Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-14

Ponder's Prothonatory of Kent county, "Nes,
says John, Il am an Irlshman so was Colonel
Hazlett, who commanded the Delaware ltegi-
ment in the Revolutionary struggle, and whose
remains now rest in yonder grave yard. SO were
seven of the signers of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence, Irishmen. SO was General Montgom-
cry, who fell in the Revolutionary struggle be-
fore the walls Of Quebec"
There isn't man amongst you, can touch
him, cries Councilman Quinn. The member from
Brandywine proceeded, amidst mingled confu-
sion OF oats cat calls applause and hisses the lat
ter being led by Gov Ponder's ProthOnatory.
lyon may hiss" said the speaker, but yon can't
stie the voice of freeman" The eloquent
orator then made a beautiful perovation in Iavor
of peace and harmony; in which the colOrs OF
the rainbow were beautifully blended but the
BOurbpns couldn't see the bow, and clamnred
loudly for a vote on the substitute before John
should charm their followers into his ranks.
Esquire O'Neil, getting the floor, informed the
Convention that II they did not accept the sub
stitute, the approaching municipal election in
Wilmington " would NOT be worth that" (snap-
ping his thumb aud Inger) to the Democratic
party
Councilman Quinn, securing the floor, after
expressing a desire to zee tine campaign con-
Quoted upon the principles of the platform. and
an endorsement Of the Baltimore Convention,
"went" for his former colleague, OK councilman
Thatcher in high style and began to say some
things not very complimentary to the ex-coun-
Gilman reviewing his domineering course, aud
this convention. Mr.. Quinn was about proceed
ing when he was interrupted with a perfect
storm of misses. and such remarks as "Shut up
Order" " D---n your Council during which
the Second Ward Councillor quietly subslded
The vote being taken on the substitute, the
vote was 10 evenly divided that the chairman
declared himself unable to decide. Then fol-
lowed alt indlsclfbable scene of confusion, min
ged with hisses and yels of intoxicated men,
the friends Of O'Byrne crowdlg around him, IN
case protection should be necessary, as it really
seemed to be- The feeling was hot and danger
urked in the air The frantic appeals Of the
chairman for order were entirely disregarded,
| and the storm was allowed TO spend its fury, UNI
til inallya motion olay the resolutions, together
| with the substitute, on the table, and proceeded
| to the election of candidate to Congress, pre-
| vailed.
Order being partially restored, the Convention
proceeded to the nomination, the following per-
SONS beng put in nomination: @. w. Wright
| L. l.. Martin, b. T. Biggs James r. Mitchell,
John B. Pennington, DIR. $. Chandler. and Geo.
| Gray, Esq.
Sussex county voted Wright 40, Martin 4,
| Bggs 2. Kent county voted Wright l6, BgSs
| 8. Pennington IA, Gray /, Mitchell Is, Martin 3.
| New Castle c)unty voted Wright ID, Biggs TO-,
Pennington /, Gray 3, Chandler IL, Martin 7.
Custus W. Wright having received rs votes to
| 75 for all others was declared nominated, and on
motion of s. q. Biggs, the nomination was made
| unanimous
The convention then proceeded to nominate
| Presidential Electors the following named being
| nominated New Castle county. Wm. q. White
| ley Kent county, DIR. Albert Whiteley Sussex
county, Geo. W. Wlllen.
The following State Executive Commit % was
| then appointed. f. New Castle county, Jesse
Sharp, John p. Cochran, Goo. Gray Sussex
county, O. w. Wright Vim. b. 1omlinson, j.
| Turpin Moore those from Kent are to be here
after reported.
An effort was now made by the Bourbon wing
to take up the tabled resolutions and have them
passed, but Mr., Chance rising to point of order,
with the remark of "oh, no, we've got you now
your resolutions are tabled" and immediately
moved to adjourn, which motion was declared
| carried and the delegates, still excited heated
and contentious, marched out of the Hall, with
out single cheer for any thing, or any body.
THE RATIFICATION MEETING, DOWN STAIRS.
For the first time in the history of the Sauls
bury Democracy of Kent County, did the big
spread-eagle posters stick up at all points in the
county, fail to bring the faithful together. Com
pared with other outpourings of the masses thu
present meeting might easily have been takeI
for a'funeral. The call was foI the white mer
| 10 rally in their might, but the white men came
not, and the black mon MT being invited and
being more prohtably engaged in camp meet
| ing close by of course were not there, conse
quently when the mass meeting assembled at A.
| o'clock not more than 150 to 200 persons wer,
present. The meeting organized by calling JOIN
w. Hall to the chair, with the following addi
tional officers
Vice Presidents, John II. Bewley Samuel Har
gadine.
Secretaries, Andrew J. Wright. VIM. II. Herr
ing
Mr.. Wright offered a resolution accepting th
nominees of the Baltimore Convention, whlcl
was adopted.
letter from Hon. Cove Salisbury dated Bed
ford Springs was then read reviewing the polit
ical situation, and advising all his Democrat
friends to vote for Greeley and Brown, not q
their choice. but because they were tho nOmi
nees of the Baltimore Convention.
Charles Brown referred to the honest way c
doing business when he was Collector OF tn
Port of Philadelphia, and the dishonest wa
in which collectors now do business. Som
one going up the stairway at this time sal
something about "Tinder boxes which did nc
reach the ear of the speaker. Mr. Brow
thought the 18th 14th and 18th Amendment
, were obtained by fraud and he still indulge
j. the hope that time would reetify the mistake
Hon. Eli salisbury, announced himself in Of
position to Greeley and Brown but az he di
liked bolting, and as they were the nominees
. the Democracy he would vote for them.
u Further speeches were made by Hon. BENZ.
Il Biggs, and BENZ. l.. Temple, ESD. and the NEE
!. ing adjourned without any demonstration
Z favor OF Greeley beyond that of the collest an
/ most reluctant pretence OF acquesceuce in Ii
y nomination. Its effect was in no sense raj
~ iiclton" of Greeley and Brown