The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-15
DELAWARE WILL
PRESENT GRAY
Despite His Protest the JurISt
Is Made Candidate
for President.
HARMONY IN CONVENTION
LIST OF DELEGATES WHO WILL
GO TO DENVER.

Dover, Del. April 14.-Despite the
written declaration of Judge George
Gray that he could not under any cir
cUmstances consent to have the dele
gates instructed for him. the Delaware
state convention today officially placed
his name before the Democracy of the
country for that party's nominee for
president of the United States. Judge
Gray's declaration, contained in a let
ter To Thomas F. Bayard. chairman of
the state convention, which was read
| TO the convention, came as a surprise
to the delegates, but they did not hest
tate an instant to place him in the
field. The letter, in part, is as follows:
Judge Gray's Letter.
1t would indeed be proud distinc-
ton to be the standard-bearer of the
Democratic party at this time, and for
such cause. There are many reasons.
however, why such a distinction is Out-
side the range of my ambition, and
these reasons compel me to say that
am unwilling that the delegates from
this state to the Denver convention be
/ instructed for me, as / cannot under
any circumstances consent thereto.
| You Will therefore please convey my
wishes in this respect to the convention
which is to assemble in Dover April
IL
and emphatic request that the deie-
gates To be elected shall not be in
structed to present my name - the
! Denver convention. In saying this, /
/ am not unmindfui, as / have already
assured you, of the long continued
/ kindness and partiality of my friends
/ in the Democratic party of this state,
but owe it to myself and to them 10
speak with perfect frankness, as 1 have
! done"
Harmony in Caucus.
The platform adopted declares for
unfaltering devotion TO state rights,
criticises the national administration,
and declares for a revision of the tariff
| Harmony prevailed in all the eau
cuSeS and in the convention.
! In moving the adoption of the plat
form, Mr.. Handy said that Judge
/ Gray's letter emphasized the mOdesty
of his character.
! 1T proves, indeed" he said, that
we are not inspired by any ambition of
/ his His fellow citizens desire him 10
| be president of the United States"
| The motion to adopt the resolution
was carried with hurrah.
The Platform.
| The platform condemns the present
tariff law as having increased the
/ cost of necessities TO the people: bur-
dened many industries in order to sub
sidize few, and has promoted the for
nation of gigantic industrial trusts
/ and fOstered The establishment of mo
nopolies. We demand the immediate
revision of the tariff bill"
1t is demanded that the Sherman anti
/ trust act shall be enforced against all
( illegal mOnOpOlies.
/ In conclusion the platform says:
Endorsement of Gray.
1--WE believe that George Gray is the
Democrat in whom the American people
can most safely put their trust. His de
VOtiOn to the constitution, his sympa-
/ thetic union with the great masses of the
| people, his passionate devotion to justice
and right and his mOdesty and moderation
| of character. mark him as the man best
! fitted to lead our government to the bet
ter and safer ways which made il glOri-
! Gus in the days of the fathers of the
! republic.
| "His personality and career Illustrate
/ the reform which the evils of our times
demand His judgment is sound mature
( civic courage have been tested by many
years of exalted public service.
Not lmpelled by State Pride.
{ In urging his nomination we are not
/ inspired by any ambition on his part, nor
! animated by mere state pride. but we are
/ impelled by a profound conviction that
/ his nomination will insure a victory for
our party at the polls and great wise
( and progressive Democratic adminiStTa-
! ton for the general government. We,