Evening journal., 1894-08-28
A BATTLE ROYAL
Twas a Great Fight at
Dover To-day.
UNANIMOUS FOR TUNNEL.
All Opposition to the Handsome
Lewes Man Withdrawn.
THE CONTEST FOR CONGRESSMAN.

New Castle County Delegates Choose as
Chairman. james B. Toman, an Anti
Bancroft Man of the First water.
Bancroft's Candidate. MIR. Ford, Downed
BY Vote Of 81 to 2s-FIve New Castle
County Men Placed in Nomination.
Meantime Kent, Watching the New Cas-
tie Battle Afar on. Decides to withdraw
From Convention and Vote Upon Con
gressionai Nominee, Should New Castle
FaIlto Agree-EarIy Balloting Showed
No Gains FOR Bancroft But Great
Advances for Handy aad Cooch-Ex-
Speaker sirman and Paynter Frame
Both Named for Governor, But with
draw.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Journal.
DOVER, august 25.-The Democratic
State Convention convened in the Court
House this afternoon and nominated
Ebe w. Tunnel, Of Sussex county, for
governor, and Samuel Bancroft, Jr.
Of New Castle county, for representative
in Congress.
The convention was one Of the
largest and most enthusiasiastic held
here for years. There were full repre-
sentstions OF delegates from all three
counties, and every Delaware Democrat
OF note who could possibly leave home
was in attendance.
Quite a number of the leaders who
usually map out tho program reached
here last night, established their head
quarters and set to work on the pre-.
liminaries. but the mass Of the delegates
and visitors did not arrive until this
morning, when every train brought its
quota to swell the crowd.
Kent County First on the Ground.
The Kent county delegates, many Of
whom drove to the capital, naturally
reached here FIRST, and the Sussex county
delegation was next on the field. The
New Castle contingent reached the Green
shortly after 10 o'clock, and New Castle
Kent and Sussex Immediately mingled
shook hands and talked over the situa
tion.
Rival Candidates. Headquarters.
The rival candidates established theiI
headquarters at the Hotel Richardson
and the Capitol Hotel, gathered theil
lieutenants about them, issued theii
instructions and Rnxiously awaited tn,
result. These lieutenants marshalec
their forces and went to work upon tn,
unpledged and doubtful delegates.
No Doubt as to Tunnen.
From the start to the inish thsr'
seemed TO be no doubt AS to the result o
the Sussex county caucus. That Mr.
Tunnel would be the nominee was re-
garded ss favorable conclusion, as b.
had more than three. .fourths Of the dele
gates on the first ballot, Little Creel
hundred casting complimentary vot
for her fsvorite son, ex Speaker of tn
House William L. Sirman, who also re
ceived number of scattering votes, bu
not enough to defeat his rival for tn
honor.
Where the Interest Conferred.
Common interest conferred In the figh
for the congressional nomination, whic
the New Castle county caucus was t
decide The candidates, ex Speaker Q
the House ]. Harvey Whiteman, of Mi
Creek hundreds ex Representative vii
liam Cooch. Of Pencader; ex.SuperiD
tendent Of Free Schools L. Irving Handy
Of White Clay Creek; ex-Clerk Of th
Peace Edwin R Cochran, Of vt. Georges
and Mr. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of Chri
tians, were all on the field with the
supporters and each worked indefatil
ably to secure the votes requisite for I'll
nomination.
What the Bancroft men feared was
combination Of the delegates Of I'll
, other four candidates, and their who
? aim was to prevent such combinatic
which, conferred upon any one mai
would defeat the Bancroft movement.