Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16
with terrific yells. followed by few faint

with terrific ytlls, followed by a few faint
| NAYS.
Mr.. Pickles also read the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were. on mo
ton, referred TO the County Executive
Committee, with power to act. The negroes,
as usual, voted q solid aye, without having
the least idea. what they were voting upon.
| WHEREAS, Under the existing rule OF the Re
publican party Of New Castle County, candidates
are no longer nominated by County Convention,
but by the people voting ut their respective Wards
and Hundreds. and
| WHEREAS, The remaining functions and duties
| of the County meeting. as they now exist, be
better discharged in the like manner by the people
by direct vote, than by the incorrect and un wiedy
instit uton OF County mass meeting, therefore,
be it by the Republicans Of New Castle County,
| ReS0tred, That the Executive Committee be anu
they hereby are instructed, at the opening OF the
campaign in 1876 and therea ter occasion arises
to fix the time for the holding of the election Tor
| the nomination OF candidates FOR the offices oi
Sheriff and Coreuer: Also to appoint day OF days,
and the officers for the holding OF electious in each
Ward, Hundred and voting District, for the seec.
tlon by the people and members OF the County
Executive Committee and officers to hold the elec
tions for candidates for the offices OF Sheriff, Cor
oner. Inspectors. assessors. and members of III
General Assembly.
Resolred, That hereafter the County Comuittes
call no Conyeution OF the patty except frr the
purpose OF altering these rules, any uDu,uai
emergency which shall seem 10 them TO dem nl
lut asstmbllDg OF the patty III mass tuhNt uNUL,
| MI. PicSels read the following preamble snd
resolutions, which cttered by Rev. L. u. stew
ard, aud j. q. Walker, col
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty Prov
dence to remove from the Senate by somewhat
sudden DEATH the great, the iustIous Charles
Sumner, who fell virtually at lis post, aft,r az
unbiemshed career, extending over uearlya guar
ter OF century.
ResO'Ued, That ia the death OF Hon Charles
Sumner, the country has lost stainless patIIot,
| able statesman and most worthy citizen. dl.l
humanity at large an earnest and most able a1-
vocate OF equal rights and impartial justice.
) HesolCed, that as Republicans, We owe TO tLe
late Charles Sumner, lasting debt CT gra;itucc
for the lustre which his long and brilliant public
life has shed upon the cause OF freedom, justice
and humanity; principles OF our party which so
cheerfuliy espoused and so manfuiy cbampiOned.
g. Here occurred one OF the most dsgraceiui and
| disgusting actions OF the Convention. raitb-
fully folio owing their instruction 10 vote aye
on every motion put before the meeting, aud Aa7-
ing not the remotest ldea OF the character Of the
resolutions, or the solemn event they referred -,
the ignorant negroes, Joined by lew drunken
whites, broke into appalling yels OF "ayv,
the instant the Question was put W the Chair.
The yells were vlgoi Gus anu prolonged, and ended
with a scream that was almost n" tiger" No
stranger stepping into the room a, this instant,
would have supposed ior minute tAat vote
was being takeu on resolutions OF the above char
acteI. Rather would he have supposed that some
tuucoD speaker Was utteting iulsome and latter
BuL the worst had not yet come. With inson-
eevably bad taste, the chair called for The contra
ry opinion. when SOME drunken duter near the
door promptly sAAs uGt "hu Instantly, tie
room resounded with cries vi put him out,
put him out " aud sone fellow with as iitt!e
sense OF propriey tue obstinate voter, cried out
Mr.. Chairman, move that teller that voted nc
come up add make speech
Thi, sally caused the simple De.roe> t y laGsL,
and order partially restored, Th< whole al
tar, Low ever, WAS an insult TO the dead S'ates-
mau, and a repfoaeh to his memory.
II John P.lhug lLeu offered the ioo" .ng res
lutiou
IS Resoirel That Intending 10 give the ueXt State
:. aud County kepubiican ticket rousIpg majority
q We reeoInlneud the Safe CeHtrd COMMITTEES t.
call The neSt State Convention at The cay " H.
v mIngton.
" Here, again. the He2roes. true 10 Their instIsc-
llons voted ,ond ave much to the chaItiu
u ot Mr.. Pickels, Who probably didn't anticipate
,uch II resolution, ot he ~o,lI have instructed
D. ms followers to vote differently He is pledged
10 call the next State Convention al dtoigeto"n,
Il aud Will probably do 80 even yet, uUiwiihsIlnd-
~ ing this resolution.
n Ou motion ot James Hawkins, thanh, were
\. extended 10 Mr.. PIckea, ehail imam Ot the last
"a State Cen,ral Committee, and uu uotou VI Cap.
n L J Dougherty. 10 AIR. silver, ehaImin OF the
A last County Executive Committee.
la On motion, the County Executive Committee
y requested TO meet at IL O'Clock neat SatuTda
lr moInlDg, at the Republican Headquarters, Wa
Here, amii great confusion, yelling and shout
~ ing a motion WAS made and carried to al 1utn.
1 Mr. rSkels, tclng loudly called for attempted
In to make speech. but The disorder "ns ~ great
a" a" that he could not be heard and soon desislet
., During MI. Pickles attempt, Ned Lcary rushed ou
: the ST., seized Anthony Higgins, ESD BY the aIu
m aud laudiug him enthusiastically, at the topo
hls voice, iutousy INSISTED that lie sIould Il eak
" For lew minutes, perfect pandemoulum reign
- ed supreme. Several unsuccessful attempts Wei
* made 10 put Ned out, but he only yelled the lou
o. o. der each time. Tue negroes danced around Ia,
III room shouting al the top OF their voices. aud on
~ the approach OF the time FOR the departure ut I'll
, special train, induced them 10 leave the tour
" room. They rushed pell nell to the depot board
OF ed the cars, and about three O'Clock the tran
y lelt, bearing away the most dsotderly erowd eve
nj assembled in the town. The old touIt hous
o. seemed To fairly blush with shame at the disgrace
al iul SCENES Just enacted within Its walls, and ever
a. decent citizen OF New Castle breathrd, s.gu I
n rrei at the knowledge that the farce ot the Re
n, publican County Convention was ended.