The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-10

tine campaign last evening by rouslnB
and enthusiastic meeting in the Grand
Opera House. The hall had been taste
fully decorated with bunting hanging
around from the gallery. while the stage
was adorned on each side with handsome
likenesses Of Mckinley and Hobart, the
next President and Vice-president Of the
United Slater, while Old Glory occupied
prominent position on the stage. Every
seat was occupied and standing room was
Of a premium, The meeting was rous.
Ing success. The speakers Of the evening
were the Hon. JOHN r. Hoffecker. nomi.
bee for GOVERN the Union Rcpubli-
Gan ticket,and 81 Lion Jonathan s Will
lis, the present Republican Congressman
Of Delaware. This included the home tai
emit Congressman John NJ. Brumm, Of
Pennsylvania and the Hon. S. L. Gracoy.
Of Massachusetts, also spoke In no uncer.
tain tones Of the Issues Of the campaign.
They both highly euloglzed the candidates
for Governor and Congress, saying that
no better men could be elected to the high
office for which they had been nominated,
and recommend their election by the vot.
ers Of Delaware. The speeches were high.
ly interesting and were listened to with
rapt attention as they elucdated the Is.
sues Of the campaign A telegram was
sent to Major WIN. Mckinley, apprising
him Of the fact OF the opening of the
campaign In Delaware by the Union Re.
publicans.
ELEGANT mornings these and everything
points to great and glorious victory for
the Republicans all over the country in
November next. The returns from Ar.
kansas were not what could be wished for,
but were not unexpected, as the election
machinery there, as in Delaware, ID in the
hands of men who would not hesitate to
stoop to anything to gain their ends.
Delaware should be and can be carried by
the Republicans IN November, and thus
place tho State in progressive groove.
Even the progressive Democrats in vii.
mington are in favor Of trying to get the
State out of the rut it has boon in for over
one hlndred years. Republican success Is
the only thing that can advance Delaware
The Business Mems Republican Club
will undoubtedly cut n big figure in the
coming campaign in Delaware. They
havo organized aud will meet in the
rooms Of the Builders Exchange in
the Crosby & Hill building nnWeInnslnv,
Thursday and Saturday evenings. Mr..
l.. L. Warner was elected president and
Horace w. Cause, vice prcsldcnt in place
Of Ii. G, Morse and Frank Pyle, who re-
signed. Tho club is now on footing
that will carry some influence in the com.
ing election. Every business man who Is
in favor Of prosperity and God knows
Wilmington needs something to advance
its present business interests and enter.
prises, should join the Business Mons
Club.
PETER J. dilu't have 10 20 to sec Ebc
W., after the nomination was made for
Governor, but Ebo came and saw Peter,
bu. he cannot HOW control his friends and
turn them from showing their c0ndcmna-
ton of the treuchory practicod by well
known Democrats OF Kent county, who,
if they had stoJd by the Wilmington man.
he would have been Nominated. This
Is the second heat for Mr. Tunnel, and
1t begins to look more every day as if lac
would never BIS able to sucdre the election,
The dlsaifcctlun III the Democratic ranks
Is as pronounced us that which has been