Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18

Dover, Juno II. The Democratic
State Convention, which was helu here
yesterday, was perfectly harmonious,
ahe slightest evidences of dissensiun
being conspicuous by their absence.
While excitement was lacking, still
there was great denl Of interest, and
the delegates and many lay Democrats,
who came here in tho morning, dis
cussed political matters freely on the
street corners and in the hotels. No
body went into either the caucuses or
the convention blindfolded. Tho situa-
tion had been freely and fully dis
1ussed beforehand, and everybody who
was entitled to vote was we'll prepared
to do his duty. The consequence was
that there was not the slightest hitch.
The admirable platform attests this.
The delegates from the several CT IN
tics held eaucuses, commencing at II
O'Clock. Organization was effected at
the several conferences by the election
of the following officers: New Castle
county = Chairman, Senator George
Gray secretaries, Richard T. Cam,
Jr., of Rod Lion hundred, and Levin
l.. Shockley of Wilmington; Kent
Chairman, Hon. John B. Pennington !;
secretary, Henry ID. Boyer; Sussex--
Chairman, ex.Gov. Stockloy; secre-
-h6G1s lIs ~. I1bHTHs IHb iDllOWlUE Dlll-
GERS were selected to act for the several
county delegations at the convention. :.
New Castle county--Vice-p president,
Clerk of tho Peace Jefferson b. Foard !;
secretary, John Il. Callahan: Kent
Vice. president, B. A. Hazel; secre-
tary, Henry ID. Boyer; Sussex Vice
president, OK Gov. Charles q. Stockley |;
secretary, H. ID. Hearn.
There were two important reso-
lutions adopted at the New Castle
county caucus. One was to the effect
that "lt is the sense of this caucus
That the New Castle county committee
should call a county convention, con-
sisting of five delegates from each
hundred and II from the city of Will
mington, to nominate members of the
Unconstitutional Convention. Although
not definitely expressed, it was the
sbpInion that the delegation to the Con-
atitutional Convention should consist
Epf four persons from Wilmington and
Is six from the county oustide of Will
X mngton. The other resolution was as
follows: Resolved. That in view of
the deprecated and fluctuating value
Is Of silver bullion, we arc opposed to the
free coinage of silver. We are in favor
of maintaining the present gold stand
b ard; and this caucus requests the New
e Castle members of the committee on
resolutions to present and urge this
view before the full committee uf the
State convention Both measures
met with the hearty approval of the
delegation and were unanimously
adopted.
Everything was harmonious in all of
the caucuses, and with the exception
of sprinkling Of silver talk, there ap
,peared to be no differences of opinion
anywhere.
The convention proper opened at the
Opera House promptly at 1.30 o'clock,
with nearly all of the delegates pres
ent. Chairman L. Irving Handy OF
the State Central Committee opened
the meeting by nominating Zion. l.. l..
Martin of Seaford as temporary chair
man.
Upon assuming the chair Mr.. Martin
made stirring speech In favor Of De-
mocracy, in wnslah he referred to the
4 disgraceful scenes at the recent Repub,
lican State Convention and the st.
Louis convention.
Edward ID. Hearn OF Sussex county
was selected as secretary, after which
steps toward permanent organization
were taken.
On motion of John b. Pennington, il
was decided to name committee or
permanent organization to consist oI
ive from each county. The committee
was as follows:
New Castle county--Peter L. Cooper
Jr., Willard +. Smith, William II.
Barton, Barney Du Ross and John L.
Simmons; KENT. w. Jones, Jamei
A. Wise, William A. Cosden, DIR. W.
+. Hoey and Acting Governor W. T.
Watson; Sussex-P. G. Matthews. Capt
II. w. Dasey, John d. Dorman, L. d.
I Hearn and William Stephens.
The following committee on creden
,tials was appointed in the same man
ner: New Castle county-D. NJ. Coch
ran, DIR. John @. Fahey. Colen Fergu
son, Charles II. Salmons and Artemu
Smith; Kent--Jacob s. Graham. A. L
Wetzel, ID. M. Cloud, William Hutch
ison and b. A. Hazel; Sussex-Dr
Edward Fowler, Il. j. Norris Robert p
Davis, Paynter Frame and James w
Smith.
In like manner the following commit
tee on resolutions was selected: New
Caatle county--Senator George Gray
ex-Register OF Wills j. Wilkins Cooch
l.. Irving Handy, Clerk OF the Peac
etferson b. Foard and Willard Sauls
pury Kent-James NJ. Hughes, j. II
Anderson, Peter l.. Cooper, Hezekial
harrington ana r. ., dhruestyi Oua
sex--Hon. e. L. Martin, Hon. Johl
w. Causey, William l.. Sirman. Charlie
b. Houston and Paynter Frame.
The committee on credentials re
ported the lists of delegates from th
several counties, which were accepte
without reading as the roll of the con
yention. The list follows;
New Castle county-Brandywin hun
dred-M. j. Sharkey, Willard Saulf
bury, p. i. Cooper. j. 7. Dickey,
j. McWhorter; Christiana hundred
Calvin W. Crossan, John Pyle, John Il
Callahan, Milton II. Hawkins job
A. Kelly; Mill Creek hundred -Ranki
Crawford, Bernard Du Ross job
Boughman, jesse X. Baylis, ii. I
Baldwin; White Clay Creek hundre
I'D. l. Handy, Robert Mclaughlin
William Barton, Charles H. Cannon
George ID, Morrison; Pencader hundre
I'D. 4. Rose, j. W. Cooch, o. II. Sa
mon, L. fB. Racis. John L. MALONE
New Castle hundred--Dr. T. A. Hitcl
John p Donohoe. A. d. Chayto
Martin McGrath, George Whitcfield
ST. Georges hundred-A. p. Crocke
". NJ. Cochran, I, II, Armstrong,