Evening journal., 1896-07-27

If the Kent and Sussex county dele
gates to the approaching Democratic
State Convention do not conspire to de-
prive the New Castle county caucus OF
the right to name the standard bearer In
the coming campaign. Peter ]. Ford, of
Wilmington, will be the party's nominee
and the next governor of Delaware.
He Is. by all odds, the strongest man
In the Eeld While other men have been
holding back, waiting TO see the ont
come OF the struggle for supremacy be-
tween the Republicans and Addicksites,
Mr.. Ford and his friends have been un-
remitting In their efforts IN Secure for
him the nomination. and so effsc i've mas
been their work that q large majority Of
the delegates Of New Castle county are
assured to him, while from Kent and
Sussex counties every mail brings most
encouraging. news regarding the Ford
feeling there.
First In the Field.
Mr.. Ford was the FIRST candidate In the
field for the nomination. He WAS So
licited to run by prominent Democrats
of all three counties. After carefully
considering the proposition In all It's
bearings be decided to stand for the
nomination, and announced his candidacy
In the plain, straightforward snd manly
manner that Is characteristic OF the
man In al dealings with his fellowmen.
What would be the outcome OF the strug
gle between the Republicans snd the
Addicksites he neither knew nor cared.
be was willing to become the Demo
cratic nominee and share the fate Of the
rest of the ticket; no matter whether
the general election should bring victory
OF defeat. In this respect he was unlike
other men who waited to see that there
was no possibility of q reconciliation o.
0smpromise between the regular Repub
Iicsns and Addlcksites before they cam
out in earnest for a nomination whiel
they believed to DO equivalent to a.
election.
Itis New Castles Turn.
New Castle county Is entitled TO the
nomination and its delegates will no
surrender to the two other counties thu
right to name the man. According {
party usage the nomination rotates from
county TO county in regulsr and consec
ntive order. We had Governor Blggs, o
New Castle He was followed by Gov
ernor Reynolds, of Kent Then tha nor
instion was given to Ebe w Tunnel, o
Sussex. He was defeated by the Reput
licnn nominee, Mr.. Mervil Governo
Marvil died, and was succeeded BY Hon
William 4 Watson, Of Kents County
By virtue Of bis office OF Spe, ker Of th
Seuete. Party usage and precedent wi
not Justify Sussex county In claimin
the candidate until an election Is secured
Neither will it justify Kent county
claiming It because Of the providentiali II
eumbency of Mr.. Watson BY virtue OF u
rule OF rotation the naming Of the nom
inee this year should and must vest
the New Castle county caucus, and th'
ca ucus must not be deprived OF tins
rIeh by the application OK the unit rul
which is only applied to serve the ends
men who are actuated By motives OF ru
or rnIn. This county will nsver sub IN
to such an overriding Of It's rights by q
two lower couh ties
New Castles Claim Appreciated.
Sussex county appreciates the Justine
of New Castle oountY's claim, for \
w. Tunnel, Colonel James Kos
Senstor William I Records, Colon
William NJ. Stevens, Hon w. Il sirm'
an1 the other prominent Democrats
tn. lower county, whose names ns
from ,.'me to time been mentioned
oonnsetion With Ehe nomination, nav
either forms'uy or informally, Civ
notice that the : must net be consiaer
As candidates.
In Kent county ,NDly ous esadlcate
bsing talked Of aud .Ns has sslo tnA' r.
does not want ths nomination.
friends, however. are stlye Ano ooi
ali In their power to push rim ineo III III
This reference is to Acting uo'erI
Watson. He has stated seveiN silu
within the, past few months thASps