Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-14

MILFORD, May 9.--But a little over ,
week remains before the people of thi
State will decide at the polls whether O.
not they desire constit ltional convention
Winnie the leaders of both parties in thi,
section speak in favorable terms of a con
vention and both of the newspapers her,
have constantly impressed the people witt
the necessity of voting on the 10th, ther,
Is feeling among all friends of a conyen
ton that the subject has not been as ex
tensively advocated as the urgency of the
subject demands.
Meetings are being held to-day in Green.
wood, Bridgeville, Seaford, Concord, Gum.
boro, Dagsboro, Selbyville, frankfort and
Milton, and leading men of both parties
are speaking from the same platform and
arguing and pleading for convention.
Next Saturday meetings will be held nj
Milford, Glendale, Laurel, Delmar Mills
boro, Lewes, Georgetown, Redden and
Koxana, and again leading speakers both
Democrats and Republicans, will insist
upon every qualified voter casting his bal
lot Tor convention
II will be seen that Sussex county is
making an effort towards success, while
Kent and New Castle are not doing as
much, TO say the least, as their southern
neighbor. There is no doubt that Sussex
county is good for something over 5000
votes, and not more than one in Is
OF the votes cast will be against a conven-
ton. The GAzETTE's correspondent has
interviewed few of the leading men of
both parties and their views, briefly stated,
are appended
congressman John w. Causey saws .
The vote in Milford and Cedar Creek
hundreds will be almost unanimous. MS
there are 20 for a convention TO against
ana IN TACT, II there are any against it they
are not outspoken and You can't tell who
INn ANE3H4a IL. -. 4. II
parties have organized and are agitating
the question all they can and are both
working for success. In Kent they have
been detained from organizing on account
of the Legislature and court being in ses-
sion, but they will take some step next
week, and as the county is small they will
nave ample time to canvass it. The news
papers have said for the past two years
that the people want convention and
now they are to speak for themselves. IF
the masses want it they will come out and
win.r
DIR. Nathan Pratt thinks that the two
hundreds of Milford and Cedar Creek. will
give decided maiorities. "All we want,n
he said lis to get the people stirred up
enough to bring them out to vote wifi
40 az 4 can to get the farmers to come out
and think we will be successful
w. +. Causey is of the same opinion of
the two Just named and is one of the prin-
clpai speakers i'll the Sussex organization
TO address the people in favor of conyen-
ton.
The Republicans interviewed are all in
faFor OF convention and in fact no one
speaks against it. All that is necessary is
70 get the people out and that can only be
zone y py stirring them up and asking them
TO come out and vote. During the next
week party managers will be busily en-
gagged in working for the success Of a CON
venton at the election on Tuesday, NAV
10Th.
DEFEAT MEANS YEARS OF DELAY.
Dem.
In another column will be found the
.ull text of the bill providing for an cleo
Ion to get the sense of the people for or
against calling unconstitutional convention.
we nope that our readers will calmly con-
ider this question and come out and by
ballot express their sentiments on the l9tb |
y this month. This is not a party cues
ION, and therefore there has been nothing |
lone by party leaders to get the people to |
ne polls or even to arouse them to the ne |
essity for prompt action in the matter. Ii |
VII take $4,000 votes TO secure the calling |
4 convention, and we are led to believe
hat there are more voters than
hat number who favor convention
1 the subject is talked over in the
tlfterent neighborhoods, and men can be
impressed with the necessity of going to
ne polls and casting vote, then a CON
entlon Will be called by vote of a ma.
GRITTY of the qualified voters. on the
ther hand, if the people stay at home and
etuse to exercise the privilege Of express
~ their sentiments, then no convention
Gated it ends the question for years 70
ome, because the Legislature will not and
hould not keep on running the State TO
Expense of holding extra elections. The
eople now have right to express their
entiments on the question, and if thew
Ill to do so they alone are to blame in
lse the calling of convention is defeated
ur ADVICE TO, each and every voter is to
omee out and cast ballot one way or
mother.
MORE IMPORTANCE THAN FARM WORK
ilford News, Rep.
1t is said that farmers will be too busy
attend the election on the 10th inst.
lille it is true that farmers are very bnsv
ow in planting and preparing, and are
laking use of every hour to advance their
islness, yet there is no other work so i'm
ortant to his interest as voting for n CON
convention. Better governments |
not only a satisfaction, but brings
nancial rewards The loss of time enough
vote might directly amount to a dollar
1T the value OF constitutional conyen- j
on might prove worth hundreds to the
diyidual. Turn out, all. t
THE NEED GREATER TO-DAY THAN EVER.
Essex journal, Dem.
Although John NJ. Clayton took an ac- !
We part in the formation Of the present I.
institution in 1881, he recognized the :
'ed OF a change as early as 1851, BY going !
the polls and voting for convention. The
institution, whose defects were thus carly
cognlzed by Mr.. Clayton, is the same old !.
hstltutlon that We are living under to-
y. James A. Bayard and u. T.. Biggs
50 recognized the need of change as 5
rly as 1881. Forty years have gone by
ace then and the need Of reform has IL {
eased with the passing years. 1t is {
eater to-day than ever. The legislature, 4
eming n convention that shall change b
e constitution absolutely necessary, has v
lied a special election to be held on Tues /
Y, the 18th of this month to determine b
sense Of the people on the subject. The W
ople are undoubtedly in favor of CON Fl
d vote for it to the number of Ii, 800, a
INVENTION will not be called. The whole v
alter is in the hands of the people, There Il
re they should be up and doing. Let a.
cry man go to the polls on Tuesday, N
" 10Th, and cast his vote for conyen. al
II. d.
DANGER OF THE NEGATIVE VOTE. le
nrel Gazette, Ind p
Within our generation there has not y
sh a local question of so great import II
" OF SO widely discussed as the calling y,
a convention of the people of Delaware y,
amend and improve the State constitu- =
y. All parties have united in a protest
l y a me prevailing constitution which i,
: framed for time and condition now
=, Our Legislature seeing the demand p,
'ne people nave offered them chance IN
. -de petlerinent Of their condition and III
We ordered an election to be held On f.,