The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-19
REPUBLICAN y
CONVENTION.

: Dover. August. 19.-With the
, bright August sun smiling kindly
: down the Republicans Of Delaware
|. gathered here in force to-day to nom
mate candidates for Congress State
, Treasurer and State Auditor. There
were a number OF the leaders here
all night and a meeting was held al
Hotel Richards for the purpose Of
laying plaus for the convention and
. to consider changes in the State
committee. The Wilmington dele.
gates here are:
First ward-Dslegates, Howard
D. Ross, Thomas H. Buckley; alter.
mates, Abraham B. Cohen, Thomas
Taylor
Second Delegates, Randolph
Deane, Walter Rash, Frederick
Cramer, George Wi!kinson; alter.
mates, George Belville, Alfred Roney
James II. Montgomery, Frank Nc
Mullin.
Third-Delegates. Horace G. Ret.
tew, Harry y. Jos;yn, and Thomas
Holt: alternates Clement B. Hallam,
W. ii. Sanderson, Jr.. and Samue!
Coyle. Sr.
Fourth-Delegates, J. Hadley
Lewis, b Harvey Wigglesworth,
George Morris; alternates, Amor
Minker, Thurston Davis, Levin
G0rdv.
Fifth-Delegates. NJ. Howard
Jester, Johd Wright, William S.
Lednum, James +. NieIds. Oltrey
Dumpson; allernates. Frank T.
Kilvington, Winfield S. lIeisler,
benjamin Il. Cause, Ambrose Wilson
Elwood GARRISON.
Sixth-DeIegates, Leonard f.
Wales, Johu Simmons, ,hWilliam
Knight, Harvey Pennington. Autho-
ny Higgins. Wilson Hemsley; alter
mates, George Heritage, Elijah Russ.
William Stilley, George Smedlcy,
Robert McCrea.
Seventh--Delegates, John Hutton,
J. Persey Neilds, L. II. HotIecker,
Thomas Naudatn, Frank Taylor;
alternates. Clement Wood II. c.
Robinson, William G. Farra, Scott
Lopez, Samuel Benson.
Eighth-Delegates, RobertSpence
William II. Groves. James II. Morris
William II. Caldwell, George Hub.
bard; altern ate', James Engle, Mans.
field Armstrong, John Hahn, Isaac
Murray. Alfred Bird.
Nlnth-Delegates, James l.. Haw.
kins, Isaac Scott, Pennell Stcl ser;
alternates, A. b. MACPHERSON John.
son, George Benson, William +.
Robinson.
Delegates, Isaac II. Brown
William Ball; alternates, William
II. Babcock, Walter Y. Sherwin.
Eleventh -Delcgalcs, Elmer Booth
alternate, Charles Prince.
Observation-Disclosures, Arthur W.
Briefly, Samuel J. Dennison; alter
mates, Moro Mcmillan, Charles G.
Ford.
There were only two contests In
New Castle county yesterday for
delegates.
ln the Sixth ward the following
persons were nominated as delegates:
Leonard f. Wales IT., Anthony
Higgins, Nero Bacus, Jon Simmons
William Knight, William Hamilton,
Charles Lawson, Harvey j. pcnnins-
ton aud Wilson Hemsley.
The delegates elected and the votes
follows: Anthony Higgins. 150; l..
Il. Wales. l55; john Simmons, l46;
William Knight, 80; Wilson Hemslcy
and IA. e. Pennington II each.
Altcrnates-W William Stlley, 1iO;
George Smedlev, l48; Robert Nc Crea
las: George Heritage and Elijah
Russ, SO each. James Chambers was
the defeated alternate.
In penc adler hundred the contest
waS more exciting, and much rivalry
existed. The delegates elected aud
the votes follows:
Samuel AIrichs, IS; Jacob Cazier,
s.; William II. Evans, SO. Delaware
Clark the defeated candidate re-
Ceived 20 votes.
Al,ernates William T. Hall, 67;
Eugene L. Paxton, 65; Edwin l..
Walton, 60. The defeated altcrnates
and the vote follows:
II. c. Ellison, IA; e. S. Armstrong
II, and Thomas Wright, IA.
The convention was called to order
by Henry b. Thompson and f.
Mitchell was chosen chairman. IRev.
J. ID. NanBurkalow offered prayer.
A recess was taken until 80 o clock
The platform was presented by J. =.
Neil1s. 1t endorses President Roose.
velt's administrator, pledges the
support OF the party in 1904, en-.
dorses the foreign policy of the Gov
eminent, favors State legislation for
bushes combinations, endorses the
work OF the 5sth Congress. favors
free registration in the state and
endorses Congressman Ball who was
instrumental in getting rural mail
delivery and appropriations fol- the
river and harbor.
Congressman Ball, State Treasurer