Evening journal., 1896-09-24

TONNELL ENDORSED, BUT Eff
FORTS TO SAVE L. IRVING
HANDY WE'RE FRUITLESS.-
MOVEMENT IN HIS BEHALF DE-
FEATED BY ANSOVERwHELM-
ING MAJoRITY.-SPEECH OF
ACCEPTANCE.
John H. Rodney John Harrington
and Paynter Frame, the three regular
Democratic electors, and l.. Irving
Handy, the Democratic nominee for
Congressman, are no longer alone in
the field. They now have company.
and very undesirable company, at that,
for last evening the Democratic Honest
Money League of Delaware assembled
in the auditorium of Eden Hail, re-
solved itself into the National Demo-
cratic party of the State of Delaware,
and then resolved itself into a state
convention for the purpose of enunciat-
ing principles and making certain
nominations. AS a result of these
various evolutions the electors of Della
ware now have bidding for their suf-
frages an honest-money ticket consist
ing of Levi A. Bertolette, of New Cas-
tie county; Edward Ridgley OF Kent
county, and Ex-Governor Charles c..
Stockley, of Sussex county, for presi-
Dental electors, pledged to the support
of Buckner and Palmer, and Thomas
f. Bayard, Jr., son of the Ambassador
to the Court of St. James, for Con-
gressman.
Mr.. Handy's friends, led by Andrew
G. Gray, son of United States Senator
Gray, and x-Prothonotary Joseph
Burchenal, of Kent county, made gal
liant fight to secure his endorsement, or
at least the tolerance Of the sound
money convention, but they met with
overwhelming defeat, only twenty OF
the $50 men present voting for a reso-
luton having for its object his exemp-
tion from the conventions proscrip-
tion.
There was no semblance OF proper
tionate representation In the conven-
tion. Ex-Prothonotary Burchenal, OF
Dover. and f. f. Evans, of Smyrna
were the lone delegates from Kent
while ex-State Senator w. M. Ross and
his brother, Colonel Edward Ross
both Of Seaford, constituted the repre-
sentation from Sussex. On the Handy
issue Mr.. Burchenal voted for him, but
the Rosses voted with the large major.
ity rolled up against him. Estimating
that there were $50 delegates present
147 were from New Castle county, anC
of that 147, all but ten or twelve wer'
J from the city Of Wilmington.
TARDY IN ARRIVING.
: The time set for the meeting Of tn
league was O'Clock, but the member
were tardy in arriving. John S. Ros
sell, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, and Samuel Bancroft, Jr., wer
among the first to arrive, and by two
and threes the friends OF Palmer an
Buckner dropped in until it becam
quite a respectable and representativ
meeting.
While the clans were gathering, MI
Rossell put in his spare time distribut
ing printed copies OF the call for tn
meeting, the full text OF which has al
ready been printed.
William M. Hannum, an enthusiast
delegate from the Seventh ward, cam
into the room carrying a small boque
of cut flowers for presentation to viii
liam d. Mullen, Jr., president OF tn
league. 1t was composed OF dahlias
geraniums, marigolds, night-bloomin
morning-glories and sprays OF swee
William, but no leaves OF the festiv
mullen plant Just before the meetin
opened the flowers were quietly present
( ed to the president by Thomas F. Bay
ard, Jr., and as quietly acknowledged
FAMILIAR FACES RECALLED.
By the time the meetinw was read
10 settle down to business the follow
ing prominent soundmoney men wer
in the room, together with man
, others less prominet, but none the les
earnest: Samuel Bancroft, Jr., John
= Rossell, Francis A. CoOch, G. G. Kurti
ex-Councilman William c. Baugh, Wi
liam ID. Mullen, Jr., James S. Dobb, {
Parke Postles, ex-Representative jaime
H. S. Gam, ex-Magistrate Levi A. Bel
toilette, Thomas f. Bayard Jr., Morri
d. Crossan, DR.. Thomas A. Brown, ID
p. w. Tomlinson, Alfred ID. Poole, ID
James A. Draper, James r. Daytol
Andrew e. Crow, General J. Park
!, Postles, Thomas e. Young, ex-Pr'
1 thonotary Joseph Burchenal, Christi
Z pher L.. Ward, George p. Brown. e.
President OF Council John c. Farr
= DR.. c. b. Naudain, ex-State Senate
William M. Ross, Colonel Edwal
Ross, James II. Price, John S. Groh
= Patrick Plunkett. John Plunkett, Al
drew G. Wilson, Harry Jacobs. CAPITA
Fnlllp heyDOl0, FRANK Williams WI
liam Butz, Frank Evans, William
= Bryan, John o. Lambson, Secretary
6 the Young Mems Democratic Clul
Anrew c. Gray, William f. Kurtz,
Bail Pierce, James Ford, Frederic
r lAutrz, Deputy Attorney General Pet
d L. Cooper, Jr., Charles T.. White, &c
le eral Garrett ]. Hart, James Megar
lie John NJ. Solomon and John X. Bra
~ ford.
- MULLEN ON THE ROSTRUM.
10 About S15 o'clock President Null,
ar ascended the small rostrum in cor
10 pany with Mr.. Rossell. The latt
opened the proceedings by requestil
all enrolled members Of the league
take front seats for voting purpose
G. While this was being done Andrew
v Wilson conferred with President MI
lk len. Then the president announc
ID that it was his pleasure to call {
e. meeting to order, and, at his reque
Id Mr.. Rossell read the call.
rs Being authorized to do so, the cha
le appointed the following committees: