The sun., 1900-08-21
DU PONT AND HIGGINS
MEN FIGHT 70 CONTROL
ANTI-ADDICkS CONVENTION
Anti-du POnt People Claim They
VIII Defeat DR.. l.. II.
Ball for Governor.
WILLIS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
State Committee Selects Him and
States Charles f. Richards for
Permanent Oficer---Conven-
ton Will Likely be One
of Remarkable De-
monstration.
WILLIS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN

monstration.
In the Grand Opera House today there
is promised lively battle between the
divided forces of the Anti-Addicks Re-
publicans of Delaware. The Anti-Ad-
dicksite State convention will be called
to order at II O'clock, seats to be filled
by those people, who by the grace of
Phil Churchman and his overworked
printing presses have procured tickets,
and ut that hour the scrapping is
scheduled to begin. Two states for Il
State ticket have ben made; one by
Colonel du pont, the other by the Anti
du Pont men whose cause is to be cham
pioned in convention by ex-senator An
thony Higgins and Horace Greely
Knowles. The du Pont people favor
DR.. l.. Heisler Ball for Governor and
a general ignoring Of the Union Republi-
can harmony ticket named at Dover.
The Anti-du pont people claim they are
looking for harmony and it is believed
should they control at today's conyen-
ton, will favor the endorsement of
nearly if not all the Dover ticket.
The control of the convention is in
doubt. The Anti-du Pont Republicans
claim to have elected 29 out of the 40
delegates to the convention from the
city of Wilmington yesterday. They
also claim to have a majority of the
New Castle county caucus. With this
control they declare they will defeat the
nomination of State Treasurer Ball for
| Governor. They will make a fight for
the nomination of I'll. G. Knowles for
Congress.
| At the East Side Republican Asso-
citation last night were many of the
Anti Addicks leaders gathered to hear
the returns of the primary election, it
was said that State Chairman Phil
Churchman representing the du Pont
influence, would centre the entire efforts
of the du Pont people today on the nomi-
nation of du Pont Republican for
Governor.
There is promise of considerable
demonstration in the convention. The
victory of the Anti-du Pont men at the
primaries yesterday, wnen they elected
Anthony Higgins Il delegate and made
such Il splenu.d showing in the Knowles
fight against Tom lewis and Phil
Churcllman in the Seventh ward, was
the cause of much enthusiasm in the
| L
Bucking against the machue. is at
ali times piece of nervy work, yet the
Anti-du pont people last night claimed
that every man who is marked down as
opposed to du Points declaration that
DIR. L. III. Ball shall be named for Gov
ernor will stick to his duty and prevent
i the du Pont Slate from going through.
Temporary Orga nization. = s
The du Pont faction went ahead last
night with the work of temporarily
organizing the convention in manner
which seemed to indicate that they had
little fear of controlling the conven-
tion. The Anti-Addicks State commit
tee met at State headquarters No. sos
King street at the call of Chairman
Churchman. du Pont is easily in con-
troll of the State committee without
much ceremony. Rev. Jonathan 5.
Willis, census supervisor of Delaware,
was chosen as the temporary presiding
officer of the convention. Frank l..
Speakman was selected as temporary
secretary.
At a conference at the Post Office
Building prior to the State committee
meeting Colonel du POnt, Hugh q.
Brown, Phil Churchman, Frank u.
Speakman and others were present
That conference slated Charles Il. Rich
ards of Georgetown for the permanent
chairman of the convention.
AS the control of the convention goes
with the presiding officer the Anti-du
Pont pc ople were alive to the necessity
of opposing the selection of Richards fol
permanent presiding officer a confer
ence was held to discuss the chairman
ship and it was decided by the Higgins
faction to fight the selection OF MI
Richards. Their fight is apparently
hopeless as the temporary chairman will
name an organization committee thai
will select du Pont man to preside
permanently.
Higgins in Convention.
The effort to defeat Anthony Higgins
yesterday at the primaries was defeatee
and the ex-senator was chosen Il dele
gate by an overwhelming vote, running
ahead of his ticket. The presence 0.
Higgins in today's convention is OBJ
noxious to the du Pont people. The eX
Senator and the forces whom he will
lead to day claim to be opposed to the
partywrecking methods of du Pont anc
his henchmen. Mr.. Higgins will make
speech in the convention. Great in
terest is being manifested in what he
, may say. =
Another delegate who will no doubt
be heard from is Horace Greely
Knowles. Although defeated in the
! delegate election in the Seventh ware
yesterday Mr.. Knowles viii go into thu
convention with II proxy.
Today's Nominations.
The Anti.du Pont men point with sat