The daily gazette., 1876-09-29

retired, ana the committee look
recess.
After short absence the committee
returned and Nelson j. Lee, stated
that the majority Of the committee
agreed upon the following nomina-
tions.
For State Senator Chas. Moore of
Wilmington.
For Representatives-Eli Menden-
hall, of Brandywine; Abram Chandler.
of Mill Creek James Mccoy, Pen
cader.
Rev. j. B. Mann presented the follow.
ing as the minority report:
Resotoed. That it is inexpedient and
in opposition to the true interests of
the cause of Temperance to nominate
third ticket at this time.
The minority report was almost ae-
cepted.
r. c. Fraim moved the adoption of
his resolutions which had previously
been temporarily tabled.
Rev' Fielder Israel favored the
minority report, but hoped that in its
adoption the Convention would pro-
test against the action of both parties,
| and give them fair warning for the
future.
Nelson Lee, commenced to read the
"iron clad pledge" but Geo. w.
Roberts called him to order.
! Mr.. Lee, however, read the pledge
which declares against voting for any
man who will not pledge himself TO
the advocacy of laws to make the
manufacture and sale Of liquors a
crime,
r. G. Fraim was opposed to third
party. He commenced to review the
Republican ticket. and classed Isaac
IS, Elliot, as Christian, temperance
man.
The chair called him to order, and
said the Convention was not the place
to make stumps speeches, for the Re-
publican party
Mr.. Fraim continued, and favored
each man making up a temperance
ticket from both political tickets.
! Mr.. Geo. W. Wells began to speak,
in opposition to Mr.. Fraims resolution,
but Rev. J. b. Mann repeatedly inter-
rupted him by calls to order.
The chair insisted on Mr.. Wells
being allowed to proceed.
MIR. Wells said when he read in the
Holy Book what was said of he who
holds the cup te.his neighbor's lips and
then looked ct the candidate which
one of the parties had nominated for
Congress he could not endorse Mr..
Fraim's resolution.
| Geo. w. Roberts favored question
ing the candidates of both parties. and
voting for those in favor of local
|option.
| A. Sergeant said this plan could moi
be followed. The Legislative candi-
dates en- both tickets had heen asked
if they would favor prohibition OIL
local option. and only two of the six
teen had responded,
would not allay the evil of intemper-
ance. 1t lay ia the family circle, and
mothers should commence by not
giving their infants liquor in any shape
or form.
A colored man supported Mr.. Fraim's
resolution because the safety of the
Republican party. He thought Mr..
Bird would vote to protect the negroes
at Washington.
| Rev. Joseph Smith said he was a
Republican, but he placed the banner
OF Jesus Christ above the banner of
his country. If it was impossible to
get answers from the candidates on
both tickets, how is it passible to get
temperance ticket from the two, He
did not propose to be disfranchised by
the two political parties and therefore
the temperance people should so act
as to show the defeated party that
tdey might have been successful
had they paid attention to the
wishes of the temperance people. He
would rBther see she Republican party
defeated than to vote for a man who
in the National Congress would dis.
grace him and his principles. He
knew the nomination of temperance
candidate would cause the defeat of
the Republican ticket, and he meant
this, He would never surrender TO
any political parry the honest convic-
tions derived:from his God.
| Rev. j. b. Mann thought the tenn
perance men conld vote their convice
tions without the Convention forming
a ticket. He would enter the Temper
ance party when it became great
national party.
Rev. j. V. Smith, Of Smyrna was
opposed to temperance influence be-
ing sold out TO the Republican or any
other party. He was willing to sacri-
flee his personal interests to the suc-
cessof the temperance cause, and did
not want this Convent on to go out
into the world and say 1t was afraid
to meddle with politics. He was sur
prised to hear that Bro. Mann would
not join the temperance party until it
became great and powerful.
Rev. j. B. Mann cut Off further dis.
cusslon by calling the previous ques-
tion on the resolution. The call was
sustained by a vote of 80 ayes to 30
nays.
The first resolution was then read
and Rev. T. Z. Martindale offered an
amendment, declaring that "while it
is lnexpedient to nominate third
ticket we call upon all temperance men
in the State to scratch all candidate of
either party who are not devoted, in
their personal habits. to the success
of the Temperance cause"