Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-10
FIRST EDITION!
THE DELEGATE ELECTION
HOW 1T PASSED OFF.
RETURNS FROM cIrYAHo COUNTY
THE DELEGATE ELECTION.

The REBUILT IN THE CITY AND COUNTr~ThE
RIVALRY IN WILMINGTON.
The election for Delegates to the State and
County Conventions took place very generally
throughout the County, Saturday afternoon,
and was well attended, particularly in this city
So much interest in the selection OF State Con-
vention Delegates has not been shown for
years. In all the Wards Except the Tenth III
valry tickets were presented, and in some OF
the Wards three tickets were in the field. The
contest however, was carried on in good spirit
and no ill-feeling has been produced at the re-
suit.
The following are the returns from the city
| and county, SO far received:
FIRST WARD.
State -Delegates-James A.
Plunkett, 10l James Bourke, 81 Mer1ls lay
lor, 49, Altsrnates Ralph Mccall, 10; John
L. Springer, 10l. County Convention--Dele-
gate--L w. Palmer, 200 Alternate, M. A. j.
Springer, l22; John II. Kelley, 70.
SECOND WARD.
State n-Delegates-Wm. Bare
| ford, 1877; Joshua Baker, 90; John II. Moore,
| IL. Alternatcs. Jacob Butt, l43; VIM. H.
| Quinn, "a; }. Baker, -.
County Convention Delegates Robt p. Taw-
resey 1873; Chas. K. Jetreris, S5; +. b. Frazer,
| II. Alternates-C X. Jefferis, 12f; Joseph ii.
Richardson, 20; K. p. Tawresey, o.
| THIRD WARD.
State Observation-Disclosures G.
Grubb, 169 =. J. Ford, 80; Alternates, Thos.
j. James, 127; VIM. Ii. Grebe, 1l3. Charles
Chandler, IS.
County Convention Delegates-Ed Farm
or, l7G; A. Bickta, So; WIN. Emmons, x; VIII
lis iIolton, |. Alternates. Michael Megary,
1863; Lewis Mccall, IS; II. nj. James, l.
FOURTH WARD.
| State Convention Delegates j. Ton
er, 40; Jacob Richardson, a.. Alternates,
Henry l.. Buxbaum, l7i
County Convention -Delegate5- Il. G. Spring
er, 106; John Akin, 81; John Otto, H.. Alter
Mates, John D. Dougherty 153: "A. j. Hart, 50
John Akin, .; IL. Duxbaum, l..
FIFTH WARD.
State Convention Delegates Muir
phey 1913; Andrew l.. McClane, 81; VIM. Il.
| liodgson, y. Alternates, Joseph l.. Carpenter,
| l29; w. A. Murphey, 40; John w. Gibson, 10.
County Delcgates-A. Given,
1913; G. e. Woolley, 80; M. b, Ocheltree, H.
Altcrnates, Sam'l s. Adams, lbs; VIM. Hanna
39 e. Z. Woolley, IL.
SIXTH WARD. r.
State Convention Delegates VIM. McNIen-
amin, 1874 Edward Ill. Singles, ~; Howard y
Moore, 49, Alternate, James Davis, 229..
| County Convention Decentralization q.
Baugh, 10. Alternate, George Hepburn, 2l9
SEVENTH WARD
State nvention-Delegate- p. Johnson,
50; Milton Lackey, A.; A. White, {; Geo. Nc.
Call /. Alternates, James Nj. Ware, 10; Albert
Thatcher, 35. .,
County onvention-Delegate--L r. Spring
er, no. Alternates, Frank M. A. Lohner, 81
| Jehu Pyle, so; John Craig, 4.
EIGHTH WARD.
State Convention -Delegates-EdwC c. Nor
row, 81; A. ID. Chaytor, 49, Alternate, VIM
| Mcconnell, As.
County Convention Delegate, George c
Ward, A. Alternates, A. D. Chaytor, 30 Edw
C. Morrow, 10,
| NINTH WARD,
| State Conveniently legates-John McSor
ley, ~; J. j. Walker, IA. Alternate-Edwaro
Knight As.
! County Convention Delegates l.. Miller
"A. Acknowledgement IT, Baylis, A.
TENTH WARD.
State Convention Delegate-John Guthrie
$50. Altemate-David F. Finley, $50.
County Convention Delegate-Levi Turn
er, 100 Alternate Canning, $50. M
. opposition ,., ,;.o.;on. a.
far as we have received them, are as follows
BRANDYwINR HUNDRED.
State Convention East District-Delegate
Isaac N Grubb, VIM. Il; Handy: West Dis
trict-Delegates Joseph Handy, Benz. Eraim
liza. b. Smith. Alternates-W. A. Husbands
David Furey, Stephen c. Sharpley.
County Convention--East District-Dele
gates-Walter Pierce, VIM. Wier. West Dis
trict-Delegates Husbands, e. Z. Right
er, VIM. Talley.
inspectors East District-Jacob X. Handy
, West District-Thomas l.. Talley.
Assespor-Alfred ID. Bird.
| Road Commissioners--East District-W. Il
Talley. West District-W. ii. Casey.
NORTH cHRIsTIANA HUNDRED
! At IL Democratic meeting held at the house
| of Daniel Mulherin,
ON motion, ]. Poulson Chandler was chosen
Chairman, and Joseph II. Mccullough, Score
| tary.
appointed to nominate delegates to the state
| and County Conventions:
Norris Wilson, Andrew c. Alexander ano
| Daniel Mulherin.
The Committee returned the following del
egates, which were adopted and passed by thu
meeting.
| Husbands, Abram Palmer, ThomaS Toy. AL
tternates--Norris Wilson, jeremiah Springer
| Andrew c. Alexander.
Il Delegates to County Conventional. Poul
| son Chandler, James Armor, Daniel MulheriI
| Administrations Ii. Mccullough, Samue
Chandler, James Nettrey.
JOSHUA IL. McCULLoUdH, Secretary.
SOUTH cHRIsrIANA HUNDRED.
Newport, August 8. 1874.
An election was held in South Christian
hundred, ut Newport, by the Democrats, TN
evening. and the following deiegates wer
| elected:
State Conyentlon-Deicgates M NJ. JUST '
:. John W. X. Kllgore, Alternates-vIho thomas
Hanna, John Jordan.
County Convention Delogates-Thoma
Chandler, John Simpson, Jr. Alternates-
Jesse b. Boughman, David Price. y. .. &,
Il. &. JUsTIs, Secretary.
Mill 6RERK-At meeting of the Democrats
II of Mill Crock Hundred. held on Saturday the u
day Of August, BENJAMIN Foote was appoint,
| Chairman and Edmund Iiaman Secretary. III
following named gentlemen wero elected delegat
/ TO the State Convention:
Thomas L. J. Baldwin. Alternate George Syringe
1Aauia Dericks0n. Milton Steele.
| aeorge Medill. james Porter.
Samuel Graves. :. Lewis Mler.
!. John Ii. Robinson. Lewis McEiweo
~ Delevstes 10 tho County Conventions;