Evening journal., 1908-09-16
BY Stan Corrcsdonpent.

BY Stan Corresdonpent.
DOVER Del, Sept. 16-After a stormy
convention OF more than ave hours.
featured by the worst kind Of confusion
and long-wnded speeches. tho Democrats
OF Delaware last night completed tho
nomination OF their State and Congress
sional ticket. There was no steam roller
to natten out the opposition-it might
have been better az times n the roller
had been usod-but the railroad loco
motive" seemed TO be getting Ia IFS work
In the early hours OF the convention, for
the Railroad Democrats" and Demo-
Gratis antagonlstic 20 the temperance
movement ran rampant over Joseph e.
Holland, temperance man. whose name
was presented for Governor, and Alex
ander M. DAILY, temperance man, whose
name was submitted for Attorney-Cien-
eral, and nominated Dr. Rowland G.
Paynter, OF Georgetown, for Governor,
and Andrew c. Gray, OF Wilmington, for
Attorney-General. The significance OF
the locomotive" can best be understood
when Il is known that DR.. Pnynter is a
surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad
| In Delaware, and both arc regarded as
''wet' men. The ticket nominated by tho
convention is as follows:
Presidential Electors--hdward IT, Bren-
nan. OF Wilmington. New Castle county;
John H. Jones. OF Dover Kent county;
Joseph f. Holland. OF Milford. Sussex
county.
Representative IA Congrcss-L. Irving
Handy. OF New Castle county
Governor-Dr. Rowland q. Payntcr. OF
Georgetown, Sussex county
ant-Governor-Frank l.. IIar-
dosty, of FELTON,. Kent county.
Attorney y-General--Andrcw e. Gray, OF
Wilmington, New Castle county.
State Treasurer-Thomas J. Gray, OF
Brldgcville, Sussex county.
State Auditor-NVilliam Pcnnewiil. OF
Dover. Kent county
Insurance Commissioncr-W William b.
Megear, of Smyrna. Kent county.
The platform adopted by the conven-
tion contains long temperance clause.
declaring for the enforcement Of the pro-
hihition laws IN dry" territory and OF
laws regulating the sale OF liquor IN
'wet" territory. and favoring resuhmis.
sion OF the license question to the voter,
, whenever a majority Of members OF tn,
) Legislature from any district shall pc
tition for resubmission IN their constitu
tionai district
Third Ticket Now.
Notwithstanding this platform declara
tion which was satisfactory 10 the Rev
John NJ. Arters superintendent of ia,
Anti-Saloon League. and other temper
ance workers here, the convention pro-
ceeded to down Joseph t. Holland FOL
Governor. and Alexander M. DAILY for
Attorney In a manner ahat has
ranked the "dry" workers and telegates
here, and the nomination OF Dr. Payn-
ter and Andrew c. Gray has left many
sore spots. particularly In Kent county
where the temperance delegates held the
upper hand yesterday This dissatsfac-
tlon was so open when the convention ad-
journed that the Rev. Mr.. Arters an
nounced that a meeting would be held
in Dover, on Thursday, TO launch a
third ticket that is 20 appeal TO dry
Democratic and Republicans and inde-
pendent voters for support
The toot Of the Railroad Democrats
locomotive sweeping down upon the con
vention had been heard for many day
and every blast seemed 10 spell Paynte
for Governor. II was evident when tn
caucuses began yesterday that Or. Payn