Smyrna times., 1897-06-09

ticket was 1876, as compared with a
vote OF S2Se, cast two years ago when
Jefferis, Democrat, was chosen Mayor
by 26S majority. The vote at the Pres
idential election last fall was: McKin-
ley, s291; Bryan, $3.50; Palmer, $685.
The new City Council, will organize
early in July.
CONVENTION WORK ENDED.-The
members of the constitutional conven-
ton completed their labors Friday, and
the new constitution was signed and di-
rected to go into full force and effect
on June 10, Thursday of this week.
The amended vote ON the question of
promulagation showed twenty-three in
the affirmative, six in the negative, and
one absent. The enrolled copy of the
constitution was signed by twenty-nine
of the delegates, Colonel John P. Don
ahoe of Wilmington, declining to afix
his signature, because political offences
are to be tried by the court instead of
by a jury Five others members who
preferred to have the constitution sub
mitted to the people for approval or
disapproval signed the document,
having first place themselves upon re-
cord. On June 10, Delaware will be
operating under the new constitution,
and it will be the organic law of the
State. No action can then be taken by
either the courts, the General Assembly
or the several officers of the state that
is not in harmony with the new instru-
ment There is no appeal from the
action of the convention. It's work
stands and it will be just as binding
and just as effective as the constitution
of 1882, now happily soon to be thing
of the past.
GORDY's EXECUTION.-The execution
of James NJ. Gordy is Friday, and his
nerve has sustained him in a wonderful
manner. Even under the great strain
of taking his last leave of an aged
mother, and embracing his tender and
innocent little boys, he never finched
or evinced particle of appreciation of
the greatness of his crime for which he
is to pay the penalty with his life.
Rumors have been prevalent of at
tempts made to bribe the death watches
to permit his escape, but only this week
was this made known froml authorata-
tive sources. The brothers and rela-
tives have attempted to accomplish this;
but Sheriff Johnson has spurned the Of
fers as insults.
AS the execution will draw thous-
ands to Georgetown next Friday, Sher-
iff Johnson has asked Governor Tun-
nell to detail a company of the National
Guard for service around the Jail dur
ing the day: but the Governor relies
upon the good sense of the people of
Sussex county to maintain the pnblic
peace, and probably will not call out
the troops.
DELAWARE EPIsCOPALIANs.- The an
nual convention of the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Delaware was held in the Christ
Church Dover Wednesday, Bishop
Coleman presiding. Referring to the
Papal note in reference to the recOgni-
ton of the validity of the Anglican
orders, the Bishop said: zone cannot
but mourn that by the dicision the
Bishop of Rome is hindering the res
toration of organtic Christian unity. "
S. NJ. Curtis was chosen secretary
for the thirty sixth cOnsective year,
Revs. Charles E. Murray, George W.
Dame, H. Ashton Henry, DIR. Horace
Burr and S. NJ. Curtis were elected
members of the Standing Committee,
and E. T. Candy, J. J. Ross and
Thomas Holcomb, trustees of the dio-
cese.