Daily Republican., 1888-05-18
a HAhmoNIous eArnARlsa.
neat,ng OF the Rspubnoaa RtAte uon-
vontton Mt Dover Yesterday-Deie-
gAtos 90 the National Convention.


vent,on nj Dover Yssssraay-Dsie.
gAtos 90 the Nationni Convention.
The Republican ststs Convention me,
ut Dover yesterdRy with the delegation
from fash county vel hlled. The dele
gates from this county met In caucus q,
IL O'clock In the State House. those
from the First District, comprising the
city Of Wilmington, assembling in the
hall of the House OF Representatives,
aud those from the Second District,
0 ,mprising the r6tnAinder OF the county
outside OF Wilmington, In the Senate
Obsm Der. The Kent County delegates
met In the Levy Oourt room, and those
from Sussex In q hall In the Court
Hoaso.
The osucusses oompleted their bust.
nesa Ani Acjourned shortly bsfore noon,
and nj 1850 o'clock the convention was
oSlled TO order by Chairman Psnnewiil,
Of the etste Central Committee. He
said the frat business was the election
of . Temporary chairman, and Beuiah
Watson nominated Warrington Hast.
iugs Of this city. There was NO oppoti.
tioA. and he WAS elected by aoolama.
tion. Temporary secrttsries were also
appointed. Upon taking tho chair. Mr..
HastinRs said that he was taken oom-
pletely by surprise, As be had no In
tin,ttion that he would be called upoa
to occupy shis p )sition until about Ave
minutes previous TO his Rame being
presented, other elHe he would have
n ade some preparatiun to make few
remarks. As It wss, he would only
say that the time will never come when
the Republic, OF Delaware will fail
to hold 3 State O:nyention. After con.
stant defeat the party have assembled
In support OF Republican principles, and
he was proud that he 10 . member Of
that Grand Old Party that has freed
the slavae, and hdvo oAted every good
thing that this county enjoya. He be-
lieved there II q future for the Rspub
lican party In delaware, BosN Nithntand- :
ing the unfairbess and rasoAlity with
which 1t has been treated.
Still, II 1t 10 I'm possible for the party
to do anything further than 70 meet and
protest. against the psrsiAlity and un.
fairness OF the preseDI laws. 10 In . duty
which 1t OWES to itsef 10 do 30. There
are now new issuts, that wers not
thnught OF twenty years ago, on whioh
the party must take decided stand.
The tariff, constitutional convention
and other needed reforms have been
advocated anl rehehteed, but there ts
yet another question op which the Re-
publican party OF this BtAte, and OF tue
whole country, must be put % barely on
record, and that 10 the saloon q question.
The party must go on Teo1rd as bsipR
0ppcstd In eve'y way 10 the uurestrioted
sale of Intoxicating liquor. He was not
In fsvir OF prohibition, nj least not At
preEent, hut be wns 10 fAvcr OF high
license that would regulate and restrict
The power OF ihs sAloons. This 10 . re
form that the p9ople /, Ok to the nspub.
lican porty 10 accOm pliBh; they Iecog
nizs that 1t redeemed tho country from
the curde OF slavery, and Il must be re-.
deemed from this o1rso. Mr.. Hastings
concluded by announcing that the oon.
veatlon was open for Tho trnnsAotion oil
business.
On motion .be following committees
Wer1 appointed:
Now castle, First Dlstrict-Ou per.
manent orSs snizaLion, Robert o FrAlm,
FrAncls Il. Barney. George W. Roberts;
on resolutions, Lewis Thompson, An.
thony Higgins, WAshinktoa Hastir r.;
on csodeDtta s. John FL. GrAhsun, nj
wood @. Jaokson, John Diilahay.
New CASTLE, Second DistrIos-Resolu,
tions, John O. Hipsins, George L.
Townsend, CHARLES NJ. Curtis; creden.
tials, Fl. II. MoMulisD, WIN. Ecoles,
George Is Money; psrpaAnsut orgAuiza A.
IioD, Frano,s M. Walker. DR.. Robert
Mckee, Jason Davis
Kent Oonnty-PsFmspent organize
tlon, w. A. Farrlos, w. r. CAh0ou, j.
U smith; c.edsntlRls, DIR GsorRe w.
Marshall, William Sln1, Jacob Fried
veil; resolutions, WhliAm IL. BsgRs
G5orge Jones, Beniah Watson.
Sussex CiunGy Gy-crsdeptIAls, OAleb
r. Layton, q. E BseoS, q I. Smith;
permanent orsAnizatioD, II. w. Mo.
Oollsy, p. B Norman. Jr., U P. S~Ain;
resolutions, Charles III. Treat, p. l..
UAunop, T. Fl RiRRin.
Shortly before O'Clock n rscsss was
taken uuIii . O'Clock, 10 allow an op-
portupity u get dinner and give the
commlttets time to prepare their ie
ports. The committees old rot complete
their business until 2 80 O'Clock, when
the convention again Assem- blej, and
the committee on permanent oreaniza ,.
tion reported the following. which was
adopted without dissent:
PreHid, glon Hastings.
Vice Presldents-Eieazor Ainsworth,
John O. Higgins, George W. Marshall,
Philip u OAuDon.
SscretsYles-Dr J Paul Lukans, DIR.
j. Frank Ellison. William E Kno Wles,
DIR. Caleb l.. Lay ton.
The following was reported by the
committee on reBOluAons:
"rne KspnblieAn party Of ths State OF
Delaware in State O3nvention Assem-.
h ls.a k.s lat
OF principles:
First, Tho free and untrnmmeled
suffrage which lieN nc tho foundation oil
the Institution OF the Republic has been
overthrown in this HtAte since the
enactment Of the disfrs nohising laws OF
1873. ThiB fiAsranS denial of citizens lin
TO large portion Of the pf f0ple who ara
not the owners of propsIty has pro ucei
Z fruitful crop Of dishonesty and Job.
berry in The m snagement Of State, ,oouuty
and municipal AFFAIR, While the assoc.
sors Of tho eity OF Wilmington ind the
Levy Court OF New O0slls County, ip
openly NJ d boldly TefnsinR to place
upon the aBsassmant lista over 2, 900
oitissnB whoso right 10 qualify 10 vote
WAS undisputed, have placed themselves
bef re- the pu0iio as breakers Of the law
aud are deserving OF the execrhtion oi
AL good cilizsns.
"Rst o. we'd. Thnt we renew tha de-
mRpd heretaioIe reiterated by the Ra'
publican party, iog the Fpssdiest calling Q
oil convention to Fsvlss the constitu.
ton Of thta State. and urRe upon the
votera that no ono should be aent to the
next Legislature known TO be opposed
to this measure OF reform,
"ReBoived, That wa favor the protec.
hon OF all American industries that oan
be ptoftshly pursued bS American eiti'
zsnH, md tue eacnring 10 Gur own pro
dncers of the eontFol OF their own
lyRta l.La hi IN