The evening times., 1900-09-15
MEN In 4 RAGE
The Delaware Republican Factions
Continue Their Quarrel.
Another Futile Effort to Restore
Party Harmony-The Gas Magnn:e
dTtor Compromise Ticket.
The Central Committee to Act.


DOVER, Del, Sept. 15.-The State com
mittee representing the Dupont faction of
the Republican party met in conference
here yesterday and tried to arrange a
ticket which would suit the Addicks wing.
The meeting started out peacefully and
the large number of Republican politicians
who were present felt sanguine as to the
result. but the conference ended in po-
litfeaI row.
The committee agreed to the nomination
of John HUM for Governor, Philip l. Can
non for Lieutenant Governor, Martin B.
Burris for Treasurer, DR.. L. Heisler Ball
for the long term in Congress, Walker o.
Hoffecl5er for the short term and Dr.
George W. Marshall for Insurance Com
missioner. The authorship was the rock
upon which the committee split PurneH
B. Norman was named for this position
He had previously been nominated by the
regular Republicans for the place at the
late State convention.
After t1e ticket had been decided upon
Mr. HUM was sent for. To the committee
would recognize the best men in the party
and would be the Governor OF the whole
people rather than of any faction. This
statement evidently pleased the commit
teemen, who appIauded Mr.. Hunn's re-
marks.
4 messenger was sent TO summon j.
Frank ElIee and DR.. C R. Layton, who
represent Mr. Aadicks- They were soon
found and the committee notified them
that they had decided upon ticket The
ticket was read to the two Union Repub-
Hcan leaders They said it was aecepta-
BILE with the exception of the candidate
for State Auditor. For this position they
demanded that Obed Marvil, the nominee
on the Addicks ticket, be put on the COM
promise ticket
DR.. Layton made a speech to the mem
bers of the committee. in which he
stated that there were no heartburnings
with him because he had resigned the
! Congressional nomination and some one
I else had been subsuUutedt that the Ad-
dicks men had always wanted harmony;
! that in the general makeup of the tick
| ct every county had been served and
every concession made to the regular
/ Republicans. and he proposed that Sus-
! sex county should at least be recognized
| with one Union Republican nominee
That man" he said. lis Obsd Marvn,
whom we have already named on our
This announcement caused declded
change in the spirit OF the committee.
/ Col Henry a. Dupont received the sug-
! gestion coldIy. Dr. Layton was not slow
! to see that this demand was uneX-
/ pected by the committee, and he with
| drew from the room, stating that MI
Marvil would have to be retained.
The committee soon adjourned, an
rnouncing hat it had finally decided
upon ~. Norman for State Auditor, ard
/ that it had declined TO put Mr.. Maryu On
the ticket This news spread among
the crowd, which only few moments
before had been shaking hands over the
fact that harmony had at last been
reached Inustead of wearing a broad
smile. the Addicks men had long f;ices
| and everything indicated an apprCa ming
storm The blast came when DR.. ay-
ton announced to ex-RepresentatiTe jon
! athan Willis that the ticket would not
| be accepted unless Mr. Marvils name
was substituted for that of Mr.. Nor
man Mr.. Willis replied:
"Oh. yes, you viii accept it.
This seemed to irritate DR.. layton.
| In emphatic language he told those
| gathered around that the Addicks men
had yielded all which the Dupont men
| asked except in this instance, and that
Sussex county was not recognized in
the distribution of the offices, with the
exception OF Lieutenant Governor.
Chairman Philip Q. ChuTchman, of the
Dupont men, stated that he would for
maIly notify the Addicks State Committee
of the result of the proceedings and would
| then await their official acceptance or
| declination Until he had received this he
had nothing to say.
| All kinds of opinions are expressed as to
what will be the ultimate ending of this
| political squabbIe Colonel Dupont said the
Regular Republicans had attempted to ef-
feet harmony and ne felt satisfied with
| what had been accomplished. The Demo
cratic leaders of Kent County are in high
feather over the failure of the two warning
factions to reach a settlement. There is &
general opinion that the Addieks men will
not rec, de from their position and Will not
recognize the compromise ticket unless
. | Marvil's name is put on it,
The Union Republican State Central
Committee will call meeting for next
Tuesday, at which the whole question will
be gone over At this meeting, it is said
every influence will be exerted by the non
factionaI Republicans TO patch up the diff
ferences.
The members OF the Dupont State Com
mittee at the conference were: Messrs
Philip Q. Churchman, chairman; Henry a
| Dupont. t. A D. Hudson. Charlton Rob-
inson, E. B. Shurter, James T. Challenger
G. w. Naudain, George H. Dick, George NJ
Jones. George B. Hynson, Cornelius P
Swain, Charles H MauII, George E. Smith
H H. Billany, DR.. L. H. Ball. and Rober
G. Houston. Among others present wer.
ex- United States Senator Anthony Higgins
William HflIes, Maplove Hayes, William H
Heald, and Horace Greeley Knowles.