The daily gazette., 1876-09-08
Mitchell, J. S. Walcott, A. Holmes
Stockley. Sussex, DR.. r. G. Ellegood
DR.. Chas. F. Richards, Jos. Lafetra.
The committee on resolutions H.,
ported the following:


DR.. Chas. F. Richards, Jos. Lafetra.
The committee on resolutions r.,
ported the following:
The Democracy of Delaware. represented |
by the delegates in this Convention. re firm |
the attachment of the party to the principles
of republican government as established by
the men who .ramed the Federal Cons titu-
tiop, and insist that only by q faithful OBJ
servance Of those .prinsiples can tae just pow
ers of the General and State Governments be
maintained and the rights OF all the people
he assured.
i. Rssoirsd. That all attempts on the part of
the Executive department of the Federal
Government to interfere with elections in the
States is a usurpation of power, subversive
of the rights q, the States and the liberties of
the people. We therefore denounce the re-
cent military trjer of the Secretary of War
directing the General of the 4 my to distri-
butte soldiers In :he Southern Stat sas indica-
tive OF purpose on the part ofthe Admins
tration anu Its supporters to prevent, pos
sible, free and tair exercise OF the elective
| franchise in those States.
2. Res0trtd, That the l,te circular of the At
| torney General OF the United States to the
| United States Marshals is an attempt to usurp
| the authority of the governments OF the States
| and to place the control of the elections in the
hands of urscrupulous United States Mar
shals, and thereby TO force the election of
Republican Executive against the will of the
| people.
3. Res0ired. 1 hat the extravagant and waste
1ul expenditure OF tue puDllc money SlHce tne
termination of the war has eni tailed oppres-
| sive taxation and brought financial distress
| upon the country, and demand, no less than
the corruptions that have existed under Re-
publican rule, q change in the mans cement
of public affairs.
4. Resoiued, That we charge that much of the
embarrassment under which the business and
industries of the country are suffering is at
tributable to the exhaustive drain of federal
taxation up on the resources Of the people. and
that much OF the money ext0rted by taxation
from the people ofthe country has been squan-
in political Jobs and not appropriated 10 ad-
vance the interest of the country.
.. Resoiucd. That theadministration of Pre-
: sident Grant has been marked by disregard
and contempt Tor constitutional and legal OBJ
, legations and the rights and interests of the
people. That the prolongation Of Republi-
can rule would be continuation of the, op-
r preston, corruption and extravaganza which
! have existed for the last eleven years.
q. Res0ted, That the true interest oftthe
7 American people demand u chance in the ad-
D ministration Of public affairs. which can only
, be effected by defeat of the party control
) ing the government. That the election o
e Mr.. Hayes influenced as he would be by thu
/ men who have surrounded President Gran
=, and shaped his administration, would fail t.
secure purity or economy in the administra
o ton of the government.
g Z, ,ReS0iued. That in the candidates for Pre-
a sldent and Vice President nominated by tn
- National Democratic Convention at st. Lou
) is. and tie platform of principles enunciatet
by S1lu convention, as Wcll rs IN tne leLtcr
h OF acceptance both Of Mr.. Tilden and Mr.
. Hendricks. we have the assurance, pledg
u and guarantee that the success of the Demo
n cratic party in the present canvass will In
IT sure reform An the civil service of the coun
try, purity in the administration of govern
ment, economy in the expenditures of tn
e public money, reduction in taxation, prosper
= ity to the country, and happiuess to the peo
ic pie of every section OF our common country
lr They were unanimously adopted.
'e Mr.Jas. Walcott offered the following resC
ic luton. which was adopted
!, RCSO(rti, That We ;"e now. as we alway
le have been, in favor OF the white men of tn
re country controlling this government, an
liz therefore we appeal With confidence to tn
~ white people only for the success of the nrir
% cipleS enunciate1 i in the foregoing resolution
e. On motion of j. r. Mitchell of Ker
es county, Hon. James Williams was re
y nominated for Congress by acclama
u, tion.
e The Convention then adjourned,
"a NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN CAUCUS.
If The caucus was prsided over by Hor
l. Il. L. Biggs; DR.. Swithin Chandler
at Secretary. The roll of delegates wa
NJ at called
d. Candidates for Presidential Electol
u were ballotted for as follows:
sc C. B. Lore, Esq, received 5 votes; job
TX brennan, 8; DIR. Swithin Chandler, II
" VIM. Dean, 5; Victor DUPONT, Esq, 6.
sf Second Ballot.-C. b. Lore received
to votes John II. Rodney, %; 2. n. Brel
at an, 10; DR.. S. Chandler, 10.
,g Third Ballot-C. B. Lore received
II votes John H. Rodney, 80; DR.. Cham
~ Ter, s. Before the vote was announce
&c Chris lana Hundred changed her fly
oe votes to Mr., Rodney, Mill Creek HUI
p dred changed her votes to Rodne
ut Wilmington changed her 10 votes
a Rodney. The ballot then stood, Lore,
Rodney, 80. On motion the nominatic
IS NJ, xuoS n, al., 1,OaDip10i1S