Evening journal., 1900-09-15

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/ the STATE Committee To-day AT meeting
held AFTER the ticket was agreed upon au-
/ th0fizea he appointment of the members
0f joint campaign committee t0 as, in
conjunction with like committee of
raion Republicans. This COMMITTEES Il
Henry B Thompson, of Wilmington; IL
/ b Shurtcr, Of rural New Castle county
/ George NJ. J0nea of Dover; Robert o.
I Houston Of Georgetown and myself. The
Union Republican State Committee Will
meet at Dover on Tuesday next, and ap-
point ike committee arter which the
committees will meet and organize for
the campaign
Il found upon my arrival from Dover
that the ticket has already been endorsed
by the Republicans of this city and those
who have failed to register in the three
days Of August now assure me that chey
will register tomorrow, and every iie-
publican should register tomorrow (Sat-
urdayl For number usually wait until
the last moment and something happens
that they must 60 away OF be away on
business on the last day Of registration
and they therefore lose their votes. -
all the members in the organization have
spent so much time OF their own in this
campaign in endeayoring to get q single
Republican ticket, we think that we ask
but little from a Republican when we ask
him 20 take a few moments OF his time
on Saturday TO so and got registered.
'"Ihe balance OF the ticket is Just as
strong as the nomination for governor.
Dr. BAH has proved his popularity by the
splendid yOie he received for state treas-
urcr two years ago. lie Is not an expert
meat and he will add great strength 20 the
ticket. ID Is needless FOR me 20 say any
1 fhng Whatever about him. as almost
every Republican knows him and knows
the character OF man that he is.
"fhe heutcnsnt-goyernor Mr.. Cannon.
has long aud favorahly been known
throughout the state He is an old time
Republican. The congressman for the
snort term, Mr. Hoilecker. is the SON Of
the late Congressman Hodecker. and has
Inherited from his distinguished father
those remarkable qualities which gave
that father distinction in 4his slate.
"rhe eanaidate for attorney general.
Herbert IL. Ward, is a friend of mine aud
fellow member OF the bar / have
known him since ] first started TO read
law with Mr Higgins in 1854. and in an
she years passed since then / have known
nothing but good of him. He has always
been constant Republican, and has risen
TO great prominence at the bar. His ahil-
fly nnd integrity cannot he questioned by
any one, and il elected he will make the
bes. attorney general the state Or Dcla-
ware has ever had.
THE state treasurer. Mr. Burris.
have known since 1854 aud j youch for
him as not only staunch Republican.
but as an active working Republican
When the party started in 1899 after Mr.
Higgins was elected United States scna-
tor to form an organization IN this county
10 decent the Democrats. Mr.. Burris was
in ihat organization Win us and took
charge of The qualification of The voters iu
ST. Georges hundred and personally
looked AFTER the Assessment Of Repuhli-
cans and saw that ihey raid their taxes
This 7 know he did for many years and
until the Old assessment law was repealed
and since then he has still been engaged
10 active political work
"Ihe insurance commissioners George
w. Marshall. formerly 90 This county hH
now OF Milford, has also been an active
Republican AN his life. and is now chair
msn Of Che Union Republican County
Committee inlNent county, and was nom
mated BY the Union Republicans for gov-
ernor; but in order to secure one state
ticket he promptly and gladly withdrew
and we consiredcd it only fair 90 place
him on the ticket for insurance commi.
si0ner 90 The request % his friends.
"The nominee for state auditor. Mr.
Norman, is now and has been for years an
active Republican worker in Lewes and
RehoNoth hundred i'm Sussex county. He
is well ana favorahly known throughout
all Sussex oounty and will add consider
able strength 90 the ticket in that county
with such a ticket and such csndi-
{ dates / cannot sec how we can be defeat-
cd. and shis view is shared by every mem-
Der o. the State Committee. II, however.
the Republicans Of this state do not do
taeir duty We cannot elect the ticket: but
we feel AID expect that they viii do their
! duty
SKETCH OF MIR. HUM.
John HUM. the candidate OF the Re
puhlicans Of Delaware for governor, was
born in st. se0tges hundred New Castle
county, in 1s47. His parents were Mr..
and Mrs John Hum. prominent Della
wareans Hunns Landing in the hun
dred near where the old homestead was
located Is still in existence. Ia is recorded
OF the father of the candidate chat De was
a great aboltionist, and during the civi
war harDored fugitive slaves For thil
oflense and his sympathies for tAe coloret
slaves many times he was heavily fined
When six years Old Mr.. Hum removed 1,
a farm near Camden, in Kent coungy. III
received his early education ia tn
~ Friends school at Camden, as his narcnt
\ were devout < nends Then ne attcnde,
!, the Bordcntown Military Institute, an,
in 1861 went south with ME- father. VIII
was m tAe government service. accom-
+, panying the Port Royal expedition Tner
"A dies remained Cor q while and returned
N 20 Wyoming in 1870, where Mr. HUM nos
~ Is engaged IN business. ln 1876 he marie
81 Sarah g. Emerson, daughter Of the lat
~ s. Emerson
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