The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Democratic Meeting at IOach-
send.

In accordance with previously pub
lished notice, O meeting OF the Demo,
| Gratis of North Appoquinimink Hundred
was held at the hotel of James G. Town
| send, in the village of Townsend, on
Saturday, the 29th inst, at 2 o'clk, p. m;
1 James c. Wilson, Esq, was appointed
chairman and Wm. b. Hollis, secretary.
| Samuel Townsend, Esq, stated the
object of the meeting, and gave his
tory of the wrongs imposed on this elec-
ton district at Dover last Thursday by
the Ring caucus from this county, and
| the packed Committee on Credentials, in
the Convention, and then moved that a
Central Committee of five be appointed
from this election district to call meet
ings and transact such business MS may
} be brought before them in the interests
} of the party in North Appoquinimink
Hundred.
The following gentlemen were then
chosen:
Cyrus Tatman, David C. Rose, J. Hen
ry Hanson, VIM. Dudley and Samuel h
Townsend.
On motion Of Cyrus Tatman, a can
vassing committee of three from eacf
/ school district were appointed, vi:
No. 65-Purnel T. Jones, John ". Nan
dian, VIM. z. Crouch.
No. 76-John w. Mccoy, VIM. Vande
Us
No. 8l-David Wells, Gideon L. Bar
t low, s. E. Townsend.
No. s9-Andrew ]. Collins, Jos. Whit
, took, VIM. II. Tush.
No. 72-J. Henry Hanson, William r
o Rothwen, VIM. West.
II No. S0-John R. Price, Even Roberts
John Fl. Green.
No. H-Wm. J. Lea, Miles Il. Jones
Samuel Townsend then presented tn
following preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
n WHEREAS, After the Republican Part
4. enfranchised the negroes it was tn
opinion of the white Democrats ct Appt
10 quinimink hundred that the vote of sal
o. hundred would be about nine hundre
votes, and fearing that said number {
SC votes could not be taken at one place
the hours prescribed by the election la
of this State, and more especially il X
publican interference at the polls was
be followed up as was at the last electio
D. more especially the white Democrat
petitioned to the Legislature OF tn
a State to make two election districts
said hundred with one voting place
Ter each district. The Legislature compli
xt with the request of the petitioners, al
"a made two districts, North Appoquii
III mink, the voting place at the village
Townsend, and South Appoquinimin
m. voting place at Black Bird, in the ye
" 1872. Before the election, and befo
any vote had been taken in the said Sc
men of Appoquinimink met in the low
district at Black Bird and appoint
ose delegates to the State and County Ce
rty ventions with the understanding that
I'M would be the last time, as that fall
and voting would be done in the separ,
districts prescribed by the law. 4
ote present year, 1874. the Chairman of
xth County Executive Committee motif
neu the different hundreds Of this county
select or elect, on the 9th day of Augr
one ten delegates from each hundred, FIVE
,as. the State Convention and five to
car County Convention, except Whining
. of hundred, and that she appoint ten d,
gates to the State and ten to the Cou,
ne Conventions. Brandywine appointed
two places, North and South Bran
wine; Christiana in two places, No
and South Christiana; Appoquinim
met in North Appoquinimink and So
ber requested by said Chairman Of
for. County Executive Committee.
vote mington appointed in ten separate
tricts. After it was arranged in Ar
sing uuinimink, at O meeting at Black
ible on the first day of August, to apport
car and select said delegates in the
Gun above named districts certain dis
ng q tented persons in the hundred me
save Black Bird on the 9th day Of August
1t of snr not only South 4ppoouiniminf
but also for North Appoquinimink hund
and ana bness oosus t 4o Ronar 10 and she 81 :
liars hearing before the Convention was
enty ed out Of Northern Agpoquinlmink
nVe admitted; but South Appoquinin
nice hundreds delegates were supercede
n pa. the three bogus delegates, one from
North and two from the South.
AND WHEREAS. In the iopinion Of
will Democratic white men Of North
and south Appoqe,nmink,; pp ;.i ihefe ere mas
and the white Democrats Of said distr
and we this day give notice, IL any il