Evening journal., 1900-08-06

MAKE BOLD GRAB
They Name Themselves for
Profitable Offices Of State
ELECTORS ARE REPUBLICANS
Latter Also Are Selected for Two
Minor Offices They Will Not
Endorse Ticket

Rehoboth, Aug 6.-Althougn no mem
Der OF the Union Republican party OF
prominence would admit that a con-
ference OF the Addicks leaders had been
held yesterday, a slate Of candidates
for confirmation by The Addicks party
in state convention at Dover to-day
was announced by DR.. Caleb r. Layton,
chairman of the Union Republican
Committee of Sussex county in Reho-
both yesterday. 1t is follows:
For Presidential Electors-George A.
Capelle, Of New Castle county; Man
love Hayes. of Kent county and
Charles Z. Richards, of Sussex, all Du-
Pont Republicans of the pronounced
type.
For George w. Marshall,
Of Milford Addicks Republican.
For Congress-Dr. Caleb r. Layton,
Of Georgetown, Addicks Republican.
For Attorney-G ACKNOWLEDGMENT II.
Ward, Of Wilmington, chief counsel in
Delaware for Mr.. Addlcks.
For acknowledgements - John
HUM, OF near Dover. classed in the
announcement as a Want to Win" Re
publican. but who was an inspector at
the Union Republican primaries.
For State AuditOr-P. B. Norman, OF
Lewes, Republican.
For State Treasurer-Martin B. Bur
ris, New Castle county, Republican.
For Insurance Commissioner-An
Addicks Republican Of New Castle
county, yet to be selected
1t had been announced that the Ad-
Aeksites would meet in conference I'm
Rehoboth, but when many leading Re
publicans reached this place the only
Addicks man of prominence they met
was Dr. Layton. Il is. therefore, posi-
tive that no conference was held here
1 but the ticket had been arranged in
more private councils of the Addicks
party, yet with a belief that it would
not stand, inasmuch as it will be the
sense OF the convention to-day that the
nominees hold themselves in readiness
to withdraw II a full-hedged compro-
mise is made later with the Republi-
cans
That Walter II. Hayes, Of Whining
ton was not selected as the candidate
/ for attorney-general is somewhat of a
surprise to Republicans Of New Castle
county, notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Hayes had announced that he
would not be a candidate for the Of
fee II is rumored that he is looking
forward to a mere profitable portfolio
that OF secretary OF state, which posi-
tion will be dependent upon the cleo
ton OF Dr. Marshall as governor.
Among the Regular Republicans in
Rehoboth were DR.. T.. G. Shortlidge
Philip Q. Churchman, Edmund Mitch
ell, Jr.. George H. Hollis, Robert G.
Houston and William S. Hilles
DELEGATES ARE SELECTED.
Delegates to the convention were
chosen on Saturday. They were select.
ed by district committees, and those
from Wilmington are as follows:
First Representatives District-Dele-
gates, Herbert b. Martin, Frederick r.
Stevenson, Jacob Scheiffie, DR.. William
Pennock, Marshall Garman.
Second Representative District
Delegates, Benjamin L. Spence, Mel
son r. Walker. Francis S. Bradley
John J. Wheaber, Howard E. Stats
Amos Hahn, Edwin II. Phil
lips, Thomas E. Postles, John Nc
Regency; alternates Edward L. Tur-
ner, Nelson Huntley, Richard Wright
Third Representative District-Dele-
gates, Henry Simpson, Richard For
rest, John w. Wetherell, John B.
Moore, Stephen Downey. Pierce Gould
Daniel p. Barnard, Jonathan L. French,
Stansbury J. Wiley, George w. Rob
erts.
Fourth Representative District-Dele
gates, John H. Graham. John H. VIII
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