Evening journal., 1894-08-28
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
Candidates or Their Lieuten-
ants Early on the Ground.
AT woRKoN.THEPARTY PLATFORM

ouiet Rules, But an undercurrent
Points Co Fierce Tussle-Nine Car
Ioads OF Democratic workers From
This city En- Route to Dover Giimpses
Behind the Scenes.
Staf Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. Aug 81 The early evening
train this evening brought down about
twenty-five members Of the New Castle
County Democracy and the later train
swelled the advance guard to nearly fifty
Nothing of.importancesoccured duringthe
evening except the'appointment OF q com
mittee OF three from each county to conHi-
der platform 10 be submitted to to day
convention. The committee met with
open doors and various comments were
made upon their work. The only moment
Of excitement was whom, IN opposition to
g proposed monetary plank In the plat.
form John +. Salisbury, in ringing
speech, declared that he would not sup
port the ticket with such plank as WAS
proposed in the platform.
The committee was as follows: Willard
Salisbury, Patrick Neary, Theodore f.
Armstrong New Castle; r. X Kenney, J.
f. Nicholson. A. Il. Cahall, Kent; E l..
Martha, w. II Boyce, John Dorman,
Sussex At late hour the committee
had made but little progress and the
spectators thinned out aud retired 20
discuss convention possibilities and
probabilities.
Levin Irving Handy and Edward r
Cochran are on the ground to night
looking after their fences, while j
Wilkins Cooch attended to the interest
OF William Cooch, Victor r Wooley to
those Of J. Harvey Whiteman and
Patrick Neary aud Willard Salisbury for
Samuel Bancroft. Jr.
The prevailing opinion seems TO be
that Ebe w. Tnnnell will take the
Rubernatorial nomination without an
effort II Is stated that w. l. Sirman
has the delegates from his own hundred,
/ Paynter Fraim will have three from
/ ludian River and that Tunnel viii get
the rest.
/ IL is impossible for the mcst expert
epced political prognosticator to orstell
anything abou. the chances of the Con-
gressional candidates. 1t Is conceded
that If the New Castle county delegates
OF the field can come to an agree
mept among themselves On can.
| didate Bancroft will surely be
| defeated. or that II the New Castle
county delegates will disagree on a can.
didate aud hold out in such disagree
ment the convention win nominate and
the nomination will not be Mr. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr.
The Kent county delegation almost "a
man viii be opposed to him and the
rauk and file Of the Democracy Of Keni
county advise against his nomination II
unmistRksble tones,
Nine carloads Of Democratic worker
and their friends pulled ont from the p
W. & b. station this morning at 10
The passengers represented Whining
tons delegation to Dover, where the
Democrats Of Delaware meet in the Kent
county court house to-day, pursuRnt Il
resolution Of the Democratic STATE
Central Committee.
Oae day coach on the resr Of the traiI
was unoccupied, having been reserved
for the remaining 90 of the 90 county
delegates outside Of Wilmington. Before
the train reached Clayton IL was loaded
down. having taken a score Of enthusi'
astic politicians on board a5 every stop,
: beginning with New Castle.
The train was very heavy one ans
engine No 100. mammoth locomotive
Of the p, w. & B., in main line, drew
the big load Of human freight Condueto
Hawkins was ia charge.
, Among the prominent politicians VIII
j went down to Inc state capital yesterda!
, to prepare themselves for a good day
} work to day were: Willard Salisbury
John +. Callahan, Patrick Neaiy. Johi
! r. Dicksy. @. c. Montgomery, William
Cooch, L Irvicg Handy, E r. Cochran
r Harvey WhitemaD, william Saulbury
Mr.. Handy, before he left, expressed him
. self as being confident that he would vii
the nomination for Congress.
J The threatening weather soon CAV
Q way to 8 bright sunshine and the
Dover became the Meccs for politician
3 from all parts Of the state, Kent count
in particular Late reports from Dove
I this morning were to the effect this
( hundreds Of teams had come into tow
for the day aud the streets wer
thronged with important cltizsns VIII
had coms to advise about the nominl
tions. Later In the day the sun wen
. under cloud and real old Democrats
= W Gather prevailed.