Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-14
A STORMY TUSsLE OVER GREELEY
Boiled Grow Finally Tabled-And no Il. solu.
tiSns ADOPTED.
CusTUs W. WRIGHT FOR CONGRESS.

factions known as salisbury and Anti Salisbury,
there were the New Departrrists led by John
oByrne, Esq, the regular Democratic of Dela-
ware, formerly known the &" White Mans
Party but now, anything to beat Grant, and
the straightout Democracy, led by William Dean,
of Newark to he conciliated.
Early in the day, the cansmen Of the reigning
Family began to gather and discuss the progress
Of the political campaign, and the SUCCESS oI tue
party in eating "bUileu crow"
Before the meeting of the delegates accredited
to the state Convention arrived the bugle blow
ers OF the party in Kent county, met M caucus
at ten O'Clock III the morning, and annulled the
action of the last County Convention, wherein
the nomination Of a Sheriff and Coroner by the
popular vote was recommended, and passed a
resolution in favor OF returning to the old dele
gate SYSTEM This too, without even trial of
the new plan recommended
The train from Wilmington arriving about II
o'clock brought nearly tul delegation from
New Castle county, and the train from SUSSEX
soon after, largely augmented the number, but
1t WAS also noticeable that few besides the reBu-
lar delegates were interested. Gathering around
the hotels and stores, the great political revolu-
tion was the general subject u conversation.
Neighbors and friends greeted each other with
" How are you Gteeley?' to which frequently
the ejaculation OF 3" d--n Greeley" Was the
only reply.
others were loud in their denunciations of
thSSage of Chapaqua and declared that they
were not of the kind Of Democrats who would
barter their old and cherished political opinions,
for the sake of voting for life long enemy ON
the plea of any thing to beat Grant"
AT o'clock, and before the Convention was
called to order, each county delegation retired
into secret CAUCUS to settle upon Electors aud to
fix things up generally, which continued until
about half past clock, when the Convention
was called to order by Andrew j. Wright, chair
man of the State Committee.
Dr. Mark q. LOlland was elected temporary
chairman, aud q. j. Harrington, q. =. johnson,
+. O. Maull and George Chance were elected
secretaries
On motion of John II. paynter, Secretary OF
State, a committee on Permanent Officers was
appointed VINO reported the following officers
President Hon. John IL. Paynter.
Vice observation-disclosures Nicholson, John G.
Graham M. W. Allen.
Secretarles-C. Z. johnson, James L. Walcott
II. O. Maull.
The President, on being conducted to the
chair thanked the Convention for this mark Ol
their esteem, and eaid that, we are assembled
on great occasion, and it behooved the Demo
cratic party to go forth and meet the black
mailed knight of oppression, and drive hin
from the land. We are bound to win but We
| must stand together in the fight il we woulC
| have victory perch upon our shoulders.
On motion of MIR. Walcott, u Committee oi
| five from each county on resolutions wal
| Ofuel6N anu no huGbG5ttu ilat lbb CLdu up
| point the Committee. At this juncture, San
| Townsend, shutting danger in the distance, CANT
| to the rescue, and swore there was too d.
| much packing III that way of doing business
/ and suggested that the delegation from New
| Castle County should retire and select their owl
| Committee, which suggestion was adopted. anC
| New Castle with =. L. ut the head retired, ant
| in Il few moments returned and reported thu
| following James M. Johns, VIM II Newton
| Samuel Iownsend, Albert Thatcher and Nathan
~ I f.t.,ft
j. M Noshell, Geo g. Halman, llnear Williams
| A. Cahal Sussex Cuunty-liobert III. Davis
| Thomas Il. Records, Peter $. Faucet, John
Bacon and William Il. Jones.
The Committee retired to consult durint
which time a meeting was organized in the Cour
Room below to which many of the waiting dele
gates repaired to hear what Charley Brown an
Brother Eli had to say about Greeley, who's
name up 10 the present time had never ono
been mentioned IN the Convention.
