Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
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has resigned from his position because he
cannot conscientiously support James g.
Blaine. Like thunderbolt from clear
aky came the following letter, addressed
10 John d. Warren, the chairman OF the
Rspu blicAn state committee:
Sm wish 10 tender my resignation as
Republican elector for this state. lam sorry
to say that l cannot conscientiously support
the present nominee for President, James G..
Blaine. remain yours respectfully,
W. d. FoRREsT.
Since the receipt Of this letter few
days ago the mem bers Of the state and
national Republican committees have
besu at their Wits ends what to do about
II. They have carefully bushed up the
matter and have brought every Influence
70 bear on DR.. Forrest to induce him TO
Withdraw his Resignation. But the doc
Tor has stood hrm TO his convictions and
neither threat OF punishment nor promise
cfreward could induce him to promise to
vote for a candidate against the dictates
81 his conscience.
Said friend OF tho DOCTORS on Mon
day: "The Republican state committee
is in terrible quapdary. To call .
apscisi meeting TO fill the vacancy caused
iy DR.. Fotrset's resignation would be to
advertise the fact to all the world. The
committee knows that every Republican
will ask himself why cannot DR.. Forrest,
a lifelong member Of the party who has
been honored with the position Of an
elecsor, consaientiously support the
candidate o! his party for
President OF the United States
and 1t knows that the reasons
which have swaysd DR.. Forrest
will induce thousands OF Repub
lioaBs TO follow his example
In the general voting. The position
of an slsctor in q very distinguished and
peculiarly delicate one. There is no lsw
to compel An eleotor to vote for the can
didats who has been nominated at the
convention OF his party. The theory on
which the electoral college ia based is
that the electors of that party which has
a msiority at the popular election shall
meet in their respective states and cast
their votes for such candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President as they deem
will be the most fitting to fill those high
ofiicss. By sort of tscit consent, II ia
assumed that each elector will vote for
the nominees OF his party.
| IT. fDtI0bb OUuAu WpAl ouuukh uhN6
remained on the ticket, and, II the Re
publicans should carry this state, have
voted for Chester. "A. Arthur or any other
Republican, or even for Grover Cleveland
or any other Democrat for President,
without violating his oath as an eleotor.
It is due to his high sense Of honor that.
in manly, straightforward way, he has
informed the Republican stste COMMITTEES
that he eould not consoieptiously sup
port James G. Blaine for thai
office, thus affording the COMMITTEES
time 10 replace him by some hide.bounc
Republican on whom It can depend to vott
for Blaine should the contingency arts,
where his vote ia necessary. As las
desperate resort the committee has COM
to the conclusion not TO cal meeting Il
fill the Vacancy thus created on thei
state ticket, bat to quietly substitut
another name on the ticket for that o
DR.. Forrest, hoping that the ticket will b
voted without the substitution bein
noticed. This would be very goo,
scheme, but it won't be likely TO work.
GENERAL LOGAN GIFTS MAD.
A New York Herald dispatch fror
ChsrlestoWn, w. Va says On Monds
evening week while the Logan end Of th
Republican hippodrome was showing q
Hinton. small town on the Cbesapeak
& Ohio railroad, a scene occurred tbs
was not set down in the bills.
General Logan wag speaking from th
rear platform OF car when man name
Henry West went up in front Of him an
T asid I: General Logan, you raised ii
first rebel flag in the state of Illinois, an
want to shake with you.'
, "Who said did ~ asked Logan.
~ don't know who, but know 20
, did It," was the reply.
: 'YOu are LIAR" exoitedly exclaime
/ tbs general, and spat full in the man
: upturned face.
i The train then moved on, and Logai
speaking of the matter TO his friend
, said he wished he had had his mout
full OF tobacco juice that he might hay
given the fellow the benefit Of 1t.
c GREAT RALLIES IN NEW YORK.
The biggest meeting held in Wa
. street, New York, since the war was he
= there Thursdsy Afternoon. Broad al
!. Wall streets we're packed considerably
ell poiats within hearing of the speaker
+ on the sGb.trassury steps, on the occ
a sion Of the Cleveland and Hendricl
9 meeting gotten up by the clubs Of Il
y vsriona exchanges. At the clOHe
!, business large delegations, headed
9 bsnds Of music, stnrtsd from the Sto,
Il Exchange, the Produce Exchange, 4
i Cotton Exchange aud the Mining Al
Is Coffee Exchanges and marched throul
the streets to the corner of Wall al
Nassau streets, where the speRkii
stsni, dTsped in flags, had been erecte
r As each delegation came up it VI
d chaared TO the echo. The create
IA good humor prevailed. Roswell
q Flower Nas chosen chairman amid Il
d maEdous applause, aud Hon Willis
e Dotstsimer was the first speaker. Z
y Governor Solomon OF Wisconsin, who f
n lowed, said 81 have been for "a years
q member Of the Republican party.
v voted for Abraham Lincoln and every o
q Of his SUCCESSORS, but canpot, IS I
4. publican, vote for James g. Blaine
% Aigernon 8. Sullivan and ex.Mayor Ora
IL also spoke.
Sc In the evening there was tremendo
81 meeting In Union Square. Ii it tab
9. $4,000 people to lam Union Square cho
le tuli, there were 10000 people there
re watch the County Democracy parade.
10 many thousands more, who couldn't
" near the square, oboked Fourteenth strt
r aud overlooked into Third avenue a
es into broadway above and below {
40 square. The entire attendance was ca
ID mated from $4,000 to 100000. Wen
le were dyed in the crowd, Trevor
30 painted the air red and blue and eret
Z, 81 81 occasional sulky bomb that wot
AZ not 10 of, bat came down Whole, len
n spios of'dsngsr to the occasion.
OF Four spesksr5' sts1ds, drEpsd VI
10 bunting, ct the corners OF the saua
So were islands in the sea of hats. 7
ly parade Itself was bswildering, TIL,
" we've fully 1000 men in line, many
IN them uniformed They oould not nj
az Stout tas 7qusfe, I'd wss originally
tended, because the square was as fall
IL wou.d hold al hour before the q
battalion 60. thels.
he l. was 8 30 O'Clock when the batd
,n the Eighth District Battalion filled I
N sqnsle with stirring music. Fiftt
ns minutes later the whole square was al
n. with blazing torches, which had dssCent
as out t.om the fnur quarters Of the 90
ca pass and were moving every way, &
i'd the air was rent with the simultansC
I'd music Of many brass bands and
n thunder OF many hundred drums. I
70 bursting bombs and blarinR bands k
the square in such roar that the Gro
couldn't hear the speaking at I
opeu air stands, and the mart
Is echoes hosted into the crowd
10 academy aud told the audiel
n there that tremendous time wa goi
on outside. Within the academy ev,
available bit OF room was occupied by
AnlhnAiaatin nnAinntn MIN lintnnad