Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-13
A HARMONIOUS PARTY.
Reynolds and Causey Will
Make a Winning Ticket.
SENTIMENTS OF PARTY LEADERS.


The Convension Completes Its Work In :
Thorough Mannsr-various Estfmatsi
On the Measure Of Success at the Fal
Election.
The Levites of old were given to prayer;
| The Leyites OF Dover vrere given to swear
That !. Reynolds for gov'ner they never
But now they'll admit that Reynolds .'got
there"
povE, Del, August 1s.-There IL
an almost unanimous sentiment of salts.
| faction Ia the Democratic ranks here to.
night over the result Of ts.day's work by
| the convention. 1t WAS surprise even
to this Democrats themselves. and a
bomb to the expectations Of the Republi.
cans
There Is great Joy ia all circles but
those of Mr.. Reynolds'a personal enc
mics, ana an idea current that the solu
tion of the prOblem Of Democratic dis.
affection in KeRt county is at hand.
Elk Governor @. @. Stockley said. "The
work Of the convention was well done.
and the ticket will poll q full vote in
New Castle and Sussex counties and will
be cat bat very little in Kent. It is diff
fieult to tell just what the majority will
be, bus should place 1t at 1900 al a
conservative estimate
Speaker Of ths Senate B L. Lewis Of
| Harrington said 81 want 1t distinctly
understood that did not come hore as a
Reynolds man. was peculiarly situated
/ While did not think Mr.. Reynolds the
best candidate for the interests Of the
party. / had an additional reason fer
supporting MI Pennewill, as he is nv
father-iA law, bat there il no man in
KeMt csWnty who will give him more
hearty skppert than myself now that he
is nomizatsd. will give him 500 ma
iority In the county and 1900 In this
state
General r. r. Kcnney was too full OF
enthusiasm 10 give conservative esti.
mate. but gave an enthusiastic estimate
| of l 800 In the state. Bets were offered
In General Kenney's oface on the result
and the edds were three to one In favor
of Mr.. Rsynolds's eleetion, with no tax.
ers. The general opinion as to the ma
jority rah from 400 to 2,O0o."
Your reporter saw Robert j. REYNOLDS
on the grounds at Camden camp to night
at IL o'clock and had an interview with
him. AT thu time he was receiving an
ovation from his friends who were on
the camp ground. To his interviewer be
said, In answer to the inquiry:
Mr.. Reynolds, are you satisfied with
the resultfs
Yes. am more than satisfied with
1t. | feel the honor that has been cor
ferred upon me, and will do nv best ia
merit the tokens of esteem and confidence
m "A
pleased to see that there was such
Hnsnimity amsng the delegates, as 1t
/ showed that the deplorable aissensions
that have divided the party in the past
are clearing away"
"But You calculated upon securing
forty five votes on the first ballot In eau
Gus and only received thirtY-nine. How
| do you account fer it9
WELL every man has his friends. and
l must mos expect everything. Yeu see
East Dover hundred was virtually
| pledged In the interest Of Mr.. Pennewiil
and that gave him eight votes in caucus
Then Kenton threw FIVE for Mr.. Williams.
| and think Mr.. Williams friends N
Mispiliion threw the other Eve, but am
not positive. There was also one blank
vote cast, and as [ understand It. three
absentees"
He is evidently a hustler and bears out
tns words of a gentleman who spoke OF
nina on the camp grounds Sunday:
III he is Nominated. you will see him
electioneering three hours after the
nomination is made, and If he is elected
Ia November, on the morning after his
election you will see him in the field
working Tor the man VINO Is to succeed
him"
Bis words were verified for Mr.. Rev.
nolds was busy among his friends ar.
ranging for apersecution Of the campaign
In Kent county and especially in his oWn
neighborhood.
Editor Psynter Of the Georgetown
Democrat said: The ticket May suffer
some in Kent, but think it will come
up to the full poll in Sussex. l would
say the msjority will be from 700 to geo
in the state"
Hiram Reedy, president of the Town
Council Of Dover, and a representative
Republican of East Dover hundred said /.
Why, you folks had quite love feast,
didn'b year
Yes, answered the reporter, "quite a
surprise TO the Democrats as well as the
Republicans, wasn't it,"
Wtlii yes 4 SnOuid say so.
n. x. Cochran Of MiddletowR was seen
this morning
"What will be the majority Of the
ticket in Kent county,"
'tWell, 10 is q difficult thing Go say.
with any certainty, but | can speak for
New Castle county when say that the
vote will eone up to any ether election in
the county. | should place the majority
in the state at from 1000 to 1, 200.5
John ID. Barton, one of Mr.. Ridgely's
most ardent supporters, said: The en-
position must certainly feel unpleasant,
and that the ticket will be elected have
no doubt. The majority in the sounty
will be from 400 to 500 and in the state
from 1900 to 1900"
The most enthusiastic Democrat found
IN Kent county is William Carrow. a
veteran disciple Of Jefferson, who lives
In Ssuth Murderkill hundred He. in
company with John r. Salisbury Daniel
"a. kidgely and several others of both
factions were talking over the situation
IN OamdeA woods, after it had become
apparent that Mr.. Reynolds would be
the nominee. John f. Salisbury pointed
TO D. n. Ridgely ana said:
Ihere stands man we can all unite
on. We fought each other like dogs two
years ago, bat after the fight Dan
hldgely acted like q gentleman and a
party friend towards me and there is
nothing too much for me to do for him. ("
Mr.. CarFow walked up to him and said !:
'John, itdossn't matter to me who is the
nominee. They may nominate man
from Asia, they may nominate a ran
from Africa they NAV nominate a p,on