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

The Honest Money Democrats of
Delaware held their State convention
Wednesday in Eden Hall. About 200
people were present, representing each
Of tho three counties. and d great deal
Of enthusiasm was manifested. Candi-
dates TO be voted for at the coming
election were nominated as follows:
Presidential electors, instructed to
vote for Palmer, and Buckner, the
nominees of the National Democratic
party for President and Vice President
respectively-Le a. Bertolette of New
Castle county, Edward Ridgely Of Kent
county and ex-Gov. Charles @. Stockley
Of Sussex county.
Governor-E W. Tunnel of Sussex
county.
Representative in Congress- Thomas
i. Bayard, Jr.
Tbs State Central Committee, COM
posed of three members from each
county, was empowered to nominate
he county and hundred candidates,
/ with the recommendation that they
chose the candidates selected at the
several county Democratic conventions.
CALL FOR THE. CONVENTION.
n The convention was called to order
N by William ID. Mullen, Jr., president
Of the Democratic Honest Money
a League of Delaware, and John r..
Al Lambson, secretary of the league, acted
as temporary secretary. Mr.. Mullen
called for the reading of the following
call, which, he stated. would give the
object Of the convention:
ITO tine Democratic Honest Money
League of Delaware = Fellow Demo.
Gratis. Having declared our belief that
the platform adopted by the National
Convention called in the name of the
Democratic party, and lately held in
the city of Chicago, is in conflict with
the fundamental principles OF the party,
and that the candidates nominated by
said convention are not true opponents
of Democratic doctrines; and having
declared that it is our duty as Demo
Gratis to protest against the action o.
said convention, and TO refuse our sup
port to its candidates, we, on August
18th last, effecteu our organization ant
sent delegates to represent us at tn,
convention of the National Democrat,
party, held ut indianapolis, ON Septem
her ID. Through them We participated
NJ in the action of that convention
A Through them We concurred in th,
adoption of a platform embodying tn,
century, through good and evil report
In times of prosperity and 10 days o
adversely, the Democratic party ha
kept its faith. Through them we cas-
our votes and assisted in the nomina
tion Of John M. Palmer of Illinois, AMI
Simon b., Buckner of Kentucky a
candidates for the offices of Presiden
ind Vice. President of the Unite,
States OF America.
sin the pursuance Of the object
which we have sought to attain b
these measures, the time has now com
for us to perfect the organization O
the National Democratic party ia th
State of Delaware. and to take GU
place before the people of this State a
the defenders and preservers Of tn
honor and the perpetuity of the Demo
cratic party. With this end in vie'
you are hereby notified that meetin
Of the Democratic Honest None
League of Delaware is called. TO b
hold on Wednesday, September 23d. q
7.30 p. M, at Eden Hall in the cit
of Wilmington, at which every membe
is earnestly urged to be present.
1.-The objects of this meeting are
81. The ratification Of the action {
the indianapolis Convention.
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our party in this State.
50 The nomination of three Pres
dental Electors, one from each count
Of the State.
"A. The nomination OF a candidat
for Congress-.
30. To transact such other busine
u US may be necessary.
William D. Mullen, Jr.,
President.
by order Of the Executive Commute
John S. Rossell, Chairman.
STRONG PLATFORM.
Messrs. Andrew G. Wilson, Thorn
I. Bayard, Jr., William M. Ross ar
+. +. Evans were appointed oommi
tee on permanent organization, and {
the recommendation of the comn,itte
the temporary officers were made Il
permanent officers of the convention.
The chairman being instructed,
motion Of Mr.. Bertolette, to appoint.
committee ON resolutions, the folloS
Ing persons were selected to serve
that committee: Messrs. Levi A. BE
tolette, James S. Dobb, Cbristoph
L. Ward, Il. G. Ross ana +. Il. Evan
n Ihe committee retired, and in sho
N time reported the following, which "
unanimously adopted:
We, tho representatives of the N
tional Democratic party. in tho Sta
oil Delaware, in State Convention &
semhlea, declare our answering dey
ton to the principles OF true Democra
enunciated by the National Conve
tion OF our party which assembled
INC city of Indianapolis on Septemt
20, ls96, and by the State Convent
os the Democratic party in the Sta
OF Delaware, held June 10th, 1896
wv. cheerfully ratify the nomir
ZION OF tho Hon. John M. Palmer
nresiuent and the Hon. Simon
hnckner for Vice President.
recognize in thom the most wort
leaders OF great cause and prom
our best endeavors to secure for th
ths electoral vote of this State.
The fidelity, patriotism and couri
m,an which President Cleveland
IululI9d hIQ .