Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
CANDIDATES NOTIFIED.

John Q. Higgins and Robert q. Houston
Accept the Nominations Tendered Them.
John Q. Higgins and Robert @.
Houston, the Regular Republican
nominees for Governor and Congress,
man, respectively, were officially pofi-
fied of their nomination yesterday.
The notification ceremony took place
In the parlor Of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club, No. $40 King street, in
the presence OF goodly assemblage.
Levi q. Bird, chairman of the com
mittee, made the notification speech
to Mr.. Higgins. ~
Mr.. Bird said: ''My dear sir: The
venerable Manlove Hayes, chairman
OF the last State convention, held at
Georgetown, appointed George L.
Townsend, William I. Groves. William
Ellison, George Hall and myself COM
mittee to notify you of your nomi-
nation. and in doing SO, let me say to
you that IL affords us great pleasure,
in this public manpor, TO convey to
you the information of such nomi-
nation for the high Office of Governor
of this State, and j take this oppor-
tunity OF saying to you, that OF all tho
State conventions 1t has been my priyi-
lege to attend in the last 30 years, this
one. held at Georgetown, on the 10th
OF July, surpassed any have ever
known, not only as to the high char
acter and standing of the men who
constituted it, but as we'll its clear
and firm enunciation of those princi-
Piles which have made the Republican
part what it is to-day--the party of
good government--of law and order--of
sound money and safe currency--of
protection to American industries-of
sn abiding faith in the declaration OF
principles which has made this great
nation of ours what it is to-day--a
home for the oppressed of all lands
where freedom is offered to all, re-
ligion free to all, and liberty dear to
all. 8.
1T gives US pleasure, sir. to say TO
you, that your nomination from such a
convention, came TO you with nnani-
nous voice; no other name having
been placed in nomination, andi as you
are we'll aware, without the slightest
intimation to You, or from you, that
such nomination would be rendered
you. Let me add, sir, that your selec.
tion for this high Office came from the
Republican party of Delaware, and
from no faction of any body of men
within that party--from that party
whose success means the integrity OF
the State maintained--the honor and
manhood Of the State secured--fair and
honest elections demanded-a stroke
at the corrupt use OF money, and one
man power through the use of money,
in the open purchase of all that is
purcbasable directly or indirectly, that
one man may secure his own selfish
ends, and for the achievement of which
Republican United States Senator
has already been sacrificed and | may
further add that the party which
nominated you believe fully that any
thing will be sacrificed, In order that
be may crafty his own selfish purpose,
to secure a seat in the Senate of the
United States, the securing OF which,
by the means adopted, would bring
disgrace and reproach upon the hitber-
to fair name OF the State--neyer to be
forgotten, but to remain blot aud a
stigma forever and forever upon her
unsullied name.
"It is campaign from natiouaI
standpoint, which calls for thought
from every thoughtful man and woman
from one end Of the land to- the other
"a campaign whore friends of the gov
ernment Of our fathers must stand to-
gether, regardless of past political ties
where Popuism, Socialism. repudia-
tion, bankruptcy, disorder and disso-
lutiun must follow in the event of sue
GEES upon the one side, and where the
fair name of the government--tbe
honest payment of its debts, dollar for
dollar in sound money equal to any
money in the known world, the retain
ing of the best banking system known
to civilization, the protection of labor
and securing to the laboripg man an
honest dollar to buy an honest dollars
worth of goods, or to pay him in honest
dollars for his days toll will be secured
finally and forever, trust. by the euc-
cess OF that party headed by William
Mckinley OF Ohio. And end, forever
tho death knell of Tillmanism, Altgald.
ism, Dsbsism, Coyeyism, middle-of.
the,roadism and every other ism"
that now stalks abroad in the land,
seeking for something to devour, under
the mask of FREQ silver and all boarded
together seeking to uproot and destroy
the fabric upon which rests the inde-
pepdence declared by our fathers and
the Constitution framed and ordained
by them as our guide for our future
safety. We promise you to stand with
you, and work with you for the good of
the State--for the security OF good
government; for State honor and for
State manhood, and in this we bid and
pray for success.
Mr. Higgins replied in neat speech
OF acceptanc,. lie stated that he had not
expected the nomination, but he was
constrained to accept its mandate as
a call to duty.
Hugh @. Browne, chairman Of the
State Central Committee, made the
notification speech TO Mr.. Houston. the
Congressional nominee, to which Mr..
Houston responded.
A reception was rendered to the nomi-
nees at the club house last evening.
Rohinhon- Eaiak Wandine.