The Delawarean., 1900-08-08
ADD|CKS' SLATE
FORCED THROUGH.
Marshall and Layton Selected ss
the Standard Bearers.
A STIFF KICK AGAINST MARSHALL
Kent County's Caucus Had Fight
on Its Hands, But the Gas Mans
Lieutenants Were There to
to Force Things.


The Union Republicans at their
State Convention Monday nominated
"a full State ticket to be voted for ION
November 6, and a new State Central
Committee was elected. The nominees
are:
For Governor-George W. Marshall,
M. D., of Milford, Kent county
For Congress (long term)-Caleb R.
Layton, M. D., of Georgetown.
For Congress (short term )-Walter
o. Hoffecker of Smyrna.
For Presidential Electors George S.
Capelle of New Castle; Manlove Hayes
of Kent, and Cornelius P. Swain of
Sussex.
For Lieutenant Governor-John
Hunn of Wyoming, Kent county.
For Attorney General-Herbert H.
Ward of Wilmington.
For State Treasurer-Martin B. Bur-
ris of Nliddletown.
For State Auditor-Daniel ]. Layton
of Georgetown.
For Insurance Commissioner
Stansbury ]. Wiley of Wilmington.
The new State Central Committee
consists of these well-known Union
Republicans:
New Castle county,. Edward Adj
dicks, William B. Clerk, Walter H.
Hayes, Thomas e. Postles, S. Frank
Ewart, James w. Foster, Thomas E.
Hearne and w. H. Money.
Kent county-Daniel NJ. Wilson, j.
Frank Alice, David S. Clark, Samuel
L. Shaw, S. John Abbott
Sussex county-Newal Ball H. L.
Spicer, D. o. Moore, Frank w. Lawson
and Charles H. Atkins.
1t was conceded early in the day
that the Unions would name SOME
Regular Republicans ON their ticket,
in the hope of having them accepted
by the Regulars at their convention in
Wilmington fortnight hence. The
three electors, therefore, are staunch
Regular Republicans, as are also the
kOpduC IaudIIOl tullu fOCdUt III
DIS whispered about that DR.. Layton,
THE vigorous Sussex leader of Mr.. Ad-
dicks interests, will Withdraw from
the field in favor of Regular or in
dependent Republican if 1.-THE Regulars
will make no nomination for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, but will ac-
cept 1.-THE Union nominees.
State Chairman j. Frank Alice call
ed the convention to order at IL
O'Clock, and State Secretary William
T.Smithers called the roll of delegates
Col. D. P. Barnard of Wilmington, was
nominated by Chairman Alice as tenn
porary president of the convention,
Frank w. Lawson of Holleyville, was
manned as temporary secretary, after
which the convention adjourned for
lunch. This Resolution Committee
was chosen:
-Getorge w. Roberts,
Ethan B. King, George Frizzell, John
e. Taylor, William H. Pennock, George
M. Fisher, w. H. Franklin, w. III.
Baggs, Ira c. Johnson, Theodore
Townsend, E. F. Prettyman, S. S. Pen
newill, Isaiah J. Brasure, Curtis Y
Davis and Hiram R. Burton.
DR.. Marshall was nominated for
Governor by Col Teodore Townsend;
Manlove Hayes the well-knlown Regu-
lar Republican, for Presidential elec-
tor, by Senator Alice, which brought
forth much merriment, coming from
am active Union man. MIR. Hunn was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by
DIR. l.. S. Conwel1 of Camden. and he
was described ais the bridge which tht
Regulars might cross to find harmony
i'm the Republican party w. H. Baggs
of Smyrna, presented the name oil
Walter o. Hoffecker. There was q
slight objection Ito DIR. Marshall on the
part of the Kent men, they claiming
THAT a conciliaItory man should have
been chosen, THAT Republicans oi
every faction throughout Delaware
might be catered Ito in this selection.
This objection, however, was quickly
stified, and but ionic nomination heard
ADDICKS GIVES HIS ORDERS.
When tine New Castle caucus met
ID. P. Barnard was chosen chairman
and George w. Roberts secretary. Be-
fore amy business was transacted Mr.
Addicks arose and made preliminary
remarks as follows:
''In the last convention we held hert
we were preparing TO go to Philadel
phia 10 claim our seats in the Nationa