Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
COMMON PRIMARIES.


An Effort Made to Have a Committee of
the Regular Republicans Confer with
the Union Conmittt o,
The Regular and Union Republican |
county COMMITTEES held meetings on Sat- |
urdsy afternoon, the former at the |
Young Mems Republican Club and the |
latter at the Union Republican head
quarters, in the Central National Bank
Building. AT the meeting Of the Rogu-
lars the following was offered:
''Resolyed, That 1t is the sense Of
this committee that the committee ap-
pointed on June Both be hereby in
structed to confer with the Union Re-
publican County Committee with view
to arranging for common primary
election for the nomination for all
county, district and hundred Offices to
BIZ voted for op November 9Th, 1900,
and to report its action to this commit
tee ut its next meeting.
The county committee did not adopt
the resolution, but it was referred to
subcommittee appointed at previous
meeting to arrange for Republican pri-
| BY this action the county committee
declined to open negotiations for COM
mon primaries, although the sub-com-
mittoe now is given the option Of con.
forriDg with the Union Republican
| COMMITTEES with that end in view. Ii
| tina majority of the subcommittee,
which is composed of five committee
men from Wilmington and five from
| rural New Castle, votes TO adopt the
resolution as submitted, the committee
| will deyolye into committee on con-
ference to bring about common pri-
maries.
A meeting of tho executive committe.
of the county committee will be held
Wednesday, August 9th, at 2 p. n,,
at the Young Mems Republican Club
to receive the report of the committee.
Thirty-six delegates to the State con-
yention are to be elected from the
county outside of Wilmington ststhe
primary election on August Goth, and
the county committee selected the fol-
lowing polling places, :,
Brandywine hundi ed-Northern Dis
trict, two delegates, Sharplsy's school
house; Eastern District, one delegate,
Practical Farmer; Southern district,
one delegate, Shellpot.
Christians Second District, one dele
gate, Marshallton; Third District, one
delegate. Benson's store; Fourth Dis-
trict, one delegate, Cent? erille; Fifth
| oub apiEShbcs ahohbSpS haeapsnp
toll gate.
Mill Creek-West, one delegate, Mil
; ford Cross Roads; North, two delegates,
, Hockessin; East, two delegates, Mar
! shallton. .
White Clay Creek-East, one dele
! gate, Christiana; Central, one delegate,
Newark: West, one delegate, Newark.
( Red Lion--East, two delegates. Della.
ware City; West, one delegate, ST,
, Georges.
! Pencader Three delegates, Glasgow.
New Castle-Fiye delegates New
+ Castle. w.
ST. Georges-West, three delegates,
, Middetown; East, one delegate. Odessa.
/ Port PENN One delegate, Port Penn.
0 Aproquinimink = Two delegates,
Townsend.
. BIackhird-T Two delegates.
Z The election officers are yet to be So
ected. Arrangements will BIZ made by
Z tho, city committee for the polling
: places and election officers In Whining
q ton.t
0 At the meeting Of the Union Repub
n lican county committee q resolution
4 was adopted giving the First Distrio
a committee power to select the pollinS
Q places and name the officers to holt
r the primary election in the CITY 81
August 22d. Outside of the city tn
ID matter will be attended to By the hun
i bred committees. Robert Brown wa
q chosen qualifier for the northern AM
d James Osborne for the southern distric
d of the city. The qualitiers foi the rura
o districts will be seleoted later.
" The Union Republican State Contra
]. COMMITTEES Is to hold meeting il
10 Dover today.
y ]. Edwards Addicks, when seen a
o his residence at Claymont Sunday
10 said the object of the meeting Of th
% Union Republican State Committee ]
Dover Monday was to amend the call 70
the convention so as to include the nom
ination OF q candidate for Congress
the vacancy caused by the death {
II John H. Hoifecker. He said in a
probability the same mao would /
D, nominated for the long and short terms
IS He Is Of the opinion that tho UIio
10 Republicans will nominate DIR. Geore
10 W. Marshall OF Milford for governor
10 DR.. Caleb r. Layton Of Georgetown fe
" Congressman, and Walter H. Hayes {
Of this city for attorney general. JudRin
ID from his conversation, the Union III
pubicans will not consent to any con
IN promise with the Regulars. They wi
es insist upon straight Union tickle
to and IL the Regulars want one tick,
a. they must accept the men proposed +
the Unionists. He expressed the bell,
ut that the Unionists could win again
ht all opposition. He and his family wi
at leave this week for Newport, r. l..
es remain until October.
DO The Simon Wolf Republican Clu
Tx was organized Sunday Afternoon
at There was a large attendance and
1d names were enrolled. Besides Il
members, Samuel Mcdaniel, Georl
rk W. Roberts and Francis s. Bradl,
ut were present aud made speeches. III
es following officers were elected: Pres
lie dent. Louis Topkis; Vico Presiden
rs Morris Finger Secretary, A, L. Sobl
ed Treasurer, M. Korngold.