Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
CONVENTION OF ADDICKSlTES
1t VIII Meet Again In Dover
Today.
TO LEGALIzE THE STATE TICKET
No Surrender to the Regulars
Probable. tpA


The convention is to comprise 1876
delegates, five from each of the 35 dis
tricts in the State, and it's object, as
stated in the call, is to "ohoose three
candidates for the Office of eleotor of
President and Vice President of the
United States; one candidate for the
office of Representative from Delaware
10 the Fifty-siSth Congress of the
United States in lieu of the Hon. John
II. Hoffecker, deceased; one candidate
for the office of Representative from
Delaware in the Fifty-seyenth Congress
OF the United States: one candidate for
the office OF governor; one candidate
for the Office of lieutenant
one candidate for the Office of attorney
general; one candidate for the Office of
insurance commissioner; one candidate
for the office of auditor of accounts,
and one candidate for the office of
State Il reasurer, all of which offices are
to be filled by persons chosen by the
electors of the State of Della ware at the
general election in A. D.. 1900, and for
the purpose of transacting such other
business as shall be laid before said
convention. -
The call also requires the convention
to select a new State central committee.
In fact, the work is the same as that
laid out for the convention of August
9th, the delegates to which could not
be legally elected in this county,, The
general belief is that the work of the
former convention will be ratified, 80
as to make it legal and secure the
ticket then nominated place on the
official ballot, but there is proba.
bility that this programme will not be-
avaot1x fplInUaI u
Regular Republican convention will in
all probability have something to do
with the plans of the Unionists. An
effort has Eeen made to have the Regu-
lars accept the Union ticket, but this
morning it was announced that while
the Regulars might accept few Of the
candidates they would not accept all of
the Addicks nomination and would
compel the Unionists to either accent
their ticket as whole or continue in
the field with a separate ticket. II is
believed the latter course will be fol-
lowed, judging from expressions of
opinion in Kent and Sussex counties,
where the Addicks sentiment is
strongest. They appear 10 be as much
determined as the Regulars not to sur.
render, but it is altogether likely that
at the convention on Thursday the
want;to-win .eleWant, + in. the AddipSs
ranks will make an effort tc bri;ig
about a compromise. There is little
probability, however, of such p IN
succeeding, as it would mean the
dropping of some of the men who haze
been nominated for the highest Offices,
and their friends are firm and will
undoubtedly insist that the present
ticket be allowed to stand. Some
changes may be made but not enough
to make possible a single Republican
ticket
DR.. George W. Marshall of Milford,
the Union candidate for governor, and
Robert G. Houston, the chairman for
the Sussex Regular committee, had a
long conference Monday at which the
political situation was discussed, but
nothing significant developed. Ii IS
understood that DR.. Marshall is not
willing to step down of the ticket.
while the men represented by Mr..
Houston are believed to favor nomi-
mating gubernatoiial candidate from
New Castle county.
NO PiECE-MEAL HARMONY.
For some time movement has been
ON foot looking toward common Repub-
lican primaries in this county. The
ibouhOi Wuc Up Wy Nho ttrAhiht
committee, subcommittee of which
conferred with Unionists, and Monday
night at d meeting of the Union Re-
publican First district committee, a
resolution was offered appointing a sub
committee to confer with q committee
of the Regulars. but was almost unani-
mously defeated. The stand was taken
that the Unionists will agree to com
mon primaries in the entire State, but
not in any one county. A member said
afterward that the committee was mot
ia favor of harmony in spots.''
j. Edward Addicks, State Chairman
j. Frank Alice and DR.. Caleb R.
Layton, the Union Republican State
Chairman, came to Wilmington Mon
day and were at the Union Republican
headquartrs in the evening. They passed
the night at the Clayton House and re-
mained in the city Tuseday.
UNION COUNTY PRIMARIES.
The Union Republican county COM
mittee has served notice on Sheriff
Taylor and the Department OF Elections
to the effect that county primaries, for
the selection of county ticket, are to
be held on September 22d.