The daily gazette., 1876-09-04

during the campaign. He suggested
that committee of one be appointed
to wait on the Convention and ask
how soon report would be mnde.
MIR. Chas. n. Nc Whorter presented
the following preamble and res0lu~
ton:
WHEREAS, We Democrats of New
Castle county, in meeting assembled, do
believe that Reform, like Charity should
begin at home, and do believe that the
Essence of true Democracy is in full and
fair expression Of the will of the majori-
ty, and therefore, do
Resolre, That our members Of the State
Legislature shall be, and are hereby
recommended to use their influence to-
wards effecting a change in the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State and County
except the Judges of the Courts-may
be made elective ty the people.
After slight discussion the preamble
and resolution were adopted.
Mr.. Joseph Dean, Jr., offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Democracy of New Castle County that
the Legislature of our State should, at its
next session, propose an amendment to
| our Constitution providing for election
Districts for Levy Court Commissioners
| and members of the Legislature, instead
of the present system of their having to
be voted for throughout each County.
Mr.. Townsend moved to amend by
adding, and that each Hundred be aa
eelction district.
The amendment was accepted by M.
Dean, and the resolution, as amended
was lost.
Loud calls were then made for DR.. &.
I. Maxwell, who responded by making a
brief address, in which he recited, from
| actual experience and observation, the
many wrongs ard expressions to which
the people of the South have Of late
years, been subjected. He compared the
with the reform of Gov. Tilden, which
showed that the Democratic party, with
him as q leader, was firmly committed to
reform and retrenchment in all the De-
partments of the Government. He re-
| viewed the record of the Republicans in
Florida, and showed how their officials
were elected in defiance of the will of
the people. and how they robbed the
Treasury after they were forced into
their illegally procured seats.
| DR.. Maxwelps remarks were inter
rupted by the return of the Delegates,
and he abruptly stopped i'll order to al
low the meeting 10 hear
| THE REPORT OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. b. Il. Biggs, stated that as chair
man of the Convention he would report
the proceedings, which the Secretary,
| Edward Reynolds, would read.
Mr.. Reynolds stated that the Conveu-
tion had felt it their duty to nominate
\ ticket for the present campaign, which
| they had done, as follows;
FOR STATE SENATOR.
Henry Sharpley, of Brandywi ne HID.
| REPRESENTATIVES.
James w. Ware, Wilmington.
John w. r. Kilgore, Christ;ana.
John C. Bartholomew, Mill Greek.
Richard G. Cooper, New Castle.
Thomas Bird, Red Lion.
Jam es Nicholson, Pencader.
Edw in r. Cochran, st. Georges.
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS,
VIM. z. Lodge, Brandywine HID
James Carswell, Wilmington.
Adolphus Husbands, Christiana.
Albert III. Silver, New Castle.
Alexander Wilson, Pencader.
RULES.
| RULE l. The Chairman of the last
preceding county meeting, shall call
meeting of the Democratic party at
New Castle, at l o'clock, P. NJ, on
the last Saturday in May, in every
year of general election. In case of
the disability of the Chairman afore-
said, such meeting shall be called by
the Vice Presidents or Secretaries oil
the said last meeting, in the order in
which they are named the person
calling the meeting shall preside un-
til a permanent organization is effect
ed. The meeting shall then appoint,
in any manner, three judges for each
of the Wards of the city of Whining
ton, and for each Hundred and cleo
ton District of the county, whose du-
ty it shall be to hold the elections
herein after provided for; the names
of such judges shall be published in all
the Democratic papers of the county.
RULE 2. The nomination election
for Sheriff and Coroner shall be held
on the second Saturday of June, be.
tween the hours of 10 NJ. and Z. p.
M. The usual places of voting shall
be the places of holding such election;
if it is not practicable to hold the
election at any such place, suitable
place shall be fixed by the Judges
aforesaid, who shall in every case, give
notice of the time and place of the
election. The Judges in any Ward,
Hundred or election District are en-
powered to fill vacancies that may
occur in their Board.
Every white male citizen who will
be entitled to vote at the ensuing gen.
eral election may vote on.this occasion
provided that it is distinctly under-
stood whether by question from the
Judges, or otherwise, that such citi-
zen will support the successful candi-
date. No vote shall be entertaind
for and candidate who has not public.
ly pledged himself to support the sue.
cesful candidate. In case there be
more than two candidates plurality
shall nominate. Upon the votes being
fairly counted and ascertained, the
Judges shell publicly announce the
result, and shall make a certificate
thereof and forward at once, by mail,
to the Chairman of the County Meet
ing, who shall publish the same in all
the Democratic papers of the County.
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