Evening journal., 1900-08-07
Very Little Enthusiasm Mani
tested at the Gathering
NO APPLAUSE EVEN FOR ADDICKS
Result oi the Snap Convention Held
bl The Followers Of the CaSman
in Dover

stan correspondence ENenlnR journal
Dover Aug. III, Edward Addichs
held his convention here yesterday. II
was quiet dull. unenthusiastic gath
ering OF Addicksites There was very
little applause during the convention
and no enthusiasm whatever The
delegates did not applaud even when
their master-the gasman--walked
into the hail. He looked at first as if
he expected something Of the kind, but
on seeing it was not forthcoming, his
Countenance changed. They acted their
part. but did nothing more. Had
stranger entered the convention he
would have inferred that there was a
gathering OF paid employees reluctantly
doing their duty. During the entire
time most of them looked as II they
wished the thing were over. or that
they had not come. Addicks himself
even looked melancholy, and Frank
Alice looked as IL he We're disappointed
over something-probably the lack OF
interest IL was a duh, uninteresting
farce, and those who are running the
affair feel relieved that II is over.
The ticket in full nominated yester-
day is as follows. Governor, DR.. George
w. Marshall OF Milford. lieutenant
governor John Hunn Of Wyoming;
congressman. DR.. Caleb r. Layton, OF
Georgetown; attorneys general, Herbert
II. Ward OF Wilmington; state audi
: tor, Daniel j. Layton, OF Sussex coun-
ty state treasurer, M. b, Burris, OF
New Castle: insurance commissioner,
J Stansbury J. Wiley, OF Wilmington;
ole
b tie; Manlove Hayes, Kent, and Cornell
! ius B. Swain, Sussex.
e Walter o. Hoffecker, OF Smyrna, was
nominated to fiji the short term in
Congress made vacant by the death OF
/ his father John II. Hoffecker The
ticket is practically that which was an
: nounced, with the exception of attor-
ney general and one or two minor Of
: fees.
= Previous to the convention. and
: While the delegates were waiting. the
State Central Committee met ia the
parl0r of the Hotel Richardson and
made ont the slate for temporary Off
GERS. These were elected without op-
position The chairman was Colonel ID.
, p. Barnard, of Wilmington, and the
the secretary was Frank Lawson. Of 6us-
sex county. The convention assembled
al 1L25 o'clock la the Opera House,
3 the third floor Of the Court House.
nearly enc hour late. This was duo to
the meeting Of the State Central Com
mittee. As Colonel Barnard took the
chair he was applauded, this being one
: of the few times that such evidence OF
approval was heard.
Dr. Caleb r. Layton, OF Georgetown,
moved that the chairman appoint com
mittees on credentials, organization
: and resolutions. This the chairman
did after consulting a slip of paper that
Mr.. Alice handed to him It is thought
that Mr.. Alice got 1t from Mr.. Ad-
dicks The committees he appointed
were printed in yesterdays Evening
Journal
After the appointment of committees. a
recess was taken and during this time the
committees met and arranged the work
for the afternoon session. The time
named TO call the afternoon session was
1.S0 o'clock. but it was 2.15 o'clock before
Chairman Barnard raped for order, and
called for the reports Of the different
committees. Colonel Theodore Town
send. chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions, arose and said that DR.. Layton
would read the resolutions. which be did.
After DIR. Layton had finished reading
the Credentials Committee, reported that
everything was satisfactory and that
there was no contest Chairman Ienkins.
Of the Organization Committee. recon-
mended that the temporary organization
be made permanent The reports Of the
committees were adopted.
RELIEF WAS APPARENT.
Much to the evident relief Of all present
Chairman Baynard at this juncture an
nopncea that the nomination of the ticket
wonld be in order. First the delegates TO
the electoral college were nominated and
then William II. Baggs. Of Smyrna, nom
mated Walter o. Hoifecker. for short
term Congressman.
In an eloquent speech Eli Sharp. of
Lewes, nominated Or. Caleb r. Layton.
of Georgetown. for Congress- The NOM
nation was received with some little ap-
plause and DIR. Layton was called on for
speech. Among other things he said:
Il esteem it wholly unnecessary for me
to stand in your presence after knowing
you for period Of so many years and en-
dsavor 70 explain 10 sou the appreciation