Smyrna times., 1896-06-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.


was held in Dover Yesterday afternoon.
The convention was one of the quiet
est ones ever held in this state. Lit
tie interest appeared to be taken in its
proceedings.
The free silver men who were ex-
pected to be in the convention IN force
and attempt to force free silver plank
in the platform did not put in appear
ance, and the platform adopted was
satisfactory to the gold standard men
of the party. The platform was
adopted without opposition. The
reason for this was that the Democrats
argued that the free silver men would
vote with the party without regard to |
the platform adopted
OF the six delegates chosen five are |
supposed to be gold standard men and |
one of them John F. Salisbury, is an |
out and out free silver man. The dele |
gates are equally divided between the |
Salisbury and Wolcott factions of the
party, which is an indication that the
party is doing all it can to put both
sides in a good humor so that they will
work in the coming campaign.
Had the free silver men made a con-
| test in the convention they would have
been OverpOwered, as the gold stand
ard men had provided for this by hav-
ing some of the ablest men in the
party there as delegates. They were
not elected, but they had no difficulty
in securing proxies.
There was no applause at the en-
trance of the Convention of any of
the prominent men. The different
counties held caucuses.
The Kent county meeting was pre-
sided oven by John 3. Pennington.
H. d. Boyer was secretary. There
was contest for delegates here, and
the vote stood: John f. Salisbury, 43;
DIR. B. l.. Lewis, so, and G. G. Penne-
will, 27. Salisbury and Lewis were
declared elected. There was no con-
test for alternates.
The only difference that prevailed
during the day was in the Committee
on Resolutions, over the word ''mOn-
etary'' or ''gOld" in describing the fl
nancial system that was indOrsed.
Senator Gray favored "gold. The
down-state members of the committee
favored monetary" Finally, by a
unanimous vote, the committee agreed
upon monetary" The other sections
were adopted without division.
, The committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported the following Off
GERS: Chairman, Dr. e. W. Cooper, OF
l Camden Vice Presidents, Jefferson
B. Foard, Ben. A. HAZEL, Ex-Governor
+ Charles G. Stockley. Secretaries
t John F. Callahan, H. d. Boyer, Ed
. ward D. Hearn. These nOmina
2 tiOns were unanimously endorsed.
l After an hours session the Commit
tee on Resolutions made a report
which was read by ex-COngressmaI
Martin. The resolutions were as fol
lows:
S WANT THE PRESENT STANDARD MAIN
TANNED.
The Democracy of Delaware, in con
d vention assembled, declare again thei
!, allegiance to the cardinal doctrines o
: their political faith, and that therefor
/. we are in favor of maintaining the pres
). ent monetary standard and are oppose,
s to the free coinage of silver at an,
; ratio, or to the compulsory purchase O
! silver bullion by the government.
}. We believe that the true interests 0
7. the people require that the earnings O
J. agriculture and trade, and the wage
IS of labor, should be paid in money tina
1T is intrinsically worth, in all market
|, of the world, what it purports to b
-e worth, and that the Government shOul
!; keep all its obligations at all times re
IS deemable and payable in money of til
IS standard adopted and now in use b
m ourselves and by the most advance
le civilized nations of the world.
! ARE OPPOSED TO EXPERIMENTS.
Il AS the party of the plain people c
S. this country, who, for the most pan
v depend upon the wages and salarie
n they receive, we are opposed to exper
'd ments in finance which will lessen th
lie purchasing power of the money the
IL earn.
,e We believe a fuctuating currenC
~ or falsitied money would be fatal I
m the interests of agriculture and labo
d. and would only inure to the benefit
ell the gold speculatOr and gambler; an
we uphold a Democratic Administri
he tlOn in its efforts to maintain the cred
" and integrity of the Government.
II We believe that the Federal Cover
I'd ment should be divorced from the bus
~ ness of banking, which should be lie
re to The commercial activities of the pc,
es pie.
r. We believe that the custom bep'
lie taxation should be confined to raisir
lie revenue for the needs of the Cover
n. ment economically administered, an
IL that privileged classes should not /
ne allowed to levy toll upon the tax
lg paid by the people.
'ic We believe that any attempt to alt,
II. the present tariff law in the directiC
to of higher duties would tend to unsett
i'll the business of the country, and tn
of the present tariff will be adequate
r. the needs of the Government and
MT meet the deficit that was brougl
ty about or commenced under the NJ
he Kinley tariff law; and that the late a
tn tempt by the bill passed through r
no publican House of Representatives
Oy the present session of Congress
raise the tariff on articles of necesit
while it would increase the revenue
the favored classes, would decrease Il
income of the Treasury.
The remaining resolutions expressC
sympathy for Cuba, commended Go
Watson, condemned the factional wra
gle of the Republicans etc. Senat
We Gray made short speech in respon
cir to a call of the Convention.
at The national convention delegat
lie. and alternates selected by the countl
rs, caucuses were as follows:
k, DELEGATES AND ALTERNATEs.
ynaa New Castle County-Senator G cor
M n@ Gray, Willard Salisbury; alternate
rs DIR. @. M. Almond, James A. Mul
'oo 'na gan.
1oe 'e Kent County-Dr. B. L. Lew
n n John F. Salisbury; alternates, E.
he Cooper, Franklin Temple.
no Sussex COunty-William H. Bovc
,oS Henry G. Pennington; alternates, W
es' @ liam II. Stevens, e. w. Houston.
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