Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-18
PAeE Ins NOMINEE.
He Secures the Congressional Cam
hLdAcY On tho IDDth MnII0t.

didacy On ihe iD9th Rnii0t.
ocEAs Cry, Mp., Sept. ~, Il. was con
ldently expso ed wnen the Democratic
convention OF the First district mot yester-
day morning that the SUI would not go
down before candidate for Congress was
noninated, bit the expectation wRs not
realized. When The delegates took their
places 10 the pavilion OF the Atlantic Hotel
and Chairman Pride called the body 10
order, It WIS well understood tina after all
the comforting and dickering Of tho pro,
vious night, jntinued during tbs morning
hours bsiore noon, the elements OF the con
vantion We're as widely apart rs they
were at Csntreylle, but 1t was
not considered that the difference
was entirely irreconcilabla or that
little more jockeying would not
bring about results Tue convention met
With the Understandable. that only Il short
morning session would be ned and that
the real business OF the day would begin
atter dinner. Two trains OF over 40 car
loads Of people from Worcester, Somerset
and WlcOmico counties arrived before the
meeting, and such hotels rs we're open were
overrun with ghosts. One OF the cars dis,
played Il Sign IN great big letters, POGO
moRa for PHs5" Among the exeursionists
were hundreds OF friends OF Col. Henry
+ go who wished TO encourage him
TO make manlyfiSht for the nomi.
hhNAbus AEIb Mtld tldiuIlpDS vi ulu5uu
too, aan OF the other candidates.
Joshut W. Miles, chairman OF ths com
mtttee on resolutions, after some delay, re-
ported the platform which referred to ths
purposes AMI aims OF the last Democratic
administration and with pride 10 the many
reforms inaugugAted and defended b. Pres
tdent cleveland, ani more especially MS
patriotic etf3rts TO relieve the psope OF un-
necessary taxation. Condolences Is expressed
IN "a ~ nj Intliu in ia yrT
81 tariff reform, and hope Of approval In
the cemiuS elsGtion; of approval at the
polls nt the effort, OF the DemOcra 10 party
to cheaper the ctssAfles OF life. Tue oil
forta OF selaE0Fs and Democratic memb RS
OF 5ongtess from this state TO
save the canning industry are heart
lily c0mmeu st, An1 tha Republican
party IL denounced for th3 unconstitu-
tionai and revolutionary force bill as an at :
tempt at u-ugpAtlon by the Federal admin.
isTrGtion of powers which the states hAv5
not granted, The resolutions conclude with
a CLOWNS trihute 10 the Democratic party
for its WAtchjul caia OF the Interest OF the
masses n coutrast with the Republican
policy Of urinst tarlif lnx4tloa, its lavish
AMI reckless exprnii lra OF pu0lc moaaY
and It's caaaai 81 II irls TO promote Sac.
tionhl strife aud Insurance Of the 6u7iae3a
Tranquility nt tha country. the resolutions
were snthu ,iR4tcd!ty adopted aud the Hllu
sions 10 psasiden Cleveland wsrs lou ny
ch4ere1. Mhsn tni baslusss was conciud "A
the convention took u recess uatll aft r
dinner.
The candidates whose names wers before
the convention sac atter fea-ssmb,ing the
chhirm4 dlrect'i 94t tha l7S.h oallot b.
taken war sltssrl Gibson Page, Toidylu,
Oov.nston, Y ekurs aud Weelnl; nAa.ssary
to cauit', Is es. Wheu the i9Trh ballot
ARd iIaea iAasH ctgsss was orttsrnd unit
p. NJ. mt u St nearly o'clock wh9u
he c1np+4ti0H vas callrd ordsr for thA#
1881 h4iT Ii thiS vots at05Oa got u
regular u fnm caroline, Q1esu Annail
ana Idibo Page 3nt eight ir m Somtrsns
AMI WorcAfag; fnaivin four from Mleom.
tco, aud Nio2 u seven from Dorchester
aiii kaat. Uii 10 l99th ballot few exeapt
thG,s Who were doing tAp WORK expected 1t
70 terminate ihs memorable struggle
Gibson asaia got his II from the OLD
souyces. Page got tour from Dor
chester four tom Somerset ald four
from Worcester, making H. Wiooin
iao gave hlf Toadvn four and
Kent bestowed three ON her iavoriie son
Nckars. Before the announcement OF the
vote Isaac Ii. White announced WIcpmico
would change her vote from loadyln to
Page, and II WAS done so orderly ami mas.
terly that for some seconds 1t seemed ms II
no one was looking. Tnen there was Il
buzz, and a big hnDbuh, III tbs midst OF
WHOM the stent rlan votes OF mr. Niles de-
mandsd annouac5m ent, and the chairman
made the declaration necessary to clinch
the thing, but he vas not Il bit too soon, for
III the confusion Mr.. Martin demanded to
change the vote Of Talbot to Toadvlu.
Too late, sir, was the calm reply OF the
chairman. "Nr. Page mas Ii sen declared to
have received tho VOTES necessary to a
ehoic Add 40 is tbs nominee Of this con.
vennou,"
"Sut Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Blrroll al
the ilstauc OF Kent county II wish to
have the nomination made unanimous" 1t
WAS done by aceiamation.