Evening journal., 1896-08-19

today than when forty-four delegates
BY viva voce vote signl6ed their eager
ness to place before this convention as
Delawsre's standard bearer, Peter ]
Ford (Yslls and spplauss)
"a true. high minded. honorable, en-
tsrprising young man. he atands before
us as \ representative of what Ia the
bone and slnew Of this great nation
From bare footed boy on tho streets he
has arisen to the head Of the greatest
enterprises IN Delaware TO day. (Oontin
| ued cheering
Two years ago New Castle county
gave Republican majority Of 900, bs
cause l, 200 Democrats stayed at homo,
holding the Democrat party responsible
for Republican hard times No nan
knows 30 we'll where these men live aud
how to appeal to their Judgment, and
knows how to make personal house to
house canvass Of these men as does
| this very Peter ] Ford
Give us Peter j Ford aud, fellow
Democrats OF Kent and Sussex, we will
meet you at Duck Greek hundred with
the biggest Democratic majority of recent
years"
The New Castle county delegation and
visitors at the conclusion OF this nom.
inatIon. danced and yelled with en-
| tbuslasm.
sAuIsbury Seconded the Nomination.
willard Salisbury, In stcouding the
nomination, said In part: "Now / know
Mr.. Ford. IL we're to take the time iu
telling You Of his hne qualities as man.
as citizen aud ssa progressive Demo
crat, 1t would take too long. And here
cay that nobody has a greater admire
4 ffon ~ ha ola lnf -
Tunnel, OF Sussex, than have and yet
New Castle county is entitled 20 this
nomination.
81 have fought Mr., Ford as lawyer In
the courts In the Slverbrook matter for
the past ten years and tell you, he has
the finest perceptions OF the duties Of
other men of any man / ever saw.
| And the private character OF this
man when he has been nominated will be
surprising.
"He hiss the biggest and most generous
hea rt OF any man / know. Why \ lady
came to me aud told me the other day
that Mr.. Ford sent regularly every year
barrel OF candy to the Home for
Friendless A1d Destitute Children for
their Christmas And his charitable
deeds are so numerous, that l won't
mention them because we want 10 get ut
this thing and elect him
"Don'C forget that Peter ]. Ford Il
backed here to-day by the greatest vote
getters OF the stEse of Delaware. Doni
forget that New Castle county has tc
poll twice as many Democratic votes n
your two lower counties. Don't forget
that II you nominate Peter ]. Ford, New
Osstle county will elect hin.
ooionei Martin Eominntss TuuneT.
Colonel L. Martin arose to nomlnas,
Ebe w. Tunnel OF Sussex aud said
? II remember, Mr. President. whel
Sussex county Democrats rode In theI
2 carriages to Dover to attend Demo
: cratic convention. / remember havinl
/. ridden here In carriage from my home
forty miles distant. / came 10 this tow
upon that occasion and we selected you
Z father addressing Chairman Reynolds
es her candidate for governor. Then a.
argument WAS advanced that New
Castle county had ths force to sustaiI
the struggling Democratic minority 4
we would tender her the nc elimination
and we relinqulshed our claim Bat New
! Castle didn't keep the agreement.
Nov l appeal to my friends from
New Castle county, those Of you who
REMAINDER the sacrifices we used to
I A.~not AZ v 10 ~ a NHRouA w J1u Wnt
| was II you always depended uDon bat
{ K,.t and Sussex countIesi l care no
from what neighborhood any mai
comes, give us the man who can pol
more votes ut an election
Predicted Defeat for Ford.
'Ebe Tunnel was persuaded from thl
shades Of private life two years ago ADJ
made for the Democrats OF Nav Castle
county one OF the greatest sacrifices thai
WAS ever made The power that de
I feAbed Ebe Tunnsll two years ago
, can defeat Peter ]. Ford now. YsllG
! and derisive'shouts.
a Now you are goi1g to leave us IN
! protected; are you going to open oui
doors TO let them come In upon us an,
. pour In this hoard Of M gotten wealth
You may give large Democratic ma
!. jority 10 New Castle county; will tha
a secure you the Lsgislatursf shouts Of
: Not II Sussex sells out
II say that the Democratic party o
!, Delaware owes 3 debb to Ebe w. Tun
nell aud you can't repay the debt yoV
owe him. T'You Owe q greater debt /,
Peter J. Ford. cried a voise
Without any consultation whatever
7, and With q half dozen good men and tru
already mentioned We centred upon Eb
n w. Tunnel (ehsers n Sussex becGus
We know hin. We saw him altar this
y dark night OF defeat which brought dis
:. eracs upon Delaware. How much Wa
= New Castle county responsible for tha
y dark defeatl (Voices s-"What did 20
do any bsttsri' Loud laughter)
Refused to Sacrifice Sussex.
n "Now. l say to you. am not wllllnl
a TO sacrifice any interests OF my psople t
10 crafty the personal ambitions OF an
a one man look upon the awful conse
d queucss of defeat this fall. invite yo
I. 10 mite with this old Democracy OF
10 county which has never bsen fAlthless {
,e you In the past and will stand by you 1
the future II yon support the worth
man whom Sussex presents, Ebs "
fuunell
= "Now. want to tell you that tn
safety Of the Democratic party depend
a. on your unity and any NIB rule Is sim
- ply repetition OF the Addicks conven
tion OF last month. Now we stand her
" to-day to ratify any man whom you ma