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ronort, and it prevailed with mighty

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~ want only one woid," he said, "the
last word.
'tThank the Lord" " shouted some
irreYerent Addicksite.
"Snce il is the evident purpose of
the majority" continued Mr.. Hast-
ipgs, deliberately, "to drown and stifle
the voice of the minority, i have the
honor to announce that the subsequent
proceedings interest us no more. "
Then Mr.. Hastings put on his hat and
Htalkpd out of the hall all Of the Hig-
gins delegates following him. Tho Ad-
dicks delegates jeerod them. and gave
vent to derisiye shouts of "Good bye" "
"Glad to get rid Of you, Go to
--,n &c.
just as the Higgins delegates filed
out, storm of terrific violence burst
over Dover. The wind blow with awful
force, and one OF the splendid trees on
Dover Green fell beneath its fury.
Hail broke the windows of the conven-
| tion hall, and the din Of the storm was
fearful. The heavy clouds made the
room 80 dark that it was impossible to
see clearly. But the Addicks cohorts
stood to their posts and finished their
business. Beniah Watson offered the
slated list of national convention dele
gates and aternates, which was unani-
mously approved.
Then Mr.. Addicks played another OF
his trump cards. IL was a resolution,
offered by himself, increasing the rep
| resentation in the State conventions Of
! the Republican party from IG0 to 200
delegates. 1t left New Castle with 78
delegates, as at present, but gave Kent
and Sussex so and 81, respectively, an
increase of 20 each, this representation
to prevail in all successive conventions.
Mr.. Addicks supported this reeolu
ton Ia a speech. He said that by the
prevailing apportionment, the ring had
been enabled, by its frauds In the city
of Wilmington, and the help of very
few delegates from Kent and Sussex
counties, to control the State conven-
tions against the sentiment of the
honest Republicans of tho State. He
said the Addicks Republicans wanted
to be protected from what they had to
encounter last Saturday in Wilmington,
and that he and his friends were will
ing to trust Kent and Sussex for this
protection. The resolution was adopted
with great shout.
A State Central Committee was then
appointed, aa follows:
| lIEl ~ mGiItula
Howard e. Staats, Thomas T.. Postles.
ter, DIR. j. W. Dewitt.
Third-David S. Clark, j. Frank
Alice, Elias johnson.
Fourth-D. o. Moore, Charles L.
Moore. Cornelius p Swayne.
By this time tte storm was so furi.
GUS and the hall so dark that further
proceedings were matter of great
difficulty. The convention managed,
however, to instruct its officers TO issue
certificates to the national convention
delegates, and adopt resolution fol
representation on election boards o.
all candidates at party primaries.
Then. with ringing cheers for Ad
dicks, the convention adjourned.
THE BoLTERs' CONVENTION.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Hastings and th,
rest Of the Higgins delegates, had as
aembled in the hall of the House o
Representatives, and were gravel,
called to order by Gen. James II. vii
son. Nj. Hastings was made Chairman
and Hugh @. Browne secretary. Mr.
Hastings made an address, in which
he said that this was tho regular Re
publican State Convention, while tn
other gathering was but an Addick
convention.
A motion for the election of nationa
convention delegates was made, ant
John Pilling ventured a mild protest
He said that the meeting should ad
journ and the delegates return to thei
districts and obtain instructions from
ing further. Fred Bach said that thi
was impracticable. The delegate
were elected and then the following
platform was adopted:
The Republican party of Delawar
renews its declaration of fidelity to th
great principles for which it has alway
stood.
Amid the disasters wrought by th
existing Democratic tariff, we declar
our faith in the principles OF protec
tion to American industries and OF re
ciprocity with other nations; and t
these ends we demand an adequat
revision OF the tariff in the interest O
, the agriculturist, the artisan. the manu-
facturer and the miner.
We have always given protection +
our shipbuilders. In late years "
have neglected to protect our ship
owners. We believe the time has com
to return to the policy OF Washingto
: and Hamilton, which, by discriminai
ing duties in favor of American bot
, toms, secured 80 per cent of our carry
,, ing trade to American ships, an
which, IL now restored, would agai
I revive our shipping and cause Ameri
can freights TO be paid 10 Americans
Believing that the people are entitle
to the use of the best money, and bein
0 anxious to restore the industrial an
, commercial prosperity of the nation
! we demand the maintenance of th
= present gold standard of value. W
! favor international bimetallsm, bu
until that can 10 established upon
. secure basis we are opposed TO tho fire.
\ coinage of silver by the United States
. Resolved, That this convention, rec
. ognizing in tho Hon. William McKin
ley OF Ohio the highest type of Ameri
t can statesmanship hereby instructs th
: national delegates TO cast the vote c
g Delaware for William Mckinley first
d last and all the time.
u Mr. Bach then offered the followin
o which was adopted;
|. Resolved, That tho Republicans {
|. Delaware express faith in the electio
e of Henry a. du Pont as a Senator {
i the United States, and insist that
o be given seat in that body.
Then, in order to rub il deep int
It the Addcks hide, and throw salt upo
II tho bare surface, the convention adopte
T. the following, offered by Martin L
. Burris:
s. Resolved, That this is Republics
Q convention for the naming of six DELE
It gates 10 nominate Republican cand
S dates for President and Vice Presider
: of The United States, that Only men {
q trnn and trind Marty fidelity can fitl