The sun., 1900-08-22
.DU POINTS DOOM
SEALED BY Higgins,
MACHINE ROUTED At
STATE CONVENTION
While Anti-Addicks People
Name a State Ticket, the
Boss Was Slaughtered.
HARMONY WAS NOT WANTED
No Union Republicans on
the Ticket.
Horace Greeley Knowles Creates a
Sensation by Defeating du Pont
Machine in City Caucus.
Du Pont Republicans and
Higgins Also Bolt the
Caucus and Beat
Knowles in the
Congressional
Fight.
No Union Republicans on
the Ticket.

Colonel Henry a. du Points political
doom was sealed yesterday. His route
was effectually accomplished by the
forces of ex-senator Anthony Higgins
in the AntiAddicks State Convention
ut the Grand Opera House.
The story of the convention is the
story of the bitter dose administered to
Henry A. du Pont by theAnti-Addicks
people who are opposed to the du Pont
machine. The man slated by the ma
chine for Governor was beaten. The
man ut the head of the machine Colonel
du Pont, was hissed by delegates and
spectators. The entire convention was
full of incidents that presage the utter
failure of the party wrecking policy of
the du Pont Republicans which have
threatened Republican success in this
State.
There was not single leader in Re
publican politics, of whatsoever class or
faction one might name, who would de-
clare after the adjournment of the con-
vention, his belief that the State ticket
named by the Anti-Addicks people would
appear on the official ballot as it was
named yesterday. That ticket is made
up as follows:
For Governor-Martin B. Burris,
Regular Republican, Of New Castle
county.
For nt-Govcrnor-Joh Hum
not identified with any faction, of Kent
county.
For Congrcss--(s -(short term, Walter O.
IIollecker, Union Republican,, of Kent
county.
For Congress-dong term), Jonathan
$. Willis, Regular, Re publican, of Kent
county.
For Attorney -General-Herbert II.
Ward Regular Republican,, of New Cas-
tie county.
For State Treasurer-Dr. l.. Heislcl
Ball, Regular Republican, Of New Cas-
tie county.
For State Auditor-P. r. Norman,
Regular Republican. of Sussex county.
For Insurance CommissionerAGeor
Il. Smith, of Sussex county.
Presidential Elcctors-Chares w
Pusey, Manlove Hayes, Daniel J. Lay
ton.
The ticket does not contain the name
of single Union Republican with the
exception of the short term Congress-
man. Yet it was supposed to be named
as harmony ticket and one which
would appeal to all Republican voters
in Delaware. Two men named on it,
Jonathan S. Willis and George e.
Smith of Laurel are Federal office
holders. Two of the presidential cleo
tors, Charles w. Pusey and Manlove
Hayes, are National Bank directors and
the Ant-Addicks people themselves
| claim that bank directors are ineligable
as presidential electors.
Knowles Defeats Machine,
The fight of the Anti-du Pont people
which resulted in such a route of Col
onel du Points machine was commenced
in the caucus Of the delegates from the
city of Wilmington. Horace Greely
Knowles who later in the day nearly
won the Congressional nomination cap
turcd the city caucus and with amazing
success had the Wilmington delegates
pledge themselves to work for Il Wilm
ington man for Congress.
The caucus of city delegates was til,
scene of the warmest conflict of tht
day. Horace G. Knowles went in thu
caucus with the proxy Of Alfred Roney
| In the caucus were Edmund Mitchell
DIR. Il. G. Shortlidge, Benjamin Nields
and j. L. Nields who put the game III
against Knowles. When he presented
the Roney proxy Edmund Mitchell, sell
constituted spokesman, informed Mr.
Knowles that if Roney was not presen
the alternate should appear. Hearts be
gan to sink among Knowles friends il
the caucus. The Notwithstanding
crowd was in splendid humor until Mr.
Knowles stepped forward and presented
the proxy of Roney's alternate also
| When the Knowles delegates saw thu
trick they turned the caucus into {
shouting, applauding mob, wild with de
light Mt the discontinue of the du POM
machine leaders.
Byrne's Forged Proxy,
Another proxy cut figure in the Will
mington caucus. William Michae
Byrne, the United States Attorney fo
the district of Delaware attended th'
city caucus. He presented what pur
of Patrick Smith of the Eleventh ward
A short time after Byrne took hi
seat in the caucus Smith entered. HI
was surprised to find Byrne holding hi