Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-06-04
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CoSvEN-
TION.
June 18Th Fixed for the Nomination
E1ectiOn-COunty Executive Com mi IT. ee
AppOtnfed-{srAu ii and COIfax Endarseh

E1ectiOn-COunty Executive COMMITTEE ee
Appointed-Grant and CoIfax Endorsed.
| In accordance with the call of the Chairman of
the last County Executive Committee the Repub-
| lican voters met in County Convention at New
| Castle Thursday. Benz. s. Booth was called to
the chair, and Geo. W. Vernon was chosen Sec
rotary.
statement of the object of the meeting was
made by j. s. Valentine, Chairman of the County
Committee, when the respective candidates for
the offices of Sheriff and Coroner were requested
to fix upon day for holding of the nomination
election of the Republican Union Party of New
Castle County. After short dcliberation the
candidates named Saturday, June 18Th, which was
unanimously adopted; and the following hours
for holding the election ixed
Brandywine, from 10 a. M. to p. m. VIII
mington, 2 to p. m.; Chrstiana, tot; Mill
Creek. to 6; New Castle, to 3; White Clay
Greek, to 6; Red Lion, Pencadcr, st. Georges
and Appoquinimuk, > to G.
The delegations from the different Hundreds
reported the following named persons for inem-
hers of the County Executive Committee, and thuy
were elected by the meeting.
Brandywine-ilugh Sterling, Geo Thomson,
john Is. Murphy.
lip Plunkett, Thomas j. Bennett.
Second Ward-Themas Titus, J. V. Chrsty,
David Stevenson.
Third Ward-A. II. Grimslaw, John j. Toner.
Geo. w. Vernon.
Fourth Ward-Phip Quigley, A. Staats Wash
ingtpn Hastings.
Fifth ari..John W. Hawkins, JOS r. Phil
lips, John A. Mcdowell
Christinna-Thomas Bracken, Samuel Bancroft,
Thomas Kinsey.
Mill trcek-Jancs c. jackson, VIM. Ochcltrcc,
j. CALVIN Hail.
New Casllc-Bcnj. s. Booth, II. IL. McMullin.
II. E. Janyier.
Red Lion--John q. Clark, Jr., Charles Corbit,
Wm Beck
White Clay Creek-Wm. d. Cornog, George
Williams, W. W. Brooks.
Pencader--Benj. Denny, Mahlon Bratton, Geo.
L. Townsend.
st. Georges Darrah Clcavcr Amos Lynch, E.
B. Rice.
Appoqunmink j. S. Hand, IL. Appleton,
Jacob Staats.
The following were appointed to hold the nom
ination election.
Brandywine-Western Districts. ii. Derrick.
Lindsey Pierce, Charles Paschal.
Eastern District-Franklin Vernon, L. B. Har-
vey, Curtis Pyle.
Wilmington-First Ward-Willis j. Croasdalc.
Second Ward-Jaines 8. Heal.
Third Ward-Washingto Mason
Fourth Ward-Thomas Darlington,
Fifth Mard-Rohert Galbreath.
Christiana-Gilpin p. Stidhani, A. Woodward,
John Evans
Mill Creck-Lcwis Thompson, Thos. J. Moore,
j. 9. Hall.
New Castle-R. E. Janvicr, j. B. viniug, J. NJ.
Wise.
Red Iona. NJ. Irving, VIM. H. II. Clark,
Jesse Alexander.
White Clay Creek-A. Cannon, s. X. Choatc,
Joel Thompson.
Pcncader-D. B. Ferris Samuel Alrlch, DIR. L.
f. Ellison.
St. Georgcs-S. NJ. Enos, John Whitby, II. P.
Baker.
Appoqunmink-lsaac Staats John NJ Roth
well, j. g. Hutchinson.
On motion, meeting of the County Central
Committee was called to meet at the Grant Clnb
room, In the City of Wilmington, on Saturday.
the 10th day of June at 10 o'clock, a. m.
DIR. a. NJ. Irving offered the following rcsolu-
tion which was unanimously adopted
Resolred That every person whose vote may
be challenged ut the nomination election of the
Republican Union Party for the diierent candi-
dates for the offices OF Sheriff and Coroner be re-
tul nominee.
K. q Fraim offered the following which was
adopted:
Resotred, That this Convention endorse the
nomination of u. s. Grant for President and
Schuyler Colfax for Vice President of the United
States and pledge ourselves to use all honorable
| means to secure their election.
| After which the Convention adjourned.