Show Delaware Democratic Convention onycnton Dovcu Del Aug 12Prior to the assembling as-sembling of tho delegates to the Democratic state convention today n secret conference was held at which were present Thomas F Bayard exGovernoc Stockley Robert J Reynolds the most prominent gubernatorial gubernato-rial candidate and a few other party leaders lead-ers The indications are that Reynolds will bo nominated lor governor and Causey for I Congress The convention was called to order at 1 pm The usual committees were appointed with Bayard chairman of the committee on platform Tho committees I retired to make up their report Governor Charles C Stockley was chosetf permanent chairman At 2pm Bayard presented the platform amid great applause The platform plat-form arraigns tho Kepublican administration administra-tion and Congress for reckless expenditure i I I l c Sf > denounces the action of the Republican majority ma-jority in Congress in tne adoption of rules designed to cripple the essential powers of selfgovernment and pave the way for arbitrary arbi-trary legislation condemns the substitution substitu-tion for the high discretion of tho House of the will and autocratic power of one man protests against the force bill declares de-clares the enactment of measure so atrocious atro-cious would deprive tho state of local self government and that the people of Delaware Dela-ware indignantly resent tho malice and insult in-sult of bayonets at the polls denounces the McKinloy tariff bill which increases taxation taxa-tion while it reduces revenue strangles commerce enhances the cost of living and production obstructs enterprises Of shipbuilding ship-building and the employment of mechanics and navigators and piles new burdens on agriculture without obtaining for the farmer far-mer a wider market for a single product Reynolds was nominated for governor on the first ballot |