Evening journal., 1900-08-21

.vely.
also was the sense Of the causua
the New Castle county nominee
.ovsrnor be approved. No mention
made OF the congressional nomina-
because of the necessary adjourn
of the caucus at the noon hour.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
,legates to the convention were
ted by the Republicans in the vari-
wards yesterday afternoon. II was
largest vote polled at a delegate
ton. the toal being nearly 1,6OO.
here were no contests In the First, !
I'd. Fourth, Tenth Eleventh and
,lfth wards, and the election was
q matter Of form.
lterezt in the contests OF the other
DIS centred in the fight In the Sew
h. where Horace Greeley Knowles
defeated by siKty-three votes. In
ward over 500 votes were cast.
iiclusites were about all the polls IN
ward in the interest Of Mr.. Know
and every effort was made by them
have him win. The majority OF the
ers. however, were against MT
owles, as the vote shows. The in
est in the fight brought out the
.es of 600 men, an unusually large
-ober for a delegate election.
@ contest in the Sixth ward was
eresting. Here Former Senator
ggins was elected. He received more
.es than any other candidate.
the Second ward Charles H. Gif-
d and Nicholas Jenney were the
men. Henry MeC. Lang was the
van on ths Fifth ward returns. In
} Eight ward John H. Turner failed
elOotion, and the three low men IN
; Ninth ward were George Benson
ank P. Bailey and William P. Clay.
p.
The result n the election is as fol.
rs:
First NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. H
tcklsy and Howard D. Ross; alter
ties, Thomas Taylor and James II
ties.
Second ward -four delegates chosen
Delegates--James H. Goodwin, 1874
swis c. Jones, 1873; Alfred Roney
S: Charles e. Waters, 95; Charles II
fford. 80: Nicholas Jenney, 35. Al
Fnates-Walter Rash. 129; Alber
srson, 12O: Charles II. Clifford, SO
sseph f. Johnson, 9S: Thomas Nc
BY, 81; John Viagofski, 30; Waite
oe, 21.
Third ward-Delegates-Neal Comfy
,ancis Hoffecker and Harry P. Jos
4. Alternatas-Samuel Coyle, Archi
d CrOzier and Thomas Humes.
Fourth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7
ieutze. William Shockley and Josepl
igglesworth. Alternates - William
irtis. Charles T. Hand and Harry T
'igglesworth.
T. Fifth ward five delegatesl-Dels
4tes-4Homer c. Simmons. 2SI: SheI
lrn Rice. 229; Walter Postles, 222
dmund Mitchell. Jr., ZIG; Benjami
lields, 209; Henry McC. Lang, 1913. Al
Clarkson, Warren +
efferis. James T. Nields, Thomas
Wilkinson and Ambrose Wilson.
Sixth ward five delegates) Dele
ates--Anthony Higgins. S27; RobeI
hadwick, 1ss; Ralph Spencer, 157
Jilliam II. Hanna, 152; Ambrose No
eigh. 1874; Charles A. Tindlay, 120
homas A. d. Hutson, 80; Peter
almer. 80; George w. Cummins, To-
.lternates-William J. Hamilton, Wi
on Hemsley. William Knight, Robel
mith and Harry Stldham.
Seventh ward tive delegates) Dele
ates-Henry Fl. Hawking. GAS; Harr
Weeks. 633. John p. Nields, sac
'homas ]. Talley. $50; Henry ]
thompson, AL; Horace G. Knowle
rs. Alternates-lHarry G. Robinson
feorge r. Hofecker, John B. Moor
William J. Booth and John T. Rodger
Eighth ward five delegates)-Dell
tes-James II. Morris, 121; John =
ichaeffer, 119; Edward Anderson. 11s
William H. Caldwell, lis; Williai
Aron, 100: John II. Turner. %. Alte
foreman. 102: Jam,
b. Heal 100; Charles Brown, IS; job
Einslow, 81 Robert Spencer. Ga: EN-
ilrich. Gl; Asbury Sterling, Al.
Ninth ward (thres delegates) Del,
sates-Dr. Evan @. Shortlidge. z.
ohm W. Stetser, 12O; George Watsc
%; George Benson, 73; Frank P. Ba
Iey 23; William p. Clayton, 3d. Alte
nates-A. p. Stetser, 1873; William Ru
sell, 116; Daniel Bantum. 7S; Geor,
W. aBldwin. SO; George o. Bailey, 4.
A. B. Mcpherson Johnson. 19.
Tenth ward-Delegates--George
stradley and Robert Keenan,. Alte
lates-Walter X. Babcock and Georl
5. Groves.
Eleventh ward--Delegates - Pstrit
smith. Altsrnate-John Poztles.
Twelfth wBrd--Delegates tes-G. A.
Anderson and William Fills. Alte
lates--Harry Lawrence and Jehn
leonard.
FEW CONTESTS IN COUNTY.
Throughout the county the delega
election was also held and resulted
e election OF the delegates chosen
previous hundred meetings, exec
"A APPOINTMENTS hundred, whe
here was a contest.
The list follows:
North Brandywine-Th Thomas r. Da
Isaac c. Elliott; alternates, Henry \
Ewing, Robert McGarvey.
East Brandywlne-Will
Clark; alternate. William a. Talley.
South Brandywine-John o. Turne
alternate, John E Megllligan.
Christiana, First-William H. Hi
alternate, Anthony Gooding.