Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18
RErURLIcAN CONVENTION.

Representative men from all parts of tn
staten was the universal verdict ofthe peo
pie of Georgetown upon the personnel Q
the Republican. Convent ,n " ch assemb.
in Georgetown on Thursday. To name ths
prominent men who were there would b.
to give the list of 100 delegates, with the
names familiar to every citizen of Delaware
Kent and Sussex counties were fully rep,
resented and by the men who have been in
the councils of the Republican Party for
years. There was the venerable Manlove
Hayes. the treasurer of the Delaware Rail-
I road. whe presided over the convention
with the dignity, the impartiality, the pa
| triotism that have characterized his polit-
| ical acts through long and honorable
| life; Isaac N.sMills who has presided over
several State Conventions in the past
George II. Hall, Milford's popular mer-
chant who has had to fight off nominations
for years from the gubernational dowH-be-
cause he is "a business man and not pol
itician." The Dover bar sent James Pen
newill and George Massey Jones and
the Georgetown bar was represented
by Charles F. Richards and Robert G.
Houston. John w. Cassons. VIM. Ellison,
and Clark NJ. Mensch who have been the
candidates of their party for legislative
honors and are the representatives of the
business men Of Kent county were dele
gates, but space forbids in this issue the
naming of the men Of the convention.
The special train of five cars with Hyatt's
Military Band was well iilled, and not
since 1872 has the Republican Party taken
to the ancient county seat Of Sussex such
delegation of Republicans as stepped off
that train at Ills on Thursday. 1t was
shortly after II o'clock when Gen. Wilson,
chairman of the State Convention called
to order and nominated Mr.. Manlov
Hayes of Dover as chairman. He was
enthusiastically applauded as he was
escorted to the platform by Senator Hig-
gins and James Pennewill, and his senti-
ments that the Republican Party lives to-
day with honor untarnished as it has lived
in the past, and that he has always stood
for principles not men were heartily ap-
plauded. Hugh g. Browne was made
secretary. A recess was taken to allow the
counties to caucus for committees. Upon
reassembling the temporary officers were
made permanent with the following addi-
tions Vice chairmen, A.. D. Warner. NJ.
B. Burris, William Ellison. and George H.
Hall. Edward G. Bradford, Esqr., took the
platform and presented the following reso-
lutions. the reading of which brought forth
round after round of applause
The Republica Party in Delaware in
state convention assembled at Georgetown
hereby reafflrms its devotion to the broad
and beneficent principles whence it derives
its life and power.
We heartily approve and ratify the nomi- |
nation Of William Mckinley and Garret A. |
Hobart for President and Vice-President of |
the United States, and unqualifedly en-
dorse the declaration of principles and
policies set forth in the Republican plat |
form recently adopted at st. Louis.
We denounce the Democratic platform of
Chicago with its free trade fallacies, its |
financial heresies and its Populism, Com
Socialism and Anarchism, as
standing menace to peace and good order,
10 the honor and credit of the nation and
10 labor and industrial interests throughout
he land. We call upon all good citizens,
without respect to their past political afili-
atoms, to unite with us in the support of
he Republican ticket as the surest means
If averting the grayest peril which has con-
ronted the country since the war of the
ebellion.
After period of three years Of wide
pread want and business disaster caused +
~ the Democratic tariff reform, so-called,
IS embodied in the Wilson bill, the
country halls with joy the prospect of re-
urn to that system of protection to Ameri-
an labor and industry under which it en- !
Dyed unparalleled prosperity up to the
lose of the administration of Benjamin
harrison.
In the absence of an agreement between
he principal commercial nations of the
Forld we believe that two standards of
alue in money are utterly impracticable !.
nd. therefore, that until such agreement
hall be made the present gold standard +
hould be maintained.
We favor discriminating duties in behalf !.
{ American ships to the end that our
hipping interests may be revived Such
,as the policy of Washington and Hamil- :
IN under which American bottoms car
led ninety per cent. of our foreign trade.
Webelieve that liberal support should be +
xtended by the nation to those who i'm
eriled their lives for its preservation. .,
We favor such legislation as will per- :;
lanently improve the public roads Of this
tate.
We insist that the coming constitutional
onvention shall in the framing of a new =
institution deal with old conditions in r
brit of the broadest and most liberal re-
'rm. The people demand the abolition Of |,
fe tenure of Office, the limitation within :,
arrow limits of the power Of appointment j
J office and the extension of their right to y
ect to office. They also demand the
idest application of the principle of local =
and especially that of
strict representation in the General AS n
'mbly. They further demand such an p
ljustment of representation in both !,
ouses of the General Assembly as shall APP !,
roximate to representation according to 4
opulation. We urge upon the convention -
lie necessity of vital reforms in the judi :,
ary and collecting of taxes. The pay :,
ent of poll tax as a prerequisite to vot :
g, which has proved in the past a prolific
urce of fraud and corruption at election, :,
lould be abolished.
We denounce the long-con tinued use of SC
loney for the bribery of voters as crime N
,ainst the fundamental principles of any Of
rm of popular self-goyernment, as it dis in
oners and disgraoes the State. We call Z
pom the constitutional convention to give N,
rst consideration to the suppression Of this b,