The daily gazette., 1878-08-08
inaccuracies.

Lest few persons might be mised
and mystited by the proceedings of the
Democratic State Convention, as pub
lished in the Euery Eueniag and Com
mercidt, 1t Is deemed best to inform the
people OF the many inaccuracies that ap-
pear in that papers report. They are as
follows:
Mr.. Nathaniel Williams, who made
the motion for the appointment of the
temporary chairman, is called Mr.. "Na-
than" Williams.
"John Marshall" is reported to have
made the motion for the appointment of
temporary Secsetary, when there was not
a man of that name in the Convention.
James X. Mitchell, Esq, made the mo-
ton.
"Thomas G. Richards" is named as one
OF the Sussex members of the committee
on permanent organization, when Thos.
4. Records was the man.
"Thomas" Megary is named as one of
of the New Castle members of the COM
mittee on credentials, instead of James
Megary, and John I. Cheairs, of the
same committee, is called John T..
''Cheers."
James II. Todd, of the same committee
is called James A. Todd, and L. III. Dor
man is printed as j. III. Dorman. Robert
Lambden, of Sussex county, is called A.
X. Lambden.
j. Frank Wilds, Kent county men,
ber of the committee on resolutions, is
put down as j. Frank Shields"
Mr.. Michael Whalen, of Wilmington,
what at first objected to nominating Mr..
Hall by acclamation while there were
others besides delegates present, is
classed as ga tall, slim delegate, whose
name could not be ascertained."
Mr.. Thos. Il. Records, who nominated
John 81. Paynter for Congress, is called
at. II. Richards"
Geo. c. Kerr, the teller appointed from
New Castle county, is put at the tail of
the list, as though he were from Sussex,
and is transpOsed into Geo. q. "Carr."
81. II. Stockley" is named as men,
Der of the State Central Committee from
Kent county, when A. Holmes Stockley,
another man, was the one named.
Sam'l Townsend is credited with the
motion for the appointment of State
Central Committee, when it was made
by John f. Salisbury.
Total number of inaccuracies, four
teen.
The Republican also indulges in few
inaccuracies, among them being the fol-
lowing:
an. T. Causey" as Sussex member
OF the committee on resolutions, instead
of Noble 7. Conaway.
Mr.. Nathaniel Williams, who moved
to postpone the nomination tor Congress-
man until after the resolutions were re-
ported, is in two instances, called "Mr.
Dean" who was not in the Convention.
Geo. G. Kerr, ofNewark, is called Geo.
c. "Carr."
On the vote for Congressman Mr.. Payn
ter is credited with only SO votes, when
he received 10. Geo. Gray is given /
vote and Mr.. Frame 2, when in reality
their votes were reversed.
"E. G. Turner" is named as one of
the members of the State Central Com
mittee from Sussex county, instead Of
Ebe Tunnel.
Total number of inaccuracies, seven.
These blunders would not be noticed,
were it not for the fact that these two pa
pers especially pride themselves upon
their accuracy. Each paper also had a
stenographic reporter at the Convention
but it does not appear that these rapid
writers were as accurate as their long
handed brethren. In fact, when the com
mittees were announced one or two of
the long-hand reporters took down the
names as they were read by the chairman
while both the stenographers had to wait
and copy them from the lists.
The GAZETTE report of the Conven-
tion was correct in every particnlai, with
the names all straight, and no errors save
few Photographed mistakes that are
likely occur at any time.