Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-09

Able Speech for soand Money.
Special Correspondence OF aazet,e and Journal
Chicago, ILL.,, July G. The Delaware
delegation has effected the following
organization: Willard SALISBURY was
eected chairman; Harry G. Pennington
vice chairman; Dr. u. L. Lewis, sec
retary; William Fl. Boyce, member of
i committee on credentials; Senator
] George Gray, committee on resolutions |;
John f. Salisbury, committee on
( permanent organization.
J No selection was made for the COM
mittee to notify the candidates of their
! nomination. This Causeu rumor to
gain circulation to tho effect that the
! delegation would bolt the convention if
/ q FREQ silver platform was adopted. but
the rumor was emphatically denied by
all of the delegates.
1--WE will ask for what we want, but
II we do not got what we want we will
take what we can get, said DR.. Lewis
IN denying the rumor. Other Delaware
delegates interviewed last night stated
that the nominee of the convention
will receive their support in their
State.
Senator Gray stated that the ques-
tion was matter for each individual
to decide. He referred to the fact that
Greeley ran far behind the State ticket
in Delaware, in 1872. Tho Senator
said that the fact that no member for
the notification committee had been
chosen by the delegation had no sig
nificance. "We thought 1t was not an
qpportune time" he said.
John f. Salisbury, the silver dele
gate, is trying to effect compromise
agreeable to the gold STANDARD Demo
Gratis. His plan is to follow the plat
form of former years in recognizing
both metals. The entire delegation
dined with Mr.. Whitney yesterday.
The five gold delegates will probably
cast their votes for Mr.. Whitney for
President John II. Salisbury has not
announced his choice.
A SILVER HowLER CORNERS BoyCE.
Chicago ILL.,, July 6-Willard Sauls-
bury, chairman of the delegation, says
that he is particularly well pleased
with the prospect Still, the ennis
saries Of the white metal mon are how
ering close to the Eastern delegates,
making tremendous efforts to capture
some of them.
William II. Boyce, the Delaware
dUiuBhtbt WIN uhtt Dbbu IdlbSJy
as in favor of free coinage, and who
publicly denied the imputation, was
dressing for church, in his room in the
fourth tier of clouds, at the sky scrap
ing annex, yesterday morning when
there came rap at his door, and a
good-looking, smooth faced young man,
who said his name was Matthews, in.
serted himself.
Before Mr.. Boyce could tie his shoes
or find collar button, which had
rolled beneath the chiffoniere, his
visitor had him cornered. 1t was
another hold-up. Mr.. Matthews was
cooked and primed, and the way he
waded into the poor Delawarean was
caution. All the beauties of 16 to
were pointed out to Mr.. Boyce from
3very varying standpoint In vain the
man from Delaware protested; in vain
he rang for ice-water, and in vain he
pleaded an engagement. The silver
,alker had his say, and Mr.. Boyce
missed his usual Sunday morning do
lotions
This was but ono of such incident ts
which came to the notice OF all the
delegates. The white metal mission
aries are everywhere, sparing not even
the tired newspaper hustlers.
sRAY's SPLENDID SPEECH.
, Chicago, H., July 8. Tho speech of
Senator George Gray of Delaware, at
: the meeting last night 10 favor of sus-
tanning the gold standard. was one of
the ablest that was made by the dis
tinguished speakers at the big demon
stration.
Senator Gray opened his speech with
q compliment to the Massachusetts
statesman (Mr. Russell who had
thrilled the hearts anl captured the
understanding of his hearers by his
eloquence He defined the meeting as
a protest against the promulgation of
dangerous heresy and departure
from the, ancient faith OF the Demo-
cratic party. No.
ii 81 am not here - be said, "to de-
nounee those who differ with me, or TO |
asperse the motives OF those who hith- |
y erto have been honored members of our |
great party, who have apparently united |
10 accomplished purpose abhorrent to
t,,s as Democratic and at war with the |
great policies for which our party has |
Stood. and for which it has fought |
through nigh hundred years of glori-
nus and eventful history. 1t sis pro-
posed now-mistakenly, but honestly, |
no doubt, to declare in a Democratic |
nlatform that value can be created by |
kct of Congress, and that a fiat of the
government of the United States can
Control the price of silver bullion in
(Ne markets of the world. This is an |
hyoyal of paternalism that shuts to
(shann that of the Republican party.
land asaipat which all the traditions of
our ntrty are unbrokenly arrayed.
4 $40 those who SO belieye-and they
\ are m,,y-I impute no dishonesty of
purpose no insincerity of conviction
nav nav, / Will agree with them. if the eS-
A periment must be tried. to try it-with
the provho that If in given time, h,. say ;y
six monhs or year, their hopes or
beliefs ae not realized, the law shall
cease to DO operative. 49,.
l-"But what arc We to say TO those hos