The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-17
seaford-Jesse W. Allen, G. W. spicer,

"oihbdn y. ~ opICeT.
Georgetown-Charles F. Richards,
Charles I. Pepper, Robert G. Houston.
Lewes and Rehobolh-J. L. Warrington,
A. L. Burton. Thomas r. Ingram.
Indian River-George B. Warrington.
George W. Warrington. George r. Walls
Dagsboro-John c. Phillips, John T.
Long. Daniel Burton, John Davidson.
Gumboro-W. A. Cannon, Charles Bets
DatlmoreR. Wilgens, W. Il. Pepper.
G. II. Townsend. W. A. Lynch.
The convention took a recess until 2.9O.
CONVENTION REASSEMBLES.
At the afternoon session the court room
was packed and Standing room was at a
premium. The report Of the committee on
credentials was read and adopted AS the
temporary roll was correct, it was not
again read.
At the meeting of the convention again
Manluve Hayes was continued as chalr-
man. The other officers were: Vice-chair-
man. A. D. Warner; NJ. b. Burris. Will
liam Ellison and George II Hall; secretar-
les, W. G. X. ColquhUun. Hugh &. Browne.
Mr.. Hayes thanked the members Of the
convention for the honor conferred.
The chairman Of the COMMITTEES on rules
reported that the committee favored the
adoption Of rules Of former conventions.
Il. q. Bradford presented the platform
on behalf Of the committee on resolutions
1t follows:
The Republican party in Delaware In
state convention assembled at Georgetown
hereby realiir,ns its devotion to the broad
and bcnciicent principles whence I. derives
It's life and power.
We heartily approve and ratify the nomi-
nation of William Mckinley and Garret A,
Hobart fer President and Vice President of
the United States, and unqualiicdly en-
durse the declaration Of principles aud poll
cies set forth in the Republican platform
recently adopted at ST. Louis.
We dGuOunce The Democratic platform of
Chicago with its free trade falla.
cies. its financial heresies and its
popuiisnl. COnmmiSln, Socialism and
Anarchism, as a standing men
ace to peace and good order, to the honor
and credit of the nation and to labor and
Industrial interests throughout the land.
We call upon all good citizens, without re-
spect to their past political affiliations, TO
unite with us in the support Of the ltcpub-
livan ticket as the surrst means OF arcitng
the grayest peril which has confronted the
country since the war of the rebellion.
After period of three years of wide
spread want aud business disaster caused
by the nenociatiG tariff reform, so-calch.
as embodied in the Wilson bill, the coun-
try halls with joy the prospect Of return
to that system of protection 10 American
labor and industry under which il enjoyed
Unparalleled prosperity up 10 the close Of
the administration of Brnjsmn Harrison.
In the absence of an agreement be-
twcea the principal commercial nations Of
tile world we believe that two standards Of
value in money are utterly imEractiruble
and, therefore, that until such agreement
shall be made the present. gold standard
should be maintained.
We favor diseriu mating duties in behalf
of American ships to the erd that our
shipping interests may be revived. Such
was the policy of Washington and llansil~
ton under which American bottoms car
ried ninety per cent Of our for"iga trade.
We believe that liberal sup!urt should
he cyteuded by the nation to those who i'm
periicd their lives for its preservation.
We favor snrh legislation as will per
inaheh'lS lnlPi"Nt 'ic puoi' i"'''S VI 'h'S
state.
We Insist that the coming rons''n'i'ha'
convention sha'' III 'he iia'hAhB "' ne"
constitution deal with old conditions in a
spirit OF the brn&deSt and most liberal re-
rUIm. The people demand the abolition Of
life tenure of office, the limitation within
narrow n"hs al 'he power oil appointments
10 Once ann t'ie extension ol 'heir riEhl
t" elect to Once. lhey also oPinahd thc
widest app'l"@'i'n OF lhe pfih'lpie Oh iocal
sell government and eSpeciaily that OF
district representation In the GtAeral AS
srnhly. Th@y iut'her demand Snch an all
lustment ut representation In b"th mouse"
Of the Gen"ial Assembly as snail approx
mate to representation according TO popu-
lation. We urs" upon the convention the
necessity "l Nl'Il REFORMS III 'he JcuiclatS
and collecting Of tl&ea' The payment OF a
POLL tax as Prerequisite to voting, winch
has proved IN tDe pIOllhc source ol lfauu
ard crrrdptiJa at election, Should De apol-
ishcd.
We deAOuEce tho loTE-Cnhtinucd use OF
money for the bribery OF voters as crime
against the fundamental principles of any
form Of popular government, as it dis
huNors ard dIYgraiCa th" state. We call
upon the constitutional convention to give
'ts lirst roL<eiatioh 10 the suppression oi
This grCEs aEu g.owlag evil
The prison system Of cur state unfavor-
ably rejects upon its people. Our jails
are inadequate aud augment crime rather
tham diminish it, aid p1!SGn reform is at
last imrerativcly denr&hded.
Mr.. bradford said tLat such was the
statement u! principles Whl'h the cpnhlt'
tee presented ahd the adoption Of which he
woved. As lie had already stated his was
Proud to rlCseht that de- iar&l!on OF prin-
,lplps to the Convention, There is only one
circumstance whlrh mars tho pleasure Of
this occasion. There are some familiar
'aces not seen tere. Some Of Our brethren
have gone astray in the wilderness and are
NoIs b,iug d golden calf. Tkey cannot he
,qIird IIudigaI SoGa, for It Is douh,ful l.!
hat cali can so bu fattenel as 20 be teude;
to them.
II is hoped that they may see the error
cf their ways and devote their efforts to ,ha
u!aiutcnanre Of Republican priucip.es
father than tho selfish ambition ot ons
man. Mr. Bradford sad We wi! welcome
their return. /, would be u satisfaction
wore they Iresent here on ,tis occasion 10