Evening journal., 1902-09-17
DEMOCRATS TIRE
| OF FREE SILVER
|ade Evident in Their Dover
Convention Yesterday
lIlNIMOUS FOR HOUSTON
Motion Of Handy, The SuSS \
County Nan Vas Nominated
by AccIamaliOR

lthough L Irving Handy was cut BY
'enteen OF the sixty-five New Casle
nty delegates and combatted by a
delegation of Sussex county Demo
Is. he came within four votes OF
ming the nomination for Congress
the State Convention Of Delaware
nocrats held in Dover yesterday.
4 Try A. Houston, represen uaL.vt
i zen of Sussex, carried off the prize
Mr.. Handy took defeat like man,
reaffirming his allegiance to the
" and by moving that Mr.. Hous-
4 S nomination be made unanimous
4 acclamation.
was one of the biggest and most
q lusiastic conventions ever held by
Delaware Democrats and candi-
lbs for Congress were as thick as
r. Handy was nominated by Will
E f. Kurtz. and Robert c. White
mated Mr. Houston.
q r. Handy's nomination was not
nded. but Thomas Davis, attorney
Wilmington, representing the seven
men from New Castle. who knitted
81 Handy. seconded the nomination
ne Sussex man.
soon as Chairman Ford announced
# election of Mr.. Houston, Mr.. Handy,
was in one Of the wings, stepped to
front of the stage and bowling to
chair and to the convention said:
# elbow / have known
long. / have faced you on every
p in the State of Delaware. have
aimed Democratic principles on
stump in the State of Delaware.
We invited you on every such oc-
X to believe that l declared those
iples from my heart and for the
re of my State. Whatever credit
Y have had for sincerity in the
l know, gentlemen, that you wi
me full credit for sincerity at this
ant, when l seek this platform to
)mnce now my Democratic faith
at this moment and to invite you
as / have ever invited you, to
tain those principles by voting the
Democratic ticket. 1 sought this
nation at your hands. Many OF
lave favored me- / thank you.
ot quite through talking to you
)ut when / do get through it will
the purpose of making motion
this nomination of Henry A.
on be made unanimous"
conclusion, Mr.. Handy said: "Mr
man, if l may be permitted on this
% make a motion, ! move that the
latipn of Henry A. Houston be
unanimous by acclamation. "
was greeted with tremendous ap-
Wr. Handy Won Their Hearts
next in order was the nomina-
II State treasurer William II.
IS. ]. M. Arthurs and William H.
sr. all of Kent county, were put
mination. Mr.. Handy arose and
ned the convention that as he
not take the nomination for Con-
to White Clay Greek hundred, he
like to have the consolation of
the nomination for State treas
aome with him. He then put in
alton the name of Captain Joseph
,ssinger, of Newark. The nomi-
lamed from Kent Immediately
'ew. and the nomination of Mr..
lger was made by reclamation.
t county then claimed the nomi-
of State auditor, and the name
mas Lowe was put in nomina-
nd he was nominated by accla-
following Is the new State Com
Central Committee-New Castle
\. ]. wilkins Cooch, Willard
lry, John Townsend. L. Irving
and Peter J. Ford; Kent, J. T.
David Refs. R. R. Kenney. c. G.
DR.. B. L. Lewis; Sussex. Georn
per. c. B. Houston, H. c. Penn
Lewis w. Mustard, Horace J.
IN.
Weary of silver Platform
convention was opposed to any
hat referred to the money ques-
Id the Committee on Resolu-
as divided on a plank endorsing
isas City platform. the majority
opposed to its insertion into the
n. The minority however. led
Holland, determined that the
ion should have a chance to
ION the matter. presented the
e minority report:
all of the majority report per-
to national issues be stricken
the following inserted in lieu
tate Convention assembled we
ocrats of Delaware, hereby ac-
ge and declare our continued
e to the Democratic party of
@ on and on national issues reaf-
I endorse the principles Of the
% onal platform adopted at Kan
]
a A. Prettyman seconded the
Of the minority report.
IS Davis, of Wilmington, raised
f order. on the ground that the
HEN ory resolution shQild have
ferred to the Committee on
)ns.
ian Ford. after consideration,