Evening journal., 1910-09-14

The confusion was due to a great ex-
tent In the manner of voting, the
delegates walking TO the platform and
depositlng ballots when the names
were called.
In the convention hall were several
Republicans. One was Senator A.
B. Conner. of Kent, who sat with
some Democratic friends d. Mifiin
Wilson and A. A. Watson, Of Dover,
were also there, and Insurance Com
missioner Charles II. Maull and DR..
George W. Marshall, who we're in
Dover on business, took a look into
the convention.
Forming backing for the stage
was a drop curtain showing a rural
scene, with a lake, hills in the dist
ance, a winding road and a snake
fence shrting the lake. over all was
a mantle Of frost. "I'll bet some
Republican put up that curtain" re-
marked one Of the Democratic lead
ers. One man inquired II the scene
was of the playgroundbought by the
Council of Wilmington from Peter
]. Ford, and others wondered whether
there was any significance in the
frost.
lhle In Startng.
Because Of the lengthy caucuses the
convention was late in organizing. 1t
was 130 before it got under way.
After Chairman Bayard called It to
order the Democrats had an oppor-
tunity to control the Legislature, the
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner made the
invocation. Then Josiah Marvel was
called to the platform as temporary
chairman. He made a speech "Re-
member the Maine" he said was the
war cry prior to the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. and commenting on the first
Democratic victory in Milne I'm 20
years, he declared that the slogan of
Delaware Democrats this year should
be Remember Maine" He attacked
the record of the Republican party at
length, placed the responsibility of
the high cost OF living upon the tariff
bill, scored the tariff bill, and de-
nounced Cannonism. Three persons
applauded his fling at Cannonism. Mr..
Marvel wound up with a prediction
that on November Delaware remoc-
racy will "again come inro It's own -
Convention committees we're then
announced, and the committees ad-
journed to delj6cruTs.
Grated During Recess.
During the recess several Demo-
Gratis were called upon for addresses.
John G. Gray, State Chairman Bayard
l.. irving Handy and David r. John
son. OF Indian River hundred. Sussex,
were among those who "orated" Mr..
Handy speaking Of the election of Mr..
Gray as attorney general, said that
Some Republicans are clinging to
the bars and taking notice" I'VE are
going to have a cleaner election this
time or New Castle county will have
to Issue bonds to build an addition
TO the. workhouse - he asserted AFR.
Handy said that the people, who asked
for fish were given serpents. "But
some are such strong partisans that
they Will sharpen, their teeth OH the
stone, eat the serpent and say L am a
Republican,
Then the committees returned. Tho
! committee on organization announced
that 1t had selacted John Biggs, OF
Wilmington for permanent chairman
John J. Cassidy and Charles IT. Sal
mon were designated to escort Mr.
Biggs to the chai-
Many wonder how Mr.. Cassidy be
came a delegate, since he had beer
overwhelmed by L. A. Hillersohn a
the First ward primaries in Whining
! tou Mr.. Cassidy had a proxy from
/ Pencader hundred.
Employers Liability Plank.
The platform was read by William
| r. Kurtz, of Wilmington, who wa
chairman Of the committee on resolu
tions. The platform was the same al
printed in THE EVENING JOURNAL
yesterday. with an employers liabil
ity plank added TO it. This plank wa
submitted b. Franklin Brockson.
lawyer practicing I'm Wilmington. whl
was a representative from Kent coun
ty in the last legislature and VIII,
fought hard for an employers liabilit,
bill, which was rejected by the legisla
ture through corporation influences
The plank added to the platform wa
as follows:
I'VE favor the enactment Of fai
employers liability act for the protec
tion Of the workingman OF this state
so that in case OF injury or death II
the course of his employment tn,
whole loss shall not fall upon him o
those dependent upon him"
The platform contains no reference
whatever to the local option issue, I
having been ignored by common con
sent
Then came the congressional clasl
which everybody had been waitin,
for Everybody was anxious to ge
the preliminaries out Of the way TO
the contest that dominated everything
else. The Robert c. White supporter
went on the floor more confident thar
the Salisbury followers. Tho Whit
men knew about how many New Cas-
tie delegates they could count on a
lined up by John T. Dickey an,
others, who were working agains
Salisbury Their only problem wa
TO hold enough CT the Sussex Gele
gates for White They counted on
few Kent delegates, too. On tn
other hand, tie Salisbury men ex
pected TO hold Kent solid. get fifteel
to twenty votes from Sussex an,
probably enough from New Castle
There seemed to be a general fcelini
that the Kent or Sussex delegation
would not vote solid. that their eau
cuses would not be binding upon tn
minority.
Chairman Biggs sailed for nomlna
tions. John NJ. Richardson, of George
/ town. tall and not of the physlca