Middletown transcript., 1870-09-17
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
In pursuance of the call of the Executive Com
mittee of New Castle Co. the Democratic Conven-
ton met in the Grand Jury room and organized
by calling Isaac p. Walker, Esq of Appoquin-
mink Hundred, TO the chair, and appointing
William Dean, of White Clay Greek Hundred,
secretary. The first business being the calling
of the roll of Delegates from the different Hun
dreds when all the Delegations were found to
be full, all having answered to their names.
Mr.. Nowland, of St. Georges Hundred, stat
ed there had been some irregularity in the divi-
sion of the Senatorial districts, and he herewith
presented schedule showing what Hundreds
composed the different districts, also showing
the names of candidates and times of nominating
the different candidates of the Democratic party
from 1884 to 1868.
On motion of j. p. Springer the schedule pre-
sented by Mr. Nowland was adopted as the rule
governing the Senatorial districts of the county
hereafter, until changed by Democratic Coun-
ty Conventon) shall be as follows: lst District
-Brandywine, Christiana and Wilmington Hun
dreds; I'd District-Mill Creek, White Clay
Greek, Pencader and New Castle Hundreds Sd
District-Red Lion, st. Georges and Appoquin-
mink Hundreds.
On motion of Joseph Deuu, Jr. the delegates
from the third senatorial district was allowed to
retire and decide which of the Hundreds are en-
| titled to the candidate for Senator, and report
tuc Sllnc tO SOuhculOH lHe uctcRdtcS vi tlle
third senatorial district through their chairman,
George +. Brady, report that st. Georges Hun
dred is entitled to the candidate for Senator.
| On motion the report was adopted.
William Dean offered his protest against the
action of the Hundred meeting of White Clay
Greek Hundred, (held at Ogletown, August l3
| 1870 instructing the delegates of that Hundred
to vote in Convention for certain persons as can
didates for representatives and Levy Court Com
missoners, and asked that the action Of said
meeting in regard to instructing delegates be SCI
aside and declared null and void.
On motion the protest was read.
On motion of J. p. Springer the protest pre-
sented by William Dean and just read, was
adopted and placed in the hands of the Secre
tary to be recorded on the minutes of the Con
| vention.
On motion the delegates for the different Hun
dreds now made up their nominations for candi
dates for Senators, Representatives and Levy
Court Commissioners for the action of the Con
| vention, when the Convention nominated thu
following named persons us candidates:
For SendtorS.-Leonard &. Nandegrift, of st
Georges Hundred and Dr. Allen V. Lesley, o
New Castle Hundred.
For Representatives. to the Legislature.-Lo
Cloud, Brandywine Hundred; j. Poulson Chan
der, Christiana Hundred; Aquilla Derrickson
Mill Creek lIundred Benjamin Caulk, Whit
Clay Creek Hundred; Sewall q. Biggs, Pencade
Hundred Albert .. Newton, Red Lion Hundred
and Francis Theodore Perry, Appoquiniminl
Hundred.
For Lery Court Conlmissioncrs.-DavidG Graves
Mill Creek Hundred; Levi Ruth, White Cla,
Creek Hundred; William r. Bright, Red Lioi
Hundred; S. F. Shallcross, St. Georges Hun
dred; Wm. n. Wilson and Alexander Deakyne
Appoquinmmk Hundred.
, On motion, the Secretary report the proceed
ings of this Convention in full for record, to b
read at the next Democratic County Convention
for New Castle county.
On motion, the proceedings be published il
, the Democratic papers OF the county;
On notion the Convention adjourned.
Isaac p. WALKER, Chairman.
William Dean, Secretary.
The Citizens National Bank will build lie,
brick dwelling and banking house, the 10
adjoining the National Hotel. Work will b
commenced as soon as the plans and specifica
tons can be got ready.
The Sabbath School of Forest Presbyteria
Church, of this town, held its annual picnic i
: Col. Clayton's Grove, on Thursday last.
A Rev. ]. G. Crowl, Jacob Gremmnger, Georg
t Holman and Mordccai Doughtou, of Odessa, Il
=, expect to build houses this year, it is said.
: The corn worm is more destructive the prcsel
- season than usual. In some fields, it is salt
! there is a worm in almost every ear.