The daily gazette., 1876-09-08
State Democratic Convention
Hon. James Williams Ren0Inlnated
by AlClamation.
THE ELECTORAL TICKET.
DOVER. Del, Sept. Tth., 1876.

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The Democratic State Convention,
O nominate candidates for Congress,
md three Electors met hele to day at
,.25 o'clock p. M.
r. ]. Reynolds, chairman of the
State Central Committee called the F.
to order, in a neat and aps
Dropriate address. He said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTIoN:-
believe it is the custom among all
political parties, upon an occasion like
this, to first congratulate you upon
The prospects of coming victory
With a man for our standard bearer
whose noble deeds and whoseRetrench-
ment and Reform has already gladen-
ed the hearts of his countrymen. l
say gentlemeu with such man for
our candidate TO: President we are
bound to Wit.
If any OF our Republican friends
are present and would like to know |
why we speak so confident our answer
is because we are strong-that our
strength lies in the ballot not in the
bayonet, and that we expect to elect
TlLDEN and HENDRICKS upon the sew
enth of November next from the very
best reason because we have the votes
to do it with. Yes. we are strong and
there has never been day since the
Republican party came into existence
but what we have been the stronger
party of the two. In 1860 in our fool
| ish effort to elect two candidates for
President, we opened the gap and let
| in q Republican with vast minority
vote. In 1864 and again in 1868 no
honest man will claimwe had anything
| like fair election for during those
stormy times, even here in little but
| loyal Delaware we had 10 march be-
tween two lines of fixed bayonets to
deposit our votes, and worse it was
where worse dared to be; and hence
we must necessarily put these elections
down as !. victory for the bayonet and
not victory for the ballot. But what
must we say of 1872? IN the depth of
our folly we nominated q man for
President who was neither of us nor
amongst us.
Now with these facts before us, we
would ask, what chance can our Re
publican friends see of an election this
coming fall, or what have we to fear
united as we are, and knowing as we
do that the praise of our candidate is
fresh upon the tongues of our people
a.. over our vast domain There are
other things of which we might speak
and which have rendered the chances
of our election assurance doubly sure
We might speak of the late exposure;
of fraud and corruption of the Repub'
Ilican party both in and out of Con.
gress but this we will not 90, we
prefer letting our blame fall lightly
upon our opponents-a thing they have
seldom done for US. No we will not
speak disparagsingly of our Republi'
can candidate or of the party thai
nominated them, nor will we say that
the Republican party is dead-as they
have been pronorncing us for these
many years but this we will say thai
r the Republican party is sick SICK
and in bed-and cannot possibly
survive longer than the seventh oil
November next, and those who live tC
!, see the going down of the sun of tina
9 memorable day will hear tolljns
knell that will summons the Republi
: can party to the grave OF all it one,
: loved and adored, but which will b'
more welcomed by the patriot and op
/. pressed of this country than was tina
other declaration of Independence {
r hundred years ago.
In the conclusion let me ask you to
fight bravely in the contest that is be
, fore US let no local differences bt
brought into the field, but let youl
efforts be for victory and the extrica
ton of your country from the pitiablt
5 misfortune into which it has fallen, dc
. this, and God will surely bless youl
efforts and men will respect you
i works.
: Hon. B. r. Biggs, was elected per-
manent chairman upon motion of Jas
l.. Martin, and excused himself from
/ making an extended speech, upon thu
= ground that the New Castle county
!, delegates wished to leave on an earl,
: train.
e E. Il. Tunnel, OF Sussex, G. P
t Johnson, of New Castle, and w III
n Burnite, of Kent County were electet
: secretaries.
The following vice presidents wer,
: elected: J. W. Denney. Kent; X. ii
4 Davis, Sussex; DR.. S. Chandler, New
: Castle.
J. The rules of the House of Represen
L. tatives of the State were adopted a
II those governing the convention.
To expcdiate business and enabl
n the New Castle county delegates t
/ return in the train at 3.41, the callin
h of the roll and the usual appointmer
of committees on permanent organic
pe elton and credentials were dispense
,e with.
The following committee on resolu
: ton was appointed;
Kent county-A. Pratt, G. IL. l
, Day, W. II. Burnite, N. Griffith, Jo'
Booth.
Sussex County-Edward l.. Martin
Paynter Frame, &C. Stockley, T. l
Rodney, Jas. Lafitte.
V New Castle-Samuel Townsend, ia
W. Ware, II. A. Nowland, Benz. \
Ogle, Frank Griffith.
TX The convention then elected tn
following electors: Kent County.
W. Sharp; New Castle, John IL. Rod
ney; Sussex, Geo. w. Willen..
The following state executive com