Evening journal., 1896-09-18
THEY TOOK THE EARTH.
SINGLE TAKERS ADOPT A REPREsEN
TATlON OF THE TURF

TICKET WITH SLAUGHTER. |
WORK OF THE STATE coNvEN-
TION.
DOVER Sept. 18.-Until yesterdays /
state convention, the Single Takers /
have complained OF being restricted In |
their movements. They can not do so |
now. The town OF Dover was handed !
over to them and they displayed their !
authority upon every occasion.
The state convention yesterday. al !
though hilarious, and chaotic at times. |
nominated DR. Lewis N. Slaughter. of
Wilmington. for governor. The choice |
of congressman and electors was left
to the state Committee.
Failure TO name congressman and
electors on the ticket is said to have
been done In order 10 invite PROPOSE
tions from the other parties in the
state looking to the advancement OF
the Single Tax movement The adj
herents say they will poll 5000 votes
in the state, and viii be able to CON
troll the situation.
In a caucus preceding the cOnven-
ton, Prof w. NJ. Willis of Dover, was
made chairman with r. Il. Campbell,
OF Wilmington, as secretary.
An hour was given for dinner after
the caucus, and during the recess the
visitors, women and men, all went TO
the Jail TO view the cells in which the
Single Takers were recently locked for
failing 10 conform with a town ordi-
nance. The women especially were
shocked at what they called the vile
place" OF the twenty Single Takers
imprisoned there eighteen were dele
gates yesterday.
Rey. Jesse Taylor, of Lewes, was
made permanent chairman when the
convention assembled at O'Clock In
taking tho chair Mr. Taylor delivered
a vigorous address, saying: my heart
is in this movement with you. I have
never stopped single moment to
count the cost or sacrifice No matter
how small my efforts have been. they
have been directed towards pushing
| forward the doctrines of that great
man. Henry George. / am proud to be
in the ranks.
''The platform as adopted prOclaims
emphatically for Single Tax legislation
and halls with delight the nomination
of William j. Bryan. It denoHnces
the Republican and Democratic
parties Of this state for bribery and
corruption at the polls. and says the
poll tax system and its manipu-
lation by the dominant political party
Is an efficient instrument OF political
trickery and we demand it's reduction
to the lowest possible point, and its
repeal by the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
I'VE denounce the agents of land
lOrdism who control the Democratic
machine in Delaware, and who have
used their political power for the sup
preston of free speech, and to defeat
the will Of the minority at the primary
elections.
"They are not really in sympathy
with the Democratic candidate for
President do not believe In Jefferson
ian principles, and, as in the past, are
SIMPLY using their power to aid the
landed aristocracy Of Delaware to inn
pOverish the working people"
Rev. Jesse Taylor and Charles Bead
| enkOpf were put in nomination for
governor, but were withdrawn in favor
of DR.. Lewis n. Slaughter, who was
nominated amid shouts from the men
and wavings from the women.
DR.. Slaughter is a physician of Will
mington. He is a native of Kent county
and about 35 years old
Then trouble arose and chaos fol-
lowed. A delegate from New Castle
county proposed John II. Rodney, John
Harrington and Paynter Frame for
electors why, they are Democrats,
shouted a dozen voices, lets stick to
the middle of the road and nominate
Single Takers"
Arthur II. Stephenson, Of Philadel-
phia urged the endorsement of the
Bryan electors for the sake of consis-
} tency.
w. Il. Horan. OF Wilmington, shout
ted to Mr. Stephenson: you indorse
Bryan. and if you do that why not his
| electors? Besides, you are not a dele
, gate"
BY this time the whole convention
was In an uproar, and the chairman
was beating the table with a piece OF
broken chair, trying to get order.
Harold Sudell said: IF we indorse
( these men we are giving them some
, thing for nothing I admit that We
d told them we would put their electors
81 on our ticket provided they did some
b thing for us, but they have not done
{ IT,"
q A motion was made to nominate
straight Single Tax men and was car
7 ried by 81 woes to %.
This caused another outcry and ex
pressions such as Don't let's have ;
q TO dO?' could be heard. Amid the con
! fusion the question was put and de
clared carried by the chair.
/, An attempt was next made 20 nomi
, nate a congressman, but like the elec
tOral ticket il was left to the Stat
= Central Committee.
The following is the State Contra
Committee appointed for the party
John M. Dorney. Harold Suden, ID
Lewis n. slaughter. John A. Walls
r, James T. Morrison, of New Castl
d county; Charles A. Brothers, w. II
Is Willis, w. III. Booz, G. NJ Milligan
l. Thomas n. Williams, Kent county
y and Captain John Clampel, j..
= Short. w. II. Buell., J. w. Truitt, f. I
nj Joslyn. Sussex county
A representation of the earth wa
chosen for Z. party emblem.
DEATH or MRS. J. p. STEWARD.
Mrs. Mary IL. Steward. wife of Joh
u steward a promiunuf merchant q