Smyrna times., 1900-09-19
HARMONY TICKET
NOT FULLY ENDORSED
UNION REPUBLICANS OBJECTT BALL FOR
CONGRESS AND NORMAN FOR AUDITOR.
rive Names of Wilmington Regular Repub-
llcans Submitted From Which to
Choose Congressman.

Choose a Congressman.
The Union Republican State Central
Committee met at Wilmington yester-
day afternoon, and there was a hitch
IN the harmony proceedings, the Union
Rupeblicans refusing to accept DIR. L.
Heisler Ball as the candidate for the
full term in Congress, and Purnall B.
Norman, of Sussex county, for Auditor
of Accounts.
After some discussion the committee
decided to substitute O. w. Marvel in
place of Mr.. Norman for Auditor of
Accounts. 1t was then agreed to in
form State Chairman Churchman that
the Union Republicans would agree to
any OF the following for Congressman:
Horace Greedy Knowles, S. Redmond
Smith, }. Ernest Smith or Washing
ton Hastings, William Lawton or Will
liam S. Hilles.
The committee adjourned without
date. The Anti-Addicks leaders are
highly incensed because of the refusal
OF the Union Republicans to accept the
full ticket They say the Addicks men
are plainly violating their promise,
which was, if HUM was accepted for
Governor to allow the Anti-Addicks
men to name the candidate for Con-
gress. They claim the dispute be-
tween DIR. Ball and Mr.. Addicks is
personal.
Harmony Ticket Named by Regulars.
Friday the Union Republican men
and the representatives of the Regulars
met at Dover, and after a long con-
ference agreed on the following
ticket:
Governor, John Hum, of Wyom-
ing.
Lieutenant Governor, PhilipL. Can
non, Bridgeville.
Congress Constitutional term), DR..
Louis Heisler Ball, Falkland.
Congress (unex 2ired term), Walter
o. Hoffecker, Smyrna.
State Treasurer, Martin B. Burris.
Middletown.
Insurance Commissioner, DIR. George
W. Marshall, Milford.
Auditor of Accounts, Purnell B. Nor
man, Lewis.
Attorney-General, Herbert H. Ward,
Wilmington.
The most prominent Republicans of
both factions and of the Independent
class waited patiently outside while
the Regulars special executive COM
mittee on harmony conferred with
State Chairman J. Frank Alice and
others of the Union Republicans who
have power to remove and substitute
names on their State ticket. Colonel
Henry A. DUPONT and former Senator
Anthony Higgins, leaders of the Reg
ulars, were present. J. Edward Ad-
dicks, leader of the Unions, was not
present, but was represented during
the day by his State chairman, Mr..
Alice, DIR. Caleb r. Layton, of Sussex,
and his personal counsel, Walter H.
Hayes, of Wilmington.
The Regulars committee, consisting
of Philip @. Churchman and Harry B.
Billany, of Wilmington; E. B. Shur-
ter, of Newark; Georges NJ. Jones, of
Dover, and Robert G. Houston, of
Georgetown, announced their decision
at 4.3O p M, and called for q meeting
OF the entire State central committee.
Sketch of Mr.. HUM.
John HUM, the candidate of the Re-
publicans of Delaware for governor,
was born in st. Georges hundred, New
Castle county, in 1S47. His parents
were Mr.. and Mrs. John HUM, promi-
nent Delawareans. Hunn's Landing
IN the hundred near where the old
homestead was located is still in exist
ence. 1t is recorded of the father of
the candidate that he was o great abol-
Zionist, and during the Civil War har-
bored fugitive slaves. For this offence
and his sympathies for the colored
slaves many times he was heavily fined.
When six years old Mr.. HUM removed
to farm near Camden, in Kent county.
de received his early education in the
Friends School at Camden, as his
parents were devo 1t Friends. Then
ne attended the Bordentown Military
institute, and in 1861 went South with
MS father, who was in the government
service, accompanying the Port Royal
expedition. There they remained for
s awhiie and returned to Wyoming in
!o'o' where Mr.. HUM now is engaged
IN business. In 1875 he married Sarah
y, Emerson, daughter of the late
w. s. Emerson