Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-21
MADDENED MOB
MEETS At DOVER

Try ACtoS VI W cthtoNt1
DOVER, August lS.-The Demo
cratic State Convention today nom
mated the following ticket:
Governor, Ebe w. Tunnell,of Sus
sex.
Congress,L. Irving Handy of New
Castle.
Presidential electors, John II
Rodney, New Castle; John Harring
ton, Kent; Paynter Frame, Sussex
The platform adopted, and no
without vigorous protest, and was
as follows;
1.-THE Democratic party of Delaware II
State Convention assembled declares agaii
its allegiance to the cardinal principles o
the Democratic faith, which have so loul
been illustrated in past party platforms anS
through many years Of successful practice
in the government of the State.
1T pledges itself 10 securing ard main
tanning the economical conduct Of our State
government, which has characterized its pas
administrations, to secure as far as possible
the equitable distribution of the burdens o
taxation. which should be so adjusted as Il
release from restraint as far as possible, the
AuhuSAltuA aNAANAAASs VI Jul NlARAN
In the election Of a constitutional eoHveu
ton it demands such changes in our or
ganic law as shall meet the exigencies of the
present day, and are commended by the ex
perience of the past and that the work Of
that convention shall first be ratified by the
people before becoming operative
1T denounees the prevalent debauchery
of the electorate of the State by the corrupt
ing hand Of ambitious wealth, and it appeals
orous execution of the laws against bribery
and corruption at the polls
"Pledging the electors this day nominated
to the support Of the candidates, William ]
Bryan and Arthur Sewall, for President and
Vice President, by the National Democratic
Conve ntion, held in Chicago on the 9Th OF
July last il presents to the thoughtful con-
sideration of the citizens Of Delaware the
high character and citizenship OF the candi-
dates nominated for the trusts which the
votes of a free people alone can confer"
MADDENED MOB.
A maddened mob, utterly without
control, surged and swayed and
roared and yelled. worked themselves
into all sorts of physical and mental
contOrtions, stormed and swOre,
brought forth Gore and finally while
the angry tempest Of words was rag
ing in its height, saw the object of
their affections rejected and stamped
upon.
Had an army of lunatics been
turned loose and placed in the Dover
Court House, they could not have
made more of scene of confusion
worse COMPOUNDED than was the Dem
ocratic convention.
The Addicks heelers that went
from Wilmington to the Republican
State Convention we're as angels of
peace compared with the horde that
invaded Dover to-day. for while Adj
dicks did have his men somewhat
under control the crowd to-day was
wholly without a governing force.
No arrangements at all had been
made to keep any semblance of order
People of all sorts and from every
where crowded into the convention
hail, crawled and jumped upon the
platform ,darted from behind the flies
on the stage or popped up from the
ever handy and eapacious trap-door
on the stage. The chairman, Former
Governor REYNOLDS, was in most
uncomfortable position. He was
literally hemmed in on all sides, from
the over-crowded stage and from be-
low by the maddened gang. who |
yelled and swore at him. During a
large part OF the convention the |
meeting was as near free fight as
it possibly could be. 1t was mir
acle that blows were not struck or
heads cracked.
Causing considerable of din was
a small tut blatant and pestiierous
gang of Single takers, who alternately
yawped and yelled, all the time. try
ing to create as much confusion as
possible. When ex-Gov. Reynolds
enforced his gag laws and arbitrary
rulings the Single Takers set up a
cry of"free speech, j." but no attention
was paid to them.
In the midst of all the bowling and
yelling the Kent and Sussex men
we're comparatively quiet and looked
IN with apparent amusement at the
yyrations of the Wilmington mob.
It recalled to them the convention
If 1886, when the Herbert heelers
ried to capture the convention BY a
umult and Ierment, and lost Just as
dr. Ford did to-day.
The Ford men, seven carloads of
hem came down early in the morn
lg. They contained all the WE'LL
nown political heeers, thugs and
rize fighters of the city. They made
II unfavOrable impression of the del :
gates from kent and Sussex. The
ord men wore pretty white ribbons =
n which were pictures of Mr. Ford !,
nd the words; "FOr Governor, Peter !,
Ford" Most of them wore Bryan =
nd Sewall buttons, and some had
ingle Tax buttons.
BOB FRANCIS IN COMMAND. !,
They seemed to be led by Bob r
rancis and John McVey. Francis. g
)wever, confined himself to leading I
e cheering, while McVey was busy h
threatening everyone who came n
lder his abnormal wrath. The 81
OBJ was placed in the west end of o.
e loom. 1t was there to howl for N
ord regardless Of all consequences. al
nd it did So But at the same time D
e mob knew that Ford was beaten. CT
Early in the morning it became ev- OF
ent that Sussex county and Kent
)uld have none of Ford, and they ms
,uld defeat him at any cost, or no
alter what the consequences might an
The Sussex men, too, were aided er
this by the coterie in Nav Castle 70
10 masqueraded as friends of Theo. ca
re F. Armstrong, but in reality OF
re for anyone to down Ford. The