Evening journal., 1896-06-17
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS
They Declare for Sound Money
and Wilson Tariff.
JOHN F. A DELEGATE TO CHICAGO

DOVER, June IL The Democratic
State Convention held here yesterday to
elect delegates to the Chicago Convention
Was a quiet one A gold standard plat
form was adopted without opposition
The delegates were sent uninstruc.ed 30
Chicsgo. ON .he money question. snd
there may be split, aa one Of the men
chosen, John F Salisbury, is a silver
man Of pronounced type In the plat
form the Administration was upheld aod
the present Tariff act approved United
Statss Senator George Gray WAS In con
troll of the Convention and ysrything
went of with harmony.
| The delegates selected to the National
Convention were evenly divided between
the two factions, which is taken as =
clear indication that thu Democrats mean
to unite to take advantage OF the
present breach In the Republican party
of Delaware The national delegates
! elected were: New Castle county. Een-
atog George Gray and Willard Salisbury;
alternAtss. DR. O NJ. Almond and James
A. Mulligan; Kent county, State Auditor
tB +. Lewis and John F Salisbury
alternates. Colonel e T Cooper and
Franklin Temple Sussex county. W. H.
Boyos and H G. Pennington; alternates
E. w. Houston and w H. Stevens.
Work Ia Caucus.
Tae delegates did not begin to srrlvs
until morning, and In the early train
Senator Gray, Willard Salisbury and the
other leaders came down from Whining
ton. Senator Gray was WAS 2 member Of
the convention, holding the proxy OF his
rL, 81, trI
delegate from the Seventh ward, Will
mington Mr Salisbury held the proxy
Of one Of the delegates from rural New
Castle county. As soon as the New
Castle delegation arrived they immedi
stey went into caucus and nominated
Senator Grey and Me-. Saulsbury
for national delegates and DR.
G. NJ. Almond, OF Newark. and
James A. Mulligan. of Delaware City, for
alternatei Resolutions were adopted in
tho caucus urging the insertion Of a
sound money plank In the State plat
form, and calling upon the Democratic
County Executive Committee to call q
County Convention for the purpose OF
nominating delegates to the Constitutional
Cor yention. the apportionmsnt recon-
meuded being four delegates from the
! city Of Wilmington and six from rural
! Nav Castle county.
: There WAS silver ripple Ia the Ken,
county caucas. and some opposition
J brought forward against John f. Szuls
, bury. Of Dover, the silverlte. Caleb S.
Pennewill WAS nominated in opposition
to Mr.. Salisbury. Governor Watson and
, Dr.. Nathan Pratt we're also put in nomi.
nation. but their names were subsSq qusnt
ly withdrawn, after which the contest
narrowed down to Salisbury Pennewill
and State Auditor B. Lewis Mr.
Lewis was elected without opposition. and
! on the first ballot between Salisbury and
| Pen newill, the former received 43 v0tes e
I 81 for his opponent and WAS declared tn,
4 nominee Of the caucus. Colonel T.
: Cooper and franklin Temple we're then
chosen alternates from Keut Tcere
q WAS no silver talk In the Sussex county
caucus, and William q. Boyce and Henr]
8 G Pennington were chosen national del
9 egstss, with E. w. Honsson aud w II
! Stevens as Gltefnates There was soms
opposition to Pennington, the nEme o
Ebe w. Tunnell bsing brought forwsr'
by Congressman John w. CAusey. Or
the second ballot Pennington won by
3 vote Of % to "a.
/ Work OF Organizing.
The Convention was called "a. orde
/ about o'clock by State Cbslrman l.
Irving Handy, and ex Congressman K L
G Martin. Of seaford, was named as TEN
D porary Chairman ana EiTard w Hearl
Z as Temporary Secretary There we're nC
10 contests and when the roll was calle
II the entire 1856 delegates answered {
their names Ia taking the chair Mr.
Martin made a brief speech saying that
IA D. n. 4 h. n1r L. l. n.
q there may be divisions In the party,
II councils, the people should trust III
II Democracy and It's principles, and sue
K cess prosperity. liberty aud freedoS
"a would come TO the people. The followin
"a Con mittee on Reso utions was elected
. New Castle county-Senator Graz
d Willard Salisbury. l.. Irving Handy,
B. Fosrd, j. Wilkens Cooch. Kent
James II Hughes, J. A Anderson, P (
Cooper, Hezskiah Harrington P l.. Hal
desty. Sussex-E L Martin, J. "
Causey, w L. Slrmsn, Q. B Housto
ie and Paynier Frame.
J. After a short receFs the conventio
'g reassemb bled and the following psrmI
=. nent officers we're chosen: Chairman
Dr. & w. Cooper, of Kent county; Vice
20 prssidents, j. B Foard, Of New Castle
q B. A. Hazel OF Kent, and ex. GovernS
O. C Stockley. OF Sussex; secretarisi
John F. Callahan. New Castle; b.
Boy co. Kent. and E. d. Hesrn, OF SUISSE,
% In taking the chsir DE-. Cooper spok
e bris dy. saying that the Dsmocrats {
ne Delaware were not TO bs bought or sol'
n TX Congressman Martin presented Il
ut report of the Committee on Resolution
a. and. In doing so, said that the commits
iir was united on the platform ana ii
doctrines In, it we're Democratic one
he After the platform had been read Senat
ny Gray maGs Q speech. saying that q
ra Democracy OF Delaware Is stlll unterl
nd fed. The platform. he said, was ons
M which all the people could stand and
70 proud. he was glad the Democrats
N this state had sounded the note
~, defiance. and he was also GLAD TO bs ab
to sey that the Democracy of Delawa
has msjority Of the white m'
Of the state on its side.
lie For the Present Standard.
ast The platform was then adopted, 6
delegates elected, after which the Co
'n vention adjourned. The platform in i
~ opening paragraph states that the Dem
.ht ~ naln tfatfH I., a.