Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-05
SECOND EDI1'IGN.
Ehc County Dividers.

VISIT OF THE COMMITTEES TO DOVER YESTERDAY
A MIDNIGHT CAUCUS. LAST NIoHT-coNsPloUouh
ABsFNcE OF MANY WHO HAD BEEN COUNTED on.
Repeated inquiries, as to who had been named
ON the City Hall committee OF twenty, were an
swered by the statement that the committee was
not yet formed. Much difficulty was apparently
experienced in securing anything like that num-
Der. and instead OF thirty, (ten from the Board
of Trade and twenty from the public meeunB,)
only abont eighteen could be got together in the
Wilmington party. The following were among
the delegation James Bradford, Samuel Ban
croft, Jr John Jones, Charles Baird, Geo. H.
Bates, Benz. Nields, Geo. @. Robinson, i. Il.
Laly, Il. A. Van Trump, Geo. s. Capelle, NJ. NJ.
Child, j. T. Head, William Reynolds, W: L.
Croasdale, Jos. Fullmer. and /. O. Grub. From
New Castle, Alexander V Cooper, George Gray
and William Herbert went with tho party.
There were two or three others from Whining
ton, whose names we have not given.
THE CAUCUS AT DOVER.
Special to lie Commercial
DOVER, DEL, March 5.
The caucus of tie Dividers did not assemble
till about ~ O'Clock. when speaker Holcomb OF
the House, called the gathering to order. MIR.
Bradford on behalf OF the City Hall meeting,
presented the resolutions adopted there, and
George II. Bates. Esq, was then introduced.
After introductory remarks, he opened up what
lie conceived to be the many advantages to be
gained by a County Division, and claimed that
there had been a rapid growth in favor OF di-
vision, until he said, every shade OF senti-
ment was now fully represented III
its behalf. Mr.. b. spoke about forty minutes,
and was listened to with attention. W. t. Croas-
dale, representing the Committee oil the BOARD
OF Trade, then made a few remarks III favor OF
division and claimed that the measure had be-
come popular. lie closed by saying that the
greatest opposition, arose from those who were
afraid the measure, il adopted, would make the
members OF the present Legislature little too
popular
Ex-Sheriff Herbert, being called upon, eaid
that he was here not in favor of or opposed to
division OF New Castle County but too TOOK after
1te interests of the Democratic party for the
Campaign of 1876, but as he was convinced that
the Democratic party would not suier he would
not oppose division. But il lie fonnd any legs-
atlob going on detrimental, to the Democratic
party he would not fail to remind them OF it.
benjamin Nields, Esq, was tile next speaker,
and produced the same train Of argument, gen.
eraly as Mr.. Bates.
George Gray, ESQ, was called upan TO repre-
sent the south side OF the Christiana He said
u very large proportion OF tie people with whom
lie associated are in favor of this mode OF in
creased representation. Two other propositions
were before the Legislature, looking to increased
repre- SCI t tiop, ,bnt tn den answ o. the demand
OF the people. They demand impartial and COM
plete justice which nothing will satisfy but rep
resentation on the basis proposed. II this state
Of affairs continues the next census will present
most anomalous condition. Out of popua-
ton of 130, 900 New Car tie county will then have
80.0 900 of the population.
w. G. Whiteley, ESQ, being called upon said
that az the meeting was called in the interests
of a division of the county, it would not be pro-
per in him, who was opposed to division, to oc-
cupy the time.
Il. G. Cooper, Esq., expressed himself in favor
OF division, and William Reynolds declared for
some one outside of Wilmington to speak. lg-
natius &. Grubb. Secretary of State. proclaimed
himself n convert to division of the county,
and epoke in its behalf
The caucus, towards midnight, broke up.