The Morning herald., 1876-05-19
DOVER.
Convention Hair Pulling Yesier-
day.

Hair Pulling Yester-
day.
THE POLITICAL FEAST AT DovER--A SMALL
PACK OF BRIsTOW WOLVES BARKING AT
BLAINE's HEaLs-A REVERSIBLE PLAT
FORM, EITHER GOLD OR PAPER-MR.
MASSEY CAST HIS HOOK AND CAUGHT
AN oEFICE-HoLDER IN THE SHORT HAIR
old SUSSEX ON HER LEGS AND LED
ON BY THE DOUGHTY LAYTON,-MR.
PICKELs AND MIR. GALLAGHER RUNNING
1T To SUIT THEMsELvEs-EvEKYT
FOR BLAINE.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
DOVER, DEL, May 18th, 1876.
The Republicans of Delaware met in
State Convention in this place to-day,
nearly full delegation being present.
Prior TO the assembling, the delegations
from each county, according to custom, met
in caucus and selected deeg ates and alter
mates to the Cincinnati Convention.
Mr.. l'enry +. Pickels, Chairman of the
State Executive Committee, appeared on
the platform, and spoke us follows:
Fellow Citizens and Jellow Republicans 1t
becomes my duty, as well as my pleasure,
to call TO order this convention of delee ates
who represent the virtue, truth, intelligence
and equality of all men before the law, in
this State, who are convened for the i'm
portant duty Of electing delegates
to the convention which is to be
held at Cincinatti to select standard bear
crs TO represent the party in it's National
capacity in the next Presidential election
He trusted that their deliberations on this
occasion would be conducted in the same
spirit of liberality, courtesy and harmony
that had always characterized their pro-
ceedings. Confident of this result, and in
accordance with established custom, take
pleasure in nominating Mr.. James Wooley,
OF Wilmington, as temporary chairman Of
this convention.
Mr.. Woolley advanced to the chat. and
ferred.
On motion Of Mr. Geo. V. Massey two
Secretaries were appointed from New Cas-
Scssex, as follows:
New Castle-Thos. F. Moreland and R.
Lewis Armstrong.
Kent-Floyd &. Ramsdell.
SUSSEX. O. Pierce.
On motion of Mr.. Massey the Committees
on Credentials, Organizations, and Resolu-
tions were then appointed as follows:
On Credentials-New Castle Co., Samuel
Barr, Samuel Silver, W. A. Hukill, M. B.
Stotsenburg, Caleb Millborn.
Kent Powell Aaron, d. P. Barnard,
Robert 8. Downs.
Sussex-J. G. Short, David Moore and
VIM. Short.
On Organization-New Castle, Levi G..
Clark, Geo. L. Townsend, James Ander-
son, John T, Stroud, Francis Vincent.
kent-D. P. Barnard, VIM. p. Seward,
Joseph s. Truitt.
Sussex-George W. Josephs, James F.
Burton and Eli r. Sharp.
On Resolutions, New Castle-Chas. Tat
man, Jr., Allen Smith, Abncr Woodward,
kobt F. Wright, Daniel p. Hamilton.
Kent = Lemuel johnson, Geo. V. Massey,
A. B. Connor.
Sussex-Daniel Burton, Joseph Phillips,
j. D. Rodney.
On motion the convention took recess
for half an hour to allow the committees
time to act.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion reported the following officers who were
elected: President, Manlove Hays, of Kent
County.
Vice President, John W. Day, New Gas.
tie; JohT T. Jakes, Kent and John D.
Rodney, Sussex.
Secretaries, 7. T. Moreland, New Castle;
James +. F.Anderson, Kent: and D. J.Layton,
Sussex.
On taking the chair Mr.. Hayes thanked
the convention for the honor, and hoped
that the proceedings would be harmonious.
The Committee on Credentials reported
| the list of Delegates.
Mr.. George V. Massey from the Com
mittee on Resolutions offered the following
The Republicans Of Delaware in State
Convention assembled, pledging their un-
allerable devotion to the cardinal principles
upon which their party is founded, and de-
string that the integrity of the Government,
shall be maintained, that its obligations
shall be honestly and fully paid in coin, or
obligations convertible into coin, at the
pleasure Of the holder, its administration
shall be honestly and faithfully conducted
in all the various branches aud departments
thereof, and that home industries shall be
properly protected, SO that the skill and re-
sources Of our common country shall be
rendered renumeratve and productive; do
declare that in our opinion the National
Standard bearer in the Centennial cam
paign, must be exponents of the principles
herein set forth; aud believing that by a
long continued and active public life, and
enlarged experience as a national legislator
and otherwise, and an uncompromising in
tegrity, preverved despite the most persis-
| tent and malignant attacks, the Hon. JAS.
q. Blaine, of Maine, meets these require
ments; therefore
Resolved, That our preference be and the
same is hereby expressed in his favor as an
| eminently proper person to become our
Presidential candidate, and our delegates to
Cincinnati, are hereby Instructed to OBJ
serve this preference, so long as in their
Judgment and discretion it may be consid-
cred possible to secure his nomination.
Resolvsd, That in the Judgment of this