Smyrna times., 1878-08-07
Democratic State Convention.
HALL AND MARTIN NOMINATED.
A q,ict tac-E Epcry hjag that '0as laid o"t cur
r;cd rtttom opposition.
SDccial to the TIMES.


up train but nothing was done until the
arrival Of the special train from Whining
ton which arrived about 1850, when the
various delegations Immediately went into
caucus. In the Kent and New Castle /
county caucuscs but little was DONE except |
to settle on members Of the committees, |
but in the Sussex delegation considerable (
sparrng was done over the nomination for /
Representative in Congress, between the |!
respective friends of Col. Ed. l.. Martin and
John II. Paynter, Esq, Martins friends
choice of the county, to which Paynter'5
friends would in no-wise consent.
At about one o'clock the convention met.
One thing was firmly settled before the
convention met, that was the nomination
of John w. Hall for Governor. The dele
gates body, blood and bones belonged to
| John w. Hall, and no man dared to raise
voice or hand against him and it was quite
apparent that he would be nominated by
acclamatiOn, without any contest whatever.
James r. Mitchell, Esq, Chairman of the
! Democratic State Executive Committee
called the convention to order, without any
remarks.
DR.. L. w. Cooper, Of Camden was made
temporary chairman, and John +. Sauls-
bury, Of Dover, temporary secretary.
DR.. ElcgoOd moved to make the TEN
porary organization permanent. This caused
some little wrangling between the doctor
and Mr.. II. NJ. Ogle, in which others took
part, which was finally settled by reference
to Il committee on permanent organization.
On motion Of George Gray, Esq. com
mittee on credentials was appointed.
The committee on permanent orgamiz;,-
ton reported:
President, L. w. Cooper, Of Kent county.
Vice Presidents, Il. II. Taylor, of New
Castle c. J. Hall, Kent; Miles Mcssick,
Sussex.
Secretaries, w. L. Skinner, New Castle ;
John +. salisbury, Kent; G. D. Orton,
Sussex.
DR.. Cooper made short speech return
ing thanks for the honor conferred, pitched
into the Republicans q little and sat down.
Geo. Gray, Esq, moved for committee
of five from each county, which was ap-
pointed as follows:
New Castle County-Geo. Gray, Samuel
Townsend, Milton Laskey, Robert c. Ju.tis,
Sewell c. Biggs.
Kent County-Jas r. Mitchell, James l..
Wolcott, Zebulon Hopkins, }. Frank Wilds,
John NJ. VoshclI.
Sussex County-John w. Snort, William
Gray, Noble L. Connaway, IIarbeson Hich.
man, John w. Phillips.
The committee on credentials reported
and the roll was called. The attendance
was very full, but four members out Of ISC
being absent.
, DR.. Ellcgood moved to 20 into nomina
tions for Governor. Carried.
Mr. Burchinal arose and said it gave him
, great pleasure to present the name of Johr
! w. Hall, to the convention, alluded shortly
to Mr.. Halls services and personal char
acter and moved his nomination by accla
:. nation.
: This announcement was followed will
! cheers and a tremendous uproar, amid
which the president put the question anC
declared Mr.. Hall the unanimous choice O
e the convention.
: Three cheers for Hall were proposed ant
given, after which DR.. Elegood moved tc
. go into nominations for Representative in
I Congress, which was carried.
Mr.. John w. Causey nom mated Col
l. Edward i. Martin and presented him a,
d the candidate of Sussex county, believing
@ him to he the choice of the people Of hi;
a county, and thought that he should be
@ nominated.
Y Mr. Thomas II. Ricords presented tn,
e name of John II. Paynter, Esq
r Mr.. Jas. Ii. Ray nominated Geo. Gray
4 Esq.
II Mr.. Gray, who was a member of the con
5. vention, arose and said that great as he fel
It the honor Of being the representative O
l. this State in Congress, and however thank
t. full to the gentleman for his compliment
e he was not candidate and must decline
Y The chair then appointed f. F. Layton
It Geo. {. Carr and George Russell, tellers an,
n the convention proceeded to ballot 70
e Representative in Congress
e Considerable excitement was manifeste
q during the time the baloting was going OF
e. and while the votes were being counted
d but it was soon quieted down as the ballot
$ were read out. and it became apparent tina
if Martin was the man. After the ballot
e were counted, the president annouced tina
+. l.. Martin, had received l0l votes, job,
.st IL. Paynter, 20 votes, and votes scatter
ing. Col. Edward L. Martin was declare
- the choice of the convention for Represer
-, tative in Congress.
at On motion of Mr.. Ray the nominatio
I'd was made unanimous.
re Mr.. Gray, from Committee on Resolution
off reported as follows:
H. The Democratic party of the State of Delaware a
ed semP!ed IN convention at Dover on Tuesday Augu
I i Resolre, First That after an unbrokcn Democrat
al administration of the government of Delaware /,
cr nearly thirty years we may fairly and Justly Cail
zoe credit for the constant exercise of discretion econ
T my and integrity which kept and to-day contil
T ue our state taxation rs low lower and the tnal
cia credit Of State fully as high and untarnshc
liz as any of her sisters in the Federal Union and h
during all this period under State laws and tribunal
S public justice has been honestly and eautably n,
minsered to all classes Of her people without fnvo
ana all rights OF person and property have been du
protected and preserved whilst the Treasury of N
-? state has never lost dollar by the dishonesty
- detalcation of u Democratic official. :
Second That the present business depression an
attributable to unwiSe measures of finance for n,bic
he the Republican party is wholly responsible and th
rd in accordance with the time-hOnOred and constt
tonal faith of the Democratic party we hold that
&C. only honest and lawful money of The neoDe "f -
Ter United states is gold and silver coin or paper en-
Tency convertible into such coin at the will of II
Eat holder. A A u
of Third, That ever since the foundation of the 90
m ol SIilIeiI @ LaAatIol upon imported merchandise h
Deen resored TO Tor the purpose of obtaining reyenu
rSe and that all tariff duties being taxes that n 70 naid
Oh the consumer should be so laid as to Weld the Ia
&C. ges revenue to the Treasury and at the same tim
as far as is consistent with that nurnose IN iScrin
nate IN favor OF the productive Industries of our ow
list people
rms Fourth, That the Treasury of the United States
IN supplied by taxation levied upon the whole peOpl
' ana ltS iunds should be administered with such eco
M Oi omy ana carefully applied to none but public use
III! ana at we are opposed to all grants of subsidies
ia ndlVlduals and corporate enterprises as unjust
prnclpe, corrupting in their tendencies and wastef
i'll their results.
MI ReSolued That we denounce the conspiracy whic
his through corruption and fraud gave the election vo
the of South Carolina Louisiana and Florida to Ruthe
nd ford b. Hayes for President and William II. Wheel
ci- for vice President, against the clearly express,
wishes of the voters of those States and declare
Mo firm conviction, that the refusal of the ReU
i'm lcan members of the electoral commissions Ia /
arn vestigaes the charges of fraud whereby Certificates
sas elections were given to the Hayes and Wheeler eie
rn- tors in said States was violation of public dutv M
nre betrayal OF the trust repOsed i'm them and Svc
of hereby endorse and approve of the nvestigoton
ent stituted 10y the House of Representatives, for II
ifc means by which said frauds were perpetrataa a,
do ue Will OF the American people defeated in Il
ve- choice of their chief Magistrate ii
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