Evening journal., 1897-11-04

been doing the past three hours.
have come all the way from Sussex
and apparently for nothing.
Reedy-That's nothing. | travelled all
over Kent county and spent hundreds
of dollars of hard cash to get the office
of sheriff, and the only consolation |
have is that Shaw is In for a second
term, and he hasn't even had the cour-
tesy to ask me to dinner after all my
kindness. tell you, gentlemen, If |
there was ever an outrageous piece Of
business il was the way in which the
Democrats of this county stole all the
Offices and left us
Watson--I know, Frank, but don't go
on so. It's hard, / admit, but you must
remember that the regular Republicans,
as they style themselves, aided and
abetted them I'm their action. l was a
sufferer myself, but | am not saying
anything about it, because l know il is
no use. but II | ever get a chance to
even up you may depend upon It that
somebody will sweat. The very idea Of
those people combining to prevent us
from taking our seats when
Willis-Gentlemen this is no place
I to air your grievances. | also had a
good and honorable position, and but
for the treachery of John c. Higgins
and Bob Houston, / would have had Il
Z yet. Now | am living on a farm and
/ Higgins is at Dundee. Scotland. But
such is life, however tiresome II may be,
and
Chairman Allee-My dear sirs, with
your permission / shall now proceed to
state the object of the calling OF this
! convention, after which shall take
pleasure in introducing to you your
permanent chairman, Hon. John III.
J HoffeclSer, the man who defeated John
c. Higgins for governor of the State
of Delaware. AS l said before, Mr. Ad-
dicks took me down TO the far end of
the lawn, and he said to me-
/ GOuld--Was this the same day?
!, Chairman Allee-Why, certainly, II
was the same day. What day did you
think It was?
I Could didn't know, / merely want
, ed to keep my dates straight, for this
might become a legal question and then
. there would be everything in dates
, Chairman Allee-What do you mean
= by saying that it might become a legal
/ question?
Gould-Simply that the regular Re-
publicans might say that
{ Barnard would call the attention
) of the New Castle county delegates C
5 the fact that IL is within fifteen min
utes of train time and that it will take
1 fully ten minutes to reach the depot
a inasmuch that the hack accommoda
D tions here are wholly inadequate e
convey all of us to the station. / move
that a vote of thanks be extended e
a our worthy chairman for the brief ant
lucid manner in which he has explained
= to us the purposes Of this convention.
Staats-Second the motion.
Y, Chairman Allee-Carried.
: DR.. Layton-You didn't put the ques
tion. Mr.. Chairman.
Chairman Allee-That Is not neces
e sary on a question of that kind. Still
If you wish to withhold your thank
d you may do so and we will settle tn
matter on the green after the conyen
l. tion adjourns.
st Dr. Burton-The gentleman is to
1 cowardly to meet the chairman upo
& the turf. / move that the minutes {
IN this meeting be approved.
Downey- Second the motion.
m Chairman Allee-Carried.
in DR.. Moore-Having placed Ourselv'
ar upon record as the champions OF ii
az lle6uOm OF hpttcu anu ol lilc btoiiv'
liberties of the individual, l move thu
Or we do now adjourn without day.
Staats--I second the motion, with a
10 amendment thanking Hon. John /
D. Hoffecker for his uniform courtesy an
" kindness toward us in the discharge {
his arduous duties as pertinent chail
n- man OF this convention.
ID DR.. Moore accept the amendmen
el Chairman Allee-The motion
re amended is carried, and the conventio
e. is now adjourned. Gentlemen, | wis
to to thank you for the close attention yo
d. have given me throughout the sessiol
lr and hope that youwill carry home wit
* you pleasant recollections of this mo-
s. profitable meeting. The gentleman
o. the door will give you your retur
ly tickets, together with check for mill
r age In the name of our leader | than
m you for the great interest you have di
We played in the welfare of the party, an
bid you goodbye.
he Most of the delegates left town on u
IN evening trains. but few remained ov'
IN night and will return home to-morro
as morning.