The daily gazette., 1876-09-14
State Republican Convention
THE old RING TO THE FRONT.
A CUT AND DRIED PROGRAMME
CARRIED OUT.
Levi Bird Nominated for Congress.

and Complete Submission-PickeI els
is Happy but Higgins Is Sad-Defea-
ted candidates TO the Front-Dr.
Jump presides over the Convention
and Lofiand takes conspicuous
ParI-The speeches, resolutions, &c.
Yesterday afternoon was the time,
and Dover decided upon for holding
the Republican State Convention, and
the delegates from the upper end of
the County left Wilmington on the
9.35 m train. The attendance was
quite large, nd when the train LETT
Blackbird almost the entire New
Castle County Delegation was on
board.
WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT.
During the down trip the kepubli-
cans were in the greatest good humor
and freely boosted of their prospects
for success in the present campaign.
Said the GAZETTE reporter to a leading
party worker.
"What are you going to do with Mr..
Howard M. Jenkins, next Saturday?
Will you nominate him for the Legis-
lature?"
"Nominate him" was the response,
in tone mingled with scorn and con-
tempt; "yes, if we want to get beaten;
but as we don't want to get beaten l
guess we'll not take him up"
Two other Republicans, from the
Tenth and Third Wards began a dis.
cussion on the. relative strength of the
Republican party in their wards. and
the Third Warder requested his COM
panion to ''send over to the Third
Ward when help was needed, and
they could get all that was neces-
sary.
There being NO chance for caucus
on the train, the probable action of the
Convention was not generally discuss.
ed. But the leaders had passed it
aloug the line" and long before the
train reached Dover. it was understood
as fixed fact that as far as New
Castle County was concerned Levi Z.
Bird was to be the Congressional no.
minee.
The happiest men ON the train were
Harry McMullen, Capt Gallagher and
Henry F. Pickles, and the saddest
lapparently) was Anthony Higgins.
McMullen was happy to meet so many
of his Republican friends from all
parts of the county. Gallagher and
Pickels were rejoiced at the excellent
working of their well creased plans;
but the reason for Anthony's apparent
sadness was more than any one could
surmise.
THE COUNTY CAUcUsEs,
Dover was reached shortly before 12
o'clock, and Immediately after dinner
the County delegation assembled in
caucus. The New Castle caucus was
held in the convention room, with MIR
Geo. w. Bush in the chair, and David
A. Coyle, Secretary. Mr.. Higgins,
! with the expression of sadness still
marring his otherwise pleasant coun.
| tenarce arose and in nominating Levi
, G. Bird, ESQ.,, as the choice of the
caucus for Congress, moved that the
convention be requested 10 nominate
him by acclamation. This motion
prevailed only two dissenting votes
being uttered.
Theodore Clark then nominated ]
Taylor Cause as elcctor, and James
Scott nominated Gen Henry r Dupont
After slight pause the name of Mr.
Cause was withdrawn, and Gen Du>
pont was nominated by acclamation.
On motion of Capt Gallagher, S M
Curtis was nominated for temporary
chairman of the convention.
Members of the Convention commit.
tees were then nominated and the cau>
Gus adjourned.
The Kent and Sussex caucuses were
more Irotracted. but finally the pro-
gramme of the Wilmington ring in
regard to the nomination of Bird was
agreed to, and the other business of
the caucus concluded. Then the cau>
cuses adjourned, and shortly after, the
Delegates assembled in the commodi-
GUS third story room of the Kent
County Court House with everything
cut and dried, ready for final and
formal endorsement by
THE CONVENTION.
At2 o'clock Mr.. Henry F Pickels
chairman of the State Central commits
tee, advanced upon the stage and
said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION. -
In accordance with the instructions of
the State Central committee, call
this convention to order, but on &C
count of the lack of time 1 will not
attempt to make a speech but move
that s Minot Curtis of New Castle
county, be made temporary chair
man.
Mr. Pickels motion was adopted,
and Mr. Curtis taking the chair. said:
THANK you kindly gentlemen for
this expression but as Mr. Pickels says
we have no time for speeches. You
will please come to order and l await
your pleasure.
On motion of Anthony Higgins,
Esq. Beniah Watson, of Kent, was
made temporary Secretary.
On the respective motions of Messrs
Pickles and Higgins the regular COM
mittees were appointed as follows:
On Credentials-New Castle Coun-
ty-John M. Scott. Patrick MCCARTHY,
D. Eastburn, Thomas r. Day. Thos. l..
Buck; Kent County-S. w. Darby,
DR.. Wm. Parvis, c. G. Simpson; Sus
sex County-Leban l.. Lyons, S. NJ.
Morgan, u. s. Layton.