Evening journal., 1904-10-19
WARM GREETING
FOR CANDIDATES
Thousands Thronged Y. NJ.
r. c. Rooms and Offered
Congratulations
SCEvE WAS A BRILLIANT ONE

At the rooms of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club last evening an enthus-
iastic scene was enacted when nearly
1000 voters of Wilmington and the vi
cinity called to pay their respects and
pledge their support to the candidates
on the Republican congressional and
State ticket.
The clubhouse was brilliantly lighted
in honor Of the occasion and all the
rooms We're thrown open to the pub
lie. During the reception the Philhar-
monic orchestra was stationed on the
second floor and discoursed popular
music.
The candidates stood I'm a semi-circle
in the parlor in the following order;
Preston Lea. candidate for governor;
Thomas II. Savery and DR.. William p.
Orr, presidential electors; I. T. Parker,
candidate for acknowledgements
Robert II. Richards, candidate for At
torney-General; DR.. Hiram r. Burton.
candidate for Congress; DR.. George w.
Marshall, candidate for insurance COM
missioner; Thomas n. Rawlins, candi-
date for State treasurer. and George
H. Dick, candidate for State auditor.
AS the candidates entered the vesti-
bule of the building they were greeted
ug nitilptlo VI lIttlAlDn tOHlNllA-
tee and ushered into the parlor where
President Holt and other members of
the reception committee met them and
introduced them to the candidates i'm
turn. The members of the committee
on reception included John e. White
head chairman; ]. A. oliver, Jr, Ed
mund S. Hellings'' John w. Huxley Jr.,
Sylvester d. Townsend Jr. and the
board of governors. including Thomas
Holt, Harry A. Brown, Senator George
w. Sparks, Charles A. Rudolph, Clerk
Of the Peace Winfield S. Quigley, Will
liam w. Knox. Harry II. Billany, Dr.
c. Sherburne Rice Thomas S. Lewis
William G. Taylor and DR.. George w
X. Forrest.
During the reception Frank w. Pier
son distributed nearly $500 campaign
buttons to the visitors.
Address to Visitors.
After the congratulatory hand-shak.
ing and encouraging remarks had fin.
ished Robert II. Richards, on behalf
of the candidates formally thanked
those who had given such a cordial wei
come to them. He said:
ION behalf Of the candidates I wish T.
return profound thanks for this expires
clOli VI AAtI4DllNcill tllAAlrlarll anu sup
port In this campaign" said Mr.. Rich
ards. This is an age of organized ef
fort and i'm my judgment there can b
nothing that can exceed the work Il
be done by an organization like this
Fred Eden Bach. former president o
the club. responded on behalf of the or
ganization. Mr.. Bach said in part:
There is no discontent in tn
Young Mems Republican Club. Tn
members are satisfied with the ticket
The club has always stood by the ticke
when it was in the field. Only once di
1t deviate from this. and it was in 1SS
when we were asked to support a ma
for governor who was a Prohibitions
We made a nomination then and ha
as good a temperance man for COVER
nor as was on the Prohibition ticke
/ wish to say no unkind words Of thos
who think they have been maltreate
i'm the adjustment Of a compromis
ticket. but every Republican should as
himself Does this ticket make for Re
publican success or Democratic sue
cess? Does dt hold the Republca
cause or the Democratic cause?'