for insurance commissioners After the
halloting had proceeded fol some time
Il was decided to allow Baldwin. Now
Castles. 65 votes and Walker X, MS g
votes. SllaSC:s'S vote was pGlled aHtl /.
Of it won't ta baldwin and II tnWalkel
maltiWg tllt rate stand baldwin IS
Wall,tf Il. baldwin was declared elnr
ted lIhe Sussex county delegat2A dif
not believe tlat they lad gotten thcil
share OF the smaller places Oh the ticket
The platform does nut ancp nantior
nawaita tame ~ free silver ol imperial
iam. Il fay0i4. j npw system of rneu
'Fiinn II neW liberal selinal appropriation
ll reduction nf manufacturing and n'er
nantlr tpnSos. The r'o,'sharnt af TIL.
fee sYStcin. coed Public roHf3, Tie i'm
.novemrnt Of haIioi's.
The plnw Was adopted ~ the eall!aa
or the party.
7. II. Jones.