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Dover, Del June 19.-The Democratic
Convention this afternoon elected the
following delegates and alternates to the
Kansas City Convention:
New Castle County-Delegates John
G. Gray, L. Irving Handy alternates,
Daniel Mccormick, Eben B. Frazer.
Kent County Delegates, Senator K.
r. Kenney and Hon. Hezekiah Harring-
ton; alternates, John Cosgriff and A. n.
Brown. s.=->sIsss - - esss,s-
Sussex County-Delegates, Edward D.
Hearn and George III. Draper; alternates,
John H. Layton and Poynter Frame.
The delegates were instructed to vote
for Bryan. The platform adopted en-.
dorses Bryan, denounces trusts, militar-
ism, etc., and while it contains a money
plank does not mention 16 to |. The
principles OF the Chicago platform were
reaffirmed.
The'various committees were composed
ae follows:
Resolutions Platform New Castle
County,. Irving Handy Patrick Neary.
John q. Gray, Jefferson b. Foald, Geo.
w. SPicer; kent-John +. Salisbury,
W.. A. Costen, J, II. Jones, James 4.
Smith and DR.. George Pleasanton; Sus-
sex-Thomas Johnson, Major /. j. Wot-
ten, Everett Hickman, j. z. Virden and
Stansbury J. Wheatey.
Credentials ~ New Castle COUNTY
James Marshall, Owen j. Hession, Chas.
FL. Salmon, James A. Muligan and
Frank Dell. Janvier; KENT. Thomas
Lowe, j. NJ. Arthurs, Samuel Armstrong.
N. r. johnson and William q. Powders:
SusseX-D. S. Purnell, Elihu J. Morris,
John Ponder, Nicholas S. Stayton and
John H. Satteifield.
. Permanent Organ zatio New Caste
( County-James H. Ii ne, Abram Fal-
mer, Robert Orr, Thomas Davis and A.
. n. Sutton; Kent-Lewis J. Campbe |.
David Reese, A. NJ. DAILY, j. I. Reed
and Charles G. Clifton; Sussex-C Charles
7. Houston H. G. Pennington, DIR. j. r.
Thompson, Amos j.. Stayton and John
H. Layton.
The delegates and alternates electe d
were the ones which had been previous
ly chosen at the concuses of the colnty
delegations.
Patrick n arr, chairman of the New
CasIle county committee, called that
unty's caucus to order and Register in
Clancery Colon Ferguson was elected
chairman and DR.. Philips A. Never sec
tary. Without. much ceremony the Sc
lection OF delegates to the National Con-
venIlon was begun, the result being AS
follows: L Irving Handy, 40; job G..
Gray, 10; John n. Rodney, "a; William
1. Lyman, 2; Mr.. Rodney had been
nominated by Patrick Neary, Mr.. GRAY,
by Edward j. Newell and Nj. Handy by
Eoen b. farzer Of Newark. MIR. Lyman
mad not been place d in nomination. On
motion OF Mr.. Neary, the selections were
made unanimous.
Daniel Mccormick of Wilmington ard
and Eben b. Frazer Of Newark were
chosen alternates.
The Kent delegation selected Senator
X. K. Kennev and Hon. Hezekiah Har-
rlngton as delegates and John Cosgriff
aud A n. Brown as alternates. Senator
henney was chosen by acclamation, but
there was contest between Mr.. Har-
rlngton, A. n. Brown and John Cosgriff.
Three ballots were taken and Mr.. Har-
rlngton won by one vote over Mr..
Brown.
Sussex selected Edward D. Hearn and
1eorge II. Draper. William H. Stevens
'eceived % votes. John H. Layton and
Paynter Frame were chosen alternates.
The Kent and Sussex caucusses de-
'lared in favor OF Bryan and the Sussex
.aucus approved the principles of the
Jnlcago platform. At the New Castle
Meeting motion was made to instruct
or Bryan, but was declared out of order
nd was not renewed.
Mt mbers of the State Central Commit
ee ana prominent Democrats held con-
srence last night, meeting part of the
vening in the Levy Court room and
ater in Senator Kenney's office, the
hange being made so as to be more priv.
t.. About Thirty people were present.
1atters were talked over from O'Clock
ntil about midnight. All of those at
ne conference, with two exceptions, ap-
cared TO assent to the plan of instruct
lg the delegates for Bryan and pledging
lpport to the action Of the Kansas CITY
onvention. The exceptions were L.
rving Handy of Newark, and Alex.
lder NJ. Daily of Dover, who wanted the
ate Convention to go farther and de-
are for free silver coinage.