The daily gazette., 1876-05-29

WllmlngtOn-RODt. ID. IaylOr.
Christiana-J J. Poulson Chandler.
Mill Creek-Richard G, Fisher.
White Clay Creek-Jos. Dean, J
New Castle-John II. Rodney.
Red Lion-Wm. X. Bright.
Pencader-J. w. Cooch.
st. Georges-Thos. T. Dilworth.
Appoquinimink-C Tatman.
Observation-Disclosures Ferguson.
SECRETARY,
G. p. JOHNSON.
The report was adopted.
VIM. Ii. Quinn renewed his motion
for the appointment of committee
on resolutions. Lost.
Joseph Roberts moved the appoint.
mcnt of committee composed of one
from each Ward in Wilmington and
one from each Hundred to report a
County Executive committee and
Judges to hold the nomination and
delegate elections, The motion was
adopted and the following committee
appointed:
Wilmington-1st Ward, Merris
Taylor; I'd. Peter U. Furry; Sd Chas.
d. Bedford; 4th, W. Fl, Prady; 5th.
John p. Springer; 9Th, DR.. Howard
Ogle; 7th, Albert Thatcher; sth, Jas.
Kennedy; 9th. John McSorley; 10th,
Robert Cottinghsm.
Brandywine-John O'Byrne.
Mill Creek-R. T. Rankin.
Christiana-Joshua Fl, Mccullough
New Castle-Israel Fols.
Red Lion-John T. Chairs.
Pencader-Alex. Wilson,
st. Georges-Edw. r. Cochran.
Appoquinimink-Sam'l Townsend.
White Clay Creek-Jos. Dean; Jr.
Blaekbird-Dr. John H, Parvis.
l. G. Grubb defended the rules,
which he said were legally and fairly
adopted, and should be adhered be an
til they were altered or revised by the
County Convention.
Mr.. Townsend replied that the i'm
mortal statesman, Thomas Jefferson,
was OF the opinion that the sovereign
power of government was in the peo.
pie, therefore they can make and un-
make constitutions and rules wh hcneyer
they please,
Thos, NJ. Ogle inquired if the same
Judges were to hold the nomination
and delegate elections. He thought
they could not we'll do so in Whining
ton.
Mr.. Williams replied that the rules
required both the elections to be held
at the usual voting places.
Mr.. VIM. Dean here took exeptien
to the rules in this respect. He said
that both election districts of White
, Clay Creek Hundred met together and
| elected delegates to the State and
| County Conventions, and not in the
respective districts, as required by the
rules. He thought his Hundred would
/ repudiate the rules, and continue 10
elect delegates in the usual way. The
rules had been adopted without con-
sideration, and did not at all suit the
people of the Hundreds.
MIR. O'Byrne thought the time had
come when such matters should be
regulated by the County Meeting. The
whole trouble could be regulated by
resolution and the people were compe
tent to settle it. He offered a resolu-
tion requiring all nomination elections,
hereafter, to be held at the different
places of voting, but afterwards with
drew it.
The committee to recommend elec.
tion judges and County Executive
here retired.
Col. VIM, G, Whiteley then obtained
! the floor, and stated his object, and
hoped it would be attended to by the
committee to revise the rules when Mr..
Nathaniel Williams said he held in his
hand resolution that he thought GOV.
! cred the proposition, which was read
as follows:
RESOLVED, That a committee to consist OF
three persons from the City of Wilmington,
and one person from each of the Hundreds oil
| the County, be appointed to consider the pro-
priety OF changing the apportionment Of
| delegates to County and State Conventions.
and also to consider the question of the dis
tribution OF Senators and Representatives in
the General Assembly, among the several
divisions of the County. and report their
views upon these subjects to the ensuing
September Convention.
A motion was made to adopt the re-
solution, when
Col. Whitley moved to amend the
resolution by striking out the word
Convention" and inserting County
Meeting"
Geo. Gray, spoke against the amend.
ment, and as it appeared that there
was no provision for holding County
Meeting in September, Col. Whiteley
withdrew his melton to amend, say.
ing he would be satisfied with the
matter, whether done by Convention
or County meeting, but preferred the
latter,
Thereupon Major b. T. Biggs re.
newed Col. Mhiteley's motion, and
moved to amend it by adding that the
committee report at an adjourned
County Meeting, and that when the
meeting adjourn it be te meet again on
Saturday, August 9Th.
Mr. Chas. McWhorter objected to the
amendment because he feared the re-
suit might be decided iby a packed
meeting composed of car loads of peo.
pie from Wilmington.
Geo, Gray, Esq, considered tina