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man of the committee and authorized
to appoint campaign committee.
WILLARD sAuLsBuRy's OPINION.

TO appoint campaign committee.
WILLARD sAunsBuRy's OPINION.
The Delaware delegates to the Chi.
cago convention have all returned
home. They reached Wilmington
Sunday, all but Senator Gray coming
in one party. They were travel stained
and not in talkative mood. John L.
salisbury Of Dover was the really
cheerful member of the party, as he
had cast the first vote for Bryan. He
prophesied that Delaware would go
Democratic. According to him there
is possibility that Bryan will speak
in Delaware in the campaign.
Willard Salisbury was seen at his
office this morning and he gave a
reporter OF The Gazette the following
statement as the only thing he had to
say:
''It seemed to me that the Chicago
convention was the first great national
demonstration of people throughout
| the country who are discontented with
| the existing order of things. 1t is a
social upheaval which, il carried 10
the conclusion which history might
lead US to anticipate, would produce
such changes as we can hardly now
imagine.
.That convention, in my judgment,
broke away from it's own leaders and
went far beyond the bounds which
they had set for it. The men who first
had control of the convention never
intended that Bryan should be nomi-
mated, but when he gave voice, as ap-
parently he only could, to the feelings
of the majority OF that body and de.
Tended the ideas that they thought
they were sent there to represent, his
nomination was as certain as that the
sun would rise on the following morn
ing.
4 Unquestionably the position of Del.
aware in, all political turmoils should
be that of the great Middle States,
that of New York. Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Maryland. Our interests
! are identical with theirs and we are
closely related TO them by every tie,
personal and political. But any ont
who should undertake TO form con
clusion Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the Chicago convention as t
what course should be taken would bt
much more rash than /. :"
SENATOR GRAY SPEAKS.
Senator Gray was found in his Office
|
the fatigues of the convention and thu
journey home. "The Press dispatches '
he said, "have kept tho public postec
as to the action of the convention from
hour to hour. and there is little to tel
you in that line. -
Speaking of the nomination, tht
Senator said:
"Mr. Bryan's speech nominated
him, as he was hardly spoken of be
fore as possible candidate He IN
doubtedly suits the platform and tht
platform suits him The delegation
from this State acted in accordanc,
with their commission and tn,
declaration of principles promulgated
at the State convention held at Dove
on June 10th, with the exception, o
course, of Mr. John F. Salisbury
who was known when elected to be al
avowed free coinage man. We yotet
together on every question however
except the platform and the choice o
candidate.
1.-THE financial plank of the platform
is contrary to all my beliefs and Il
what consider sound Democracy.
cannot change these beliefs, even a
the bidding of a Democratic Nationa
Convention. Convictions cannot b.
compromised. The Delaware DemoG
, racy is an organization distinct fron
the National Democracy, aud has
history and traditions of its own. 1t j
too early to say what its course will be
The Democracy in this State ha
always had, and is likely to continu
to haze, strong sympathy with that G
New York, New Jersey ana Marlyand.