Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-06-23
STATE CONVENTION.
rae TEMPERANCE MEN OF THE
STATE MEET AT DOVER
And Put Full State Ticket In the Field
james II. IA ofTecker for Governor
Richard m. Cooper for Congress.

the train that left Wilmington for
Dover, at 8. .43 a. m contained large
number Of delegates from Wilmington
and surrounding hundreds, for the
StAte Temperance Convention to be held
Az Dover. The number Of delegates was
augmented at the different stations down
the road, until by the time the train
reached Dover the crowd Indicated q real
i've Convention. The rain having in
creased In violence 1t was . general re-
b ark that there was wonderful ap.
|propriateness In the rain and the Com
mencement Of cold water campaign.
The delegates on their arrival at
Dover hoisted1 umbrellas and struck a
bee line for the Court House on the
green, where the Convention was to be
held.
Soon after the arrival OF the delegates
Ifrom the upper end OF tho State, the
train arrived from the lower end bring
ling the Sussex delegation.
Casual talk amongst the delegates re-
vealed the fact that they were in earn
eat, and that in starting ont In the work
they had undertaken they had con-
Icluded to burn the old political bridges
they had left behind them. 1t WAS no
ticed also that although the majority OF
the delegates had beon unwavering Re
publicans for many years, there was q
large number OF just as staunch Demo
Gratis amongst the number some OF them
Having been wheel horses iu their party
land one Of them Is even now Demo
cratic official of New Castle County.
There was some difficulty In selecting
candidates for Governor and Repre-
sentative in Congress, the first espe
ciauy. General sentiment, however,
indicated James h. Hoffecker. OF Mid
ldletown, as the choice for Governor,
Though the names of Benjamin L biggs
and Joseph Pyle were freely canyassed'
| Objections were made to Mr.. Blg8s,
that there were doubts OF him being
friend TO local optien and to Mr.. Pyle,
that he was Republican against
Chom not a word could be said only
I,hat IL was thought better that the can
Ididate for Governor should be Demo
Iorat.
At Arst 1t was thought that there
| would be no oppositlhn TO Rev. j.
Willis of Is ent, for Congress, but it WAS
ascertained that Methodist ministers as
La general thing from the upper end
| we're opposed to him, after which senu
lment concentrated on Il. M, Cooper OF
Kent,
The lecture room of the Court House
| was selected for the holding of the con-
vention, and before the hour OF meeting
!. iheld an interested audience, amongst
(which were several laiies who, how
/ ever, did not remain long. The Wyom
ing brass band came in q few minutes
before the call to order and struck NJ
some lively airs.
The platform of the hall had evident
lilly been prepared by the Young Women
Christian Temperance Union. TIT
scenery was very httingly displayed
and the chairmau's table was embodied
iby q large American flag, with tw
Lmailer ones at either end bearing th
Initials Z" Y. w. T. G. u" At the rea
was large banner bearing the inscrlI
Ition in gilt letters: For God an
Home and Native Land" OSher flag
and floral decorations were displaye
from the gas fixtures and over the do,
way.
The convention WAS called to orde
at11. 20 by R.M. Cooper, chairman OF II
Estate Central Committee. He said ,
was glad to see 30 many present takin
an interest in the great temperate
cause, but az this Was not the time Il
speechm aking he asked the conventio
n to proceed immediately to work.
y Rev. j. Il. Stonecypher, of the Pres
byteIian church a: Dover, Addressed u
throne of grace.
n. At the request OF the chairman Il
ichairmen of the respective Count
ICommitteee, Alfred Gawthrop of Ne
Castle County, W. N. Brown OF heI
and w. W, Morgan of Sussex, can
lQ land took seats upon the Platform. Eal
Ichairman of the County Committe
" calhd the list OF delegates, when 40 an
tn " cred for New Castle, % for Kent al
18 for Sussex; total 81.
iYl GA motion OF George W. Todd, Chs
,a Fl. Register of Smyrna was elect
~ tenn porary chairman.
mel Mr.. Register thanked the Convent
for the honor conferred and was hap
d to seesuch genera movement in
Vor Of a cause 80 near and dear to eve
heart and home.
On motion of w. H. Nullin, Geol
W, Todd, of New Castle County;
eW H. Brown, of Kent, and Dr. A.
>, m Heston, of Sussex, were elected V
llo Presidents, and Vincent G. Finn,
bV New Castle, was elected Secrets
with j K. Harney, of Kent, and j.
'ss, Boice, OF Sussex, as assistants.
DO The following Committee on Cred
w tiels was instructed and directed to
port after the noon recess:
New Castle, W. II. Gregg, ID.
Mason, David Eastburn.
Kent, j. W. Denney, j. W. Hopki
W. \. Case.
Sussex, W. W. Morgan, Isaac
Peck, Charles W. Marshall.
DR. A. @. Heaton moved that c(
Imittee of five from each county be
RI Ipointed to draft resolutions express
Iof the sense of the convention, and
~ the delegations from each county 10
their own committees, which mo
was adopted.
The county delegates then withd
r. and soon after wards reported the
" lowing committees:
New Castle County, George w. IL
Alfred Gawthrop, 7. W. Ferree, Ge
lW. Woldin, Alfred G. Cox.
Kent County, A. L. Hudson, W
Phillips, r. M. Cooper, W. K, N
Twain, q. M. Lord.
Sussex County, j. a. Marvel, "
10. Heaton, W. W. Morgan, W.
- - Cham bers, j. j. Boice. :,
On motion of Rev. W. ii. Mullln
lcommittee took recess until ~
1t was 2 So p. m. when the mem
Of the convention got through with
dinners, aud the Committees on
form aud Credentials were ready I
J - Iport, and at that hour the conve
was called to order.
The Committee on Credentials
a report. The number of delegate
maJeriAllg increased since the roll
in the forenoon session. AS the q
were called the delegates came fol-
and took seats in the seven front
of benches.
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