Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
KNOWLES WINS IN CAUCUS.
Organization Could Not Prevent His Beir
Recommended For Congress.

ORGANIZATION COulu NOT Prevent his tteinE
Recommended For Congress.
The organization prevented the cleo.
tion of HORACE Greeley Knowles as
delegate from the Seventh ward after a
hard fight, but it could not stop his
securing the proxy of Alfred Rooney Of
the Second ward, and could not prevent
his attendance upon the caucus of the
First district, which met at the Lincoln
Club Tuesday morning. Mf. Knowles
knocked the organization out on the
floor of that caucus and secured the en-
dorsement OF the caucus for the Con-
gressional nomination.
The first movement that indicated q
break from the machine was when Ed
| mund Mitchell, Dr., the temporary
chairman by j. H. Morris, by vote of
81 to Is. Mr.. knowles right to sit in
the caucus was questioned, but he was
allowed to sit by a vote of 81 tc Is.
| Howard ID. Ross was unanimously
elected secretary of the caucus.
BY vote of u to II, the meeting
decided to present Mr.. Knowles name
to the convention for tho Congressional
nomination. Mr.. Knowles made O
speech in favor of having the Congress
man from Wilmington.
An effort was made 80 have the eau
Gus ask that the governor come from
New Castle county, but no action was
taken on that point.
4 The following committee selections
were, made.
Credentials Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
Thomas j. Talley, Joseph Wiggles
worth.
Permanent Organization Z. G.
ShoItlidge, W. Ii. Morris, II. B
Thompson.
Resolutions-John P. Nields, An
thony Higgins, Harry Z. Joslyn.
Rules Harry Hawkins, DIR. g. Sher
burne Rice, A. G. b. Anderson.
Vice. President DIR. T.. q. Shortlidge
Secretary II. ID. Ross.
RURAL NEW CASTLE CAUCUS.
The caucus of the Second district
rural New Castle county, was held o
the first floor of the Lincoln Club an
was brief and harmonious. Delawar
Clark was chairman aud Francis M
7 Walker secretary.
3 These selections were made:
Committee on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
, Alrichs, Isaac Stats, Daniel w. Corhi
Permanent Organization = Henr
Cleaver, Ezekiel W. Dawson, Philip
u Garrett.
Q neutrality-suspicious. S. Hilles, Co
9 H. A. du Pont, William F. Curtis.
I Ruies--David Appleby, Joseph {
b Parker, Isaac @. Elliott.
S Vice. President Delaware Clark.
y Secretary W. Pancoast.
. KENT COUNTY CAUCUS.
4 The Kent county delegation had
n lengthy meeting at the Young Men
r. Republican Club. Manlovs Hayes Wi
q chairman and George b. Hynson, seer
"a tary. IL was decided to endorse Il
Ia governor the candidate who would r
Ia ceive the unanimous vote of the Ne
ID CASTLE county delegation, and the ca
n didate for Congress who would recei
i. the unanimous vote Of Sussex count
IL but if no candidate received SUI
IA unanimous vote, then the Kent del
a gates should vote as they SEQ fit.
The delegates were somewhat co
nj cerned as to the views of John HUI
II OF Kent county, who has received t
nj Union Republican nomination I
M lieutenant governor. Some of tho de
ne gates apparently feared that Mr.. HUI
was too much of o Union Republicu
at One of them wanted to know il
nj wasn't tainted with Addioksis
re- George Massey Jones, in endeavori
il to answer this question, saId that (
only thing he had heard Mr.. HUM s
py that he did not agree with, was ii
Il. he (Mr. Hunnl preferred any Repub
can to Democrat. Whereas, n
Jones declared that he would i
prefer MI. Addicks to Democrat.
re- These selections were made:
lg, ledentials-A. j. Kinney, o.
lily Knight.
ief Permanent Organization--A. W. ST.
on maker, j.. II. Deakyne, W. X. KING
ed Rules-R. A. Davis, W. NJ. Beam
Of r. ]. Mears.
he Resolutions George B. Hyns
om George a. Hall, NJ. L. HYdron.| IS
18th Vice Presdient-E. w.. jenkins.
aid 6ecretary-D. p. Nelson.
nal SUSSEX COUNTY CAUCUS,
led W. Y. Sipple presided at the Sus
rue caucus, which also met ut the Yo,
ar Mems Republican Club. Joseph
ort PrettymaD was secretary. They Piled
rty support 10 New Castle county's che
for governor. They discussed
ing matter of making recommended
VS.; for Congressman but did NOT decid
is; do it. They pledge support to Pur
an b. Norman for auditor Of accounts,
on, George W. Smith for insurance G
ptil missioner.
,m. These selections were made:
ops Credentials-C. u. Bacon, N.
a.n | Harm i n Snipar