Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-21

| the llchot NOmtnatcd at Dover Tne6-
day Afternoon Win Remain Intact.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
Dover, Aug. 20. The Regular Re-
| publican State ticket to be voted for
at the general election on November
4 4th, was selected at the State conven.
tion held here yesterday and is as fol-
| lows:
For Representative in the Fifty
eighth Congress-Dr. L. Heisler Ball
| of New Castle county.
State Martin B. Burris
| Of New Castle county.
Auditor of Accounts-Purnal B.
Norman of Sussex county.
All are denominations.
CONGRESSMAN BALL ENDORSED.
1t is gratifying to the rarty to know
that all of the nominations were
unanimous, being made by acclama-
| tion, and it was evident from the APP
plause and good feeling at the conven-
| tion that most OF the delegates at least
made the nominations from the bottom
| Of their hearts
1t was reported that in view of the
fact that there had been some Union
Y
4 nation of Congressman Ball, there was
a sentiment among few Of the Regu-
lars in favor of selecting candidate
for Congressman who would be readily
accepted by the Union Republicans,
but there were so few of the delegates
who were in any way inclined to yield
| TO the demands of Union Republicans
that what little spirit of opposition
was brought to Dover soon vanished
and the convention unanimously de-
cided to make its own nomination
regardless of outside influences, and
the selection of DIR. Ball by acclama-
I tion was not surprising.
Before the convention opened some
of the delegates who were inclined to
yield to Union Republican influences
held conference and found that their
numbers we're so small that it would
be the right thing to fall in line and
give their endorsement to DR.. Ball.
The idea of placing in nomination an
opposition candidate was abandoned
early in the day, but there were a few
who would like to have seen string
| to the nomination, which would practi-
cally leave the matter open until after
the Union Republican convention. They
were unsuccessful, however, in their
effort to muster up a sentiment in this
direction and no mention was made of
this plan publicly. The result was that
DIR. Ball IS nomination will stand unless
some unusual circumstance should
arise, which is not anticipated at this
time. The sentiment is that no changes
should bs made in tho ticket for any
reason. and there is nothing now to
| indicate that there will be the slightest
change of that sentiment.
i There was no opposition at any time,
either openly or in conference, against
either State Treasurer Burris or Audi
tor Norman, and they are also on the
ticket to remain.
UNION RBruBLIeAN OPPOSITION.
Well known Union Republicans are
still saying their party will not place
DR. Ball on their ticket, but whether
they are speaking by authority is not
known. There are some who say no
will be accepted on condition that he
can give assurance of the early election
of two Republican Senators, one Of
whom will be Addicks. This PROPOSE
tion is regarded by many as prepos-
ferrous, as it Is held that there is no
one man who can give such assurance
if he desired to do so.
The Regular Republicans may make
an effort TO have DR.. Ball endorsed by
the Unionists. How we'll they will
succeed is rroblematical. @
hey THROWS AWAY.
Early in the convention a resolution,
offered by Robert q. Houston, was
adopted, providing that any resolu-
tions offered to tine convention should
/ l,a rafa 10. he.
lions without being read. The signifi-
canoe was not apparent at the time,
but 1t was understood afterward that
that action was taken in anticipation
of resolution being offered empower
ing the State Central Committee to
make any changes in the ticket which
might bs considered advisable for sue
cess or for any other reason. Those
who had such plan in mind evidently
saw the handwriting on the wall and
did not get the contemplated resolu-
|,tion before the convention. Conse-
quently, the committee is not clothed
with any special power regard to the
ticket, which means that tits the pur-
pose to allow the ticket to remain in
tact. D JE5
UNION CHAIRMAN ALLEE DIsPLEAsEp.
After the convention j.. Frank Alice,
chairman of the Union Republican
State Committee, is reported to have
remarked in public that some of the
Union Republicans would rather vote
for l.. Irving Handy, a Democrat, than
DIR. Ball, for Congressman. A person
who heard him speaking on the sub
iect said he asked whether DIR. BALL
had him put SO high on the ticket that
he could not be hauled down, and upon
receiving an affirmative reply, intimated
that the Union Republicans would not
place him on their ticket. Other Union
Republicans who were near him are
said to have given expressions of APP
proval OF his remarks.
Consequently, at the present time, it
looks as il each of the Republican
parties would have its own candidate
for Congressman. A report Is current
that the Union Republican convention,
which will be held here on September
I'd, may nominate Martin B. Burris of
Middletown for Representative in Con
gress. If this plan is followed it will
complicate matters, as Mr.. Burris is
the nominee of the Regulars for State
treasurer to succeed himself in that
position, and as it is not likely that the
Regulars will change their ticket, he
will be the Congressional nominee on
the Union ticket and the nominee for
State treasurer on the Regular ticket.
There is still another report that Mr.
Burris will be nominated by the Union
Republicans for State treasurer, which
place he has on tho Regular ticket, and
Purnal b. Norman, tho Regulars nomi-
nee for auditor OF accounts, will be
nominated by the Union Republicans
for that office and man from the
ranks of the Union Republicans will
be nominated for Congressman.
As q mattar of fact thara is r,uch