Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-12
STATE POLITICS.
Democratic COmven ton at
Dover.
Equal Representation Ienied
Once More.
Warm Weather and a Lively Time.

Inc DennOcrhilc btAte convention 10 elect Six
Delegates to tho National Convention at Balti-
more, met at Dover yesterday
Although the Convention was called to meet
at IL o'clock NJ, it was not organized until 9l5.
in the afternoon the delegates in the mean
time having met in caucus, New Castle county
in the Court Room, Kent county in the Levy
Court Room, and Sussex county in the Repre-
sentatives Chamber. The caucuses we're private,
but 1t was well understood that John O'Byrne's e
New Departure notions, the Equal Represents
ton question, and the great Greeley-or not
Greeley frebrand made things lively in all of
them. The Greeley men, it was ascertained,
formed strong section Of the Sussex delegation.
The room in which the New Castle men were
coseted was the centre Of attraction, and free
fight Of words seemed to be in progress. The
question whether the county would endorse
Wilmington's claim to five additional delegates
was hotly debated, and the rich broguc OF
OByrne. the trumpet tongue Of Sam Townsand,
and the loud-mouthed dictation of the Levy
Court Boss could be heard above the din. Final
ly it was agreed by vote Of 2S to II, (the coun-
ty dividing independent of Wilmington, 1S to
I'D to make the claim on the Convention for
the additional five delegates from the city.
At315, VIM. Dean, Chairman of the State
Committee, called the Convention to order.
Thomas Hocomb, of New Castle, was appointed
Chairman, and @. p Johnson, Of the Whining
ton Gazette, temporary Secretary. Sam Town
send, who does not like johnson, moved the ap-
pointment of @. H. Yanderford, of the Middle
town Transcript, as an additional Secretary,
which was carried.
A Committee on permanent organization was
then appointed.
William II. Newton, delegate from Red Lion
who ii was understood, had string Of reaolu-
tions q in number, moved the appointment of
Committee on Resolutions, but aftsrward
withdrew it, to allow one of from each county
to be appointed on Credentials. James p
Hayes from Wilmington, being one Of the Com
mittee, Sam Townsend objected to any one
being appointed from that City until the ques-
tion of the admission Of her 8 additional dele
gates was decided The name Of Mr. Hayes
was then withdrawn, and that of James II.
Booth, OF New Castle substituted.
During the retirement OF the Committee on
Credentials, John o Byrne WAS called upon for
a speech That distinguished special plea1er
did not decline of course but spoke his usual piece
in abuse of President Grant, with stron de-
c9ction Of the old tire-eatng rebel spirit than he
used to indulge in, even in " war times" He
charged the President with " treason" to the
liberties Of the American people, and said it be
hooved them to be watchful and ready, armed
TO defeud their rights II it was right in the
days Of the Revolution, to resist tyrants it was
right now. Applause and wild demonstrations
of approval We now fold our arms tamely
and submit to the imperial tyranny Of the
drunken tanner Of the West. We delegate the
keeping of our sacred liberties and all that our
forefathers fought for to the monarchcal dy-
nasty Of Grant and his horse-ksepers. Mr..
0'Byrne kept on this strain for some time in which
Bunker Hill. Cowpens, Saratoga, and the Cow
hoya ravolvsd like n barrel organ, to the graAt
admiration of the audience, when the Commit
tee on Credentials returned, and Mr., O'Byrne
subsidized covered with perspiration and full Of
Democratic fume.
The Committee on organization reported the
following permanent officers
President-John b. Pennington.
Vice Presidents-Wm. II. LYMAN James L.
Smith, VIM. d. NAPLES.
Secretaries-Ch H. Vanderford, James II.
Mitchell, G., W. s. Nicholson.
A. B. Cooper, Esq, chairman, reported that
the credentials from Kent and Sussex, were cor
roct, but that in New Castle, some irregularity
had occurred in Wilmington, where 10 instead Of
5 delegates had been elected. The Committee
had therefore agreed as q compromise to admit
the whole delegation, which was to cast no more
than the usual votes.
Mr.. Chance of the Advertiser moved an amend
ment that the delegates be allowed 10 votes,
and ably sustained his motion by unanswerabe
arguments; said 1t were better to meet the ques-
tion Of equal or increased represention here,
than face to face with the Republicans at the
ballot box.
j. M. Bewley OF Kent moved an amen dment
to the amendment that the New Castle County
be allowed the additional number of delegates,
80 as to give one to each Ward in the City OF
the same increase. This was opposed by Will
liam Dean, and was further debated by G.. W.
Nicholson Bewley, Sam. Townsend, Dean,
and others. Sam" was particularly opposed to
| giving Wilmington any advantage over Appo-
| quinimink the place where Democratic majOr
| tiles are piled up.
Mr.. Dean, in his remarks, announced himself
a Democrat as long he had tongue to wag
an arm to lift, or dollar to spend, but that il
| Greeley was nominated at Baltimore his head
l AL. H.l. ha9a h.
| vote for him.
James P. Hayes, also claimed to be an un-
/ flinching Democrat, (Which Mr.. Townsend de
clared he very much doubted) and would never
vote for Greeley. as long as he lived.
The amendment to allow each county 55 dele
gates was adopted by vote of 80 in favor, to II
| against 1t, John O'Byrne and other advocates o.
equal representation voting in favor of tn,
amendment.
to injury. Compared with a vSte in Kent ant
Sussex, he was only part Of a man before tn
amendment WAS passed, but now he was less o
man and more degraded than before.
The report as amended was then adopted wit
but or dissenting voices.
On motion of VIM. H. Newton, a oemmitte
of 8 from each county was appointed to draft
platform, when the following persons were az
pointed: New Oastle-Wm. II. Newton, JOIN
OByrne, A. b. Cooper, H. A. Nowland, Dr. Geo
W. Chaytor.
Kent-James Williams, John II. Bewley, Wn
II. Herring, James Il. Mitchell, Joseph Ward.
Sussex-Paynter Frame, William Jones, Gee
Russell, Thomas T.. Records, John M. Houston
The committee having retired, the Conventio
took recess for fifteen minutes, after whic
time the convention was called to order and th
committee presented their report.
The duties of the chairman, it was perceived
had been considerably ourtailed, for instead c
having to read 27 long resolutions, of his ow
concocton he had but to read the three follow
ing short and concise flights Of political fancy
1st That President Grant has committe
Treason against the liberties of the America
people.
I'd. That the Democratic party stands now,
heretofore, on the principles Of the Declaration
Independence, and the Constitution of the Unite
States and alone desire to regulate their actiol
, thereby.
Sd. That we pledge ourselves to leave no no
orable means untried to elevate to the Chi
l Magistracy of the Republic a true exponent
Democratic principles.
After the reading Mr.Newton proceeded to a
l dress the Convention in a highly elocutiona
: style, which indicated considerable care al
i practice. Mr.. OByrne, however, had used Il
0 most Of his thunder, and pumped the reserve
: pretty dry.
s resolution Giving lie." II the declaration
= Independence meant that all men were born fir
and equal it was ''lie." It was only meant {
white men. He warned the Convention that
they adopted the second resolution, they wei
n | sold, and moved to amend the resol
tion 70 as only to apply to white men. III
amendment was not seconded, and on the m
e tion to adopt, the resolution was adopted, SaI
g uel alone voting in the negative, with loud a
L violent exclamations that he had been !" sold