Evening journal., 1896-08-12
A FURIOUS FlzzLE 4!
Democrats Attempted to Hold
a Mass Meeting
AND SINGLE TAKERS TAKE IT UP

Chicago Platform-InstruotT Their Dele
gates Absolutely for silver Congress-
man-No Instructions for Governor.
IL WAS sO7 o'clock when Chairman
Patrick McGrory, of the hundred execu-
tive committee. called the Democratic
meeting IN ihe City Hsll 20 order last
night aud stated that IL was the purpose
to ele ct Eve delegates to the Democratic
State Convention at Dover next Tuesday,
az which candidates for governor. con
gresaman and thies Presidential electors
are to be placed In nomination by the
Democratic party OF Delaware
Chslrman MeGrory became psllld as he
said "The chair will now entertain any
motion about proosdure
sqnail strikes the ship Of State.
Hsro Sudell--'I object to any fur
ther business belDg transacted until We
appoint n chairmRn and secretary.
Tine Chair" Well, IL does not make
any difference how much you object, the
. escnt chairman will retain the presi
deucy OF this meeting Ont OF no
choice OF mine i was appointed TO this
Office by your hundred executive c,m
mittee, but do not intend TO surrender
my duties row, and those duties are to
preside over the business deliberations
Of New Castle Democrats
Then Chaii man McGrory raped 80
hard on the table that he up,et all the
Ice water
J.stph f Carlln--" Well, demand
ruls or precedent that gives you that
authority
John Bjyle-"Mr President, move
the chair appoint a committee from each
hundred to seleci delegstes.'
Harold Sudel-"Again l appeal from
the ruling of the chair, and | move"
Chairman McGrory-' You are out OF
order, si And, furthermore, l propose
to entertain no appeala, suRgestions or
motions from anyone docking at Hudell)
who declares publicly that he will deal
with the Democrats II he can, but II be
cannot, then be will deal with Republi.
cans" Cheers from a dozen men
James Dorris-' move, sir, thst=the
chahman selecs committees to choose
delegates
J o. Mshoney-"I second the mo-
tion,"
The ClRlrmau-' Il Ia moved aud
seconded that the chair select those com
n ifess Are you ready2 (Jrles OF mol
N "Mob rulel' THAT'S tyranny IT,
"Yopr'e no Democrat 'QlestionS
QdestloD
Tue Cnsirmsn -"All those in favor
ssy ayi
(About 90 vote sYs y
The Chairman--' Contrary minded n,
About 200 howl ned
Democrats Walk Out.
Up TO this time 70 was clear thst
Chairman McGrory was outwitting the
Single Takers by supsrlor gensralthip
The "a ne, q I an sggre' slvo lieutenant,
hoNtver, caused him to lose heart
The chair Tho motion lh carried 7
(Ores OF "Wheli' Mob rnlsl" Put
him out Pull his lee D'
A dozsn volcsa-"Divisioo, Dlvi
sion
Then motion to adjourn was put and
Chairman .McGrory declared it carried
and that the delegates would be chosen
a. the polls next Saturday
With that the ID. IN lcrats who have
not b,en converted 20 Henry Georgelam
quietly wended their way out OF the
room. few remain d behind, how
ever. to exchange a few "pltasantries'
and 4 chaotic scene followed. accom-
panied by thunderstorm OF eplthets
siDaie Takers in CompIets Control.
Jefferson Downham finally mounted the
table aud stated that the meeting, hsv
ing been regularly called. be moved that
j. Ernest Phillips bs chosen as perma-
nent chairman OF the meeting The
Single Tax element being Ia full posses
sion Of the hsll, this resolution was car
ried with a grand whoop
Thec Harold Sudsll was voelferously
chosen secretary sn6 the meeting pro
ceedtd serenely. About 100 voters were
present then.
o. motloa Of John SheRrer the chair
pr 1ceeded TO appoint committees OF three
| from each district to recomuend dele
/ gate from each district, and a delegate
At large from The Southern district, that
having been selected by the hundred
committee as entitled to the extra dele
gate
Chairman Phi lips then wsnt on 10
name his committees as folloWis
North - Charles Lancaster, Charles
Newlove. Joseph Farley
East-George Williams Sr., Alexander
McCaughan, John Duncan
South-John A Walls, Jefferson Down
ham, james Weldon
West Felix McCaiffey, Henry Madden,
Eiwood Montgomery.
THESE committees prepared the follow
no slate:
North Delegate, John Murphy, Jr
alt rnate, Jos ph + riley
Ea-t-DsleRa'e, Haro'd Sadell; alter
nste, Mshlon X Lane aster.
West Delegate, John Fi'zkerald; A.
terDA'e, Joseph Grimes
3 Irregular delegate. joss ph F
Car.ii; regular alt,rlale Allison Ritter :
house; delesat, -at-'nrge, john SneSrer
sitsrnate at larg., Percy g.. White
Thee delegates were ratified and
unanimously declared the nominees.
Joseph I. CAr4in , A red this resolu-
tlon.
That the delegates elected by thI.
hrndiei 70 to Dover, ab 'olutely unin
struc'ed as 10 the gubsrnAtoisl nomina-
ton"
Mr. C4rllu further said that there wal
sesoiutly 10 use 20 60 70 Dover instrus
ted for sny candidate, II they were L
use very effort to Insert the proposed
pleLks In the State platform
strong on the silver Question.
Charlea u Ta,caetar Ill boo~-