Middletown transcript., 1876-06-17
the dslera,iop from each county to sixty.

Mr. Dean was opposed to this, and re
minded the Convention that the time for New
Castle would yet come. We have right t
rebellion. There are things which justify
such, and the lower counties had better no
tempt them too far. The time is not far dis
tant when we will elect the Governor, and
. be Independent Of you and bring you TO you1
knees.
Mr.. Townsend-FriendD Dean, what time Dc
you expect to get the revolution up; can
you postpone it till frost? Just give each o
the counties 60 delegates and that will settle
, it in q minute.
Mr.. Newton-Is there q hundred in Kent OF
Sussex that has not five delegates in this
convention?
Mr.. Stokeley-We have thirteen hundreds
in Sussex but only 55 delegates. They are
apportioned according to population.
Mr. Pennewell, Of Kent, said that the call
issued by the Chairman of the State Conven-
ton entities each county to IS only.
Mr.. Bewley, of Kent, wished to say to Mr..
Dean that the lower counties had never shown
any disposition to accuse New Castle of trick
cry, but they want the same representation as
New Castle. What authority had New Castle
to elect sixty when only ffty-ive were called
for? When the bill dividing Appoquinimink
was pending in the Legislature it was opposed
on the ground that it ould create disputes
in regard to delegates and did You not tell
me, Mr.. Townsend that you would not want
any more delegates?
| Mr. Townsend said he was not king or en-
peror, he was neither Appoquinimink nor
Blackbird "a voice, no, you are archduke),
he could not control the peoples wishes, he
had to bend to them.
For little while it was hard to tell who
had the floor, Mr.. Bewley, Mr.. Townsend or
the President. The latter raped, and the
others talked together. Mr.. Bewley would
hold that Mr.. Townsend had made the remark
before stated, uutiI he denied it.
Mr.. Townsend-I am neither Appoquini-
mink or Blackbird, l am not emperor or
ruler.
Mr.. Bewley said Duck Creek was divided
into three hundreds, but we did not ask for
delegates for the new hundreds. Let Apo
quinimink take three and Blackbird two, &C
cording to population. We don't want to
act unfairly.
Mr.. OByrne thought New Castle asked for
nothing improper. When Blackbird hun
dred was given the right to hold its own pri-
mary meeting it was also given the right to
representation in the State Convention. He
then raised the point that if Blackbird was
cast out one of the nominees (referring to
Col Whiteley) would not be properly elected;
his election as delegate would be invalid and
illegal. He advocated the election of five dele
gates at large from the two lower counties.
DR.. Ellegood claimed that "a votes was .
majority of So and that the hypothesis Of Mr..
O'Byrne was wrong entirely. New Castle
should have come here, as we did, with the
number of delegates called for by the Chair
man of the State Committee. We have no
bad feeling for New Castle county. If you
desired sixty delegates you should have noti-
fed us and we would have accommodated
you. If one of your hundreds is disfran-
chised you have only yourselves to blame.
Mr.. O'Byrne moved, as a substitute, that
hereafter each county shall have sixty dele
gates.
Mr.. Dean was not ready for the question
[loud cries of question and spoke further on
the subject.
Mr.. O'Byrne's amendment was carried and
then voted on as substitute to the report
and adopted
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions then re-
porsed the following:
The Democratic party Of Delaware, strong
in its ancient faith and loyal to those prin-
ciples of free government upon which the
Federal union was formed, declares
lst. That strict adherence to and mainte-
nance of the limitation of power contained
in the Constitution of the United States is
the sheet anchor of our institutions, on which
the safety of our future depends.
End. That the attempt Of the Federal ad-
ministration, now in radical hands, to absorb
the police powers Of the States, to control the
election to Office by Congressional legislation
and executive interference and to substitute
centralized government for the "Home
Rule Of the Constitution, is viewed with
alarm and should be met with the rebuking
ballots of a free people.
3rd. That the Republican party. now in
power, has prostituted its high frauds to per-
sonal and party ends, and by its fragrant cor
ruption, brought upon US national humilia-
ton and disgrace.
Ar hot tia o<tnvrpf nf Drao;dnpf Grark
and his advisers to athwart the Democratic
House of Representatives in the exposure of
official fraud and malfeasance, is an outrage
upon the whole people, whose servants they
are.
5th. That the necessities of the times i'm.
peratively demand return to those home
bred virtues Of our ancestors, honesty and
economy in the administration of public
affairs, and to those methods Of government
which will secure real civil service reform
by cutting of multitude of unnecessary
Offices and making preferment in the public
service no longer reward of partizan zeal.
9Th. That the currency Of people should
constitute in itself standard and a measure
Of value as well as circulating medium of ex-
change; and that "to coin money" out of
gold and silver was the only power on the
subject delegated to Congress by the consti-
tuuoH tnaI tue 0lSregdTu OI tnlS WlSe Nnl-
tation of power and the introduction of an
unredeemable paper currency among the peo-
pie has caused an enormous increase of the
public debt and has been the prolific parent
Of wild speculation, with its consequent bank
ruptcy and ruin; that wisdom and obedience
to the charter Of our government alike de-
mand a restoration, at the earliest possible
day, to money Of value, of gold and silver
coin, and currency convertible Herewith
at the will of the holder.
7th. That tariff whose object is 10 raise
revenue and not to favor special classes is de-
manded by the whole people of the world.
9th. That the people of Delaware recognize
the eminent public services of the Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard; that in all public trusts
he has been faithful to duty, and in his pub
lie and private life pure and without blemish;
we therefore declare that he is our unanimous
choice for the Presidency of the United States
9th. That the delegates to the Democratic
National Convention, this day appointed, are
hereby instructed to cast the vote of this
State in said convention as unit for the Hon.
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