Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
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Dover Delawarean, Dem.
The nomination of Benjamin t. Biggs
for governor by the Democratic conyen-
ton on last Tuesday means revolution
in the management Of State affairs. The |
nomination was the yoicing of the peoples |
will from one end Of the State 10 the |
other. In that nomination one thing Is /!
assured-the voice Of the people will be |
heard and their wishes obeyed. Mr. |
Biggs will occupy the executive chair |
free and untrammeled by any bargain,
decker or deal. He owes his nomination
10 no one man OF to any set Of men, but
TO the people of the State, to the working
Democrats, the honest voters who want
no Office and expect none, Mr.. Biggs ia
indebted for his selection as the candi-
date. The policy that during the past
few years has been adopted--that few
shall have the management and control OF
affairs-by the nomination of Mr.. Biggs
will become thing Of the past. Benia-
min L. Biggs, literally and truthfully, In
peoples man. His nomination is the
peoples nomination, and as governor he
will be the peoples governor. Every
man, high or low, rich or poor, can be
assured TINT in Mr.. Biggs they have a
man that will hearken to their wishes and
use his best endeavcrs to obey their voice.
PLEDaE OF SUPPORT.
Middletown Transcript, Dem.
Now that the convention IL over and
the nominations made il is the duty of
every Democrat to make his best efforts
for the election Of the candidates. Old
differences should be put aside and the
asperities Of the campaign buried in q
general desire to elect the Democratic
nominees by the old time Democratic
maiorities. As far o. the Transcript is
concerned its position in the contest was
long since announced, and upon the full
hlment of its pledges the Democracy of
the State may firmly depend.
| DouBrIsa THOMAS.
Newark Ledger, Ind.
IL ia very evident that the oldest candi-
date in the Democratic party has been
chosen as the standard bearer OF that
party. In the beginning of the canvass
we expressed ourselves as not favorable
to old men, and worn-out party servants,
but the majority of the wise solons at the
convention deemed the oldest the tittest.
As it is, the supporters and admirers
will have to put forth their efforts 10 BE-
cure the result desired, or else Hoffecker
will be the next governor.
KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE.
Smyrna Times, Ind.
In the selection of Biggs (who is a relic
of the past generation) as their standard
bearer, they knew that in the lower coun-
ties with the plain, honest yeomanry who
had heard his political exhortationA, his
Rptness in quoting scripture, who had
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and been inspired by his patriarchial
locks, they would have man that would
be tower Of strength with the voters in
the primaries, as against any other mar
! whom they did not know from the hust
ings. Mr.. Biggs as n politician, Con
gresham, farmer and railroad man IL
. we'll to our people and needs nj
3 introduction at our hands. The seconi
= place on the ticket, that of candidate fo
{ Congress, went begging and finally, NJ
e one else being proposed, the name o
John b. Pennington, Esq, was presented
and accepted. The name seemed TO b,
taken by an exhausted convention to I'll
place that no one else wanted 30 the,
. might adjourn.
? MouBNFuL WALL.
n Milford Chronicle, Ind.
v It's certainly deplorable condition O
II affairs when state conventions delibei
~ atoms practically elect the chief magif
4 trate of n commonwealth like state O
is the Union, and We believe that DELI
lie wareans are fast approaching the poir
n where they are TO leave the old wornou
10 doctrines of the past and embark upo
3, a new era in state government. Vision
re of constitutional reform and distrit
es representation are fast taking shape
vs. the future, and unless the Democrati
~ party OF Delaware heed the warnings,
lg must and will go down under the enligh
be eminent of the present, aud the progrei
I'd necessary for the near future. The wri
:" ing is on the wall, and unless the rulei
IN read and regard the will of the people
ur putting in nomination men who favor
le reformation in our organic law, regart
less of the offices, even those Just resu
rected into power will feel the sting
defeat.
WILL SUPPORT THE TICKET.
harrington enterprise, Dem.
pm whilst the victory Of that conventiC
" was not what We had hoped It would b
III and not what we worked hard al
vs. earnestly for, yet as Democratic pap
.er at heart, and the time honered principl
- OF democracy perpetuated, we bow
NC graceful submission to the will of the co
u vention, as we promised through o,
gs columns we would do. We thereto
~ place the nominees of that convention
ny the Hon. B. L. Biggs of New Cast
'u- county for governor and the Hon. Jol
ler b. Pennington of Kent county for repI
ne sentative in Congress sat the head of o.
se. columns. We shall not attempt to cri
'ne else the action of the conventit
lae nor of delegates conspicuous in I
ms proceeding, as it would only pr
"; petuato the i'll feeling already enge
u dered which is gnawing at the vitals
~ our Democracy. But let us az one M
" endorse the nominees and give them o
On support and harmony will again be
~ ~ stored within our ranks. Let person
iul preference sink into the great good of I
. EIi party. at is not that we love Caesar le
VI, Ut but Rome more"