Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Wednesday. September 10, 1908.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

0NE of the logical results OF the movement
~ .h,+ ,yas started some years ago tor the
rom;nation of Judge George Gray ior pres'uen,,
,y.s seen in the Democratic State SonVenuI" -, q.
Dover Yesterday when the ola ltl-Na',sot-y -Nl.S,;ay
t.ot;on of the party in this State took possession
f.t. democratic train and acted as engineer ana
sandnctor II smashed into its opponents IN tlie
80 .od left a number OF the pontcai
,.1,ad and injured. and it didn't care much now
,,anv of the killed or injured 1t lett. me DVDo
cratic factions in this State never have @ Neu
Cross ambulance in service. AS 1t now seems,
the men who were BEHIND lhe Siay Doo s.;s,tl,
oreeident have elevated themselves pracuoaily
into control OF the party At ieas' ''N
must think so. .L;,o
The nomination of DR.. Paynter has nothing
rs-ticular TO commend it to the people OF the
State. Certainly it is no magnet to draw the So
called independent or dissatisfied vote OF ule
State. 1t is doubtful in our Judgment wnetner
DR. Paynter will poll even his full party strength,
Sussex county came up to the convention louu
with Paynter talk The Democrats OF that county
are always strong on every day but election oay'
II appears that Dr. Paynter was rather an un-
willing candidate, but when he showed some
strength the anti-Saulsbury men seized upon MN
and Joining forces with the railroad and the IL
cense men, he won great victory at the conVen-
ton and highly deserved the honor
The combination for him was hard to beat
The circulation bv the Rev S. M. Morgan OF
newspapers showing that DR.. Paynter was con-
spicuous signer of applications for liquor licenses
in Georgetown had little effect upon the dele
gates.
We see at this time, therefore, absolutely no
reason why any person should vote tor Jr
Pavnter in preference to Mr.. Pennewill. There
are many reasons why Mr.. Pennewill should be
preferred.
Perhaps the most noted feature of the conven-
ton was the roughshod methods used in defeat
ine Alexander NJ DAILY for the nomination for
encouragement Mr. DAILY has demonstrated on
several occasions that he can control majority
OF the delegates to the State convention from
Kent county. In the convention that elected
Denver delegates the Gray men gagged and
baked but finally decided to heed Kent countys
expression of opinion, and so William Salisbury
was permitted to go as a national delegate. They
Jumped the traces yesterday violently ignored
the will of Kent county and named Andrew c.
Cray, Of this city, for attorney general.
Mr. Gray had to be drafted for the ticket. The
nomination OF Mr.. Gray was made simply a
rebuke to Kent county and to Mr.. DAILY
But a marked feature OF the convention was
Its use a means OF political punishment for
those Democrats who took an active part on the
prohibition side Of the local option fight in the
lower counties. The license men and the railroad
men Joined hands in obliterating Mr. Joseph Z.
Holland. They linked arms in boosting DR.
Paynter Even the friendly feeling of the corpo-
ration influences for Colonel Records were thrust
aside when the "wets" got the scalp of the col
onei who aspired to be lieutenant-governor
An office or two were given more by accident
than by design 20 those who were not baskne in
the favors Of the new alliance that controls the
party Altogether the ticket named at Dover is
the usual Democratic ticket.