Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-01
FIRST EDITION.
PHILADELPHIA.
Political Matters-General Topios-Centen-
nial Notes, &c.

week, important matters both OF general |
and local character claiming attention. The |
excitement as regarded st. Louis was rather |
slow in kindling, but as time wore ON it |
mounted up very fairly, although not equal
ing the interest shown in the doings of the |
Cincinnati Convention. People had hardly |
had time to rally from the exhaustion at
tendant upon the first great demonstration,
and besides there is not 80 much incentive
to hurrah for the losing horse in a race.
A certain amount of hurrahing must be
done on principle, but it is easy to detect
when it is done with a will. 1t seems to be
felt here that while the Democratic ticket
personally is very strong-the nominees
being certainly two of the most deservedly
prominent men in the party--there is fa-
tai lack of harmony between the candi
dates, and between Mr.. Hendricks and the
Platform, on the money question. This
fact, added co the very queer record OF the
the Democracy in its attitude to the Gov
ernment makes it tolerably hard to cheer
the st. Louis ticket with any vigor. But
| doubtless in the fullness of time VIC shall
have something in the canvass which will
measurably take the place OF enthusiasm.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
The Republican Congressional, judicial
| and county nominations were also made
this week, and three were some points in
the proceedings which attracted particular
attention. Among these we're the ques-
tions of the denomination of Judge Pierce
for the Common Pleas, and Hon. VIM. ID.
Kelley for Congress. Judge Allison was
renamed without dissent, but Judge Pierce
had succeeded of late in raising quite an
opposition, which looked at one time as
though it would succeed in placing new
Judge upon the bench. In the end, how
ever, Pierce was remominated. The
struggle against Kelley for Congress you
will remember threatened to be formidable
The member from the 4th District had de-
lberately forsaken his party in the last
general election, and among other decided
utterances at that time had done his best to
: elect Allen, the Democratic candidate, Gov.
ernor of Ohio against General Hayes. But
time Is q sovereign healer and the leading
men in MIR. Kelley's district appear to have
forgiven his backsliding in view Of the ne
cessity of having pronounced Protection
ist in Congress from That sectlon' Ihey
might of course hhve named some one
\ equafly aB strong in professlou of faith ur
+ Kelley, but they would have found it difficult
1 to have put up any one whose real COM
mand of the subject is as thorough as that
of Judge Kelley, who is perhaps the best
|
Protective view in Congress. The case is
not little curious, for it shows that now
and then a politician, through the posses
sion OF special knowledge, can afford to
disregard the usual inviolable obligati0ns
of party. It shows, too, that handful Of
q capitalists and employers in District can
i name whom they choose for high place, re-
q gardless of the multitude. Rank and File
the phrase goes, but in fact the Rank if
| Qm0nnt Uttle
T except as filters i'll. / speak now Of large
manufacturing districts, especially. Ii
g Judge Kelley's district there was undoubt
Il edly among Republicans a strong personal
= feeling against their representative, but
d Messrs. Powers and Weightman, and few
q other large concerns, wanted the Judge re-
q nominated - and re-nominated he was
!, Strong enough influence, even, was brough
81 to drive off SO determined and shrewd {
n tactcian as State Senator e. W. Davis,
70 ROWAN FOR sHERIEF.
y Yet another political excitement was th'
a nomination of.W. E. Rowan for Sheriff,
q. choice clearly unfit to have been made
ly Rowan was Henszeys chief supporter in th'
AT latter's celebrated attempt to control Com
"a mon Councils and had been deep in all tn
st abuses of the Henszey rule as chairman o
D. the Highway Committee. After the fall
Henszey, Rowan won triumph by etfecl
HtN
endorsement seems to have felt himself
to fly at higher game, but he has forgotte
es that the 9th Ward is not the whole city
be He boasts that he ''runs" his own war
of and, indeed, appears to do so but his pow
nd or is not felt elsewhere. His record as
~ politician is as bad as bad can be, and
n n, was an astonishing act to put him in nom
lu nation for so important a place as Jhab {
10 sheriff.
on The other county nominations were
n Southworth for City Treasurer, and NJ
70. Jesse W. Neal for Register Of Wills. I'll
Y selections are good and give much eatisfa
ia ton Mr.. Southworth has been clerk
tn the Treasurers Office for long time.
the other winning Congressional Distric
OF Messrs. O'Neill, Freeman, and Hammer we
80 renomipated by acclamation, and Mr. Be
an ry again valorously consented to head tt
up forlorn hope against Mr.. Randall.
IL" DEATH OF JUDGE LYND.
Hon. James Lynd, one of the Judges
the Common Pleas, died, early this NOR
lon ing, of that terrible disorder, lookja
". 'on The deceased Judge stood very high in pr
Inc fessional and popular esteem, and his loi
to upon the Bench, will be severely felt. n
MT Lynd was a Philadelphian, and his acti
de-. life was principally associated with this Gil
'ss. vet Delaware has some share in him, .tC
me since he was at one time professor in t
M College at Newark. He was a man of fl
ID and varied sttanments, and the author
TX several educational works Of high class
lta GENERALITIEs.
Commencement season comes arou
again, and the question comes again, al
=, if there are not more of these ceremoni
the than are desirable? The Girls Morn
20 School sets good example in decreeini
AIRY yearly commencement in future, instead
the semi-yearly ceremony. The High Sch
oe- and all other establishments indulging
on two commenc ements year should foil
the one term plan.
,,u4 There are so many Conventions and
,t4r or niversary meetings held here in these d,
'ona o that it is impracticable for me to keep
''oPs cord of them all. One Of the most impo
- ID ant this week was the meeting of the Am
lean Institute OF Mining Engineers.
nty, Preparations for the celebration of
II 4th of July go on fiercely, and we 81
hole doubtless have such day OF it that eve
body will be glad when it is over After