Smyrna times., 1858-09-02
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HhECTIoN OF DELEGATES meetinr of the
reop'e'S Party was held in Smyrna, Aug. 2stb.
,o' Tue purpose OF electing Delegates from Duck
Nleek Hundred to meet in State Convention N
oe heid at Dover, Sept. 3D. David Lockwood.
Esq., was called to the chair and Jacob Will
l'ams and DIR. w. 7. Collins, anpoin,cd spcro.
,"''oS o' the meeting. On motion, it was or
uereu' 'hat the nomination of Delegates to the
Oounty Convention be deferred until SATURDAY.
il'h sept. next The meeting then proceeded
10 the election of nine delegates by ballot
NeV- Nautilus Jerman and DR.. E. ID. Daley
were appointed Judges of the election. The
'o'eS being read, the following are the Dele
gates elect: James d. Wilds, Nunus II. Gov.
erdale, William Collins, Carey Foxwell. Enocb
0pFuance, Henry Clay Douglass, Samuel R.
Sutton, David Lockwood and Jno Al. Dann;no
Oh motion, 1t was agreed that, in case of sick.
ness or inability of any of the delegates said
delegate should be empowered to provide
suitable substitute to attend the Convention.
W The Democratic State Convention met
Ihursday last ct Dover. There were l49 dele
gates present, each Hundred being fully repre-.
Sented. DIR. WIN. Burton, of Milford, was
nominated on the first ballot, as the candidate
ior Governor. Out of the l49 votes cast he
received 81, being majority Of six-Mr. VIM.
cannon received 80, Mr.. Cummins %, and Mr..
Reynolds Z. DR.. Burton's nomination was
made unanimous.
For Congress, Hon. William G. Whiteley
was nominated for reelection.
The convention passed resolutions in favor of
the union of States; Of the Cincinnati Plat.
form; of President Buchanan's Policy; of the
course OF Senator Bayard and Representative
Whlteley, in the last Congress- They also
condemned the banks for the present monetary
Crisis, regretted the absence of Senator Bates
from his seat in the Senate, and advocated a
Tariff for Revenue
The following gentlemen were appointed
State Central Committee, viz
James Anderson, s. p. Houston, and Charles
Wright, of Sussex; George w. Cummins,
Henry RidgeIy, aud VIM. Tharp of Kent;
Daniel r. Wolfe, B. T. Biggs, and George c.
Gordon, of New Castle.
" The Democratic county convention held |
last Thursday at Dover, passed resolutions to
the effect, That convention TO nominate dele
gates to the General Assembly, Levy Court
Commissioners, Sheriff and Coroner, be held in
Dover, on Thursday, the 23d day of September;
that meetings to appoint delegates to attend
said convention be held Saturday, the 18th inst,
at o'clock, p. m.; also, at the same time to
nominate their candidates for Inspector and
Assessor. The following persons were appoint
ed Central Committee Of Kent county:
u. w. S. Nicholson, Dover Hundred; John
II. Bawlcy, Duck Creek Hundred; Wilson l..
Cannon, Little Creek Hundreds; w. B. Subbs,
North Murderkl Hundred William Town
send, South Murderkil Hundred; James u.
Smith, Mispillion Hundred; and w. N. w.
Dorsey, Milford Hundred.
O- The Hundred meeting of the Peoples
Party held on Saturday last, in this town, to
select delegates to the State convention, was
perhaps one Of the largest ever held in Duck
Creek lIundred-the votes poled amounting to
III. Two weeks from that date-September
Illh, the Peoples Party of Duck Creek Hun
lred will meet again, for the purpose of ap-
pointing delegates to the county convention
lnd to nominate candidates for Inspector and
Assessor.
01- The Democratic nomination election for
for city officers Of Wilmington, Del
took place on Tuesday, with the following re.
suits: For Mayor, Thomas Young; for Al.
lerman, Andrew J. Crow for City Treasurer,
James l.. Morrow; for Assessor, Milton Lack.
ey.
0- The State convention of the Peoples
Party meet to-day (Sep. 2dD at Dover TO nomi- [
nate candidates for Governor and Representa-
live to Congress. Much interest is felt in re.
gard to who will be the nominees, and the al.
tendance will doubtless be large.
SEPTEMBER Observation-Disclosures are to be
held next month in Maine, Vermont and Gull.
fornia-the first on fhe 18th and the other two
on the 7th of the month.
RAIN.-The following registry kept by Dr.
Daley, shows the amount of rain which fell
during the month of August:
August ID, l.3 inches.
9th, Il inch.
" llh, .5
" 18th, I