Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-11

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Topic ON which To Join Issue With Demo
crats-Hayes,s Inithers, II lilies. Layton and |
Knowles Speak-AdIiclks Silent.
After their long wait for the warning |
factions TO agree on a single set of can.
didates for the State ticket, II was not |
surprising that large crowd Of Re-
publjcans should assemble at Tenth
and King streets Thursday to ratify
the nominations. The speakere' atand
was on King street below Tenth and
was lighted by the arc lamp at the
corner and the yellow flames from
torches that formed part of the equip.
ment of the First Regiment hand
which furnished the music. The light
was all right for the speakers but bad
for the newspaper men who labored
under difficulties in reporting the
meeting.
What strange bedfellows harmony
makes On the same Tag -bedecked
platform sat State Chairman Philip z.
Churchman OF the Regulars and State
Chairman ]. Frank Alice of the Union
Republicans, National Committeeman
j. Edward Addicks. Former Senator
Anthony Higgins. John HUM, nomi-
nse for governor; Walter o. Hotfecker,
for the short term in Congress; DIR. L.
Heisler Ball, for the long term in Con-
gress and DR.. O, R. Layton Of George
town, who was for a time the Union
Republican nominee; Martin B. Bur
ris, nominee for State treasurer, DIR.
George W. Marshall, for insurance
commissioner; Seth II. Feaster, who
presided; William s. Hilles, Horace
Greeley Knowles, William L Smithers
Of Dover, State Senator S. John Abbott
of Milford, George b. Money Of Della
ware City, and William D. Denny of
, Dover, secretary of the Union Republic
, can State committee.
, Before presenting Mr.. Feaster as the
1 presiding officer, State Chairman
expressed the belief that the Republic
. can party is going to win in Delaware
because it is the party of protection,
prosperity and sound money, because
= it has Mckinley and Roosevelt as It'll
] standard bearers and because strong
= State ticket, from top to bottom, has
d been nominated. Mr.. Churchmar
I urged all Republicans, who are not yet
: registered, to get registered.
a Mr.. Feaster lost no time in making
d a speech, but introduced Mr.. H,gginl
4 who claimed that Mckinley had re
deemed his pledges and that under hi
administration the United States hav'
taken great place among the nation
n of the earth; unexpectedly we hav
I. acquired dependency on the edge o
1t the Asiatic continent; his re election
h would mean protection, honest money
a the balance of trade in our favor, heap
N ing up OF gold in this country, maxim
!. US credit nation, and the putting o
=, the statute books of law restoring tn
=, American ships to the seas, with tn
- result that our people would BIZ bus
80 building ships and making iron.
The former Senator scored the Demo
cratic party in Delaware, charging
with having prevented in the past th
OF right to vote freely, and claimed tha
10 under the new Constitution the mi
e. joritie7 secured by the Republican
lg showed them to have the create
us strength.
EN- with courage high and hopes buo.
sr. ant" said Mr.. Higgins, 1--WE ha'
M nominated ticket for this State th'
1T. we propose to elect. Great applause
He then mentioned the various cand
dates ard had some word of praise Fl
oil each. He dwelt particularly on II
ne responsib OF the governors Off
IT, under the new Constitution. He not,
of that he no longer appoints coun
ed officers, ''as the candidates have -four
to out. The governor now has the il
mi portant power Of Veto a three-fift
vote being required to pass an act ov
his veto. Mr.. Hum was referred
good, honest Quaker New Cast
:, county bern John Hum. DIR. Marsha
Oh was mentioned rs kindly, big-hearte
Ut Col. Geroge W. Marshall aud M
ip- Higgins saId he tried to nominate t
Oh doctor for Congrt IS in the conventio
eS. | A. H. M
IKE Higgins said they were like the Iris
him he isn't there. As he was abo
to show the status of the Democrat
OF party on several issues, Mr.. Hipgi
'ar, was invited by man in the audier
tul to "tell us something about trusts. :"
nee "I'll get round to that" said N
TWO Higgins.
Speaking of the Free Silver plank
the Democratic platform, the foi II
Senator said Mr.. Handy's vote ga
two the silver plank the majority of one
orn tho committee. The Republics
and thought they now had an issue,
AXE from free silver Bryan went to imperi
on ism and from imperialism to trus
On the subject OF trusts, Mr.. Higg
Biggs to explain. The Democratic pr
had spoken of home issues, and \
Higgins said he was glad to find co
= mon ground ard declared it to b,
Democratic principle TO KEEP ones
ponents from voting and to vote
often as one can. He stated tina
nj Democratic nominee for the Legis
u ture was heard to say that if the
publicans did not fix their matter
THAT is, have single ticket)
Fl Democrats would pass law that wol
keep the Republicans out % years.
maintained that charter for Wilmi
N ton was before the Legislature Il
would nave given John I. Dickey C
troll ever the city for six years.
Walter II. Hayes made clear &C
inoisve speech. Touching on imper
ism he said he found it defined q
spirit Of empire. and empire defined
supreme control. and if anybody
not want the United States to b
! supreme control let them move on
it tApplause. I'VE want suprs
RI control and we are going to have
e said Mr.. Hayes. He declared Br
and Croker to be the greatest imper
-. lists in the world, Bryan as to insist
ignt on his platform. and Croker in
llire harding of Tammany. He drew
rear tention 10 the ice trust in New Y
with ard to the cotton trust and ado
atppy They are only opposed to the tr
'e' that they amt in."
Mr.. Hayes discussed speech by p
s,;, j. Ford in which he favored the pu
EMP ,f +ba ballet. than Mr. Havea cha,