Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-29
Convenilon scenes and Incidents.

THE TRIP TO GEORGETOWN AND BAoK-cHARAoTER
OF THE coNyENTIoN-sERENADE TO DOCTOR
JUMP, ETC.
The special train of eight cars which left this
city, yesterday morning, WAS crowded before an
arriving at Georgetown. AT Dover, another
band of music was added. making three-the
Rockdale, Independent of Wilmington and Do
YER A cannon mounted on truck car at the
rear of the train was fred at the principal stop
ping places, but beyond this, the party on board
were very quiet, the noise and rowdyism which
accompany "free train bound on political
errand being happily avoided by the charge for
passage. The delegates from the several local
tiles came aboard at their stations with the ex-
ception of the two from South Appoquinimink,
who were left behind the train failing to stop at
Blackbrd.
After delay at Harrington, the train
proceeded as far as Careys, three miles North of
Georgetown, and there was obliged to wait about
half an hour for the train North, which upon its
arrival, proved to be, as we'll as the excursion
train, too long to.get on the siding. BY an elab-
crate series of 'drilling" backing and going
ahead, the two trains passed each other, and the
excursion reached Georgetown about 1920
The Convention being called for o'clock, the
interval was devoted to getting dinner and eau
cusing. The Jump delegates from New Castle
county met in the parlor at the Brick Hotel, and
the Thompson delegates in Room 4, on the sec
Onu nOOr. NO county caucus was lelQ. line
Kent caucus also met and it is stated that
there were nine Thompson men in it. Upon
consideration of the certainty of DR.. Jumps
nomination, however, they yielded
The Court Room, in which the Conventiog
was held, is unsuitable for the purpose, benin
too small, and hav ing insufficient seats for the
delegates. Many were compelled to stand, espe
cially those from New Castle county, to whom the
centre of the room was assigned. There was
complaint that persons not delegates occupied
fl,ar ii tl.n.. 30
ers were taken by parties who merely couple the
desks with their elbows, and forced the newspaper
men, (among them Mr.. Hofiecker, Eeditor of the
Smyrna Tines) to stand up and write as best
they could.
The proceedings we're attended by no excite
ment, and by much less than the usual amosnt
of political sound and fury. There was very
awkward pause i'll the organization not due,
however, to the chairman. In the constitution
Of the three principal committees, those named
for New Castle county were almost entirely
Jump men, only two of the fifteen being friends
of Mr.. Thompson. Eleven out of the fifteen
represented Wilmington, the other four, as
signed to the county, being Messrs. John c.
Clark, L. F. Riddle, J. W. H. Watson, and John
Pilling.
The Convention adjourned about $50, and the
train left for home shortly after $50. At Do
yer pause of about half an hour was made,
while those on board went over to the town,
serenaded Doctor Jump, and informed him of
his nomination. He was introduced by L. @.
bird, and in suitable address, thanked the Re-
publicans present for the honor. John G. Jack
son was then called for, and made pleasant and
manly speech, recognizing Doctor Jump as the
candidtse OF the Republican party of Delaware
and entitled to its support.
The train arrived at Wilmington about II. 49,
Quite number of persons including several
ladies', and two baseball clubs, on the train
down, besides those going to the Convention
game of ball was played az Milford, between
the Milford Climb and the Club of New Castle
which the former won, % to 20. A Picked Nine
from Wilmington played the Central Club of
Georgetown, which was won by the latter, the
score being "a to 80.