Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-29
DELAWARE POLITICS.
Republican State Convention
The Policy of the Ring
Pursued.
The Bargain Confirmed.
DR.. Jump Nominated for the GOVcrnOIShip.
Mr.. Lofland Re- Nominated
Mr.. Thompson Slaughtered.
A TAME CONVENTION.
Great Lack of Enthusiasm.
THE OFFICERS AND THE PLATFORM
ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CONVENTION-HAR
BUT INDIFFERENCE.
| THE RIDE DOWN AND UP-DRUNKRNNEs5 AMI
DIsoRDER-DR. JUMP sERxNApED AT
vER-FIGuTING ON THE
TRAIN, &C., &C.
Great Lack of Enthusiasm

A twenty minutes past seven O'CLOCK, yester-
day morning, special train consisting of eight
passenger cars aud a fat car bearing piece of
ordnance, lett the T., w. & B. K. Il. depot for |
Georgetown, Sussex county, where the Republic
can State Convention was to be held. Before ar
irving at the place Of destination the train was
filled with delegates and their friends.
After a succession OF tedious delays on the
Junction Il Breakwater Railroad, the train ar
rived AT Georgetown about twenty minutes past
twelve O'Clock.
After dinner the different Court Delegations
began to caucus. The Kent men assembled in the
Levy Court room and the Sussex men in the
Grand Jury room, while those from New Castle
caucused at the Brick Hotel. Here two caucuses
were held, the Thompson men Withdrawing and
holding a consultation by themselves, with locked
doors. Jump man tried to get in, but was not
allowed.
About 2:30 o'clock, the delegates assembled in
he court room, IN the following order. The New
Castle delegation in the CENTRE Kent on the right
aud Sussex on the left
The meeting was then called to order by H. +.
Pickles, chairman OF the last State Central Com.
mittee who spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION Two years
ago most of US who are now present met here to
nominate q candidate for Congress. We met
then under the most uniavorabe auspices For
years past Republican success had scarcely been
| dreamed OF, aud never experienced. We nomina-
| ted our candidate, and by united, earnest and
harmonious effort In the whole State, We succeed
| ed in electiDg Hon. James X. Lohand to Congress-
ffrom Delaware. Two years previous to this cleo.
tion We were defeated by majority of 240O and
yet we recovered and carried the State by mao
ity Of 364.
| Gentlemen, what has been done once can be
done again, and the same harmonious the same
spirit ofseli-denial and sinking OF personal wishes
and desires, will make us successful in 1874.
asked you then, gentlemen, to forget all feel.
ing Of territorial division, to ignore county lines
and to make nominations which would meet
Ivrif "a N hn RI
ask the Same Of you to-day. and hope you will
make nominations which will meet with u hearty
response from the heart of every Republican in
the State. We are all in ono common family and
should be acluated alone by desire for the success
OF the party.
This coming election is the most important VIZ
have entered upon for years, and if defea.
ted we bid adieu for reform in Delaware for
twenty years TO csme. But il we successful
new era opens for us, and tho Diamond State viii
, in the future, shine brighter than ever.
u Mr. Pickles moved that John ID. Rodney, Esq
of Georgetown, act as temporary chairman
! Adopted.
Geo. V. Massey moved that rs there was NJ
, contest for delegates, the Committee on Gre
dentials be dispensed with, and Committee
on Permanent Organization Immediately ap-
pointed.
Pending consideration OF this motion, MIR
| Massey moved that the chairman he empow-
cred to appoint temporary Secretary. AdOp-
ted.
The chair appointed Il. c. Fram, of vii
, mingtOn.
MT. Levi G. Bird moved the appointment o
{ Committee Onlies0lutions, to consist of thre,
/ from each County.
John e. Clark moved to am end by making
. five the number from New Castle County
Accepted.
John Pilling, OF White Clay Creek Hun
dred, stated that he understood there was
contest for the seat of several Delegates, ans
moved that a Committee on Credentials b.
Iapp0inted, TO consist OF five from New Castle
aud three from each Of the other counties
= = Adopted.
nj Mr.. Pilllng further moved that delegations
E only partially filled have authority to cOmplet
I their quota, by appointments from the Hun
T dreds IN which the vacancies occur.
al Geo. V. Massey inquired what authority
il prevails in New Castle county, relative /
such occurrences. In Kent county there ar
= no alternates elected. and the County Conyer
a ton, two.years ago, gave the Delegation pow
: er to fill all vacancies. This convention can
not give such power and IL it is not given n
the delegate election or County Conventions
. 1t cant DO given at all.
Levi &. Bird stated that the custom in Ne,
Castle county was for the chairman OF tn
ICounty committee to fill the vacancies.
Capt, Gallagher said that at the State Con
ventiOn, four years ago, the system OF hllin
vacancies by the Chairman of the respectiy
County Committees was adopted On tbs
occasion he had been elected Delegate. bl
could not attend. and man directly oppose
:, 10 his opinions and the desires of the peop
Iof his Ward, was appointed. The matter WI
settled then, and this was no time to bring
y forward.
Mr, Filling replied that he had never befoI
= heard of any political body which could III
decide who are to be members OF it. He w
afraid he had unintentionally dropped bon
shell into the enemy's camp, to judge fro
the CONSERVATION which had been raised; b,
he would warn the gentleman that he lnu
. look out before this Convention Is over or q
"a campaign ended. There will be some war
~ work. We have had enough Of this ''oI
man" power, (Applause.1
Cant. Gallagher, In reply read note
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