Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-02
RATIFIED BY THE REGULARS
Their Action Concerning the
National Ticket.
A BIG MEETING TUESDAY EVENING
Several Thousand People in
Attendance.
oratory, Music and Pyrotechnics at Tenth
and King Streets - speeches bv General
Wilson, william @. spruance, ex-senator
higgins and Other Republicans. -

Win oratory, pyrotecnnlc6 ana music.
A ratification meeting, planned and
carried out by the Regulars, was held
at Tenth and King streets, and from a
platform, which had been erected at
that place, several prominent Republi
cans urged upon crowd Of people,
yariously estimated at from 1000 to
1000, the necessity Of supporting the
Republican ticket at the November
election. The stated object of the,
meeting was the ratification Of the
for the offices Of President and Vice
President OF the United States, and
the platform which was adopted at the
st. Louis convention, and while the
majority of the speakers confined
themselves in the main to national
issues, local questions were touched
upon, and several OF the orators paid
their respects in no unmistaken terms
to prominent Democrats, while in
direct reference was made to the pres
ence OF an opposing faction In this
Stale. Applause was frequently given.
AT about z. 80 o'clock the First Regi-
ment Band, accompanied by a man
carrying "a banner, made short tour
in the central and eastern parts of the
city. In about an hour party of Re
publicans, who had made short street.
parade, setting off fireworks along the
route, appeared at Tenth and King
streets, headed by the First Regiment
Band, which WAS playing lively air.
The platform was at once occupied by
party leaders, while In the street were
congregated many people of all parties,
numerous Atioicksites being noticed.
The following persons occupied the
platform The Rev Merritt Hulburd,
IL. T. Warner, William @. Spruance,
Job h. jackson, Col. W. A. LaMotte,
George w. Vernon, Speaker II. II.
Mem ullin, Charles HI. Maui of Lewes,
Hugh @. Browne, Robert s. Baird,
Charles Baird. Dr. j. p. Wales, James
q. Knowles, James H. Clark of Della.
ware City, W. G. r. Colquhoun, Gen.
James II. Wilson, Henry F.. Pickels,
William Michael Byrne, Arthur W.
Spruance. Benjamin Nields, Martin B.
Burris, Thomas II. Sayery, Edward G.
Bradford, Francis M. Walker, Sheriff
Paul Gillis, A. S. Reed, g. N. Trump,
George W. Sparks, James S. Stirling,
Francis II. Hoffecker, DIR. Davis and
| @. w. Baker of Dover, Purnell b. Nor
man of Lewes, George E. Smith and
William Spicer of Laurel, Joshua
Parker of Dover, Rev. @. L. Jefferson,
John 9. Hardness and others.
Hugh G. Browne nominated Charles
Baird for chairman Of the meeting and
be was unanimously selected. Mr..
Baird Immediately stated the object Of
the meeting and made few prelimi-
nary remarksa expressing his satisfac-
tion at the selection madeat ST. Louis
and also commencing the platform
which had been adopted at the same
time. He introduced, Gen. James II.
Gen. Wilson opened his remarks by
expressing appreciation Of the nomina-
tion OF Mckinley and Hobart, also of
the PLATFORM. He felt gratiiied at the
action OF the convention, which was
composed Of people from all parts Of
the United States. He thought that
in better form. He commended the
pealed to his hearers to support the
Republican party. The gold plank in
| the platform was alluded to with salts
faction. "The Grand Old Party" he
said, "stands for protection and pros
perity and . greater America. ~ The
speaker made some predictions con-
cerning the Democratic convention to
be held at Chicago, and pictured the
party as being torn by factions. !, In
conclusion he pleaded for the SUCCESS
Of the Republicans in the United
States and also. in Delaware. His-re-
marks were characterized by statements
which would lead any Of his hearers
who we're not posted to believe that
the Democratic convention had met
and transacted its business, or, as one
of his hearers remarked, he was two
weeks ahead Of the game.
William q. Spruance was the next
speaker. He opened by taking up the
money question, and predicted that
after the Chicago convention there will
be contention in the Democratic
party. He also referred to the ST..
Louis convention, which, he said, had
abolished BOSSES. He referred to the
turning down of Thomas ,B. Reed, but
held that in doing so the convention
was simply complying with the wish
of, the people. Abiding again to the
money issue, he said, 'If there is Il
man within my hearing who does not
think that an honest dollar is the best
dollar, he had better leave the Repub-
lican party like Teller and his gang
did. | thank God that they have left
the partyu' He wanted the vote Of
Delaware to be registered with the Re-
publlcaps. The electoral votes are moi
very many, he argued. hut thoy count
somethipg. Here he made reference tc
the State being depFived Of it's quota
Of United States Senators during the
past year. lie again returned TO money
and remarked that he had not a word
to say against his honest money Demo.
cratic friends, and asserted that some
had told him they woull not vote for q
free silver nominee for President. He
also predicted that the Democratic
nominee would be free silver man.
The Mckinley tariff was referred to,
the speaker contending that it was su,
perior to the Wilson tariff,
Mr.. Spruanee paid his respects tc
his Addicks' enemies. Tie said thai
two Republican electoral tickets in til
State deserved the condemnation OF al
Republicans He expressed himself il
no unmistaken terms regarding any
who would favor an electoral ticket sol
up in opposition to the one placed il
the field by the Regulars. "We mus
have but one electoral ticket in this
State" he said, and further argued
that every man should cast his vote
for that ticket.
Ex-S Senator Anthony Higgins pre-
dicted that the people will ia Novem
ber ratify the ticker selected and thu
platform adopted at the st. Louis con
vention. The nomination, he held
was made by the people. 1t is the in