Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-10-17
snssex county POLITICS.
NOMINATION. OF A REPUBLICAN COUNTY
TIcKRr-THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

NOMINATION OF REPUBLICAN COUNTY
TIcKRT-THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Special correspondence Of the STATE JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Oct. 9.-The Republican
County Convention met here yesterday
afternoon and nominated the following
ticket.
For sheriT-John II. Richards, of North.
west Fork hundred.
For Ooroner-Thomas Ingram, of Broad
kiln hundred.
For State Senators-William B. Records,
of Little Creek hundred, and W. A. llaz-
gard, Of BrOadkiln hundred.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ]. Davis,
Of Cedar Greek Thomas Calhoun, OF Nan
ticoke; ThOs. IL. Chipman, OF Broad Creek;
Ebe Townsend, OF Baltimore; Ir. ID. II.
Houston, OF Lewes and Rehoboth; John
u. Rodney, Of Getrgetown; W. Il. Cannon,
Of Gumb0ro'.
Levy Court COMMISSIONER NJ.
lester, of Cedar Creek John NJ. Short, of
NanticOke John J. Derriekson, of Days
boro'; William 4. Warrington, of Indian
River; Joshua Obier, of Seaford; John T.
Richards, OF Northwest Fork.
The crowd present was quite large, free
trains on the Junction a Breakwater Rail-
road having been run, and the ticket is
considered In many respects good one
Jump and Lofiand were here, and the latter
and Col. Moore made speeches before the
Convention after the nomination OF the
ticket.
reported the following as the platform upon
which the party propose to conduct the cam
paign. After being read, they were unani-
mously adopted
Resoired, BY the Republicans Of Sussex
county, in convention assembled, that we
hereby affirm and endorse the platform OF
principles adopted by our State Convention,
held at Georgetown, on the 18th OF July,
last, and ratify and approve the nomina-
lions made by said Convention, and also the
| eBtire county ticket this day placed in nom
| ination by our party.
ResoIrcd That We hereby charge the
Democratic party Of this State with gross
mismanagcment of her financial Ailatrs
and with continued system OF legislation
productive of unnecessary and excessive
taxation.
Resolrcd, That our political opponents
have for years Iecklessly managed the
affairs Of this county, and expended eNtrav
agautly ana injudiciously large sums of tho
peoples money, burdening them with Al
Oneious taxation for which they hav'
received no Just equivalent. For th'
reformation OF which evils, State ant
county. we hereby pledge ourselves.
ResOlred That we call upon the Demo
cratic party OF this State to explain why
during their long term of power, they have
not granted the oft-repeated demands OF TIT
people for An improved school system.
Rcsoircd. That while the Democrats art
loud in their abuse Of the Republican party
falsely charging 10 with oNtravagant ultra
isme, we are curious to know how far thei
a.filiaiiOn with Greeley and Sumner, in tn
last campaign, committed them to thei
peculiar political principles, and that Will
we commend the political advance of thos
Democrats who advocated the election o
Horace Greeley TO the Presidency, VI
Would most earnestly urge upon them
/ steadfast adherence to the faith that ono
, was in them, aud invite them tn turtle
progress III grace By voting our entire re
publican ticket Ou the 81 OF November neXi
e Alter appointing the following Count
5 COMMITTEE the Convention adjourned
I :. o. Pierce. John q. llazzatd, Charlie
- +. Richards, William W. Sharp, Henry 1
, Cannon. n IL. Brown. Thomas IL. Chi
q man, Thomas II. Riggin, Daniel BurtoI
i H. q. Prettyman, Il. Il. Burton, 5,
\ Cannon and DR.. ames ID. West.
n MuETIN0.oF .THll DEMOCRATIC COUNTY GET
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
The Democratic County Central Comm
tee met here yesterday and were busil
ID engaged both in the morning and afternoo
regulating campaign matters. The resu
of their deliberations will soon be mae
I'd public.