The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-12
DOVER CONVENTION.
Prohibitionists Nominate State
Ticket and Presidential =,
Electors.

uer by state CHAIRMAN II. M. cooper.
Prayer was made by the Rev. H. S.
Thompson Of Delaware City. On motion OF
George W. Todd R. NJ. Cooper was made
temporary chairman and Ja:ues Cranston
temporary secretary. These committees
were appointed:
Resolutions-George W. Todd, DR., ]. D.
West, l.. w. Brosius, W. r. Collins and
II. D. Hitch.
Nominations-James Hardness, II. b.
Hitch, l.. NJ. Price, Albert Chandler. JEFF
ferson Cooper.
The committee on credentials reported
these delegates present:
New Castle county--George W. Todd
and L. W. Brosius, Wilmington; Daniel
Green and James Cranston, Newport; Ii. S,
Thompson. Delaware City; II. NJ. Dea-
kyne, Townsend; Henry NJ. Silver, Red
Lion; James Hardness, Pleasant Hill; the
Rev. Albert Chandler, Townsend
Kent cOunty-Richard NJ Cooper. Jeffer-
con Cooper and W. F. Collins, Cheswod:
John Hutton, Charles Il. Fem and James
Keith, Dover; Charles H. Register, James
Il. Morris and L. NJ. Price, Smyrna; David
Brown and Dr.. j. D. West, Harrington;
Robert NJ. Jones, c. F. Harper. Leipsc;
McElroy McIlvaine, Magnolia; John Outten,
Harrington.
Sussex cOunty-H. 3. Hitch, Laurel.
The Temporary organization was made the
Dermanent one and recess was taken.
At the afternoon session the committee
on resolutions reported as follows and the
report was adopted:
I'VE, the representatives of the Prohi-
convention at Dover, do adopt the follow
ing as our platform:
Resolved That we endorse and declare
our loyal allegiance to the National Pro-
hibition party and its candidates. Joshua
lowering and Hale johnson, and that we
endorse the platform of the National Pro-
hibition party adopted at pittsburg, which
Ia as follows
1--WE, the members Of the Prohibition
party, in national convention assembled,
renewing our declaration Of allegiance to
Almighty God as the rightful ruler Of the
universe, lay down the following as our
declaration of political purpose:
THE Prohibition party in national CON
yention assembled declares its firm con-
yiction that the manufacture, expectation.
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.As p'ouuetu Suen soe'ai' commercial In
"i anu poi'''cai wrongs anu - now
% threatening the perpetuity Of ell our So
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