Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-21

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Or. Ball will not be endorsed AZ their
state convention on September I'd.
REGULARS PLEASED.
Some Of tho Regulars are pleased
not alone because the convention pro-
| gramme was carried out without a
bitch, but also because the confidence
Of some of tho Unionists2beforehand in
the belief that something unusual
would happen was shattered, and what
was done they regard as ample proof
Of tho strength Of tho Regular Repub-
licen party.
THE CONVENTION.
hot taking into account the morn
ing work, which WIS preliminary and
consumed only about 20 minutes. the
4 convention proper, which was held in
the afternoon, required only 80 minutes,
and then there was ample time for
everything, nothing being rushed
| through.
Edmund Mitchell, Jr.. of Whining
ton presided and Frank L. 6peakman,
also of Wilmington, acted as secretary.
THE PLATFORM.
Tho first matter OF business on reas-
sembling in the afternoon, after the
committees on credentials, organiza-
tion and rules had reported, was the
consideration of the party platform.
1t was reported from committee and
read by John P, Nields and unani-
mously adopted. 1t was as follows;
| We, the representatives of the Republican
party of the State of Delaware, in conyen-
| tion assembled at Dover, this 18th day of
| August, 1902, declare our allegiance to the
! National Republican party and adopt The
following resolutions and declaration of
| principles.
We remind our fellow citizens that the adj
| minstration of the government By the Re-
| publican party for the Inst six years, marks
| an era of unparalleled prosperity. Every
| where are evidences of the industrial and
| commercial growth of the country and tho
increased happiness and well .bsing Of all
| the people, We ask the people of our State
to endorse this administration and to pre-
| serve the conditions of continued prosperity,
| We heartily endorse the administration of
| President Roosevelt. We declare our conf
/ dence in his leadership and pledge him our
support for the Presidency in 1904. We
/ commend his able statesmanship, his
| straightforward and courageous official con-
| duct and his Incorporating devotion to
| the public good.
| We approve the work of the first session
of the Fifty-seventh Congress. Legislation
| providing, civil government in the Philip
pine Islands, an Isthmian Canal, national
chiefly distinguished the session. We es-
pecially commend the work of our member
| of Congress in securing free rural mail de-
livery and in increasing Delaware's share in
the River and Harbor appropriations.
We commend the noble and unselfish work
of this government in establishing the re-
| public of Cuba. In the interest of trade and
| in fulfllnent of the honorable obligations
| OF this government, We demand that reasona-
| bic trade concessions be made to Cuba, and
We endorse the patriotic course of President
Roosevelt in this direction.
Our ownership of the Philippine Islands
| necessitHted the work of pacifcation and the
establishment of civil government. The work
OF pacification has been successfully ex-
| ecuted. Civil government has been inaugu-
rated. We commend the thorough efforts of
| this government to learn and inform the
country as TO the exact nee is and conditions
| of the islands. In this way our future rela-
| tions can be wisely determined and the peo-
| pie OF those islands best prepared for self
government.
American soldier. While condemningl any
instances OF cruelty, we are proud of the
| energy, courage and devotion of the army.
We reaffirm our allegiance to the policy of
| protection 10 home industries. and point to
the extraordinary development of our nat
ural resources, leading to our financial inde-
| pendence. We favor such regulations of the
| tariff schedules from time to time as may
| become necessary by reason of industrial
progress, and the changing relations of COM
/ merce. VA
| We endorse the policy of reciprocity as
| the complement of the policy of protection
! and as necessary to our national develop
/ ment. We commend the last great utterance
| of President Mckinley; 1.-THE period Of ex-
| clusiveness is past. The expansion of our
| trade and commerce is the pressing prob
lem. Reciprocity treaties are In harmony
| with the spirit of our times. -
| We favor State and federal legislation to
regulate combinations OF capital that unduly
enhance the prices of the necessities of life
and we favor the modification of revenue
laws that strengthen such combinations.
We resoutely condemn legislation in any
State attempting to disfranchise citizens ON
account of race or color as un-American
and in violation of the 18th amendment.
We demand State legislation looking TO a
complete and comprehensive system of
auditing the accounts of all State county
and hundred officials, to the wise and sys-
tematic improvement of the public high
ways under county road engineers md to
identical methods of conducting elections
in all the counties.
We favor free and untrammelled ballot
and we pledge ourselves TO the repeal of the
clause of the State Constitution requiring
the payment by the voter of any money as
qualification for exercising the right of an
elector
We favor legislation providing salaries for
all State officers. We also favor better facili-
ties and higher efficiency in our schools and
we desire that colored children should enjoy
greater educational opportunities.
PARTY NAME.
The old name-Republioan party
and device--an eagle with outstretched
wings-were unanimously adopted.
When the time arrived for nominal
ing q State ticket the hall was UNI
usually quiet. Congressman Ball was
nominated by Richard G. Buckingham
of Mill Creek hundred, New Castle
county. Mr.. Burris by Joseph G..
Parker of st. Georges hundred, New
Castle county, and Mr.. Norman by
Robert @. Houston of Georgetown,
Sussex county, and each of tho nomi-
nations was seconded by delegate
from each Of the other two counties.
After each nomination had been made
Chairman Mitchell asked whether there
were any other nominations and waited
long enough for other nominations if
there were to be any, but in each in
stance his query was followed by
silence, which indicated that everybody
was satisfied, and the natural result |
was nomination by reclamation In
each case.
The convention was enthusiasts.
All of the nominees were applauded
when their names we're mentioned, as
were also the platform and the mention
of the name of President Roosevelt.
Cheers we're given for Manloyo Hayes
when he arose to make an address en-
dorsing State Treasurer Martin 3.
Burris on behalf of Kent county. John
p. Nields, Francis H. Hoffecker,
Richard G. Buckingham, George M.
Jones, Thomas N. Rawlins, L. u.