Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-06


A meeting of the Independent Democratic vo-
ters of Kent County, Delaware will be held at
Dover on THURSDAY, the 9Th of October, A. d.,
1870, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, for the purpose of
forming an Independent Democratic County Tick
ct. to be supported by the people, at the APP
preaching General Election. The object of the
meeting will be to nominated pure Democratic
County Ticket-pledged to no clique, or faction,
devoted to the principles of the Democratic Par
ty, and in favor of wise and economical Admin
stration of our State Government.
All persons attached to the principles of the
Democratic Party, who are in favor of Retrench-
ment and Reform in the administration of our
State and County Government, and of the reduc-
tion of our taxes, by wise, judicious, and i'm
partial tax law, which, while it will insure the
prompt payment of the interest and gradual and
certain reduction of the State debt. will, at the
same time, bear lightly upon all classes Of our
citizens, and be burdensom and oppressive upon
none. And all who are in favor of the reforma-
tion and correction of abuses and errors which
have crept in, and now exist, in the manage
ment of our State and county affairs, are invited
to be present and participate in the meeting.
Henry Ridgley, George w. Cummins, William
A. Atkinson, Alexander johnson, Nathan Pratt,
William Wilds, W.. N. W. Dorsey, George H.
Raymond, Jehu Il. Tharp, Robert j. Hill, Henry
G. Collision, David ]. Cummins, Thomas o. Cul-
breth, John Dunning, Zebulon Hopkins, Thomas
B. Lockwood, Isaac G. West Jr, James ID.
KINNEY, George W. Cnmmins, Jr., Nehemiah
Lohand, James b. Prettyman, Wm. W. Seeders.
John A. Nicholson, James l.. Heverin, William
Hill, Edward Ridgley, H. C. Douglass, William
Sharp, Ayres Stockly, Mark A. Johnson, John G.
Bailey, Elias s. Reed, Thomas Slaughter VIM
Walker, William G. Mitchell, Benjamin Donoho
Benjamin s. Gootee, T. Cordray, Robert s.
Wilds, John II. Whitby, SAKE G.. Laws, James s.
Hazard, Henry Galloway William Ward.
The meeting will be addressed by Hon. John
A. Nicholson, Edward Ridgley, Esq, Benial
Watson, ESQ.,, Elias s. Reed, ESD, and others
The Independent Cornet Brass Band, of Dover
will be in attendance.
WHO the Signcrs nrc.
Henry Ridgley, whose name heads the clll,is q
prominent citizen, and influential Democrat, al
Dover; Edward Ridgley is his brother, a leading
lawyer of the Kent County bar, and was Secreta
ry OF State, under Gov. Burton; VIM. A. Atkin
| son, of Dover, was formerly Sheriff, and is nov
Chairman of the Democratic County Committee
| A. Stockley is the President of the Bank of Smyr
ma; VIM. Wilds is the present Sheriff of Ken
| County, elected by his party, two years ago
Benz. Donoho is the Prothonotary of Kent Coun
| ty, appointed by Gov. Salisbury George III
| Raymond, II. Clay Douglass, and u. +. Gootee
are all ex-members of the Legislature; Alexan
| der johnson, of North Murderkill, is yer,
prominent Democrat, and ex-member of th'
| Legislature d. j. Cummins and Geo. W. Cum
Minis are leading citizens of Smyrna, the lat
ter having served in the Legislature and beer
Speaker of the House w. N. W. Dorsey, of Mil
ford, and James L. Heyerin, of Dover, are botl
former county officers Jehu +. Tharp, of Har
rington, is brother to Ex-Governor Tharp
Thomas o. Culbreth, and John Dunning
are merchants, at Dover Thomas b. Lock
wood is foundry proprietor, in Smyrna
Geo. W. Cummins, Jr., and John G. Bale,
are of the same town John A. Nicholson is ex
memberof Congress from this State having beef
elected in 1864 and re-chosen in 1866; Elias S
been in the Legislature VIM. Hill, of Milford
is an ex-merchant Robert s. Wilds is presen
deputy sheriff of the county SAKE Gotha Law
| is well-known lawyer of Dover, and the othe
signers are all gentlemen more or less prom
nent, and are among the foremost men in thei
party. The whole number are Democrats.