Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-07
FIRST EDITION.
Democratic County Convention.

SESSION OF THE BODY AT NEW oAsTLE-soME TRoU-
BILE IN THE CAMP, As UsUAL-sAM TowNsEND
DIssArisFIED-THE TICKET SELECTED.
The Democratic County Convention compos-
ed Of delegates from each hundred, for the pur-
pose of nominating members Of the Legislature
and Levy Court met at New Castle on Saturday.
The meeting was well attended, and tolerably har-
monious for the most part. John p. Cochran,
the chairman of the last Meeting, opened the
Convention in a speech, declining the chairman
ship from the fact that he had received the NOM
ination for Governor and that it would be evil
IDENTIFY out of place for him to longer occupy the
position. The First Vice President, Joseph Rob-
erts, then was called to the chair and introduced
Mr.. James Williams Of Kent, Democratic candi-
date for Congress, to the Convention, who was
received with applause.
The roll of delegates was then called, and they
then retired to hold the usual secret session for
the selection of candidates. During their alb.
sence, Col. W. G.. Whiteley, I. O. Grubb, Esq,
and U. 8. Senator Bsyard addressed the Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Bayard thanked the presiding officer for
his introduction, but said that the meeting
would agree with him that he hardly needed 1t.
He opened with few remarks upon the attitude
of the two parties at the present time in Della
ware, and referred to the late result in Whining
| ton as evidence Of q conclusion on the part of
| honest .citizens that honest administration of
| affairs was needed. He hoped that, as the Re-
publcans were expecting much Of the Demo-
| Gratis, they would not disappoint them. He said
| the administration Of affairs in Delaware under
Democratic rule was frugal, honest and eco
nomical, because the people themselves were
| honest, frugal and economical and only
willing to trust that party which had
30 we'll conducted their affairs in the
past. We are able he said, to pay our debt and
our credit is equally rs good as that Of any State
| In the Union, simply because we have been
| honestly governed. Such government as holds
Philadelphia by the throat would overthrow our
| little commonwealth In year. The speaker
then rested few moments to eulogise the can
| didates of the party for Governor and Reprenta-
| tive to Congress-. He then in unqualified terms
| condemned the acts of the present adminstra-
tion in regard to the reconstruction of the South,
and particularly in the reception by the
President of the delegation from South Carolina,
which he pronounced outrageous, indecent, and
unbecoming.
Mr.. Bayard then attacked the Civil Rights
| Bill. He denounced it as blow
which would strike down the very liberty
of the States He hoped that even if passed,
as there was little doubt it would be- at the next
session of Congress, it would be declared un-
constitutional by the courts. He dwet on his
subject at great length, and at the conclusion
of his speech was loudly applauded.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bayards speech, a
recess wss taken to await the report of the del
egates, and during the intermission efforts were
made to prevail upon John O'Byrne to address
the meeting but without avail.
At half past five o'clock the Convention re-as-
sembled and the delegates reported the follow.
ing nominations winch we're adopted, upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Whiteley;