Middletown transcript., 1874-08-29

! upon me. Permit me therefore to make my
grateful acknowledgements. accept the posi-
ton with hesitation. l may commit errors, but
hope yoa will remember those errors will be
those Of inexperience, and not of the heart.
Gentlemen, this is the most important meeting,
of any kind, that ever assembled in this State
I have been voter for half century, and in all
that time the Democratic party has been the idol
| of my heart. For its principles | have suffered
and lost. have been incarcerated in bastiles,
tried by mock courts, locked up in New York
| State PRISONS for adherng to the principles OF
| the Democratic party, and carried on these old
limbs the brand of a felon 1t was the proudest
hour OF my life. Gentlemen, to-day will be
brought before you questions calculated to pro-
duce excitement, but beg yon implore you to
be calm, and do away With all excitement, to
indulge in no personalities or bitternesses but,
for the sake of your party conduct yourselves
with GOODNESS and dignity. Let the principles of
our party govern us this afternoon, and in all
our future lives. Ichabod has been written on
our banners; tyranny has laid us low, buta last
there is a spark kindled on our desolate altars
Let us rally as men, as one Let no one Of
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Cephas, but let all rally and press to the sup
port of our standard, until victory shall perch
anew upon our banners.
The President then read the call under which
the convention was assembled
| The committee on credentials repor ed that
Major W. Allen, NJ Colburn, Jacob Bounds and
Hugh Martin were the properly qualified delegates
from Seaford Hundre l. and that ]. w. Vande-
grift, Wm. Nailor, F. T. Perry, S. Fl. Roberts
and Colen Ferg uson were the proper qualified
delegates from Appoquinmnk.
Samuel Townsend and another delegate, whose
name we did not learn, appealed, in writing,
from the report of the committee to the conven-
ton tt
Johu J. Toner moved that the report. as TO
Seatord Hundred, be acted on separately. A
/ greed to and report adopted without discension.
Some rather noisy discussion upon the appeal Of
Appoquinilnink then followed. W +. Townsend
moved that the report be re-eommited to the
committee Opposed by S. c. Bigss and others
On taking the vote SO many voted on each side
that a diviso:. called for S. 9. Biggs call
ed for the reading of the documents pertaining
10 the selection of the different delegations
Sanuel Townsend, BY request, made a statement
of the matter, in substance the same as has here.
tofore been published. J. w, Vnndegrift read
the call of Wm. Herbert under which the Black
bird meeting was held.
|. G. Grubb here moved, as mn amendment te
the report of the committee, in the spirit of com.
promise, that Messrs. S. Townsend and C. Tat
man be admitted rs the delegates from Nortl
Appoquinmnk, and J. W Vandegrft, F. T
Perry and Jacob Deakyne as the delegates from
South Appoquinimink. Adopted unanimousl,
and that question settled.
W. u3 ~. NJ now llatyl that the conven
, ton g. .su.o ncai.Aaicn, h., allot, for Gov
eruor Carried.
Gro. Gral moved thc ar'e unont of thre
) tellers by the chair Agreed to and Messrs
Gray, G. J. harrington and W. I. TOWNSEND
appointed.
VIM Dean stated that committee of thre
gentlemen-Dr. Worre g. Watkins and him
sell-had been authorized by the New Castle del
egates in caucus to cast the vote Of 40 member
OF that delegation for John P Cochran.
W. +. Townsend said that Sussex claimed N
candidate and would ask none She would onl
promise that if New Castle and Kent would pre-
sent good nominations she would give at eas
t zoe majority [Applansc.l
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.
VIM. Dean nominated John p Cochran, of Ne,
: Castle, aud Joseph Burehenal nominated job
: W Hall, of Kent.
The attempt of William Dean to east the voi
r of the New Castle caucus for Mr.. Cochran wa
tlla ofo ful the fpia af JIa
loudly opposing it. At last William Herbel
e stated that misunderstanding had arisen in re
i gard to the motion which he had made in II
e caucus. That motion was that the committt
= named be authorized to nominate Mr.. Cochra,
II This settled the dispute, and the roll call VIZ
d proceeded with, the delegates deposting tue
ar votes as their names were called. motion
|. John $. Bacon that the delegate present fro
Baltimore Hundred be allowed to cast the iu
D. vote of that Hundred created more confusion an
loud talking. The ion was withdrawn ar
the voting continued.
p When the end reached and the result a
. certained, it was found that Mr.. Cochran had r
9 ceived s3 votes and Mr.. Hall II, scattering l, al
s. sent or not voting 4. The announcement W
received with tremendous appauding and chee
IN ing, which was taken up and re-echoed by t
vast throng outside. Mr.. Burchenal moved tn
,e John P. Cochran be declared the unanimo
r. choice of the Democratic Convention for Cove
v nor. Carried amid tremendous applause N
loud and hearty cheering.
John Vangasken then moved the convent,
go into a nomination for a candidate for Co
r gress. Agreed to. The following nominatio
n were then made:
NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS.
c. BY John Yangasken, Charles B. Lore BY
G. Grubb, James Williams. Thomas R. Lal
g and G. P. johnson were appointed tellers.
tn |. G. Grubb moved that while the votes we
being counted the report of the committee
s- resolutions be read Agreed to, and Mr.. Grub
p as chairman of that committee read the folio
ing resolutions, which were unanimously al
enthusiastically adopted as the platform of t