Evening journal., 1908-04-21
BELL IS
BOOMING GRAY
Carries Banner Of the Della
ware JuriSt Into North
Carolina

The Elizabeth City, N. c. Star says:
Jerome B. Bell, editor of the Star
Of Wilmington, Delaware, accompanied
by Mrs. Bell. is on a visit to relatives
and friends in this city Mr.. Bell is
a native of North Carolina, but has
been living in Delaware since he was a
boy He is a warm advocate of The
nomination Of Judge George Gray for
President. and to a reporter Of this
paper. yesterday. he talked enthusi-
astically of the emiEent Delaware
iurists fitness for the position of chief
magistrate of the nation.
The Democrats of Delaware have
Just held their State convention at
which delegates to Denver we're in
structed to vote as unit for Judge
Gray. in the face of his expressed op-
position to such a course.
Referring to this incident, Mr.. Bell
said: Those who think the. great Of
fee Of President should seek the man
win regard Judge Gray's reluctance to
appear even acquiescent to these ef-
forts in his behalf as adding to the
strength of his candidacy. Re-
pugnance to any sort Of self-seeking is
so firmly embedded in his nature that
the idea of his personal friends doing
anything toward securing his nominal
ton is distasteful to him. That 5
why he wrote the letter asking them
not to instruct for him. But his
friends, constrained by a sense of duty,
could not heed his wishes. AS one Of
them-ex-C Congressman L. Irving
Handy expressed it, IL is. not to
please Judge Gray, but to serve our
country that We insist upon naming
him as our standard-bearer.
"As to Judge Grays eminent quali-
ties for President" continued Mr.. Bell,
Though they arc well known through
out the country. 1t may be we'll to re &.
mind the people of the South Of his
great servs,e to them when he stood
up in the Senate so valiantly and ef-
fectivelv against the Infamous force
bill. He has served the South in other
and less conspicuous ways; yet he has
served it never in any sectional spirit,
but ever in ways thai benefited the
whole country His long and dis
tinguished career as a Senator, his
record as a member of the Paris Peace
ent Court of Arbitration under the
Hague convention and in other posi-
tions of responsibility and distinction
all AFFORD opportunity to take accurate
measure of the man..
'But perhaps no single experience OF
a long and useful career will contribute
so much to Judge Gray strength before
the country as a Presidential candidate.
as his service upon the commission
that settled the great coal strike in
Pennsylvania some years ago and a
similar service later in Alabama In
both of these cases his decisions were
marked by such moderation and wis
dom that they were accepted without
question. and wherever there are mines
and miners there will be found staunch
supporters Of Judge Srav. This fealty
of a most important class Of workmen
he has won without impairing in the
least the confidence of capitalists in his
sense of justice and strong fairness
Privately. Judge Gray is the ideal
American gentleman-pure In mind and
heart. simple in his tastes, courageous
Of spirit. wise through experience,
cultivated. refined and innately demo-
cratic.
I'm fact" concluded Mr.. Bell, I'VE
believe in Delaware. and we think II
can be demonstrated in Denver and
also at the polls next November that we
have the very strongest candidate that
can be named for the presidency.