Middletown transcript., 1874-09-05
Democratic Meeting At Townsend.

In accordance with previously pub ]
lished notice, a meeting Of the Democrats
Of North Appoquinimink Hundred was
held at the hotel Of james G. Townsend,
in the village of Townsend, on Saturday,
the 10Th inst, at 2 o'clock, p. IN.
james G. Wilson, Esq, was appointed
chairman and VIM. B. Hsllis secretary.
Samuel Townsend, ESQ stated the OBJ
ject Of the meeting and gave history Of
the wrongs imposed on this election dis
trict at Dover last Thursday by the Ring
caucus from this county, and the packed
Committee on Credentials, in the Conven-
ton, and then moved that Central Com
mittee of five be appointed from this cleo
ticn district toicall meetings and transact
such business a may be brought before
them in the interests Of the party in North
Appoquinimink Hundred.
The following gentlemen were then
chosen:
Cyrus Tatman, David G. Rose, j Hen
ry Hanson, VIM. Dudley and Samuel E.
Townsend.
On motion of Cyrus Tatman, n can
vassing committee of three from each
school district we're appointed, viz:
No. 65-Purnell L. Jones, John W.
Naudan, VIM r. Crouch
No 76-John W Mccoy, VIM Vande-
grift, Taylor Atherly
No. 81-David Wells, Gideon Il. Bar
low, s. E. Townsend
No 89-Andrew J. Collins, Jos. Whit
took, VIM. H. lush.
No. 72-J. Henry Hanson. William r.
Rothwell, Wm. West.
No S0-John r Price. Even Roberts,
John II Green
No. 71-Wm. j. Lea, Miles T Jones,
Samuel Townsend then presented the
following preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, After the Republican Party
enfranchised the negroes it was the opinion
Of the white Democrats of Appoquinimink
hundred that the vote Of said hundred
would be about nine hundred votes, and
fearing that said number of votes could
not be taken at one place in the hours
prescribed by the election law of this State,
and more especially if Republican inter-
ference at the polls was to be followed up
as was at the last election, the white poo-
pie of said hundred, but more especially
the white Democrats, petitioned to the
Legislature of this State to make two cleo
ton districts of said hundred with one
voting place in each district The Legis-
lature complied with the request of the
petitioners and made two districts, North
Appoqunimink, the voting place at the
village Of Townsend, and South Appoeuini-
mink, voting place at Black Bird, in the
year 1872 Before the election, and be-
fore any vote had been taken in the said
separate districts, the Democratic white
men of APPOINTMENTS met in the lower
district at Black Bird and appointed
delegates to The State and County Conven-
tions with the understanding that it would
be the last time, as that fall the voting
would be done in the separate districts
prescribed by the law This present year,
1874, the Chairman Of the County Execu.
tive Committee notified the different hun
dreds of this county to select or elect, on
the Sth day of August. ten delegates from
each hundred, five to the State Convention
and five to the County Convention, except
Wilmington hundred, and that she appoint
ten delegates to the State and ten to the
County Conventions. Brandywine ap-
pointed in two places, North and South
Brandywine Christiana i'll Two places,
North and South Christiana; Appoquin-
mink met in North Appoquinimink and
South Appoquinimink and appointed the
number requested by said Chairman of
the County Executive Committee Will
mington appointed in ten seperate dis
tricts After it was arranged in Appoquini-
mink, at meeting at Black Bird on the
first day of August, to apportion and select
said delegates in the two above named
districts, certain discontented persons in
the hundred met at Black Bird on the Sth
day of August and assumed the right to
appoint delegates for not only South APP
poquinmink but also for North Appoquini-
mink hundred and these bogus delegates
to the State Convention went to Dover
and after hearing before the Convention
were turned out of Northern Appoquini-
mink and her regularly elected delegates
by ballot admitted but South Appoquini-
mink hundreds delegates were superseded
ny tnc tlree UoSus ueleSates, oue lTom tue
North and two from the South
AND WHEREAS, In the opinion of the
| Democratic white men of North and South
Appoquinimink, there has been outside
interference with the right of the white
Democrats of said districts, and we this
day give notice, if any interference should
be attempted at the County Convention,
to be held at New Castle on next Satur.
day, the 9th of September, to debar or
reject the delegates from N'rth Appoquini-
mink hundred = Richard f. Hanson,
David G. Rose and James G. Wilson, or
the delegates from South Appoquinimink
hundred, John w. Parvs and Jerry
Prior-we will call meetings in said dis
tricts and retaliate to the utmost extent
of our ability, let the consequences be
what they may ; for down-trodden peo-
whose rights are trampled upon and them
selves insuted, are justified under the