The daily gazette., 1876-09-04
The COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
CONVENTION AND MASS MEETING
At new CASTLE.
Senator saulsbury's Speech
The County Ticket Nominated.
NEW PARTY RULES ADOPTED

A Satisfactory Meeting and COnven-
sion-A Strong ,icket and Good
RuIes-A large meeting and Excel
lent speeches. by senator salisbury
and DE-. q. 4 Maxwcii-Ihe Discuss
sion ON the Rules-ResoIution, &c.
Saturday afternoon the usual Sep
teniber Convention of the Democratic
party of THIS county was held at New
Castle for the purpose of nominating q
full county ticket, and, as usual, it
was preceded and attended by large
mass meeting, held in the Court
House.
The meeting was called to order by
Gen, VIM. Reynolds, chairman of the
County Meeting and Chas. ID. Crutch-
field was approlnted Secretary pro tenn.
The homes of the Delegates to the
County Convention were then read bv
the Secretary.
MIR. Townsend called for the report
OF the Executive Committee, on the
revised rules of the party.
MIR. John O'Byrne, chairman of the
executive Committee, reported that
the party rules, as revised by the COM
mittee appointed at the last County
Meeting, had been defeated on the 9th
OF August; and as these rules did not
provide for the nomination of candi-
dates for the Legislature and Levy
Court by ballot, the Executive Com
mittee would report the results of the
election (the defeat of the rules by a
vote of 282 for and 571 aginst) and also
the following resolution
ReSOlUed, That it is the opinion of
the County Executive Committee
that hereafter the members of the
Legislature and Levy Court be nomi-
ted by ballot in the respective Humid
reds. and we hereby recommend the
same.
JOHN O'BYRNE, chairman.
| JNo. HENRY Publ, Secretary,
| Geo. Gray asked what effect the pas
sage of this resolution was intended to
have, and if this meeting, composed
principally of Democrats from this
section of the Counly was to dictate
rules for the whole party. He said the
Convention about to assemble had full
power to make the proposed change,
but the meeting had not.
| Mr.. Sam'l Townsend said the people
had for years been fighting for nomina-
items by ballot, and that the Conven.
tion had full and complete power to
make the proposed change.
Mr.. John +. Springer thought the
subject properly came before the
County Convention, and not before
the meeting.
Geo. Gray said he could see no OBJ
lection to getting the sense of the meet
ing on the subject.
| Mr.. Nathaniel Williams moved that
the whole subject he laid on the table,
and that the Convention Delegates re-
tire to the Grand Jury room.
Mr.. Townsend strenuously objected
to this motion, and after some discuss
sion it was withdrawn by Mr.. Will
liams.
Mr.. O'Byrne said the subject of
nominating by ballot seemed to be a
bone of contention, but it was incom-
prehensible to him why it should be
opposed.
Mr.. Ogle moved that committee of
three be appointed to wait on Gov.
Cochran and Senator Salisbury and
escort them to the rostrum.
Mr.. Townsend deemed the motion as
an attempt to thwart the object of the
meeting. He moved as an amendment
that the most ardent Office seeker be
appointed chairman of the committee.
Mr.. O'Byrne suggested that office
holders should compose the committee,
and named I. G. Grubb, ESQ.,, DIR. G.
I. Maxwell. and Geo. Gray, Esq.
The chair (the motion of Mr.. Ogle
having prevai1ed) appointed Messrs.
| O'Byrne, and Thos. Bird.
Mr.. O'Byrne moved that the report
of the Executive Committee be adop.
ted, which motion prevailed almost
unanimously, by a rising vote, amid
applause.
Then, on motion of Hon. d. T.
Biggs, the County Convention Dele
gates retired to the Grand Jury room.
AHspEEcH BY SENATOR SALISBURY
During the absence of the Delegates
the meeting continued in session, and
was addressed by Hon. Eli salisbury
U. s. Senator from Delaware, who
spoke for half an hour.
Senator Salisbury reviewd, from a
financial standpoint, the course of the
Republican party for the last eleven
years. During this time the taxes
paid into the Federal Treasury have
amounted to 81, SOC, 100000. This as.
sertion, made by Gov. Tllden, was
contradicted by Senator Sherman, bat
the speaker had the satisfaction of
demonstrating to him that he was
wrong, and that Governor Tilden was
correct.
Sherman admitted that the taxes had
amounted to four billions, but he said
nothing about the premium on gold,
which made up the full amount of
Governor Tilden's estimate. The peo
pie are not in condition to stand such
Oppressive taxation, one they have a
right to complain.
Here in Delaware our proportion of
this tax has amounted to about $14,
625, 900. What has been the conse-
quence of this drain upon our people
There is not an industrial interest in
our midst that is in fourishipg con-
dition, and our factories and workshop