Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
pemoerat. cna ,yelI Ansra 1t.

Democrats Can Well Afford Ii.
Tho Sussex journal contends that
the Democrats can we'll afford 10 nomi
nato straight ticket for the Coneti-
tutional Convention. il the Republi.
cans insist uppn making a partisan
fight for the control Of that body. 1t
says;
We do not fear the result. aa we will
\ certainly have majority Of tho con
| vention delegates, and possibly every
single one. liut Democrats do not
| want all or naiority OF the conyen-
tinn. They simply want the number Of
| delegates divided between tine two lead
! ing political parties, believing that the
| people could and would thus be the
better aubserved. Sussex county will
4 likely have non partisan ticket, ac.
ceptod by both the dominant political
/ parties, unless the Republican leaders
interfere anu spoil the whole game. In
Kent neither party has agitated the
] question, but the Democrats Of that
county favor q non partisan convention,
II is 10 be hoped that the leaders of
the Republican party will get together
and agree to a non partisan ticket.
Certainly, all the surface indications
favor tho Journals view. In partisan
contest there is no doubt that tho re-
suit would bo convention largely
Democratic, IL not unanimously sD
But, as We have before remarked, the
people do not want Democratic con
vention any more than they want a ke.
publican convention. They want their
new Constitution formulated by CON
vention III which partisan politics
shall find no lodgment and the beet
means Of insuring this result is 70 80
form tho convention that neither politi.
cal party shall have majority therein.
Ii is still within the power Of tho
people 10 uverrulo the dictum of thr
politicians, and choose thoroughly
by dividing its membership equally bo
/, tween the two leading political parties
The death Of Judge Isaac II. May
nard Of New York serves to recall how
: by a single mis-step, public man ma!
! undo the good record of years and iaI
from tho highest plane Of ability ans
reputation to obscurity and reproach
Judge Maynald, says correspondent
0 WAS man Of acknowledged learning ii
D the law and would have made greg
I record for himself on the bench O
o tho court Of appeals il he had boon per
y mitted TO remain there. But his Who'll
r career was ruined by one foolish act
. His partisanship got the better Of hi
n | laI him, g., Il IA L.,
y that brought down upon him tho Ger
o suro Of the bar and the people. ii
is was deputy attorney general during tn
J. exciting dispute over the Senator's
% election during the last year Of Cover
'f nor Hills term. lie became Hill
l. adviser and more than willing agent
N the legal contest that followed the ole,
1T tion. lie did what the Governor woul
o. not do, take from the desk Of the Sc,
a. retary Of State letter addressed to II
10 latter, containing election return
10 which it was desirable to keep fro
id the State Returning Board. He WI
'h afterwards rewarded by being twi,
appointed by Governor Flower TO Il
bench of the court OF appeals, am
va while he displayed unquestioned abili
t. there and his opinions were learnt
g and just the leading members Of u
u. bar denounced his appointment, an
9d when finally Senator Hill insist
=. upon his nomination for full term
n Judge, he was defeated by majori
in of lUl, 600 and retired to private life,
" broken man. lie was man Of ma
ng fiDo qualities, and enjoyed tho frien
ship of many leading men in the /
:, litirs Of the country, but he made o
ny fatal orror and suffered severely for
TO- -
ess Saturdays Democratic nominate
lal WAS 4 disappointment to the Rcpub
to cans. The spirit displayed and
he vote pollod alarms them, as they h
ol. hoped for apathy and Indifferent
70. Evidently this is going to be &c
Democratic year in Delaware,