Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-30
|TUNNELL.
BANCROFT 4;
TO Be the Standard Bearers in
the Coming Campaiss
SUSSEX SOLID FOR TUNNELL
And Bancroft the Choice Of the New
Castle Caucus.
B'qGEST CONVENTION CROWD
A Big Day for the Delaware
Democrats.
BPGFST CONVENTION CROWD
A Big Day for the Delaware
I'd. Democrats.
Senator Lindsay on Hand
Members of the Several Com
mittees Named-Much En-
thusiasm Manifested by the
Delegates-The Platform.

stati Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
DOVER, Aug. 2S.-Last night wit
messed the largest and most general at
tendance upon the eve of Democratic
State convention ever known here.
Prominent among the vanguard were
Colonel Martin, Branch II. Giles and
M. p. Boyce, Of Sussex; the usual Kent
county contingent, and l.. irving Handy,
Theodore F. Armstrong, Willard Sauls-
bury, Patrick Neary, James Megary,
John Jacoby, John X. Bradford, James
S. Dobb, John t. DiCkey and others
from New Castle
The bulk of last nights comforting
was devoted to the platform. There was
large and representative gathering in
the Senate chamber, with ex-Congress-
man Pennington in the chair, at which
the various issues, particularly the silver
question, were fully discussed,
John +. salisbury was on hand and
argued voubly in favor of free and un-
restricted coinage of silver.
The meeting ended in appointing Il
committee to prepare resolutions and
submit them to the convention platform
committee to-day.
The morning trains from south and
north brought large crowds. Seven car
loads of people came from Sussex. They
at once began an earnest canvas for
Tunnel for governor. Sirman's friends
from Little Creek were loyalty i'll evil
dence but the Tunnel advocates were
largely in the majority.
The New Castle delegation came
down on time with full quota, except
one Brandywine hundred delegate who
failed to connect. George Lodge began
to look up precedents for the course to
be pursued in filling vacancies and
y found that the precedent was for the
delegates present from the hundred to
select men to ill the vacant places. In
five minutes he had 80 applications
from outside Democrats who expressed
the utmost willingness to represent
Brandywine hundred in the convention
The Kent county caucus met in the
H Levy Court room at II o'clock. John
ND. Hawkins was made chairman and
II. Y. Waller secretary. After the ere
Rentals of the delegates had been read
and accepted the following committee:
were made:
Committee on Resolutions - DIR
4 Nathan Pratt, Milford hundred; r. II
y Kenney, j. d. Hawkins, East Dover
Alfred Cahall, Mispillion; James G.
Robinson, Duck Creek.
Committee on Permanent Organiza
4 tion-B. N. Weldon, Duck Creek; w
Al. Cosden, West Dover; Thomas T
Lacey, South Murderkill; W. l.. Morris
Milford; Zebulom Hopkins, Mispillion.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures
harrington, Mispillion; John b. Cleaver
North Murderkill; A. SeVil, kenton
Henry Ridgely, Jr., East Dover; ii. p
Grieves, Duck Creek
State Central Committee-H -Hezekial
Harrington, Mispillion; Col. Z. I
Stacy, East Dover; W. G. Hill, Duel
Creek; DIR. II. Y. Watson, Milford
Charles d. Burton, South Murderkill
General II. r. Kenney was named t
move that the nomination of Ebe W
Tunnell be made unanimous.
Al motion was carried that the Ken
county delegates will withdraw for con
imitation before they vote for Congress
man. The caucus adjourned at 1920.
The Sussex county delegation wen
into caucus in the Senate chamber d
ii o'clock. DIR. Robert G. Ellegood c
Little Creek hundred was elected chall
man on the first ballot and Robert {
White secretary.
Elihu j. Morris of Lewes 81 Rehobot
Kindred put in the name of Ebe v
Tunnell for governor. Emery Riggi
Nominated w. L. Sirman, but it W;
Withdrawn by John Elliott of the sam
hundred. Thomas johnson of India
River hundred nominated Paynt,
Frame, but he was Withdrawn by Jes.
E. Joseph
A rising vote was then taken, whic
was unanimous for Ebe w. Tunnel
The Sussex delegates are holding off Q
CONGRESSMAN to hear the result Of Il
~ New Castle caucus.
rHE NEW CASTLE cAuCUs-'TOMA
M MADE CHAIRMAN c
t CREDENTIALS.
The crowd in the lobby then ga
three vigorous che~ for Bancroi
thr more for Tunneil,and then quiet
left the hall.
Cclen Ferguson was elected secretal
of the caucus aud then vote was taxi