Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-10
LD-M0NEY DEMOCRATS
Return Of DelaWareans From the Con-
YentiOn Held at indianapolis.
INTERVIEW WITH GEN. POSTLES
Greatly Elated over What Was
Accomplished.

Gen. j. Parke Postles, OK. Gov. G. o.
Stockley and Messrs. Rosseli and Ross,
delegates to the Democratic conven-
tion, which has heen in session in In
dianapolis during the past week, re-
turned home Friday evening. Levi A.
Bertolttte, who was also delegate,
and Mrs. B,rtolette will make a visit.
Gen, Postles, when seen al the Office
of the American Leather Co. Saturday.
expressed qualification over the grand
result of the convention. MIR. Stock
ley remarked, said the general, that
he had never attended a convention
composed of men of such excellent
character, ability and earnestness, and
that was the general opinion of the
people With whom | came in contact.
Il feel Gen. Postles continued,
"that the result will be OF the greatest
benefit throughout the country. We
eau hardly estimate the great benefit
that will follow.
The convention was much larger,
more Influential and enthusiastic than
even the delegates themselves bad ex
pected. At its conclusion everybody
went home with their purpose and
enthusiasm intensified to go to work,
and their influence and enthusiasm
will bave grand effect upon the com
munities they represent.
'Al of the States were represented
at the convention. with the exception
OF four or FIVE of the pocket burrow'
States, and in all there we're S24 dele
gates. | was surprised to see In such
short time the strength and fulness
OF the delegates from the distant States.
The character of the platform and
nominees cannot help but to have a
beneficial effect upon the country. The
Southern deiegtes assured US that they
bad constituents behind them, and
said that they would show on election
| day that all Democrats were not car
ried away by the silver and Populist
| craze.
81 spent the last half of last week in
Ohio, mainly in the country in the
farming community, and talked great
deal among the Ohio farmers, mainly
| Republicans. j did not find one silver
man. | was assured that the Republi-
cans in that country we're not contami-
mated by the silver craze and that they
could poll the normal Republican vote.
| was investigating how far the silver
craze had extended among the Repub-
liean farmers OF Ohio.
s"I also talked with Harry New,
owner of the Indianapolis Journal. He
bad had a canvass made in the county
adjacent to Indianapolis by eight bi.
cycle reporters, they going from houst
TO house and making it thorough.
This was before the convention anc
the result showed that there had beer
a wonderful subsistence of the silver
craze in the past three weeks. Tha
agreed with the general Testimony
which | received from the people a
the convention. 1t showed that the
tide was ebbing decidedly.
Indiana has been crazy on tn,
money question, but during the pas
three weeks there has been quite ;
difference. ~
The general was very II. UGH pleased
at the outcome, and he stated that al
of the other delegates felt tine sam,
way. -f
MILL GREEN DEMOCRATS PLEASED.
r. W. Crook Of Brandywine Springs
who was in the city on Saturday
stated that the sound. money Democrat
in Mill Creek hundred, and there ar,
quite number of them, are wei
pleased with the Indianapolis platform
and ticket.