Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20


willard Salisbury, who called the at
Iention OF the delegates from Kent and
Sussex to the fact that there are three
fimes as many Democrats in New Cas-
lie county as In the other two. He
SAID that he Is strong friend
OF Ebe W. Tunuell, who, he stated be
knew would be nominated in opposi-
tlon, but to-day he stands for Ford.
He spoke Of Mr.. Ford's life, and
thought q better man could not BIO
selected. He concluded his rem arks
by stating that IL he should be nomi-
ated be would be elected.
Ex-Congressman L. L. Martin put in
nomination the name of Ebe W. Tun-
nell OF Sussex county, and 10 doing SO
made brief speech. After reviewing
the history of Democracy in Sussex, as
well as In the State, generally, he said
that be favored nominating the
strongest man. and all he desired was
success for tine Democratic party. He
considered Ehe w. Tunnel the proper
man and said that should he be nomi-
mated Kent and Sussex would be re-
sponsible, and he asked the question If
the carrying of one county would give
| control OF the Legislature. He con-
sidered that the party owed the nomi
nation to Mr.. Tunnel. He put con-
siderable stress on the qualifications Of
Mr.. Tunnel, after which he said that
be had been instructed by the Sussex
delegation to present Mr.. Tunnel as
the unanimous choice of the county.
Two or three men in the room fire.
auently took exception To what Mr..
Martin said and interrupted him, but
William A. McCafferty and Louis Rein
holz OF Wilmington, two OF Mr.. Ford's
| adherents, threw oil ON the troubled
waters by quieting tine people who were
inclined to interrupt.
Elk Secretary OF State W. +. Causey
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Tun-
nell with few remarks. in which he
gave his reasons. He said that Mr..
Tunnel would have been elected at the
last election had 1t not been for the
large corruption fund raised in the Re-
publican party.
Frederick s. Gore of Wilmington
made speech in the interests of Mr.
Ford, ia which he said Mr.. Tunnel
had informed him short time ago that
be would not be candidate.
james McVey OF New Castle county
and William r. Allaband Of Kent were
appointed tellers, and j. A. Muiligan
OF New Castle was selected as clerk.
There was considerable discussion as
to the best method Of voting, and 1T
was finally decided to vote by ballot,
each individual to proceed to the tellers
as his name was called and deposit his
ballot. The votos OF the Sussex dele
gates were taken first, and Immediately
afterward a motion was made that the
vote of the county be counted and tai
lied before proceeding, but the motion
was not carried and the vote OF Kent
county was taken, New Castle coming
last. When the vote was counted it
was shown that Ebe W. Tunnel bad
received 10S votes, Peter j. Ford, n,
and one was blank. The chairman de-
clared Mr.. Tunnel the nominee.
The followers of the defeated candi-
date were not at all pleased and they
insisted on talking, which created a
combustion that continued for some
time.
When voice could be heard Patrick
Neary walked to the front of the stage
and suggested Peter j. Ford as the
candidate for Representative in Con-
gress. This Infatuated some Of Ford's
followers and they rushed on the stage,
at the same time shouting their dis
approval and making threats toward
Neary, and it really looked as il he
would he mobbed, but he Withdrew
from the stage and escaped bodily
harm.
William j. Gibbons nominated john
Biggs as the candidate for Congress,
but Mr.. Biggs declined. stating that he
had personal reasons for doing no. l..
Irving Handy and Robert j. Reynolds
were then put in nomination. Willard
Salisbury suggested the name of Theo-
dore F. Armstrong, and the nomination
was seconded by E. d. Hearne.
The noise continued, and as ii was
impossible to take vote, a recess was
taken. Many OF the New Castle people
Withdrew, and when business was re-
sumed Handy was nominated unani
mously.
The following electors were chosen:
New Castle county, John H. Rodney I;
Kent, John Harrington Sussex, Payn-
ter Frame.
The State Central Committe was
selected as follows:
New Castle county-D. NJ. Cochran,
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., Co!en Ferguson,
Peter A. Horty, John Biggs. Kent
Robert j. Reynolds, William Salisbury,
Dr.. E. ]. Brown, j.. Thomas Lowe,
David Rees. Sussex--H. o. Pening-
ton, Joseph E. Holland, Z. W. Hous-
ton, ". I. Records, Ii. j. Hickman.
After the chairman had been author
lied to appoint notification commit
tee, tie convention adjourned.
The minority report of Harold Sudell,
the Single Tax member of the commit
tee on resolutions, contained the fol-
lowing, which it was desired to ado to
the platform:
''We favor the abolition of all taxes
upon labor, or the products Of labor and
the reduction Of the poll tax to the
lowest amount possible.
1--WE hold that all taxation should be
concentrated upon that form of prop
erty to which all men have an equal
natural right, viz, land values.
''We would thus exempt from taxa
tion all improvements, factories, Stores
houses, barns. machinery. tools, live
stock, &C., leaving labor free to pro-
duce unchecked by taxation, and would
make it improbable to hold land idle
by taxing it as heavily as II il were
being put to it it's best use.'
THE CANDIDATES.
Ebe Walter Tunnel. the guberna-
torial nominee, was born in Baltimore
hundred, Sussex county. ON December
3lst, 1874. He was educated at Lewes
| and Milford. He was member OF the
| General A assembly in 1870, He was in