Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06

not of the best, and some Of the blame
for the small crowd may be placed
upon it.
At $50 o'clocl; there were probably
800 persons in tho park. According to
Manager VIII NJ. ). Brown this is about
100 more than the usual afternoon at
tendance. The crowd interested itself in
the music by liyatts Military Band
| and in tho amusencnts provided by the
park management. Some OF the visitors
thought that there might be some speak
ing as there had been at former Labor
Day celebrations, but there was no
| speaking before the general public. All
the speaking took place in the conven-
| ton nall, the room above the refresh
ment stand, where there was a seating
capacity of 4G, which was more than
equal to the number of persons present.
SOME WHO WERE THERE.
Republicans aud Democrats were
alike visitors to the park while the
| State convention was in session. They
were probably inspired more by Gu
riosity than apprehension. Among
these visitors were Willard salisbury,
treasurer Of the New Castle County
Democratic Executive Committee; Re-
cciver of Taxes John t. Dickey, Re-
corder of Deeds Courtland q. Mont
gomery, ex Mayor Stansbury ]. Wiley,
John b. johnson, the builder; State
Senator John Pyle, Frank A. McClos-
key, secretary of the Elections Commits.
sion, and William Hanna of the city tax
Office.
The State convention met about 3
o'clock. j. Alexander Fulton was made
chairman and Charles Brothers, secre.
tary. Both are from Kent county. A
credentials committee of three, being
the same as that of the New Castle
county convention, passed upon the
credentials of the delegates. Sussex
county was not represented. 1t is re.
ported that seven delegates were present
from Kent county. The New Castle
delegation probably did not exceed 90.
Each county is to name its own mem
bers ON the State central committee.
THE NOMINATIONS MADE.
William a. Kelley, j. p. Edwards
and Harry Hollis, all of this city, were
named as the committee on nomina-
tions. The committee reported the
lame Of j. Alexander Fulton of Dover
for governor, and of Charles Beaden-
kopf of this city, for Representative in
Congress. These men were nominated
unanimously by the convention. Mr..
Fulton desired to decline the nomina-
tion ON account of his age, preferring to
fill some minor office than that of gov
ernor, but the nomination was pres; ed
upon him and he accepted it. A COM
mittee had seen Mr.. Beadenkopf and
had his consent to place his name in
nomination. A committee was ap-
pointed to notify the nominees of their
nomination.
The scales of Justice was the device
agreed upon to head the ticket of the
Peoples party at the November election.
FULTON WILL REVISE THE PLATFORM.
The platform committee comprised j,
A. Fulton, ]. p. Edwards and S. A.
Bennington. The platform as adopted
1 by the convention was referred to 0
special committee comprising Charlie.
Brothers, S. A. Bennington and h. p
H'rnish, and Mr.. Fulton, ex oilicio, to
put it into shape. Mr.. Fulton is under.
stood to have it in hand.
The platform opposes the appointive
power and demands that all offices be
filled by the people. 1t favors govern
ment control of railroads and telegraph
lines. In coinage it advocates ratio of
16 to /, favorlng the free coinage oi
gold and silver. 1t stands for an income
tax.
A committee of three was appointed
to look up the matter of establishing q
paper in the interest of the party. That
branch of the Peoples party which
meets at No. 419 Market street, has 0
committee out on the same matter, and
the two committees will likely cooper
ate. The subject has been discussed fol
six or seven weeks. The paper will
probably start as weekly and be ssucG
In this city. Rates for Its publication
, have already been received.
The convention concluded its session
about 545 o'clock, By that time tn,
. crowd in the park was very small
crowd indeed. d..
Peoples party conventions are to be
, held in Kent and Sussex counties u!
I soon as possible. it is intended to put
| full tickets in the field.
The scheme of going into politics ha!
been in the minds of the leaders of the
) Peoples party since last April.
THE NOMINEES.
James Alexander Fulton, the candi
date for governor, was born in West
, moreland county, Pa, in February
1899. He received his education i'll tL
schools of his native county and wa
also hard student in private. He wa
admitted to the barin Armstrong county
Pa, in 1913. In 1852 he was elected I
member of the Legislature of Penpsyl
vania. In 1864 he removed to Della
ware, where he has lived ever since
lie has always been a Democrat il
l politics.
Charles Beadenkopf, the candidat
9 for Congress, is a member of the firm o
Beadcnkopf Brothers and has been quit
, successful us manufacturer of morocco
lie is about 45 years of age, and unit
/. recently he has always acted with tn
Republican party, Since the organiza
Linn of the Populist party, however. hI