Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-11

win on the 4th OF November. think
here come our friends"
Cries of Ego on" Ego on" but Mr..
Bird bowed himself off and the band,
which had been doing big work an hour
before, struck up Hail to the Chief" as
the nominees hove in sight under convoy
of their oaptors.
THE NOMINEES GIVE THANKS.
Marshaled by George v. Massey, ESQ,
Mr.. Harry A. Richardson stepped first 10
the front of tho stage, and the convention
proceeded to go wild again. The guber.
Material nominee, looking very young for
his 3a years, and triis scared withal,
stood In silence till the uproar subsided
and through the short introductory
speech of his tall fellow townsman.
Then, producing piece of manuscript,
ne read therefrom sentence to this
effect: II thank you for tha honor you
have conferred upon me by nominating
me rs your candidate, and / shall exer.
else my best endeavors by all honorable
methods to aid in securing the triumph
Of the party In November That was
all, and Mr.. Richardson stepped back,
very plainly deyoutly thankful that the
trying ordeal was over.
Mr.. Henry r. Cannon, the Congress.
sional candidate, had come without q
written speech. He said,
Friends and EilosD Republicans: l thought
l could say something bef.re came 10,
but !. has be n almost knocked out. Will
say this much / am very glad to stand
hero as candidate for this Off % glad
there has been so much unanimity dis.
played In the matter; and ] thank you for
the great favor conferred upon me- and
promise to do everything that ought to be
done, and, II Wa will all do what Repubh.
cans IRE doing this day, we will come out
with flying colors In November.
Then the delegates got up and ehcuted
themselves hosrss again
The convention loudly oheefed Mr..
Cannon and then howled for Massey.
Mr.. Massey responded in stirring
speech. Preacher Willis, Benjamin
Nielis, Editor Watson Il. Sperry, %. G.
Bradford and Hon. James Il. Lofi and OF
Milford also made brief addresses in re.
sponss to the enthusiastic calls made for
them by the convention.
Then at 5.45 O'Clock the convention ad.
iuurned sine die.
After the convention the Young Mems
Republican Clnb Of Wilmington, headed
BY Hyatt's band, serenaded OandldAiey
Richardson and Cannon at the formers
handsome residence on State street. Both
candidates made brief responses, and
Consul Horace Greeley Knowles aud
Fred Eden Bach also adore ssed the Re.
publoans there assembled. Colonel D.
z. Barnard, Jr., was also called upon and
said:
Gentlemen of the Young Mems RepubIi-
can Club, | thank you for this kind demon
stration. Your action to-day reminds ms
Of the time in 1859, when Ia Nav York
state we young men organized what we
called "wide.awake clubs" | had the
privilege OF commanding the first one or
gani2sd In our county, and to the enthu-
siasm 1t aroused attribute In great part
the victory that We then won. l predict
for the ticket that was nominated to-day
great and glorious victory. am no kicker,
! assure you. l shall work for the Repub-
liean ticket with rs much heart and vim as
heretofore. Gentlemen / again thank you
for your kind demonstration.
Colonel Barnard was loudly oheered by
the enthusiastic Republicans who listened
10 his address.
WAITING FOR A PLATFORM,
The convention would have been very
uneVentfal affair had 1t not been for the
protracted fight in the committee on
reso utions. And even this fight was a
purely personal affair, depending entirely
upon the desire of each OF the statesmen
to make his deliverance the
declaration of the convention. As re.
suit there was practically no agreement,
and the convention simply listened to
Mr.. Smitbars ard to Mr.. Massey, and
then cordially adopted the platforms
prepared and presented by both.
II was predicted By many leading Re-
puolioans in Dover Tuesday night that j.
Frank Bacon will be chairman OF the
State central committee. This will i'm
ply be another kick for Senator Higgins
from his Republican colleagues in Della
ware.
Altogether, it was great convention.
Massey is pleased. Bird is ticklsd, sperry
8 happy, but Senator Higgins is not Joy
ful by large majority.