The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-22

Sir: The convention which met at Do
yer on August is to nominate governor
will be immortal TO the friends Of Mr.
Peter J. Ford. 1t will not be forgotten. 1t
was the most ungratetul. the most un-
manly ending that has ever in the history
Of Delaware taken place. Mr., Ford as
is a well-known fact, would not consent to
have his name used until he received In
good faith from Mr.. Tunnel a pledge that
he (Mr Tunnelu would not consent to be
named. MIR. Ford's friends were told by
Mr. Tunn.ll that. under no consideration.
would he accept the nomination, wIere-
upon he was advised to be not 100 rash
In his declaration. hut would be given ten
days In which TO fully weigh the matter,
Time passed by. and when he was con-
fronted with the same question. sa
mo. gentlemen am OF the sane de-
termination. ] will not consent. nor will
l under any consideration let ny name lie
used"
The result is already known. II required
short time 10 lay the pipes. The only
thing to do was 20 defeat Ford; for one
reason on.y-hs relig Gus convictions.
Nothing more. nothing less, any argument
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Ford
could have been nominated II the New
Castle county men had voted properly. but
the machine was loaded and Mr.. Ford was
unmercfu!ly defeated at the hands Of his
enemies 1t is useless to bring to Fords
friends the argument that any candidate
from New Castls county would have been
defeated; that Kent and Sussex can aiways
defeat New Castle.
To those who offer such an argument,
let me say that. with what Kent and
Sussex gave Ford, New Castle had the
chance to nominate Mr.. Ford. The whole
thing in a Nutshell is: Had Mr.. Ford's
religious convictions been Of any nature
than what they are, be would have been
nominated. Now let ne say in conclusion
that patience is a virtue, but there are
times when it ceases 10 be such. We who
worship at the same altar cannot help be-
ing indignant. 1t Is slap in the face to
us, which carries with it sting that pen
etrates to our very souls, We cannot stand
it. II is past endurance. We will not
stand It, We are asked by our Democrat
Republican, all-round paper, the Every
Evening, to come together in November
ard elect the good ticket that was SO
"harmoniously" nominated.
Does the Every Evening mean to add in
suit TO injury? Does not the Every Even
ing ask her readers as she does. to con-
denim the Chicago Convention. which was
in keeping with every convention which
the Democratic party held since it was a
party? Who composed the Chicago Con-
vention? 1t was composed Of lawyers,
doctors, farmers, editors, merchants, man-
ufacturers, the most successful business
men; among them also eminent judges
Of high courts senators Of the United
States, representatives in Congress, and
yet the Every Evening advises its readers
from such men to turn away.
Now let no paper come and ask us to
support the ticket Of state when that
paper turns its back to that very same
ticket. Nationally Mr.. Ford's friends who
share in his religious convictions have the :
balancing power at hand on election day,
and just as sure as the morning Of elec-
ton dawns, so sure will the Democratic
candidate for governor be so crushiugiy
defeated, that he will. in the exclamation
Of Benjamin Harrison. on the morning at
ter his defeat and when he was so COM
pletely buried under his "grandfathers
hat" ask, Where am l at?"
A Democrat
Wilmington August q 1896