The daily gazette., 1876-05-19
THE DOVER FARCE
The BLAINE MEN RULE THE R0OST
Bristow UnoeremoniousIy Kicked.
The Programme of the VII
mingt0n Ring Carried Out.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
VENTION.

VENTION.
THE EGATEs INSTRUCTED Fer
BLAINE-THE wILLoF SUSSEX COUNTY
OVERTURNED, AND IRIsTsw DELE
GATE KICKED oUT-TuE "RlNG" RULE
CARRIED OUT To THE END.
DOVER, DEL, MAY 18th, 1876.
The Republican State Convention to
nominate delegates to Cincinnati, met
here to day. An extra train for the
accommodation of tho Sussex county
delegates, came up early and after a
late breakfast at the Capital hotel, they
at 10 o'clock, assembled in caucus, in
the Levy Court building, to select two
gentlemen and recommend them as
their choice to the Convention for
delegates to Cincinnati.
A committee on credentials reported
that no delegates had been selected,
either from Little Creek or Baltimore
Hundred, and, after some discussion,
it was ruled that no delegates from
these Hundreds could be admitted.
THE CAUCUS.
The caucus then proceeded TO vote
for candidates for the Cincinnati
Convention, to be presented to the
State Convention in the afternoon,
with the following result:
j. B. Prettyman, 18 votes; Ell Sharp,
16 votes; Jacob Moore, Is vstes; ID.
Benton, s votes.
Messrs, Prettyman and Sharp were
then announced TO be the choice
of the caucus for delegates to
the caucus adjourned,
AS soon as this result was known,
the Kent and New Castle delegates,
having arrived in the mean time on
the regular train, accompanied by
about fifty others, alternates and poll
ticians generally, an active canvass
against DIR. Prettyman, who is under.
stood to be Bristew man and to have
too close an affiliation with the anti
ring party, to be acceptable to the
element which rules the Convention,
and by the time the Convention net,
it was generally understood that he
would be slaughtered when that body
met.
AS soon as the delegates could be
gotten together after dinner, a caucus
of the New castle county men was
held in the Court House Hall, from
which any one not delegates was
elected, upon motion of Mr.. Roberts,
of Wilmington. Upon molten of Capt.
Gallagher, Capt. Saml Barr, of Will
mington was selected as chairman. An
thony Higgins, claiming to have been
selected by the other delegates from
Red Lion Hundred, to fill vacancy;
wanted to come in the caucus, and,
after discussion, the chair decided that
| the old county committee had the right
\ to fill all vacancies until the new COM
mittee organized, and as that had not
been accomplished yet. Mr.. Higgins
had no claim to his seat and he was
not allowed to remain in the caucus.
The caucus then nominated James
Scott, of Wilmington, and r. E. Smith,
of Middletown, as candidates for dele
gates to Cincinnati. j. Ii. Hoffecker,
Jr., Levi G.. Coppin were nominated
as alternates in the selection Of dele
gate candidates. Mr.. N. G. Clark, of
Pencader Hundred, ran against Mr..
Smith, but was easily defeated. The
caucus then adjourned. After which,
at half past two, the delegates from
each county assembled in the Court
House Hall.
Mr.. Pickels called the Convention
to order, He said that it was his duty
as we'll as his pleasure to call to order
the Convention, which represent the
party of truth, honesty and equality
before the law. The object of the
Convention was important, and he
hoped that the deliberations would be
conducted with order and courtesy
He then nominated Jas. Woelly, of
Wilmington, as temporary chairman,
and this gentleman was elected.
Mr.. Geo. V. Massey moved that
four Secretaries be appointed, two from
New Castle, and one from each of the
other counties. The following gentle
men were selected:
Thos. F. Moreland and r. S. Arm
strong, from New Castle, II. S. Perm
slar, from Kent, and G. o. Pierce, from
Sussex.
Upon motion of Mr.. Massey, the fol-
lowing committee was appointed upon
| Permanent Organizations:
| DIP, Barnard, William p. Sewell
| ana JOS. +. lruitt, Aons counIy, ueo.
W. Joseph, Jas. F. Burton, Ell Sharp,
Sussex county; Levi s. Clark, Geo. L.
Townsend, Jno. T. Stroud, Jas: An
derson, New Castle county.
On Credentials: Jos. Barr, Samuel
Silvers. w. A. Hukill, M. b. Stotsen-
burg, Caleb Millborn, New Castle
county. Jos. o. Short, David Moore,
VIM. Short, Sussex county: Powell
Aaron, d. p. Barnard, 2. 8. Downes,
Kent county.
Resolutions:-S. Johnston. g. v.
Massey. A. B. Conner, Kent county
Danl Benton, Jas. Philips, J; ID. Rod
smith. Abner Woodward, Robt. F.
Wright. Daniel P. Hamilton, New
Castle.
The convention then took a recess
until the several committees could
prepare business for it, upon reassem