Evening journal., 1900-08-20
ALL ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR THE BIG CONVENTION
Opera House Scarcely Expected to Hold Those Who Are
Eager to Attend The Republican Gathering
in This City Tomorrow

William n. Pierce, George d. smeal-
lie, Jacob Roosa, n. r. Erickson.
North West Ford Hundred-Dele.
gates, II. p. Cannon, Leon Davis anc
Robert j. Fleetwood; alternates, e. c
Sudler c. P. Swain and S. II. Nelson.
Seaford-Delegates, Jesse 7. Sharp
George G. Spicer and w. T. Stuart; al.
ternates, Jesse w. Allen, Isaac G. Obin
James b. Fleetwood.
Dagsboro-Delegates Joseph b
Bunting and Edgar w. Gray: alter
mates, hben A. Townsend, John H.
Davidson.
Broad Delegates, William f.
Cordrey, James Il. Tull and James d.
Spiceralternates, Thomas II. Chapman
Matthew I. Marine and Charles s.
Workman.
Duck Creek-Delegates George II
DICK, George A. Hall, William George
1ruax, Jacob Bryan, NJ. M. Beamer;
alternates, George W. Gordon, George
ID. Stevenson, William II. Carr, John
Price, William c. Potts.
Mispillion-Delegates William T.
Moore, Charles H. Lane, A. Jellison, D.
p Nelson, John NJ. Peckham. A. j.
Kinney; alternates, w. H. Finch, Ben
jamin ThistleWoOd, j. G. Peckham
Frank j. Smith, Gordy Peckham, H.
w. Dickerson.
GeOrg rgetown-Delegates Charles f.
Richards. Charles T. Pepper, Robert G.
Houston; alternates, David II. Ennis
James NJ. Steele and Charles E. Comp
ton.
East Doyer-Delegates James A. Har-
ris, George NJ. Jones. George w. Baker,
Edward W. jenkins, William NJ. Hazel,
William T. DAVIS; alternates, William
r. Cahoon, Bradford Murphey. William
II. Mckee James B. Slaymaker. George
G.. Massey, Louis G. l.. Smith.
HOLD YOUR TICKETS.
Because so much time will be taker
up IN the eight nominations there pr1D-
ably VIII be q night session of the con-
yentiCn. A nominating speech Will
follow each OF Une eight nominations,
and considerable time viii be con
sumed IN the other business that will
come up. A request is made by State
Chairman ChurCnman that all persons
having tickets retain them alter enter
ing the Opera House and not give them
up 10 the attendants. a ms Is made IN
oruer unat admission may be had to
Lhe convention IN the evening By the
holders wl-nCut the issuance CI more
tickets and to avoid the confusion
that would ensue.
Ihis evening the State Committee
Will meet in the headquarters. at No.
sos King street, and complete the de-
tails Of organization and elect tempo
rary officers Of the convention.
PROGRAM OF CONVENTION.
At II o'clock State Chairman Philip
2. Churchman will call the convention
TO order, and will name the temporary
chairman and secretary as determined
upon by the State Committee. These
Officers viii assume their positions at
once. Prayer viii be offered by the
Rev. William Writ King of Grace M.
z. Church, after which the secretary
viii read the call for the convention,
and the temporary rOll-call. All per-
sons holding proxies VIII be requested
by the chairman To turn them over In
the secretary. Immediately temporary
organization will be effected, and the
chairman of each caucus VIII announce
the selections made in the caucuse;
for the various committees.
The committees will be on Creden-
tials, on Permanent Organization, on
Rules and On Resolutions. There will
be three members on each committee
and from these there will be chosen q
vice-president and secretary of each
caucus.
A recess will be taken until 2.3C
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
temporary chairman will call the
meeting to order and the various com
mittees will report. After the repor
OF the Committee on Resolutions the
platform will be read and the nOmina.
tions Of candidates will be made. The
party name and emblem will then b'
adopted.
Robert G. Houston and William A
Gum, of Sussex county, are in thii
city to-day. Mr.. Houston says tina
Sussex county will send up a full dele
cation to the convention. The organi
zation in Sussex, he says. has not beer
in better shape for years.