Evening journal., 1888-09-21
CHI. Treat l'0rCOngrpSS
a Harmonious Gathering at
Dover Yesterday.
PROTECTION AND STATE REFORM.

Presidential EIectors-Strong Speeches
by Messrs. Treat. willis and Higgins.
The Republican State Convention met
at Dover yesterday about l.3O p. m. The
delegates reached the town three hours
earlier, but the interim was devoted to
the preliminary action of the district
eaucuses and to dinner. Many of the
Sussex men had reached the ground early
in the day, and they had taken up their
headquarters at the Capital Hotel, where
they took great pleasure in introducing
abe delegates from other parts of the
state to Charles II. Treat, the choice OF
Sussex for Congress- Mr.. Treat never
loses friend by talking to him, and
zhis little by-play at the Capital Hotel
served Mr.. Treat very well a few hours
later in the convention. The county
caucuses did their work with dispatch
and with the smallest possible friction.
ii. IT. Pickles acted as chairman and y
r. Benson, Jr.. as secretary of the New
Castle county caucus. The roll call dis
closed the presence of seventy four dele
gates, thirty eight from this city and
fhirty-six from the rural hundreds. For
the appointment Of committees the New
Castle delegates resolved themselves into
district meetings, Frederick e. Bach pre-
siding over the First district and Dr. w
r. Hamilton over the Second. When the
two caucuses came together again com
mittee from the Sussex caucus asked for
hearing. William p Corsa Of Cedar
Greek hundred said that the Sussex dele
gates had unanimously agreed TO support
Mr. Treat, and he trusted that New Castle
county would look fayorably upon their
choice.
In the meantime the delegates of Kent
county prepared the surprise OF the day.
They found that it would be impossible
to nominate N. b. Smithers, Esq, IN
whose interest the majority Of their dele.
gates had been chosen, and so they deftly
turned all their votes over to Rev. iona
than s. Willis who had come 70 Dover
with the Milford delegation at his back
Hence by noon 1t was determined that
the contest for the Congressional nomi-
nation would be between Mr. Treat and
MIR. Willis, with the chances largely in
favor Of the former During dinner hour
the friends of both sides did some hard
but very good natured canvassing. The
politicians Of Dover were very importu-
nate. but 1t soon become evident that the
delegates Of Kent were not solid for the
choice of their caucus This indicated
Treats nomination to a certainty and his
friends predicted that he would get at
least ninety votes
When the convention assembled at l. 30
o'clock it was quickly organized by choos.
ing the following officers: Permanent
chairman, John Pilling; weep
idents, Watson r. Sperry, w. n.
Hamilton, NJ d., Charles g. Ross and Well
ington Patton; secretaries, N r. Benson,
Jr., John G. Higgins, George NJ Jones
and James Corn Mr.. Pilling made
happy little speech on taking his sect
He was woolen manufacturer and he
knew from experience that the Presidents
ideas on the wool question were all
: wrong Had Grover Cleveland been in
the wooleu business during the last year
or So he would not feel like giving $10,-
600 to the campaign fund Of his party.
The convention after trying to get a
speech from some one Of its members
while waiting for the committee on reso.
lutions, concluded TO select its Presiden-
tial electors General Henry DUPONT
was chosen for New Castle, Joseph r
Whitaker for Kent, and Joshua II. Mar
vel for Sussex. Anthony Higgins Esq,
chairman Of the committee on resolutions
appeared then and presented the report
Of the committee, which was as follows:
Resolved. That the convention accepts
and approves the resolutions Of the
convention at Chicago as the authorita-
tive declaration Of principles of the Re
publican party and especially commend
the annnaciation Of the propriety Of the
maintenance Of the American system of so
regulating the levying of duties npon inn
ports as 70 afford Just and adequate pre-
tection 20 American industry, whereby
the nation is made independent, labor is
elevated and rewarded the prices Of
fabrics cheapened by competition, and
markets at home are assured to the pro
ductions Of agriculture
Resolved That this convention CON
graduates the Republican party Of the
nation upon the selection Of Benjamin
Harrison and Levi p Morton, asst candi-
dates for the Offices Of President and Vice
President Of the United States. BY earn
est and successful struggles in the race
Of life each has yindicated the aptitude
of Republican institutions 10 exalt and
dignity mankind by the purity Of his
personal character he illustrates the best
type Of American manhood and by his
public life has demonstrated his eminent
fitness for the administration Of the Office
for which he has been nominated.
Resolved, That as first announced and
often reiterated by Republican conven-
tions Of this state, radical reforms in all
xhe departments Of government as or
dained by the constitution Of Delaware
are imperatively demanded; that long ex-
perience has abundantly shown that
those changes can only be made by a con.
wention to which the whole instrument
shall be submitted for revision.
Resolved. That we believe that the
will Of the people is supreme in making
or amending the fundamental law Of the
state. and that no convention should bs
called for that purpose but by the
authority Of the people, and it is tn,
sense Of this body that the large majorit,
of votes cast for a convention at tn,
special election held the first Tuesday o
November, 1887, is the proper evidence
of the win OF the people in this matter
aud should be accepted by the Genera
Assembly as full authority for passing al
act, az its next session, calling conven
tion snd providing for the election o
delegates thereto at as early period a
practical.
'sResolved, That this convention hereb
reaffirm the resolutions Of the Republ
can Convention Of Delaware held at Dove
in May last, which enunciate fully an
specifically the position Of the Republ
can party upon all other questions of stat
concern.
Resolved, That the soldiers to whoi
we owe the preservation of the Republ
are entitled to its everlasting gratitud
and that the Republican party Of Del