Evening journal., 1896-06-16
THE STATE CONVENTION
Met at Dover to Choose Dele
gates to Chicago.
DELAWARE TO Be REPRESENTED

By Senator Grsy. willard sauIsbury
From New Castle. DR.. B. L Lewis and
John +. sauIsbury, Kent. and william
III. Boyce and n. O. Pennington of
sussex-The Latest From Dover.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
DOVER, June 16 Every train brought
representative Democrats from all
parts OF the state to attend. the
Democstic State Convention to-dsy Ia
element weather and harmony Of the most
pronounced type made prslIminarles to
the convention the tamest known for
years.
The only fight worth mentioning was
in the Kent county caucus which selected
John F. Salisbury. a silveriis. as a
delegate to Chicago
Tale Told BY King Caucus.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
DOVER, June 16 The New Castle
county clucus selected United States
Senator George Gray, and Willard
Salisbury, Jr. for delegates to the
Chicago Convention, with james A.
Mulllgan. of Red Lion, and DR.. G. NJ
Allmord, of Newark, for aIternates.
Resolutions were adopted urging the
insertion of = sound money plank in
the Stats platform and calling npon
the County Executive COMMITTEES to call
county convention for the purpose Of
nomlnating delegates TO the Oonstitu
tional Convention. the apportionment
recommended being four delegates from
Wilmington and six from the rural hun
dreds or ten in SILL
In the Kent county caucus there
was q lively contest over the selec
tion Of national delegates.
Governor Watson and DR.. Nathan
Pratt both of Milford, we're put in nomi
nation but subsequently with
drew, Chairman John B. Pen
nington making a speaoh explanatory
OF Governor Wstsons refusal to serve
either as delegate or alternate.
The contest narrowed down to Cslet
s. Psnnewlll and John T. Salisbury. ot
Dover, and State Auditor B L. Lewis
Lewis and Salisbury were elected anc
Colonel E. 7. Cooper and Franklin TEN
pie, alternstes.
IL the resolutions adopted no reiersnc
was made to the currency question.
| Tie Salisbury people are jubilAnt owe
the election Of John F. Salisbury.
Ex Governor @. c. Stockley preside,
over the Sussex county caucus, wbicl
! failed TO resclute in any particular
William d Boyee. Of Georgetown. an.
Henry @. Pennington, of Ssaford
wers named for national dele
gates aud e. w. Houston
and w. H. Stephenson for alter
mates TLere was q contest betweei
Pennington aud Tunnel. Ex-Oon
gresham j. w. Causey place
Tunnel In nomination Pennington wo
on the second ballot by q vote Of 27 to "a
The Convention did not meet until 3
Everything will be harmonious and tn
Il NcA~ toAoo uL0 AiAcluaAcd uNMtu
caucus will bs endorsed.
Low tariff and meintenance OF the gol
. standard, together with an endorsement
] of ClevelRud's 3 administration will be In
portant planks in the State platform
II New Castle and Sussex are solid Il
I gold. Not more than one third Of IL
Kent county delegation will support job
F. saulsoury in his free silver views,
Senator Gray declares that the CONVEX
tlon viii undoubtedly declare Il
= maintenance of the god standar
!, William Salisbury plays Elisha to Gray
= Elijah.
II BON E l. Martin. of Seaford, will
chairman Of the convention.
Peter ]. Ford's candidacy for 20
= ernor is favorahly commented upo
especially by down state delegates.
% The convention is composed of sixt
I'd two delegates from esch county.