Evening journal., 1908-04-14
Nv star Correspondent.

Nv STAFF Correspondent.
DOVER, Del. April 14.-Dsmocrats
of Delaware are in state Convention
this afternoon, confronting a big row
as to Just how they snail instruct the
ne,aware delegation for Judge Gray.
soma Of the Gray men went the dele
gates to vote for Judge Gray "hrst
last and all the time"
Kent county did not commit itself
ON this point, but the Sussex county
caucus ended in dispute over instruc-
tions to the delegates to vote tor
Judge Gray on the first ballot ana
% do as they please after that New
castla county was divided in caucus
as IN lust how long the delegates
sbonld he instructed to vote for Juage
c-rov With this variance OF opinion
ali around the wording of the resolu-
tion instrIcting the national delegates
is To be hurled into open convehuon'
and the Gray leaders are tearlui "ilvi9
the matter may end.
A. noon the various county caucuses
had nominated the national delegates
and alternates as follows;
Nreu, castle coutny-Delegates, Peter
rord and L. Irving Handy. Ai'er-
mates. Matthew d. Murphy and Charies
H. Salmon. ,z-,,1,.ro
saulsbury and Caleb S. Pennewlh. Al Al
ternates. Francis NJ. Soper and Dr. W.
F .Hoey. r,dretn
Sussex county-Delegates Lanurss y
T. Tavton and Colonel William L.
tard and General William II. stevens
MALONE
One Bryan Badge. -,
rosnt generally today that but one dele
,ate wearing a Bryan badge was seeil
re was Samuel Armstrong of Black
bird He said 4hat Barney Sauls-
b,,rv cave him the badge and he pro-
nosed TO wear it FIRST, last and all IN
time" ssBryan the lucky candidate
was he inscription on the badge.
while a ouiet figh was made against
sen6inp former Congressman Handy =
the National Convention the Irlenos
Of the rotund statesman eventually Won
ont and smothed things over so that
appeared as # it was the choice OF
Iovefeast. He and Peter ]. Ford were
both chosen unanimously IN the NoN
Castle county caucus.
The caucus. however, got into row
over instructions for the National
daiegates and the matter was finally
left to the committee on resolutions
and in all probability will go peIore
the convention ITSELF
Former Mayor Charles d. Bird call
cd the New Castle county cauus TO
order and Thomas T. Weldin was MADE
chairman with Harry T. Graham 40
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secretary. Mr.. Weldin spoke OF the
pleasant duty it afforded him to pre-
side and he said Judge Gray should
he endorsed for the Presidency.
Mr. Handy moved that the commit
Tee on resolutions Of the convention
should be urged to incorporate in the
nlatform instructions to the Nationa.
delegates to advocate, work for ana
vote for Judge Gray for President. Mr..
Handy also suggested that the unit
rule be applied so that all the Della
ware delegates should vote as unit
for Judge Gray.
II Ravard Heisel asked that the
ersoiutions be made more binding, and
moved that they read ITO work and
vote for. first, last and all the time" for
Judge GRAY AEr. Heisel said he was
thus instructed by the Democrats Of
Red Lion hundred. and he knew Of
other Democrats similarly instructed,
and he considered he would not be do
ing his duty unless he did as he was
doing. He didn't think the Delaware
delegation should abandon Gray from
first TO last
Mr. Handy replied that he thought
the delegates should be allowed to do
what they thought best. If the resolu-
tions should be couched in the form
suggested by Mr. Heisel he said It
would ledd to a row In the convention,
as between sixty and seventy dele
gates would not vote for the resolution
proposed by Mr.. Heisel. He wanted the
convention to be unanimous and give
no appearance Of being in a fight.
Mr.. Heisel said he proposed to bring
the matter up on the floor of the con-
vention if It could not be acted on in
any other way. let's have a fight if
necessary" he said. He didn't mind be-
ing whipped, and the New Castle dele
cation should get what it wanted.
Mr.. Handy said he also wanted to see
New Castle county get what it wants,
and he also wanted to see unanimous
action. Jefferson B. Foard Of Middle-
town, supported Mr.. Heisel and re-
called how the convention that nomi-
mated Mr.. Cleveland while the dele
gates from Mississippi were standing
bv Thomas f. Bayard all the time.
James B. Toman endorsed the view
expressed by Mr.. Faady. If the
Heisler resolution were adopted Mr.