The sun., 1900-08-07
HARMONY TICKET
NAMED At DOVER BY
UNION REPUBLICANS
Enthusiastic State Convention
Puts Six Boilers on
the Ticket.
DIR. MARSHALL FOR GOVERNOR
Three Anti-Addicks Men Selected as
Presidential Elecfors---"Defeat
the Democrats" Was the Cry.
Convention Platform is
Clear and Earnest.
DIR. MARSHALL FOR GOVERNOR
From The SUNS Staff Correspondent.

From The Suns Staff Correspondent
Dover, Del, Aug. GA full State
ticket was nominated here today by the
Union Republican State Convention.
The ticket
Presidential Electors---George s.
Capeiie OF New Castle county, Man
love Hayes of Kent, and Cornelius
II. Swain of Sussex.
Goycrnor---Dr. George w. Mar
shall Of Milford, Kent comfy.
nt.Goyenor---John HUM
of Wyoming, Kent county.
Representative i'm Congress for the
full turm---Ur. Caleb q. Layton, of
Sussex; for the short term, Walter
%. HnffeclSer OF Kent, son OF the late
Congressman John III. Hoff'ecker.
Acknowledgement --- Herbert HI.
Ward, OF Wilmington.
Auditor of Accnunts---Daniel j..
Layton OF Sussex.
State Treasurer---Martin B. Burris
of Middletown.
Insurance Commissioner--Stan
bury j. Wiley, of Wilmington.
In convention called by the State
Committee within As hours. there as
sembled in old Convention Hall the
most enthusiastic political gathering in
the history of the Union Republican
party. In direct refutation of the Demo-
cratic and insnrgent Republican claim,
the convention was entirely free from
boss rule. Individual participation was
general. A feeling of concord was
manifest. The ticket named was in
several respects different from that
slated by the leaders The matter was
entirely in the hands of the county eau
cliseS.
Six nominees of the ticket are pro
nounced Bolter Republican. unusually
designated rs Regulars. This turn in
affairs was brought about after con
siderable discussion among the leaders
as well as the party workers. Talk of
harmony in the ranks of the Republican
party has at last developed into healthy
action and the first Republican nomi-
mating convention adjourned with
ticket composed of men of each faction.
National Committeeman j. Edward
Addicks, as 4 member of the convcn-
tion. was among the vanguard Of the
day in urging harmony. In the New
Castle county caucus he nominated an
Anti-Addicks man for presidential
elector. SIR. Addicks was 'reccis ed with
n cordial greeting by all. III the course
of some remarks made by him at the
caucus meeting. the delegates assured
him of their approval Of his leadership.
from several parts of the State have
recently described. with some Labor the
diSintrcgation of the Union Republican
party. The crowds Of loyal stawarts
who ocked here today to attend the
convention demonstrated the strength |
OF the party. which has steadily in |
creased since the recognition granted I
the Union Republican party by the Ma. I
tional party. /
1t was not case of Addicks at to-
days convention .'defrat and detlrone
the Democrats was the cry. The |
state Of affairs i'll this State today and I
Inc Importance of re-electing William
MCKINLEY president was considered of
greater Importance than the United /
States Senatorship.
NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
A new State Committee was elected +
today The campaign against the I'M
leadership Of the Democrat
ic party will be in the hands of this
and State Senator Frank
Alice. who was reelected chairman
says the campaign will be vigorous
one. The new State Committee is as
New Castle county-Walter II. Hayes,
.ihomas y. Postles. William b. Clerk,
d. Euward AdtickS, ). Frank Ewart
James W. Foster Thomas Il. Hurn.
ana W. II. Money; Sussex. Newell Ball.
ii. Il. Spicef, u. o. Moore. Frank w.
Lawson and Charles II. Atkins: Kent
county,J. Frank Alice. Samuel l.. Shaw,
y John Abbott. David S. Clark, DR..
Thomas G. Moore.
Organization of the State committee
was affected by the election Of j. Frank
Alice. chairman ana William Denney
OF Dover, secretary. William T.
Snithers, the old secretary. .retires IN
his own accord
Il is expected that the ticket named
today will be endorsed by the Anti-Ad-
dicks Republicans ut their State Con
vention in Wilmington On August 81.
A committee to notify The nominees
fns rs chairman, senator S. ]. Abbott
and rs secretary, Curtis r. Davis. The
will he notified by letter.