Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-01
Delaware At Cincinnati.

recent convention at Oinclnnatl maoe no
holiday excursion of their trip. They
went there filed with the strongest desire
for the nomination OF Senator Bayard,
and their only question was as to what
each of them could do to promote that
From or o'clock in
the morning till late into the morning
hours again, every man of them did all he
could TO persuade and convince delegates;
and men Who at home are retiring and
would hesitate to attempt any speech,
especially with strangers, became embold-
ened by the intensity of their interest to /
freely talk to whole delegations with
no little eloquence and convincing
power in many cases. No man
appeared to think of sparing himself and
often at 2 O'Clock in the morning con-
clave of Delawareans met at the Gibson
House, coming in from the various state
headquarters, and before going to bed
related their experiences during the day
and asked whether or not there was any
thing that still could be done before re-
firing. We express the opinion of the
delegates when We say that it was no
mere zeal without knowledge that the
v1lunteers at Cincinnati displayed, but that
they did good service and made some
ltes and say ed some Others
The vigor with which they worked was
admirably illustrated by remark made to
the writer in tho psy!Hi of the Tennessee
delegation. One delegate remarked that
he did not think there could be many
Oslawareans left ut home. He was asked
how many he supposed there were in
Cincinnati. Twelve or fifteen hundred
he replied He was told there were not
thirty-4ix. He seemed incredulous, and
r,m.rEed that if such were the case they
were the most industrious thirty six men
in Cincinnati, as he had never yet visited
a delegation where there were not one OF
4 two Delawarsans arguing for Bayard and
APPARENTLY ready TO meet any and every
| objection that auy one could urge agaiLst
his nomination. AS the writer was
brought into pretty close contact with
some members of nearly every delegation
he had al opportunity to learn something
of the work done by the volunteers rs
well as that done by the regular delegates
aud be knows that the work of both was
thorough and useful. OF course some
were more efficient than others, but there
was no man really engaged in the work
who was not of use, and the passionate
attachment for Bayard exhibited
by some who could lot talk much
went far toward convincing people that q
man SO loved ut home must be what ht
appeared to the country at large, and ever
J something more.
Every person present found tnat III,
one cry against Bayard was unavAilibilily
, No one questioned his capacity cr fitness
aud few said a VOID about his d.herenc,
from the West ON the financial question
When it became manifest that he was th
{ faYorite Of so4e two hundred and tift,
. delegates, all other things were droppet
By the friends of other candidates and on
sustained and united assault was made al
= along the line from all quarters on what
was the fashion 10 call MIR. Bayard's wa
t "record" The Dover speech Was mis-
, represented, and the gallant little band {
: Delawareans followed in the track Of the
b adversaries aud, Dover speech in hanC
z showed that IL was au enti-Secesson instea
$ of secession speech. All admitted tina
t but insisted that nothing would preyel
n the Republicans from making it the TEL
e for innumerable fasehoods every one
s which would be eagerly accepted by tho'
e desiring TO believe something against az
st Democratic candidate. The fight wi
e bravely kept uP, though and ii is a sour
e Of sincere satisfaction TO all engaged in
1t that most those who ni.do tEls attack
g the interest q this or that candida
d accomplished nothing for themselves al
k merely drove Bayard's friends TO hancot
CT who was not by the friends of other ca
to didates, consideEed seriously u candida;
T. and who was the uuquestioned secol
- choice of the supporters Of MIR. BAyar
g We might at great length recite Il
'e incidents of the calvass made by the De
E. awareaus at Cincinnati, but want OF spa
e. iorbds Suffice it to say that they eau
# back better friends than they went ava
bound together b. the remembrance Of
&c hard fought campaign which came near
Is success than ANY Que not on the grOuI
or can ever realize, and they ma
'l- aequaintances throughout the UIion
lis meu who are u, sincere and deyCt
ne friends of Senator B4yard as are his Del
I'd ware supporters. 1t is due to the lit
We band that this recognition of their u
OF aud fiji ,ieucy should be made, aud Ii
ny their fellow b lawareans who remained
IN home should have some comprehension
on the devOtedness ard industry Of the NJ
he who went to accomplish the thingso nIu
N desired by every Dellwarean who 10y
re lis State.