Middletown transcript., 1874-08-15
For the Transcript.
The Appoquinimink Delegate Elec-
tion.
LETTER FROM SAMUEL TOWNSEND.

The expiring gasp of the Democratic Appo-
qunimink Ring and their outside meeting coun-
sellers, was made on Saturday, 25th ult., the day
the County Executive Committee met at Middle
town and fixed last Saturday, the 9Th inst, as
the day FIVE delegates from each hundred except
Wilmington she ten, to the State Convention,
should be selected; and on the same day the
same number of delegates ssshonld be selected to
attend the County Convention TO be held in
September Rumor stated, the week following,
that certain Ringites would meet at Black Bird
on Saturday. the lst day of August; for what
purpose it was not stated, but on that day lead
ing. active Democrats from out of North Appo-
quinimink and South Appoquinimink hundreds
met there and went into u room in the old hotel,
and, to keep down any prejudice, did not appoint
either chairman or secretary, but all participat-
ed in the talk with one another in regard to ap-
pointing said delegates. The following persons
were present:
From North Appoquni- From South Appoqinui-
mink Hundred: mink Hundred;
James Kaneley, Richard Ferguson,
Samuel Townsend, Thomas Dukes,
Joseph Roberts, Jacob Deakyne,
David G. Rose, Alexander Deakyne,
John G. Wilson, Owen Crawley,
John G. Townsend, Samuel Roberts,
Henry Hanson, Ihos. Pnrnell,
f. 7 Perry S. l.. Finley,
Colin Ferguson, Abram Hayden,
Job Stats. John Fl. Paryis.
Mr. James Kaneley being the Oldest gentleman
present, it devolved upon him as the proper per-
SON to put motions. The matter of adjusting the
number Of delegates between the two districts
was talked over in the most cordial manner.
Jacob Deakyae proposed that the district he
lived in, South Appoquinimink hundred, have
three delegates to the County and two 10 the
State Convention. replied that they, the South
district, had, at the last election, the candidate
for the legislature and also three delegates
Richard Ferguson, who had been said candidate,
then rose up and moved that North Appoquini-
mink hundred have three delegates to the Coun-
ty and two to the State Convention, and thai
SouthsAppoquiuimin hundred have three dele.
gates to the State and two to the County Conyen.
ton. The motion was carried unanimously with
the exception Of Jacob Deakyne, who said no.
We all retired from the room with the bes
possible apparent good feelings and last week
two or three Ring tools of outsiders run around
md told the people to all meet at Black Bird anG
appoint the ten delegates. The more honorabl,
Democrats in South Appoquinimink hundred
met as agreed upon and appointed their delegate
to the State and County Convention, viz;
Delegates to the State Conventional Gideon =
Rothwell, James Brockson, Chas. Satterfeld.
A. Delegates to County Convention - Jeremiah
Prior, John II. Paryis.
The Ring tools for the whole hundred:
For Stats Convention; For County Convention
John H, ParvIs, Samuel Roberts,
Joseph Yaudegrift, Frank Collins,
william Nailor, James T. Taylor,
TT. Perry, Aaron Reynolds
Joseph Roberts, William Weldon,
These disoreanizers, in their meeting, number
I'd. + am told, fifteen; four of them from tn
Bonth district, where the meeting was held viz
Jacob Deakyne, Alexander Deakyne, WilliaI
Naflor and Samuel Roberts; and the balance {
the malcontents was from our district who wen
over to another district to appoint delegates 70
Ms. II Is proper to state that Joseph Roberts
pne Of the named delegates, was mot at thei
meeting and took no part, and several others the
have named, am told were mot there. Altogeti
q IL Ms tho highest handed political impudenc
I syer hessd ef n North Appoquinimink wit