Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
DEMOCRATS NAME
FORD FOR GOVERNOR
LIVELY STATE CONVENTION OF THE DEM.
OCRATS AT DOVER YESTERDAY.
DR.. William F. HOey, for Lieutenant Cover.
nor and Alexander NJ. DAILY for Con-
gress-Incidents of the Meeting.


nominated by acclamation for Gov
ernOr by the largely attended Dem
Ocratic State Convention held at Dover
yesterday. For some of the other
offices there were spirited contests,
aud for over five hours the delegates
sweltered and talked in the densely-
packed Court House Hall, the result
being the following ticket:
Presidential Electors-John H. Rod
ney, New Castle County; William c.
Postles, Kent County; William E.
Cannon, Sussex County.
GOvernor-Peter J. Ford, New Cas-
tie.
Lieutenant-G -Governor-Dr. William
F. Hoey, Kent.
Representative in Congress, long
term-Alexander NJ DAILY.
Representative in Congress, unex-
pired term, DR.. Edward Fowler.
Attorney -General-Peter L. Cooper,
Jr., New Castle.
State Treasurer William L. Sirman,
Sussex.
Auditor of Accounts Walter Don
ahoe, Sussex.
Insurance Commissioner, Frank d.
Baldwin.
The real fight over the nomination
for Governor took place in the caucus
of the New Castle County delegates.
John L. McCracken nominated Ford
for Governor, and Mr.. Cooper named
DIR. Black, while Charles B. Evans
presented J. Wilkins Cooch. The vote
in caucus was: Ford, 81; Cooch, Il;
Black, II. The caucus then desired to
make Mr.. Ford the unanimous choice
of the New Castle delegates. Charles
H. Salmon was indorsed for Lieuten-
ant Governor, and Peter L. Cooper
Jr., won out over r. G. Harman and
Thomas Davis as the caucus candi-
date for Attorney General, while Fran
els ID. Baldwin was approved for ms
urance Commissioner.
There was lively contest in the Kent
County caucus, but Alexander NJ.
DAILY was the choice of majority for
Congress, DIR. Hoey for Lieutenant
Governor, Henry Ridgley for Attorney
General, William H. Walker for In
surance Commissioner and j. NJ. Ar
thurs for State Treasurer. The selec-
tion of DAILY caused dissatisfaction, and
some of the delegates bolted.
The convention met at two 0 clock
in the afternoon and while it lasted
there was scene of indescribable but
good natured confusion. DIR. Robert
q. EllegOod, of Sussex county was
made temporary and permanent chair
man, and the secretaries were Joseph
S. Hossinger, of New Castle, DIR. Z. f.
O'Day, of Kent, and A. j. Lynch, of
Sussex. After the Presidential cleo
tors had been named, John S. Rossell
of New Castle, put in nomination
Peter j. Ford for Governor. Former
Congressman Handy seconded the
nomination.
The vote for Lieutenant Governor
was; HOey, 106; Solomon II; and
Pierce 3. The battle for the nomina-
tion for lOng-term Congressman was
hot one. DAILY and DIR. Cooper, of
Kent and E. d. Hearne, of Sussex,
were named. -Four ballots were taken.
Samuel r. johnson, tall Sussex ora
tor, made stirring speech for L.
Irving Handy and wild effort to stam-
pede the convention for him followed.
But he firmly declined to permit his
name to be presented. Then Hearne
withdrew as did DIR. Cooper, and DAILY
was unanimously nominated. There
was no opposition to DIR. Edward Fow-
Ter for the unexpired Congress ional
term. By this time the Convention
was getting very weary as it was late
in the day before the work was finished.
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