The sun., 1898-10-09
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED
Democrats Hold a Ratification
and Mass Meeting at Sixth
and Market Streets.
HANDY SPEAKS ON WAR ISSUES
Claims That the People Have Lost
Confidence in the Republican
Party and That Democracy
Will Win Without
Much Trouble.

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Much Trouble.
The ratification or opening meeting Of
the campaign OF the Democratic party o
New Castle county was held last evening
on Sixth streest, between King and
Market street, this city. 1t was fully
expected that this meeting would be held
at Fifth and Shipley streets for which
both the Democrats and Single Takers
had secured the proper authority, but at
the last minute Chairman Neary with.
drew his forces from the expected scene
of the battle, and had the stand for the
Jeffersonians erected at the place desig-
mated.
The meeting was opened at o'clock
by the playing of a number of popular
airs by the band, and John S. Rossell
chairman, announced the following list
of vice-presidents, most of whom were
scattered amongst the crowd of about
500 persons present:
John Groves, Patrick j. Dillon, Will
liam E. Bromwell, Thomas Hurbly,
Edward Newell. G. c. Naylor. W. H.
Robinson, George w. Dunlap, H. NJ.
White, w. B. Foote, Terrence Riley, M.
J. Callan, M. Devine. John Behan,
Michael J. Holland, Daniel A. Forrest,
Thomas A. Samworth, David A. Wells,
James A. Schofeld, Thomas McHugh,
William McElwee, Thomas B. Malone,
Charles Hurlock, George c. Morton,
James Monaghan, Robert Crozier, Jere-
miah Sullivan, Henry Durnall, John
Connolly, James Colgan, John Null
rooney, James Jourdan, George B. Ward.
Frederick Kienle, Peter A. Horty, Daniel
W. Mullin, H. E. Lannon, DR.. George
r. Carmichael, Bernard Bonner, Theo-
dore F. Armstrong, Patrick Monaghan,
Thomas M. Staytoa, Phillip r. Shea,
Walter III. Hartlove, Robert Simmons,
J. wilkins Cooch, George w. Gray, Will
liam II. Mccarthy, Nathan Lieberman,
Michael Donohoe, George H. Baumann,
DR.. P W. Tomlinson, Owen ]. Hession,
A. J. kooch, Thomas E. Young, John F.
McManus, N. B. Culbert, Morris Levy,
Hubert Cassidy, DR.. J. P. Pyle, jeremiah
H. Coady, Thomas J. Dalton, Theodore
Ferscke, James A. Mulligan, Frank B.
Forrest, Joseph A. De Luca, Charles W.
Detman, Mark J. McKenna, William B.
Norton, w. A. McEvilly, John B. Dun
bar, Charles Dougherty, Charley OCon-
nor, NJ. Rheese Bradford, William II.
Todd, 7. M. Lowe, Jr., Frank M. Sewer,
Daniel O'Neil, d. T. Bradford, Harry
Beck, Martin Cooney, Harry Jacobs,
William F. McAteer, James B. Toman,
George Mcintyre, Paul Began, Joseph E.
Crossan, John Kent, John R. Wilson, J.
T. Kelvington, A. Herman Padberg, Pat
trick McGrory, William Morrison, Robert
r. Morrison, John Mahoney, Chauncey
P. HoIcomb, Joseph B. LIE Fevre, Jacob
Simon, William White, John F. Camp
bell, Abraham Kelley.
At the conclusion of the reading of
these names, Mr.. Rossell accounted for
the general feeling of apathy existing in
the Democratic ranks, by stating that
the interest of the people hac been taken
up by the late Hispano-American war.
He then stated that the Republicans
in this county were hopelessly divided
and urged those present to retain Dem
ocratic government in this state.
In few brief complimentary remarks
he then introduced the speaker of the
evening, Hon. L. Irving Handy, the
Democratic candidate for Congress.
After the applause that had greeted
the name of Mr.. Handy had subsidized
that gentlemen opened his remarks by
saying that they had met to open the
and to ratify the entire Demo-
cratic ticket, and he knew that the party ,
was united one.
He next referred to the Republican
party by stating that they had stunted
themselves time and time again and the
TACT that harmony existed in the Demo-
cratic party was that "God blesses them
He loves"
Continuing, Mr.. Handy said: 'T am
confident that this is Democratic year.
Two years ago President Mckinley de-
ieated man l honor and respect, by a
small majority, and two years hence !
expect to see him elected President Of
he United States, and that mans name
s William Jennings Bryan.
"The administration of the Republican
,arty has proved sore disappointment
o the masses of the people and this you
will find by recent elections held, that in
I'D rock bound Republican states the
have elected their ticket by
decreased majority, whilst in old rock
pound Democratic states Democrats have
,een elected by largely increased ma
ority.
The people are turning because the
form of government has lost
he confidence of the people and have
cen things done during my term in
congress that is rebuke to any nation:
The Dingley tariff bill, he" said, had
increased the deficiency in the treasury
~ over $5O,O0O,0O0, and the Wilson
ariff bill during the time it was opera
i've in 1896 had decreased the deficiency O
~ S20,000,0o0.
Mr.. Handy continued by saying that '
he Republican party had laid the 9
sundation for war with Spain when {
here never should have been a war, and
they had have recognized Cuba and left
er to fight her own battles the Maine
would never have been blown up in the +
arbor OF Havana, and the war could :,
hus have en- avoided if the admins y
ration had acted wisely. I