The daily gazette., 1874-09-29
Kent County in Motion !
Democratic Mass Meeting.

| Al pursuance 10 previous nOtlcc, Il
| large and enthusiastic meeting of the
| Democracy of Kent county assembled in
Representative Hall at II clock, F. NJ
on Tuesday. the 22d of September
John ID. Burton, Esq, chairman of the
County Central Committee, called the
meeting to order, and moved that DR..
George G. Harmon, of North Murderkill
be elected chairman, which motion unan-
imously prevailed.
John NJ Voshell, of Duck Creek, and
Thomas L. Reynolds, of South Murder
kill, We're appointed Vice Presidents, and
Alexander j. Taylor, of Dover, Sec'y.
ON motion. the chair appointed a COM
mittee of five, consisting of James l..
Smith, John $. Harrington, Samuel L.
Cooper, VIM. J. Clarke and J. h Bur
mite. to wait upon John p. Cochran and
James Williams, candidates for Govern
or and Representative in Congress- and
invite them to take seats in the meeting
On motion of J. b. Pennington, the
chair appointed the following gentlemen
Committee on business and Resolu-
tions, viz: John Il. Pennington, j. &.
Gorby. j. Frank Denney, BENZ. r. Black
iston and Ezekiel G. Frazier.
At this instant tn" Committee. ac-
companied by Mcssrs. Cochran and Will
liams, entered the Hall amid the playing
OF the Dover Silver Cornet Band and
the clapping of hands. The candidates
were then introduced to the meeting by
the chair, and we're received with great
applause,
more music, Hon. Charles Brown was
called for and introduced to the audi
ence. Mr.. Il. commenced his speech v
saying that an Introduction to a kel
county audience was unnecessary, as he
was too well known. He said that it
was now about forty -four years since he
first entered public life, and gave an in
teresting account of his many contests
in behalf of Democratic principles he
spoke of the military dcspotism now ex-
listing in Louisiana, and contrasted it
with the famous order No. SO, issued dur
ing the war by that military humbug,
General Bob Schenck, prescribing an in
famous and degrading cath for the Dem
ocratS of Delaware before Icing allowed
To vote, and which order was enforced
10y the hayonet at the polls; referred to
The Stat" debt, created IN ls.half ot
those of our citizens who were so unfor-
tunatc as to bc drafted for service. in a
conflict in which they had no lot OF part
in bringing about, and with which hu-
name law, enacted by Democratic Leg
islature, the Republican newspapers are
now finding so much fault, notwithstand-
ing so many Republicans availcd them
selves of its benefits. Mr.. Brown spoke
nearly an hour. and closed 10y referring
i'll complimentary terms to the Demo
cratic candidates for Governor and Con
gresham, Mcssrs. Cochran and vii
liams.
senator S,lulsbury WAS the next peak.
cr. lie spoke of the corruption ami rX-
travaganc" of the present National al
mInistrltion, stating that the expense
of carrying on the government now, in
limo of peace, amounted 10 $500 $4,000
annually, when S!n,Wu,trW waS sufficient
| for all practical purposes; charged the
| Republican party with infringing on til"
Constitution in order to accomplish Ger
tain political ends and proved the a-srr-
tion 10y citing the confessions of the fact
by Radical senators; strongly denounc-
cd the despotic rule of the carpet -ha.s-
gers and thieves in Louisiana and other
Southern States and thought that os-
| terity would justify the hanging of kel-
logg, the usurplng Governor, Durell the
drunken and corrupt Judge, and Pinch
| back and other infamous characters; re-
| ferred to the infamous Civil Rights hill,
passed by n Radical Senate. and denied
the power of tungrrSs to force snrh 4
measure upon the white people of Della
ware, or any other state; highly eulu-
giEed Cochran and Williams for ability
and integrity, and gentlemen emIncntly
| worthy the support ot the Democracy 81
Delaware. Senator Saul>bHry $ speech
| occupied about an hour and was ire
quently applaude'l
After MIR. =. hal concluded, the chair
man announced the ticket nominated hy
| the Democratic County Convention, all
| of which was heartily endorsed ly the
meeting.
| Mr. Pennington, Oh bchalf Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions. reported the fol
loving resolutions, which were read and
unanimously adopted:
E.soicsd Ly the democracy cT heat c0Wdy y
~ ,atSS CuGrti.ttoH assembled, That We
believing in the suunlucss OF the princi-
| n a ~ H. 4
of Delawar in state Convention assrl4.-
bled on the 27th day of August last DO
hereby rciteratc and endorse the same,
and present them as the views Of tho
Democracy of this county.
| > That W. point with Just pride Ia
the course pursued y our able and "ih-
ciant Senators, the Hon. Thos. r. Bay
ard and Hon. Eli salisbury, in their er-
daayors to preserve and maintain the
rights reserved to the States under the
Constitution, and they are entitled td
| and do hereby receive onr most hearty
. endorsement.
3. That we recognize in our nominees
} for Governor and representative in Con
? grcss, John T. Cochran and James VII
: iiams, men of exalted and spotless char
, acter, and who we believe will honestly
I carry out and represent the wishes Z"
r the white voters of Delaware, and We d,
a ratify and endorse them rs eminentl!
| tIt i't'Sith'iN.
T. That We cordially invite all honcs
: white citizens to unite with us III tn
: election of the candidates whom We thi
$ day present for their suffrage believing
d that they are honest. upright and con
. scientious men, and in whose hands "
n can safely cntrust the duties Of the re-
d pective stations.
The following County Central Commit
=. tee. to serve the next two years was AZ
u pointed:
VIM. E Hall, Duck Greek Hundred.
+ BENJAMIN +. Graham, kenton Hun
dred.
Il Andrew j. Wilson. Little Greek Hun
: dred.
:, VIM ID. Fowler, Dover Hundred, Eas
II Election District.
4 Philip ID. Marvel, Dover Hundrc'
|, West Election District.
= William Broadway. North Murderki
y Hundred.