The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-03
The Union Republicans held their

= The Union Republicans held their
Convention in Dover Oh Tuesday
and nominaten County Officers. The
Philharmonic baud Ut tins city en-
liveued the occasion with popular
Mira. the Convention met !n the
morning but nothing Was done
when an Adjournment was take un-
til 2 o'clock 10 the afternoon, The
different connties afterwards going
into caucus lor Congressman, Stale
Treasurer aud Audllor.
The Kent aud sussex delega tes
had agreed to allow New Castle
county to name the candidates lor
Congress.
In the caucus Geo. Frizzel nomi.
mated Horace Greeley Knowles Tor
Congressman and Mr.. Addicks
nominated William Michael Byrae.
Horace Greeley Knowles received 9
votes, Then Mr.. Addlcks arose i'll
the caucus and said he would not
trust Hor ace Knowles with u ten
cent piece, which when II was told
10 Knowles made him mad and call
ed forth denial from him that he
had never uet MIR. Addicks except
on one occasion and then by the re-
quest of that gentleman and he
never received a dollar Of his money
directly or indirectly.
That Mr.. Addicks b ad sent note
10 him in 1883 telling him. Knowles
Abat he wanted him to call upon
him which he did at his Office in the
Drexel building, Philadelphia.
There MIR. Addlcks told him that
he wanted him 10 get q short bio.
lprophical sketch OF each Of the men
yhosswere running for the Legisia'
,ture. This Mr.. Knowles did at con-
siderable time and expense. He
made his report TO Mr.. Addicks
who was highly pleased with it and
then asked him what he owed him
Tor the work Mr.. Knowles replied
that he hardly knew tor Mr.. Ad.
eicks TO tx tine compensation but
Mr.. Addlcks asked Mr.. Knowles 10
name a price Well. how would $50
or $75 d. MIR. Addicks called his
clerk out from an inner Office and
requested him to draw acheck to
Mr.. Knowles order for 5000 That
Is the truthof all the financial trans
actions MIR. Knowles has ever had
with Akdicks.
George Frizzel had la speech pre-
pared in his pocket with the in
tention OF nominating l., lIeisler
Ball for congress In the caucus but
was persuaded out OF it by some OF
his friends for fear OF the effect it
would have on the convention.
All was not sercue in the New
Castle County caucus, The first
kick came over the nominating OF
the State Central Committee. Mr..
Addieks wanted William Clerk To
succeed himself while others want
ed Evau Gallagher. The RESULT was
that Ferris Giles received ? votes.
Clerk 4 and Gallagher 5. Then
Giles withdrew and Gallagher re-
eeived The ina jorily vote.
Evan Gallagher, Is a we'll known
Republican worker and q machIns'
bv trade and will make vAluebie
mem0et o. the Stale Central Com
miitee.
A New State Central Committee
was named as follows:
New Castle county:
Evan GalIash her
Walter II. Hayes,
Thomas E. Postles,
j. Edward Addicks,
S. Frank Ewart,
James Il. Foster.
Aaron X. Paxsan,
William II Money,
Kent COUNTY:
. ID. M,iflin Wilson,
David T. Clark.
I J. Frank Alice,
Walter Thorp.
S. John Abbott,
Sussex county:
Ncwa!l Ball,
Harvey l.. Spicer,
Y ID. y. Moore.
E. Z. Lynch,
p Hiram H. Burton.
When Chairman BIakely called for
the nomination OF 4 candidate for
Representative In Congress, Mr.. Ad.
dicks arose and addressed tho dele.
gales. lie said that all were familiar
with the history Of the faction al
fight. aud declared that tho Union
Republicans had endor sed DR.. Bal
two years ago because Nation i
Chairman llama had requesecd him
to see that a Republican Congress.
man was elected from Delaware. Mr..
Addicks referred to the conference
between himself ard Congrcssma a /,
Ball In New York, In which an otfe r
was made 10 elect DR.. Ball for a
second term II lie would bring the
Republican members OF the legis-
ture together to elect two Senators.
Coming down to the situation at
present Mr.. Addickssaid he would
be satisfied II Congressma Ball
.rWero not Withdrawn from the ticket.
e II have been in this fight for thir-
teen years and have gotten enough