Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-15
DAY
Thousands of Deiawareans As
scmbic ut Dover.
A GREAT MASS MEETING
Senator "JO' Blackburn.
The Kentucky Orator,
Speaks.

The Meeting IS Held on the Historic
Dover Green and the Orations Are
Delivered from Large Platform.
The Great state Convention Of Democratic
Clubs opens at Dover Under Auspi-
cious circumstances Hundreds Of
Representative Democrats There From
All Parts of Delaware.
Special Dispath Evening journal.
Dover. Sept. ia great state con
vention of all the Democratic clubs i'm
Delaware began in this town at I o'clock
this afternoon u is believed
that every Democratic club i'm Della.
ware is well represented here and
there are hundreds of Democrats from |
all parts of the state and many from
Maryland here to attend the meeting. In |
election districts whore no Democratic
clubs have been organized, Democratic !
voters have delegated themselves as rep
resentatiyes and came TO Dover ON the
morning train.
The great attraction for so many Del
awareans, however, was the grand
mass meeting which began on Dover
green at o'clock. at which Hon.
Joseph c. S. Blackburn, United
States Senator from Kentucky
was the orator Senator George Gray,
Chairman Levin Irving Handy and many
other prominent men were ON the
spacious platform which had been erected
at the south end of the green when the
meeting was called to order
Crowds on the Green.
The historic Dover green presented nn
animated aspect, Democrats and Repub-
licans jostled each other in the press, aud
listened to the music rendered by the
brass band.
The platform and its surroundings
were apparently decorated with the ma
1 tional colors, while the windows Of the
court house, state house, county build
ing and private residence on the public
, square were filled with handsomely
, attired women. Such a gathering was
e never before known In the states CAPT
e tai
The Democratic Pilgrimage.
= About 800 Wilmington Democrats. ec
= companied by Hyatts Military band
, went Co Dover this morning 90 attend
p the convention of the state league OF
Democratic clubs. and to hear Senator
Blackburn, the distinguished Kentucky
orator, and Senator George Gray, dis
Is cuss the issues of the day. They Went
in special train at l1.25, max
ing stops ut the principal stations foi
q the purpose of picking up the rural del
~ egates and visitors.
+, Many of those who went, dropped
into the station i'm twos and threes, bui
the Young Mems Democratic clul
q marched in a body 90 the depot, being
u headed by Hyatts Military band.
I For q time the waiting room of Tho
IA station resembled the Opera House a
w. Dover prior to the calling to order of
'e Democratic state convention. Every par
III of the building resounded TO the bus!
hum of the disciples of Jefferson, jackson
D; and Cleveland.
III Among the well.known Democrat
C. noticed were Senator George Gray, Judg
Vs. }. Frank Ball, Register Of Wills j VIII
a. llins Cooch. ex United States District
Attorney Alexander b. Cooper eXPost
I'd master Taylor, Thomas Holcomb, Chair
II man Victor b. Woolley, of the Whining
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81, Deputy Attorney General Branch II. Giles
er ex Deputy Attorney General Thoma
ee Davis. Nathaniel w. Davis Frank u
mt Carpenter. exClerk of the Board O
llt Health William II. Lee. Assessor o 'Ilarra
Collector Eugene Sayers, Receiver q
Taxes John Il. Dickey, Patrick Neary
Isaac Dillon, Election Commissionc
us Dobb. Prothonotary Potter A. Horty
James j. Toner. Henry c. Turner
Lewis c. Vandegrift, Thomas Q. Train'
in ir., j. Harvey Spruance. T. r. Cochran
- ir.. Coal Oil Inspector Durney. SpOtt
eu wood Garland. Clarence Clayton, Pete
ne L. Cooper ir.. c. c. Montgomery. Cler
he Frank McCloslzey, of the election dcpar
ment, Deputy Receiver George J. fincl
NO Clerk of the municipal court S.
he Adams Carmine Di Mare, John f Ca
lahan, Secretary of Che County Execl
'eu tive Committee, eX-Coroner Nevin Gan
'en BILE, and John Pennewill.
no As the train pulled out Of the static
lhe the band struck mp a lively strain and
few minutes the load of Democro'
uu' was being whirled along towards Dove
1nt at the rate of forty miles an hour
-he The return trip will be made this eve
me- me- ing.
III 1t is impossible TO get a complete list
the delegates Of the many clubs in Il
state. because the elections have n
been reported TO any common cente
and The following is a partial list of Z
clubs and their representatives
John w Causey First Ward Democrat
Club-John Pyle, James O'Donnell, Jo
ing f. Dolen, Roy Welsh Patrick Dougheri
ie Joseph Fitzpatrick, John E. Ford, Prei
ing dent Harry Welsh Secretary Edwa
The Cash.
in Third ward Democratic club;-Saml
the Durney Harry Smith, NJ. T. Conw,
the Dennis Shields, John }. Kennedy, Jo
ing p Reagan, John +. Callahan.
ear. Sixth Ward Democratic club-Ihon
! he Reardon, John Fahey, Patrick Lyons
zen Travers Jones, Robert Baldwin. Pre-
title dent. William q. Bryan; secretary, Hai
The Crippen.
.oti- Tenth Ward ssociation-Aiichael G
man. Alfred Hanna, Charles O'Conn
Edward Gormley, Thomas kenney, Fra
l. A. McNulty, 4. T. Walsh.
] Young Mems Democratic Club:-C.
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