The Morning herald., 1876-05-29
WILMINGTON, DEL, MONDAY, MAY %. 1876.

Third Ward-Thomas D. Gibson, Chas.
| Il. Bedford, Edward Farmer.
Fourth Wara-Henry Baxbaum, James
P. Hays Bernard Bonner.
Fifth Ward-John B. Ochletree, VIM. A.
Murphy, Samuel =. Adams.
Sixth Ward-Daniel Farra, George He
bron, Levi Berto]ette.
Seventh Ward-Thomas J. Bowen, Jas.
W. Ware, Milton Lackey.
Eighth Ward-James Leary, James
Kennedy, Edwin Morrow.
Ninth Ward-Gustavus Kolck, Thomas
housley, Jesse W. johnson.
Tenth Ward-Dayid Hughes, Patrick
Neary, David F. Findlsy.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEH.
Brandy wine Hundred - John O'Byrns
Chairman. Christiana, John W. r. Gilgore.
Mill Creek, DR.. Swithin Chandler, White
Clay Creek, VIM. 8. Wier, New Castle,
VIM. Herbert, Red Lion, WIN, H. Newton,
St. Georges, James II. Walker, Pcncader,
James Nicholson, Appoquinimink, SamI.
Chandler, Blacksird, DR.. John H. Parvis.
Wilmington, James W. Ware, John H.
Publ and Howard Ogle.
The report of tho Committee was then
adopted.
Mayor Whiteley, Of Wilmington, moved
the appointment of q committee of three
from Wilmington and one from each Of the
other Hundreds, to revise the rules and re-
port them to the September convention.
Major B. T. Biggs moved as an amend
ment that the report of the committee be
made to all adjourned county meeting to be
held on Saturday, August 5. This propo
sition was supported by Mr.. O'Byrne in q
qehement speech, and after considerable
discussion Mr.. Samuel Townsend suggested
that the report of the committee be made
to the county executive committee, who
shall print and publish the revised rules,
and refer them to the votes of the people
for acceptance or rejection, on Saturday,
August 5.
Mr.. Biggs, accepted Mr.. Towonsend's
suggestion, and included it In his amend
ment, after which the amendment was
adopted, and also the original motion, as
amended.
The committee was then appointed, by
the meeting, each hundred being called and
the names being announced by the repres-
entatives from the hundreds present at the
meeting. The committee is as follows:
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Brandywine-Jobn O'Byrne. Christlana
james Armour. Mill Creek-Stephen
Springer. New Castle-Thomas Holcomb.
Pencader-B. r. Biggs. Red Lion-Thos.
Bird. St. Georges-Nathaniel Williams.
White Clay Creek-Wm. Dean, Appoquin-
imink-John Townsend. Blackbird-Jacob
Richardson. Wilmington-Wm. G. White
ley, Ignatins G. Grubb and Walter Cum
Minis.
a. On motion of Nathaniel Williams, the
Judges above named were appointed to
hold special elections on Rules.
Mr.. Joseph Fl. Barr offered resolution
declaring it the sense of the meeting that
the delegates from Delaware to the
St. Louis Convention. should use
all honorable means to secure
the nomination of Hon. Thomas F. Baysrd
as the Democratic candidate for President
of the United States. Adopted unanimous
ly and with great applause.
On motion of Thomas M. Ogle, it was
ordered that the Sheriff and Coroner nomi-
nation election, and also the election for the
adoption of the rules to be held in Will
mington at the City Hall, and not in the
different Wards. Adopted.
On motion Of Nathaniel Williams the
hours for holding the special rule election
were fixed from TO 5 p. m in the hund-
reds, and from IL m, to p. m., in the
cities of Wilmington and New Castle.
The meeting then adjourned.
After the adjournment Of the meeting the
Eureka Cornet Band of New Port, paraded
the streets, and discoursed several fine airs
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