Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-20
THE EFFORT. FOR HARMONY
Compromise Ticket Agreed
Upon by the Regulars.
MARSHALL FROM HEAD TO TAIL
John HUM the Nominee for
Governor


Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal. .
Dover, Sept. 10. Tho Regular Re-
publican State Central Committee yes
terday afternoon agreed upon the fol-
lowing compromise ticket, which will
be submitted to the Union Republican
State Central Committee at meeting
to be held here next Tuesday:
Governor Hum, Wvoning.
Lieutenant Governor-Philip L. Can
non, Brideeville.
Heisler Ball, Falkland, for the long
term. and Walter o. Hoffecker, Smyrna,
for the short term.
Attorney General Il. Ward, Will
mington.
State Treasurer Martin B. Burris,
Middetown.
Auditor of Aceounts-P. B. Norman,
Lewes. Tim
Insurance Commissioner George
W. Marshall. Milford.
This ticket was submitted to the
Regu ar Republican State Central Com
mittee by the executive committee,
which had heen authorized in the
morning to prepare it. The executive
committee was in session about two
hours, during which time it inter
viewed the various candidates present
and conferred with State Chairman j.
Frank Alice and DIR. q. r. Layton OF
the Union Republicans The only re-
quest made by the latter, it is said, was
that the Regulars accept tho Union Re-
publican nominee for auditor OF ac-
counts. The executive committees re-
port was presented to and ratified by
the Regular Republican State Central
Committee in the parlor Of the Hotel
Richardson.
The Union Republicans desired the
Regulars to nominate Obed w. Marvil
of Laurel for auditor of accounts. 1t
is understood that they object to II. b
Norman, whom the Regulars selected,
on the ground that he is opposed by
DIR. Hiram r.. Burton of Lewes. When
the compromise ticket, was announced
DIR. Layton paced the corridors of the
hotel. aud exclaimed that the ticket
was outrageous and would not be toer-
ated. He was soon quieted by Stats
Chairman Alice, however, after which
he said: 1.-The ticket named. with the
exception Of the auditor of accounts, is
acceptable to the Union Republicans,
and with that exception will be ratified
by them at their meeting here Lext
Tuesday. The authorship will be set
tied LATER
Some of the Regulars were displeased
with the ticket named by the executive
committee. George H. Smith, who had
been nominated by the Regular Re-
publican State Convention for auditor
of accounts. refused to resign; and when
summoned before the, executive com
mittee, said: "You can do as you
| please After his refusal to with
draw, the committee hauled him off the
| ticket, and substituted Mr.. Norman.
Hugh O. Browne was angry over some
| thing, and at first refused to accom-
pany the State Central Committee to
bear the report of the executive COM
mittee, but finally he went to the hotel
| parlor, where the committeeman had
proceeded, although his anger was not
appeased.
Late last night, it was said that the
Union Republicans would accept Mr..
| Norman as a compromise nominee for
auditor of accounts. .5a. ..5.
The rank and file OF the Union Re-
| publican Earty are surprised that their
leaders have shown an inclination to
accept what seems to them to be an
entire Regular ticket
Many Democrats we're questioned
last night and this morning by Repub-
licans as to what they thought of the
compromise ticket. 49,
| 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
we've Mr.. and Mrs. John Hum. promi>
nent Delawareans. Hunu's Landing
in the hundred near where the old
homestead was located is still in exist
enoe. 1t is recorded Of the father OF the
candidate that he was q great aboli-
ZIONIST, and during the Civil War har.
bored fugitive slaves. For this offence
and mis- 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.
He received his early education in the
Friends School at Camden, as his
parents we've deyout Friends. Then he
attended the Bcrdentown Military In
stitute, and in 1861 went South with
his father, who was in the governin ant
service, accompanying the Port koya
expedition. There they remained for Q
while and retuinsd to Wyoming in 1875,
where Mr.. Hum now is engaged ID
business. In 1876 no married Sarah q.
i merson, daughter of the late w. s.
Emerson.