Evening journal., 1904-08-09
Knowles for Congress,
Save1y, Hayes and Orr
for Presidential Elect
Ors and MauH for In
surance Commissioner
Ticket Is Regarded As
One of Strongest Ever
Placed in the Field by
the Regular Republican
Party
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
Dover, Aug. 9.--Dr. Joseph H. Chand-
Ter, Of Centreville. will be nominated
by the Regular Republican party for
Governor Of Delaware at the State
Convention being held in Dover today
This part Of the ticket seemed assured
at noon after the various counties had
held their caucuses.
The electors viii probably be Thorn
as II. savery, New Castle; Manlove
Hayes, Kent. and DR.. Orr, Sussex.
Horace G. Knowles for Congress and
Robert H. Richards for Attorney-Gen-
Grad seems to be a sure thing.
The ticket as practically agreed upon
is one that should be satisfactory to
Republicans all over the State, as adj
the candidates are strong men. 1t will
be one of the strongest tickets ever
named by the Republicans of Della
ware.
A number of delegates from the sew
eral counties met at the Hotel Rich
ardson last night and discussed the
candidate for Governor. Dr. Joseph c.
Chandler seemed to have the majority
although Merritt y. Willis had many
supporters and Sussex county was dis
posed TO turn i'm behind him.
This morning the situation was much
mixed. when the delegates arrived on
the early trains
The First district New Castle county
4 4.
Higgins Horace G. Knowles nomin-
ated Colonel Henry a. DUPONT for
chairman and William White for
secretary and they were elected.
A roll cali was made and Frederick
=. Bach presented the proxy Of Harvey
r. Wadman, of the Tenth ward. A
motion was made for the appointment
of committees and Mr.. Higgins was
made chairman Of the committee on re-
solutions
The joint caucus Of the First and
Second districts of New Clstle county
was held and William 5. Hilles was
selected chairman. Thomas II. Savery
was nominated for presidential elector
The nominations of candidates for Gov
ernor were next taken up. Theodore
f. Clark was nominated. Colonel Hem
ry A. Dupont nominated DR.. Joseph II.
Chandler. Martin b. Burris nominated
Merritt \. Willis.
The vote follows: DR.. Chandler. So;
Willis, p, and Clark, f.
At this juncture Robert G.. Houston.
of the Sussex county caucus appear
ed and reported that Sussex county con-
ceded to New Castle the Governor,
Congressman and Atorney-General. A
motion was then made to make the
not ION of ffhnna1aV frrru
which motion prevailed.
motion to nominate lieutenant
governor by the caucus was defeated.
the nomination for Congressman be-
ing declared In order Dr. John II. Pal
mer. Jr., nominated Horace Greeley
Knowles which was seconded by Sem
ator Higgins
on motion the secretary cast the vote
Of the convention for Mr. Knowles
Mr. Higgins put in nomination for
Attorney General Robert II. Richards.
This was seconded by Philip L. Garrett.
Mr.. Richards was nominated unani-
mously.
The Kert county caucus assembled in
the Opera House.
J. II. Kenney was made chairman. A
resolution was adopted asking that Kent
be given the treasurership and state au-
ditor.
The caucus then nominated Bradford
Murphy, of Dover, for State Treasurer
and Joseph II. Dick. of Smyrna, for audi.
tor.
Manlove Hayes, of Dover, was receives
in caucus with a storm of applause. H'
was nominated for eiector from Kent.
A resolution was adopted agreeing t'
support for governor the nominee of New
4 Castle county DR.. Joseph II. Chandler
q The caucus was in favor Of supporting
the nominees endorsed by Senator Ba.
and Colonel Dupont.
Sussex County.
There threatened to be a warm tim,
in the Sussex county caucus but every
Il thing ironed out TO the satisfaction OF
the delegates. The caucus was held or
q the Opera House stage.
motion was made to allow New
castle county the governor the attor.
Il general and the congressman; t.
"a Kent county the lieutenant governor
81 and an auditor; to Sussex county tn,
"a insurance commissioner and the treas.
a urer. The motion TO support New Cas-.
"a Ties nominee for governor created cor.
81 siderable discusesion of much warmth
bnt was finally. carried
DR. w. T. Orr. of Lewes was nomi.
rated for Sussex elector; Thomas A
ri l,awllus for treasurer and Charles II
- Maul of Lewes. for insurance com.
III missioner.
IA The convention assembled at 1.3O ant
E proceeded to carry out the will Of tn
three caucuses.