The sun., 1900-08-07
HISTORY MAKING.

The Union Republican State Conyen-
dion ut Dover yesterday was history
making convention-the advance guard
Uf the victorious campaign of the Della
ware Republicans in 1900.
There was never Il better convention
held in this State by any political party.
Ii WAS Il thoroughly in earnest Republi-
raa convention in which every delegate
WAS not only hopeful of success for the
Republican ticket in the coming cam
paign. hut. convinced that such success
Is possible 3leSpite all opposing efforts to
4hc contrary. was determined that no
lack Of effort on his part should endan-
ger that success With this spirit ami
mating the delegates it was working
convention that did its work heartily
aud WELL
= The convention was, in all its char
scferfsiics, a surprise TO the opponents
Of the Union Hepublieans. They were
anticipating a failure. Former mani
festations Of lis admirable organization
Its quick resloitse t. the call of duty
and the performance Of that duty
promptly. heartily ,nd THOROUGHLY, had
not prepared iis opponents for this
splendid display II discipline and en-
thuiasm The Short ctll and quick
response from I'LL P.it- Of the State,
aua Tie ranks full n man u good mon
living III and chosen hs tle voters IL
the districts they represented. made this
a convention in which There were no
delegates by consetiptol no filling of
gaps by drafts upon crowd II onlooll-
ers. aud no overlapping of districts Or
cauuty lines To constitute capable and
working majority. Every election dis
arict of the State was there in the per.
sous 81 its natural and ligltful repre-.
Seutatiyes.
These facts make this convention d
autahie one iii the history of Republican
politics Of Delaware. More remark
able, however, was the personality 81
the convention. 1t was rmphatcally /;
peoples convention in which the leaders
ments were literally men of the people
whose experiences III life, whose wis
dom in politics, and whose enthusiast,
Renahlicanisn, are the outgrowth of til,
of their hopes and fears, and struggles
of their ripe faith in and splendid on
fhuiasm for the principles of the Re
publican party. A large proportion o
sMeSe delegates were veterans in til
service Of the Republican party Of thi
State-were men whom every aspiran
for political honor iii the Republican
party, i'll al its history, have been an
are under obligations. The commo
sense, the loyalty and the political Vii
aae Of the Republican party of Dcawar
WAS there. Preiudced critics may dt
mur, fauttinding opponents may den
and skeptics may doubt, but these con
diti0ns. these qualities and these mo
were tEcrc-the Republican party 4
Delaware was there, ana without iii
men of that convention and the voter
whom they represented there is no X,
publican party in Delaware.
a body 50 constituted is necessarily
broad tread convention. There was il
Rarrowncss manifest. The conventio
assumed TO represent the Republica
party Of the State and all its voters
all who avow Republican political pril
tiples. It was not there for factiona
but party purposes; not there to pr,
mote dssensions and cause defeat. III
TO promote harmony and win politici
victories. 1t was not there to cultiyat
preiudices, nor was it there in fear ,
fractional threat; il was not there /
surrender and to succeed at the cxpen,
OF principle, but to win victory by I'll
exemplifcations of liberalty consi
ient with the principles of that polite
which proclaims equal rights as til