The Committee on Resolutions finally, after
long absence, reported a series Of Blk resolr
| tions the first and second of which reiterate
the confidence of the Democratic party III Del9
ware in the old and tried principles Of the part.
The thrd resolution accepted Horace Greele
and B Gratz Brown and SAID that by acceptln
the men they do not change their views, as bt
tore enumerated by the Democratic party.
The fourth reiterated that they hold that thi
government was created for the white man, bu
that they will not hinder the black III IL
|
| long as 1t is the law Of the country.
Ihe fifth and sixth resolution have the usui
| rehash of charges of lncOmpetency, mllltal
imperialism "nepotism,' and all other ism
winch abound in the Greeley speeches.
1t was evident even tefore the reading of Il
resolutions that bad blood had been engendere
IN the committee room, and that fierce hg
over the Sd and 4lh would be the consequence
, The battle key note was sounded by the iumiI
and nothing Townsend, who announced in a
yauce that there was a difference of oplni(
Q upon the Sd and 4th Resolutions Although
; was known that John Byrne had got himse
= installed as delegate from Red Lion Hundre
and was present To take care of his side Of Il
| house 1t was not until this time known wi
| WAS to be the champion of the BOurbons, but
d | "Uncle Abb Thatcher, of Wilmington, with co
| thrown aside and reekng with pelspiration ste
a | ned forward into the gladiatorial ring, all st
y misses ceased, and it was settled that betwe
= OByne and Thatcher the momentous questi'
was to be settled.
After considerable confusion, the resolutio
a , were finally read by @. p. Johnson, of the q
/ ztite III an inaudible tone. No sooner were
= | resolutions read, than Thatcher moved til
II adoption as a WHOLE when an indescribable see
OF confusion and noise arose, amidst which G'
Chance, of the AdUertiSer the plucby first Lie
ly enant of O'Byrne, made motion to amend,
d as to read and adopt the resolutions, one a
I'll | time.
ct OByrne attempted to defend the amendmt
| when Thatcher ODlecIeu 10 nlln peluB ntdIu
he was not member of the committee, I'm
All not knowing that he was duly accredil
ia Red Lion Hundred, as various other gent
70 men from Wilmington including the editor
% the Gezette had been accredited to various otl
lo Hundreds in New Castle county. After mt
confusion during which the whole audlen
"a Including delegates and all others, arose q
~ crowded around the Secretary DESK and all
IA ateutorian tones clamonng for vote upon
m respecliye propositions it was decided by
tn chair that MIR. OBJ, being dee gate, had ri
u to be heard. -
at O Byrne then attempted to give lecture
the sacred freedom OF speech. but was mterlu
lii ed by cries of " Stick to the question, l
er to order" " Sit down, Shut up" " TAX
ng vote, >" !" You're batherskite," " Go to ---
al, and similar other uncompllmentary expresslo
rs during which MIR. O'Byrne preserved his us
on good nature and made some telling hits WI
s. we're fast gaming him many friends, Goade'
iia desperatiOn to see the power of the Bourb
md waning, Mr. Thatcher moved to lay the anne
ment upon the table, which motion was decla
M | to be carried though the noisy responses
y;iI cave" and mo, were 30 near equal, that 1t
,.n with great difficulty the vote could be declde
nd MIR. Chance then rose and offered a substll
heartily accepting, and endorsing the nom
and platform of the Cincinnati and Baltln
,cl- Convention, and moved its adoption
ner OByrne seconded the substitute and procee
to defend it.
will Again a wild howl of rage and confusion a
t. impossible to describe. O'Byrne being in
ess element, and surrounded by his tried frie
ed Justice 0Neil Councilman Quinn, and hol
ON | other friends from all parts of the State po
hot snot into the serried ranks of the Bourb
HPut him out, says sprig of the reig
Family, You're an Irishman," says Fowler,