The daily gazette., 1878-07-29

tne Victorlous Captain TO the Republican,
headquarters, No. 404 Market street,
where meeting was quickly organized.
Henry Q. Conrad, Esq. presided, and
was the first Patterson man to gracefully
accept the situation and acquiesce, in the
nomination of Captain Gallagher. He
SAID he had been Patterson man, and
had sincerely desired his nomi az O O bot
now that the contest was over he was a
Gallagher man and would earnestly
work Tor the election of the successful
nominee. Captain Gallagher briefly res
pOnded in the usual manner
He said he felt that his interests were
identified with those of the people of
Wilmington, and that he would look
carefully TO them ifelected Mayor of
the city. He referred with satisfacLionto
the fact that his votes had been obtained
without personal solicitation, and while
assuring his hearers that he would have
heartily supported either of the other
candidates, had they been nominated, he
hoped they would as heartily support
him. He hoped all bitterness would be
thrown aside, and a harmonious effort
made for the success of the ticket in Sep
tember: promising to do his level best 10
beat any candidate the Democracy may
put in the field.
Solomon H-rsey, editor of the RepubI-
can, and strong Patterson man, follow
ed The Captain and urged united sup
port OF the successful niminee.
The meeting then adjourned
The absence of Washington Hastings,
Chairman of the City Executive Com
mittee, from the meeting, was much COM
lnented upon,as many thought he should
have pr sided. He came up into the room
for few minutes, but took no part in the
proceedings. He was "a strong supporter
ofPatterson, and could no get over his
disappointment as quickly as some of the
Others. Mr.. Conrad's action was favor
ably received by the friends of Gallagher
who spoke of 1t as graceful and appro-
pirate proceeding.
Mr.. Patterson did not make his appear
ance down town during the evening, but
his friends assembled around the head
quarters and on Fourth street, between
Market aud King in large numbers
Their indignation knew no bounds and
threats OF defeating Captain Gallaghers
election in September were freely and
strongly indulged in. The leaders were
completely disheartenedwhen they learn
ed how their we'll laid plans had come
to grief, and how defeat stared them in
the face when victory was so confident
ly exected.
FBAIM CLAIMS THE NOMINATION..
81 think l was fairly nominated" said
Mr.. Robert @. Fraim to a GAZETTE re-
porter who called upon him at his store
ON KING street, below Fourth, Saturday
night, and every one of the staunch
friends that surrounded him echoed this
belief. Mr.. Fraim claims. and with JUS
tice, that every vote cast for him was an
honest and legal ballot, while he main-
tains that only by the most outrageous
frauds did Messrs. Gallagher and Patter-
sou obtain a larger number of votes than
were returned I IT him. He refers with
satisfaction to his supporters, who are all
decent, hard-working, law abiding men,
challenges his competitors to show as
respectable and .creditable following
Mr.. Fraim did not say what course he
would pursue, but when one man declar-
ed that he was bound to vote for Robert
G. Fraim for Mayor at the September
Election, twenty Others promptly and
vigorously echoed the sentiment. The
Fraim men are even more indignant than
the friends of Patterson, and they charge
| the supporters of both the other candi.
dates with the use of fraudulent mea
sures at the nomination. They firmly
believe this charge to be true, and will
not readily be appeased while they labor
| under the belief that they were fraudu
lently deprived of rightful victory
| Many Democrats, as well as Republicans
coincide with Mr.. Fraim's views, anC
| believe that If the vote was honestly
sifted and all fraudulent ballots cast ou
he would be the legal nominee.
| THE NEGRO VOTE.
The negro vote was source of specu
lation, up to the day of the nomination
Some OF it was assured to Mr.. Fraim, bu
as he had no money to spend, his cOloret
vote PROBABLY did not reach fifty. 1t wa
thoug ht that the bulk of the negro vot,
had been bought over solidly for Patter
ison, but the Gallagher men, aided by
number of influential colored men VIII,
stuck to the Captain from persona
friendship, succeeded In buying enoug
negroes To turn the scale in Capt. GA
lagher's favor. AT any rate, money wa
freely used, and between the two tn
negroes made a good thing of it, an
many of them got gloriously drunk owe
the result.
Il HOW FRAIM MISSED 1T.
SO bitter were the friends of Gallaghe
against Mr.. Patterson, that they woul
even have thrown their strength t
Fraim, if necessary, in order to preven
| Patterson'S nomination. Arrangement
were duly made for a canvass at fiv
O'Clock, and had it then appeared tina
the Captain had no chance of success, ,th
balanc. of his support, up to the close G
| Lne pOllS, WOulu nave D6eu UnTOWn SOHl
Ily for Fraim. The canvass, however
showed the Captain to be all right, an
thus Fraim lost his one chance for SUI
cess in the contest. In some of tn
wards the Gallagher men openly worke
for Frain on the men they could not il
duce to vote for their own candidate, an
lin many instances thus succeeded /
turning over votes that would otherwis
have been cast for Patterson.
THE CONTEST TO BE KEPT UP.
Two more indignant men could not
found In the city than eX-Marshal Dun
! and Henry f. Pickles, when they rea
Capt. Gallagher's statement to a GAzETT
reporter in late edition of Saturday
paper. Mr.. Pickles positively denied th
assertion that he intended to bring tn
Bellevue quarry workmen into the cit
j.. to vote for Patterson. He SAID he hear
; such movement proposed, but put hi
: foot down upon 1t at once. He elaine
that he entered the canvass honestly, Ell
treated his friends to use no foul mean'
. and determined 10 have an honorable re
Ispecuve contest, and to stand or fall
the result. He fell.
With equal positiveness exMarshf
Dunn denies the charge that he brougi
. Geo. Wagner here from Baltimore fo
the purpose of having him manipulate
gang of repeaters from that city. II
, SAYS WagSner's wife resides in this city