Milford chronicle., 1906-09-14
DEMOCRATS ADOPT A
VERY MILD PLATFORM.

h6tth HILL lii y 9bttHts
Compared with similar gatherings in
former years the Democratic State Con.
vention held in the Opera House at
Dover on Tuesday was a lifeless and
tame affair. 1t lacked snap and ginger.
There was no music to cheer the dele
gates and would be orators who had
carefully prepared speeches were cut
of owing to a lack Of time. The stirring
contest for the Congressional nOmina-
tion was about the only thing really to
arouse the delegates although the dec
laration in favor Of William Jennings
Bryan for President brought forth an
Outburst Of genuine heartfelt applause.
The Delaware Democrats are for
Bryan, judged by the convention.
States were upset and the convention
finally nominated the following ticket:
Representative in Congress, David T
Marvel, New Castle county.
State Treasurer, Robert H. Wilson,
Kent county.
Auditor of Accounts, Kendall M.
Wiley, Sussex county.
The candidate for Congress is the
well.known Wilmington attorney and
fsrmer judge in the State courts. He
is a native of Sussex county, a graduate
OF Princeton University and as we'll
known in Sussex as in New Castle.
The delegates thought they were hit
ting two birds with one stone by nam
ing Judge Marvel.
Robert H. Wilson, the candidate for
State Treasurer, is one Of the leading
farmers and fruit growers Of Kent
county, and lives few miles from
Dover, down in Jones' Neck. He is
also editor of the Delaware State News {
OF Dover, was formerly the editorial {
contributor of the Smyrna Call and I
wields a caustic and lively pen. 8
Kendall M. Wiley. the candidate for t
Auditor of Accounts, is public school q
teacher of Bridgeville.
Richard r Kenney was temporary
chairman, and Levin Irving Handy
was permsnent chairman. >,
John P. Holland, youngest leader in .
the party, caught the crowd by an elo. 6
quent appeal to high heaven for the :,
deliversnce of his country, the election :,
Of Bryan and the triumph of Democracy :,
The platform is strong against brib- a.
cry, making this and tremendous hit =
at the du Points the leading paragraphs. :,
The whiskey men as was to be ex- =
pected, won their point and the com. = r
mittee decided to make no reference to
.he local option question. -
Strong pressure was brought by Sus- ~
ex and Kent delegates to insert local =;
option plank. but it was found that the q,
)arty was hopelessly divided on this -,
ubjsct and the liquor men were per. =,
istent in their declarations of what
hey would do should the convention r.
avOr giving the people right to vote ;.
n this matter. Some of the commit :,
eemen said that the people should be :.
,ermitted to pass judgment on all such
uGStAoh9I DuN thS " WAAAshCJ AnCu AudiAy -,
lad their way. The subject Of muni- a.
ipal ownership was also considered, -,
ut nothing was admitted on that ques- r,
ion. A number of Democrats were ~
rging that the resolutions should con- -
ain declarations in favor of Jim Crow -
ar law, but the conservative ones r. r.
lought this unwise.
Although the old "Railroad Demo- IT.
rats" were here, there and everywhere
lakiDg themselves felt in all diIec.
Ons, a resolution calling for fair rail. fro
'sd rates was admitted in the plat. Cel
rm. 1t is rather harmless. FRI
The new State Central Committee is wh
Of the following New Castle are
'unty, Willard Salisbury, L. Irving tw,
andy, John Biggs, Charles A. Salmon, but
lillian A. Scott Kent county, J. iteC
lomas Lowe, DR.. ]. S. Cobb, James sid
Hughes, Hezekiah Harrington, DR.. mu
:. F. HOey; Sussex county, g. A. E.
astings, DR.. F. E. Sansem, w. H. apr
evens, Thomas Johnson, E. J. Morris. feet
The convention was noted for the par
senee Of some prominent Democratic erti
Iders exp
ssex County Primaries September 22. eve
chairman Mark l., Davis and Secre-
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