Evening journal., 1896-07-30
HIGGINS AND HOUSTON.
They Accept the Regular Re-
publican Nominations.
RESPECTS PAID TO ADDIcKs

At the Young Mems Republican Club
yesterday afternoon Hon. John @. Hig-
gine, OF Delaware City, and Hon. Robert
G Houston, Of Georgetown, were form
ally notified Of their nomination for
governor and Congressman, respectively,
by the regular Republican State Con
vention held at Georgetown. The
fuDciion was performed in the large
club house parlor, which was beauti-
fully decorated with Towering plants
and palms and hung with bunting.
It WAS between and 3 o'clock when
the exercises began. Among the Repub.
licans present to witness the ratlfcR-
tion were: Job b Jackson, George w.
Sparks, Il. G. Knowles. James 81
Clark, Of Delaware City; George w.
eybold, of Delaware City; Henry B
Thompson, George Il. Hollis, George A.
Elliott, Hugh @. Brown, w. Q. R Col.
Quhoun, James d Carter, William s
Hilles, Charles B Woodward Pennell
Higgins Richard G.. Buckingham, the
Rev A. D. Davis OF Georgetown; John
j. Mahoney, james p Winchester, H.
r. Trigge, H. h McMullen, Of State
Road Samuel Alrichs, Of Glasgow.
After the candidates had bsen escorted
from an upstairs room to the parlor
Mr.. Bird arose aud, addressing Mr.. Big
gins, said, ia the course Of an impress
slve speech
Dear Sir-The venerable Manlove
Hayes, chairman of the last state con
vention, held at Georcetown, appointed
George Townsend. William T Grover,
William Ellison. George Hall and myself
COMMITTEES TO notify you OF your nomi
nstion, and Ia doing so let me say to you
that It affords as great pleasure. in this
public manner, to convey to you the in
formation of such nomination for the
high office OF governor OF this
state, and take this opportunity
Of saving to YOU that OF all the
State Convent tIons is has been my privi-
leqe to attend In the last thirty years
this one, held at Georgeto Wn. on the 17th
of July, surpassed any I have ever
known, not only as to the high character
and standing OF the men who constitu-
ted It, but ss well it's clear snd firm enun
cistion of those principles which have
msde the Republican party what 1t is to
day-ths party of good government-of
law and order-of nound money and g
safe currency-of protection TO American
industriss-of an abiding faith IN the dec
larstion Of principles which has made
this great nation of ours what 1t Is to
day-a home for the oppressed Of al
lEnds-vhere freedom Is offered TO all
religion free to sll, and hbsrty dear to
all
1T gives us pleasure, sir, to say Il
you that your nomination from such
convention came TO You With a unanimous
voice; no other name having been place.
In nomination, and as yen are we'll awsr'
without the slightest ih1ImA. ion to you
or from you, that such nomitation woulC
be rendered you. Let me add. sir, tha
YOUR selection for this high Office cam'
from the Republican party OF Delaware
and from no faction Of any body of mel
Within that party-from that part.
whose SUCCESS means the integrity of the
state msintained-the honor and man
hood OF the state secured-fair aud homes
elections demsnded-s stroke at th'
corrupt use of money, and onem
power through the use Of money, in th
open purchase of all that is purchassbl
directly or indirectly. that one mai
may secure his own selfish ends, and 70
the achievement of which q Republican
United States senator has already bee
sacrificed and / may further add that th
party which nominated you believes full
that anything will be sacrificed in orde
that he may crafty his own selfish pun
poas, to secure q seat Ia the Senate of th
United States, the securing Of which, B
soc means adopted, would bring cisgrae
and reprosch upon the hitherto fair nan
OF the state-never TO be forgotten, b,
to remain q blot and & stigma foreY.
and forever upon her unsullied name.
'It Ia a campaign from a nation
standpoint which calls for thought frol
every thoughtful man and women fro
one end of the land to the other--a can
palgH whers friends Of the govsrnmsI
oe our fathers must stand together, 7
eardless Of past political ties-wheI
populism, socialism, repudistion, bAnl
ruptcy, disorder and dissolution mu
follow in the event OF success upon Il
one eide, and where the fair name Of tl
Government-the honest payment of 1
debts, dollar for dollar in sound none
equal TO any money in the known worl'
the retBining Of the best banking syste
known TO civilization, the protection
labor, and securing to the laborinR mi
an honest dollar to buy an honest dollar
worth Of goods, or to pay hln In hone
dollars for his daJ g toll, will be secur
fnally and forever. trust, by the succe
of that party headed by William N
Rinley Of Onio-and end. forever, and
t2e death knell or Tillmanisn, AlJ8el
Ism, Dsbism, Coxeyism, middle of-th
Tosdism and every other ism" that nc
stAlss abroad In the land, seeking
something to devour, under the mask
free silver. and all boarded togeth
seeking to uproot and destroy the fab
upon which rests the independence
clsrsd by our fathers and The Constii
tion framed and ordained by them as o
gulde for our future safety. We prom
~0d to stand with you, and work wi
you Cor the good OF the state. "
Mr.. H,.<gins's Gracious Acceptance.
To this adS.r Mr.. Higgins made
lengthy reply, in .sbich he said
Mr.. Chairman Auo gentlemen OF I
Committee: am profounSly sensible
the compliment involved not only Ia :
nomination OF which you now oineia
spprizs me, but also In the kinciy
considerats terms In which you hsve
grSciously conveyed It, The action
the convention came as the unexpeet'
had no intimation Of such wish
mn