Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-04

and set aside, and by which citizens are
diafranchised.
That the Inter-State Commerce law ought
70 be rigidly and impartialy enforced, SO
that shippers OF goods over n shorter haul
should not be disoriu,inated against IN favor
of shipper of goods over a longer haul.
h We demand that this nthracite coal mines
of the country, which are at present closed,
shall be opened and operated and coal sup
piled to the people at d fair and reasonable
price therefor, and We believe that the own
ers Of said mines having devoted Jhem to
public iise,t bllye granted to The public an
interest Iii such use, and must, to the extent
OF the use, submit to be centralized by the
public for the common good; that this pub
lie interest in said mines demands that they
DO Immediately opened and operated. and
that this interest is one that should be pro-
tecied and conserved by the courts OF the
country.
We assert that said DR.. L. Heisler Ball
has wilfulIy, obstinaicly and dssignedly
misadvised tho administration at Washing
| ton of tho true status of the affairs ana con.
ditions of the Republicans Of the Statdo OF
| Delaware, that he .has totally ignored all
persons officially charged. with the manage
ment of tho affairs OF the Union Repubh-
can party. Of Delaware, which party gave
| him great majority of the number OF
| votes herecciyed at the general election A.
D., 1900, for the oiiite of Congressman.
THE oMrSATIoss.
/ The firsL nomination was that of candidate
for Representative in Congress. The only
| name proposed was that of Mr.. Byrne, which
WINS placed in nomination by DR.. Caleb h.
| Layton. lt, w 'a
| DR.. Layton, I'M nominating Mr.. Byrne,
| reviewed the, situation and said that ever
since 1894 the, Union Republicans have
offered to settle every point at issue by the
| arbitrament of the people. As Often as every
| proposition for compromise was offered IT
was rejected. He took up past history. He
said IL the opposition TO DIR. Ball was per-
sonal he would advocate DIR. Balls nominal
| tion and would Withdraw his opposition.
| He alleged that DIR. Ball was not nominated
simply because Of his individuality; he was
| nominated at the instance of one of the
most influential men IN the other ranks. He
was nominated, he said, because he had
done their bidding in OPPOSING the Union !. I,
the kernel in tle nut
He said the Union Republicans were COM
1 PEELED to nominate Il man who would change
The condition of affairs. Patriotism and
Belf-respeGt prompted the convention to
change the condition. KILL
In mentioning the name of Mr.. Byrne, be
spoke of him as man who had not been
identified with the Union Republican party,
but who had had the courage to go to the
national committee and explain the situa-
tion.
Inc nOlDllhblOH NHb btCuHhSi ny bcoLkt
w. Roberts of Wilmington, Rev. .. w
Nichols of Kent county, pastor of the a. al,
Il, Church of Dover, and Joseph l.. Canal
of Sussex, who promised 5000 votes.
On motion of DIR. George w. Marshall o.
Milford, the nomination was made by ac
clamation and was unanimous. The chail
appointed Col. d. T. Barnard, George b
Money, David s. CLARK and Charles Sacket
a committee to notify Mr. Byrne of hi
nomination. The committee performed ID
duty Immediately, Mr.. Ryrne being in town
and he soon arrived at the hall, where HI
received an ovation.
While the committee was out after Mr.
Byrne State Treasurer Burris and Audito
Norman were nominated to succeed them
selves. When the time arrived for nominal
ing candidate for State treasurer, Chair
, man Hayes announced that he was ready Il
; receive nominations, but nobody spoke up
whefeupon Chairman Hayes satt:
, nobody has any nomination to mako ! vii
nominate Martin b. Bnrris for state trea
{ surer.m The nomination was seconded b
: DIR, Layton and Mr.. Burris was chose
I unanimously by acclamation. After Audito
Norman had been placed in domination t
succeed himself the nomination was seconde
by DIR. Layton, and after Newall Ball ha
{ declined to allow the uso of his name Mi
) Nornsan's Doltinaticn was made unHnl
8 NOUS -t 4aft a'E,4 rts So t '''
PROBABLE CHANGES LIMITED AT.
. DR.. Layton made motion that all Vi
i cancies occurring on the ticket, by dentf
= resignation or otherwise. should be filled b
majority vote of the State Central Con
\ 'SI decline to entertain that motion, . sal
Y Chairman Hayes, as the sthtutes provid
II for filing such vacancies. Whereupon ID
= Layton withdrew his motion.
y This move 10 taken MS an intimation thu
4 some of the party leaders expect changes
= | the ticket before election day. mtE
~ "a resolution was adopted designating tn
. official name of the party as the Union n
i. publican Party and the device for the ball'
Y as tiye.pointed ttar.
II NJ W, STATE CENTRAL coMMITrEF,
d A new State Central COMMITTEES was elects
~ as follows: New Castle county-Evan v
Gallagher, Walter H. Hayes, Thomas
l. Postles, j. Edward Addicks, S.Prank Ewat
d Ar,on Paxton and w. II. Money; Kent--l
al Miihin Wilson, David 8. CLARK, j. Frar
t, Alice, William Tharpy and S. John Abbot
% Sussex Newall Ball, Horace L. Spicer,
TX Burton.
ID After the convention had adjourned u
\. committee met and organized by re-electiI
the old officers, Chairman j, Frank All
of and Secretary William d. Denney, both
o. Dover al 4 1,lnl
e Mr.. BYRSE's SPEECH. 9.H
y, The feature of the convention was Villa
"a Michael Byrnes' speech OF acceptance, of I
~ Congressional nomination. After the a
~ plause which greeted him had subsidized
=. began speaking and continued for about
a. hour. He said:
!, ''Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of I
al Union Republican Convention: II has Civ
ID. | me special delight to be advised OF the sigr
M honor which you have lconferred upon N
be because | am sensible that the honor
~ have Just received at your hands is moi
" personal tribute to myself, hut recogi
NJ ton OF The work have donu. / pledge N
TO self to do what can TO reunite hepuolica
al aim in d combat which confronts US, /
~, when realize that | am backed by 12,t
We loyal Union Republicans of Delaware fl
in encouraged" eee
IN Mr.. Byrne referred feelingly to, the dea
III of Levi q. Bird and recalled an inoide
NJ when he and Mr.. Bird were working for
az salne object-the election of United Sta
ali Senator. He said he heard Mr.. BIRD {
that Anthony Higgins. whom he had foui
10 bitterly, was his second choice and he
be marked TO Mr.. Bird that he did not kn
IN whether. this decision on Mr.. Bird,s p
m. was inspired by his liberality or the abil
nd of Mr.. Higgins. =. =.
ND ND Mr.. ByTne said his was d CONSTRUCT
nd policy and he was doing what he could
be- unite the warning factions of the Republic
nd party. To-day he said, you inaugur
the 4 campaign fraught with the greatest imp
w TO the State and the Republicans
md pointed out the importance Of working
vaS win. He complimented President Roose'
al and said he is the nottingham friends,
~ he is doing everything possible to adral
sed the interest of the working people. He 5
MO il ia the desire of the Republican party I
'"e he should be- upheld and NEGLECTED in
re. and said no part of the Union is too sn
red to neglect its duty in this regard. If
tier administrator reserves repuKs g, ~ n
M ensuing Presidential election.
hev Mr.. Byrne commended the course of
.ted President with respect to Cuba and