Smyrna times., 1897-11-10
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN-
TON.
Adoption of Important Rules for the
Government of the Party.

Thursday, to organize the party and
adopt rules for its guidance. Some
400 or more men from all parts of the
State were present, and seemed earn
est and enthusiastic.
j. Frauk Alice, chairman OF the
State Central Committee, called the
convention to order and named DR.. Q.
R. Layton. of Sussex county, as tenn
porary chairman, and D. P. Barnard,
of Wilmington, secretary, DIR. Layton
said:
"At the last election we pOlled $4,000
votes, and to us belongs the response
bility of making the constitutional
changes for the Republican party OF
Delaware. We hold in our hands the
destinies of the Republican party ofthe
State. Let us so make these new rules
and regulations that we will draw to
our support all Republicans, if 1t can be
done without losing our self-respect
and manhood" The imprOmptu speech
of DIR. Layton, was comprehensive con-
else and fine specimen of platform
speaking.
HOFFECKER, PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
The work of the convention was
done in the afternoon. When the after
noon session was called to order Messrs.
Carrow and Triedler sang war song,
''The Union Forever, which seemed
to have had the desired effect, as the
further proceedings before coming to
the long dry rules were very enthus-
iastic. The Committee on Permanent
Organization reported as follows:
Chairman, John Henry HOtiecker, of
Kent county; secretary, d. P. Bar
nard, of Wilmington; vice-presidents,
J. G. Shaw, Sr., of New Castle county;
William Ellison, of Kent county; DIR.
Hiram r. BultO of Sussex county;
ex-COngressman Jonathan S. Willis
second the nomination of Mr.. HOf-
fecker in an eloquent tribute and said
that, had not the Republicans been
divided in the last campaign, he would
to-day have been occupying the chair
of Governor. Mr.. Hoffecker on taking
the chair said that the Republicans of
Delaware should get together and
let by-gones be by-gOnes, and present
solid front to the enemy in the next
campaign. He hoped the work of the
convention would be heartily approved
by all the Republicans of Delaware.
MIR. Hoffecker on coming toward was
greeted with something like an ovation
and Mr.. Willis likewise came in for a
good round of applause.
A FEW WORDS TO THE DEMOCRATS.
Ex-Congressman Willis presented
the platform, which is quite lengthy
and interesting One part says:
1--WE believe that the the success of
our party is essential to the best inter
ests of Delaware. The reign of Dem
ocracy in this State has been too long
and constant. The past 90 years or
more have been a season OF political
degeneracy. The Democratic leaders
of a generation ago have been displaced
by a class of men less competent, but
more unscrupulOus-eve the sem
blance of political integrity has been
laid aside, and these ravishers of bal
lot boxes and disfranchisers of free
dom have gloried in their afrontery
and fattened on their spoils.
"Under the rule tax rates have been
increased, and still the public debts
augmented; the funds of the State
have been used by them for partisan
purposes, and their legislators have
from time to time played into the hands
of corrupt lobby.
The platform declares for majority
rule, that the ballot box 'should be as
iealously guarded by the American
voter as was the Ark of the Covenant
by the Jews" Sound money, restored
specie payments, sympathy with Cuba,
more commerce, protective tariff, St.
Louis platform, improvement of rivers
and harbors, and approves the new
State Constitution, though condemn
ing ''the theft of five seats in the con-
vention by the Democrats" "
REOGANIzATIoN DELEGATES.
The rules adopted for the future
government of the Union party pro-
vide that each of the thirty-fve Rep
resentative districts in the State be
entitled to five delegates, except the
two districts comprising the city oi
Wilmington, and they shall have ten
each. Hiram r. Burton, Of Lewes,
wanted to give Wilmington five more
delegates, but the convention would
not listen to such proposition.
In years when there is a Presiden.
tial election there shall be two conven-
tions called, the first to meet thirty
days before the meeting of the Nationa
Convention, to elect delegates thereto
: the other to be called later to nominal,
State ticket. Other years only on,
convention is needed. The delegate
to all national conventions of the party
shall be elected by the State convention
:, two from the Congressional distric
: and four from the State at large. TIL
present Central Committee shall con
" tinue in office until the next State con
. ventiOn.
The long list of rules, some 40, wer
adopted, DIR. Burton advocating
4 change in two or three instances bu
was not sustained. These were no Sc
: speeches. Having accomplished il
II work, the convention adjourned abou
n o'clock, the attendants all bein
y pleased with the day, and its work.
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