Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-24
KENT COUNTY POLITICS.
Convention and Meeting at Dover, ON
Tuesday.

The County Convention of the Democratic
party in Kent County, and also the county ratif-
cation meeting were held at Dover, yesterday.
The County Convention organized at about II
o'clock, cltcting Geo. H. Raymond, President,
and WIN. ID. Fowler, John c. Pcnnewill and A.
ii. Stocklcy, Secretaries
The first nomination to be made was for the
uili . of Sheriff. There were only nine asprants
| To tile hunor. The contest soon narrowed down to
two, however, Samuel Elargadne, oil Little Creek,
and Vim. Wilds, OF Duck Creek, and became
quite spirited. On the fifth ballot, wilds was
nominated by vote of q to 20, and the nomina-
| tim WAS made unanimous The Convention then
| toOk recess until O'Clock,
| On reassembling, the Convention went into
onlination for the office of Coroner. For this,
| there were 10 candidates Purnell Thompson, OF
ballot, and was nominated on the second ballot
by ~ votes TO 10 for all others, James NJ Killen
Of Alislillion, who received 10 votes, being next
| highest. The nomination was made unanimous,
but several persons in the lobby thought Justice
| had not been done Killen.
| For Senator, there were six candidates, and the
fist ballot stood Thomas II. Denney u, II. b.
Fiddenan u, VIM. Sapp Z, Ambrose Broadway
., Curtis ). Watson 2, Edward Ridgley 2.
| Al the conclusion Of the ballot, Mr. Hall, one
Of the delegates from Milford, urged the nonina-
tion Of Fiddeman, stating that Milford had not
had Senator since Kent county had been Demo-
| cratic
The second ballot increased Denny's vote to 21
| and Trademarks TO / d, the Others remaining nearly
the sane. All the other candidates were with
drawd ut the end of this ballot, and on the third
ballot Denny was nominated by 20 votes, to 81
| fol FituemuD.
1t was now moved that the delegations with
draw to nuke nominations for Legislature and
| Levy Court,
George W. Cumlgins asked what was TO be the
appurIi1nment. Duck Greek always had one Rep
rcspnll,iyc when she had the Senator, and when
she had not, her population, he thought entitled
hcrto two Representatives. Representation should
be according to the population.
4 delegate irom Little Creek (Mr. Hardesty, I'VE
believed said he supposed that meant to give Lit
tie Greek none. Little Creek had given way once
and she did not intend to do it again, she came
here 10 get one this lime and Intended tn have
one.
A motion was then passed allowing each Hum
dcd to nominate olit, and the delegates with
drew.
THY NOMINATED lie following ticket and it
was adopted by III. convention.
Fow RnrHEsnNrArivEs.-W q. Jump, Duck
Crc,k Benz f.. Ham. Little Greek Thomas J..
Mary,i, Dover; Whlieley W. Meredith. N. Muir
derkill, Robert J. Reynolds, g. Murderkill I;
Henry g. Wolcott, Misrion; dame. X. Nit.
Levy CouRr.-J. Frank Denny, Duck Creek
jas. s. Wapes Dover; WIN. GJodng N. MUIR
deikill; Edward Bailey, 5. MurderkilI; Robert
II. Smith, Mspiliion.
THE COUNTY MEETING.
The meeting was quite large one, though the
, Court House, in which it was held, was not un-
comfortably filled.
The meeting organized by calling Jonathan
Erown to the Chair and appointing Geo. H. Bates
Secretary.
, Benjamin I. Biggs, Democratic candidate fol
/, Congress, WAS introduced as orator OF the day
He seemed exceedingly exasperated at the impu-
dcncc of the Republican party In arragnng the
, Democracy and said he would arraign, yen in
dict them. He then charged the Republicans
: with having spent within fraction OF twelve
miliions of dollars to support the negro popula-
: tlon In idleness yes" lie sud. they enacted
? law under what Is called the Freedmen's Bureau
to support and educate negroes in idleness." Ill
: read from General Hownrds report giving sever
. | al items for which expenditures have been madt
I, but eil not ask his usual conundrnms us To wha
: negr.ts could wait with this and that He asked
!, is there . Republican, present who would supper
such laws, If tlcro he would like to sre hin
: CONE forward he would like TO see his wife ant
7 children.
y Benjamin went In at great length, and lhougl
= he spoke very respectfully of General Grant, re
= peated the stale falsehood that he had said III
: would have no policy of his own At the con
!, elusiun of his speech which only want Of spact!
u prevents our printing more nj length, D. Fmnl
=, Hazel stepped forward and In speech rs flower,
= as his gift presented Mr.. Biggs with two Doquet
!, from some ladies OF Dover. Mr.. b. GRACEFUL,
:, received them In speech full of gallantry to
y wards the fair sex.
: The Willow Grove Band, which was present
', and furnished some excellent music, here struel
i up Yankee Doodle, whether rs an insult to tn
meeting or not, we could not tell, but ns they hat
:, volunteered their services, we presume not