Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01


knew that. 1t has been asserted that
If Mckinley should be elected and the
Popuists control Congress they would
withhold the appropriations until be
would consent to sign free silver bill.
If this be truo we are'on the verge of
revolutions. tH{l
"What are we to do when we cannot
follow the strange teachings of the
Chicago platform and the leadership Of
the Chicago candidatesY My duty is
nominated at Indianapolis. =
Mr.. Rossell was greeted with ap-
plause on veral'4occasions while he
was speaking.
Following Mr.. Rossell's address and
the adoption Of the report OF the com.
mittee on resolutions, the Presidential
electors named above were unanimously
nominated.
Thomas +. Bayard, Jr., read the fol-
lowing and moved it's adoptioni
Resolved, That ii is the sense Of this
convention that we should lend our best
endeavors 10 promote the success Of the
Democratic party OF Delaware on all
State issues and that therefore we
hereby place in nominations for Governor
Hoo. Ehe W. Tunnel, the nominee of
the Democratic party and that we
hereby instruct aud empower the
County Committee In each Of the
several counties 10 place in nomination
in their respective counties such
nominees for tho various county and
hundred offices, for State Senators and
Representatives in the General As
sembly and for delegates 10 the Con-
stitutional Convention as they may
select and we recommend that they
nominate tho nominees OF the Demo-
cratic party in their respective counties
for such Offices. /"
Andrew q. Gray, as soon as Mr..
Bayard's resolution had been read,
moved the adoption Of the following as
substitute:
Resolved, That this convention
adopt tho State and county tickets
nominated ny the Democratic party in
the State OF Delaware. -
| In support of his motion Mr.. GRAY
said that last June the Democratic
convention in this State adopted a
financial plank which was fully in &C
cord with the present views Of the
members Of the league. Shortly after.
ward the national convention was held
III Chicago, and a financial plank was
inserted in the platform upon which
we cannot stand, and protest was
entered against it and the candidates
nominated at the convention. Subse
! quently the State convention was held
and platform was adopted for the
people who could not support the Chi.
cage platform. 1t. was a platform fol
the united Democracy of the State.
He commended that when the league
was formed its only object was to enter
protest against the, Chicago platform
and candidates., and that as bott
Messrs. Tunnel and Handy were
nominated ON the platform adopted al
the last State convention, he though
it necessary to stand together for thu
success of the State ticket and not t.
drive the wedge in further
Joseph Burchinal of Dover agreed
with him. He stated that on the tickle
in Kent county there are seven candi
dates for representatives and one TO
Senator, and OF that number three ar,
avowed silver men, and whom it is con
sidered that they are to vote for
United States Senator. he could not se'
how some of the candidates could b,
endorsed and not others. He did no
think that ii would be consistent t,
support all of the State ticket will
the exception of the candidate for Rep
resentative and not include him. Gen
j. Parke Postles was opposed to tn
substitute. lie said that at first b.
thought the league had for it's obiec
opposition TO the national ticket, blu
subsequent events had changed hi
mind. Ii Mr. Handy stands on tn
State platform he does not support 1t
He held that the nomination Of candi
date for Congress was not a State issue
but u national issue. In conclusion b
said: 81 hope this convention will
have the backbone to nominate can
didate for Congress. The convention
would stuItify itself il it should g
before the people and ask them to vot
for Levin |. Handy"
Levi A. Bertolette agreed with Gen
Postles
Mr.. Burchinal again took the foo
and said: "Mr. Tunnel was taken u
ON the same platform as Mr.. Handy
while we pick out Mr.. Handy as tn
centre, mark Of our spite Either ador
all of the State ticket or none of il
, Let US endorse Palmer and Buckne
and the State ticket and every vote
i has the right, the prerogative to Gu
| Mr.. Handy or anybody else on tn
, ticket. | don't think GenA Postle
would like it himself if he were on th
! ticket"
I Gen. Postles feplied that he did nc
! think Mr.. Handy had been as pruder
! since he was nominated as Mr. Tunne
} had been.
, Andrew G. Grow thought the Sc
lection of candidate for Congress-
t national issue.
William 4. Kurtz favored the subst
tute He thought 1t would be better Il
: the party in the State to endorse til
t whole State ticket, as all would hay
, the right to scratch Mr.. Handy's nam
should they desire to do so. He though
! that by allowing Mr.. Handy's name
I remain on the ticket further eplit i
. the party would be prevented.
q When tho vote was taken the sui
. stitute was lost. 20 voting for it, an
! the original motion, offered by Nj
: Bayard, was adopted, there being tw
q dissenting votes.
On motion OF John O. Farra, it WI
. decided to go into nomination for
0 candidate for Representative in Coz
8 gress.
I Levi A. Bertolatte offered the nan
8 of Thomas Il. Bsyard. Jr. The mentio
Q of the name was signal for the greater
] applause OF the evening. The spoi
n taneous outburst of approval Taste
Y for several seconds and fairly shook til
q building. In making the nomination
q Mr.. Bertolette made few remarks,
b which he paid high tribute to I'll