The daily gazette., 1878-04-19
SECOND EDITION
Kent County Republicans.
THEIR CONVENTION AT DovER-rHEY
RESOLVE TO NOMINATE NO COUNTY
TIKCET-THE RESOLUTIONS.

sure, burial ofthe Republican party O
Kent county came off this afternoon, il
the Levy Court room.
At2 o'clock melancholy crowd o
delegates and sympathizing riends as
sembled. The ball was opened by MI
Robert j. Hill, who wanted to know /
he was delegate. He came there {,
represent the yeomanry of Kent, IN. II
Hill Is an auctioneer) and was not to b,
pulled around by the nose by Dover law
yers. He had his rights and wanted
them respected. The sound of his stento
ran voice had scarcely ceased when tb,
gigantic form of the editor of the Sentinel
also chairman of the Republican County
Executive Committee, rose in the all
and squelched Mr.. Hill in the most gen.
tie manner bysuggesting that the conven
ton had not yet been called to order.
In few minutes Mr.. Cannon called
the convention to order, and John
Moore, of Kenton Hundred, was elected
Chairman and Paris T. Carlisle, Secre.
tary.
| A committee on credentials was ap-
pointed, which shortly reported delega-
tlons from all the Hundreds, except
Duck Creek. Here Mr.. Hill broke in
and wanted a committee on resolutions
appointed with Geo. p Fisher as chair
man. He was promptly put down by
the Chair as not being as yet member
Of the convention.
Mr.. Watson then moved the appoint
ment iof seommittee on resolutions
which was agreed to. The Chair ap-
pointed Messrs. B. Watson, d. P. Bar
nard, jr;, Joseph Truitt, j. Colby Smith,
Moses Rash.
The committee then retired and short
~ returned and reported the follow
ing:
WHERHAs, The 9th day Of April, 1873.
the Democratic Legislature of this State
In utter disregard Of the solemn protests
of the Republicans of this State, did pass
an act entitled, can act in relation to
the duties OF Assessors and Of the Levy
Court Of the several counties of this
STATE" for the iniquitous and openly
avowed purpose Of disfranchising alarge
body Of Republican citizens and thereby
Dsrpetuating their political ascendency;
WHERRAs, Under the dishonest and
partial administration of the provisions
OF said act by unscrupulous Levy Court
Commissioners and their still more nm.
scrupulous Assessors and Collectors of
taxes, more than two thousand Repubn-
cans, male citizens Of Kent county.
OF lawful age have been robbed of the
dearest right Of freemsn and
WHnREAs, The Republican party ever
since the passage Of said infamous law,
have asked in vain for its repeal or modi-
f1cati0n fni,
GUS provisions and have as vainly petit
ioned and importuned each successive
meeting OF the Levy Court to cause said
law to be administered in a spirit Of
impartiality; and
WHEREAs, The experience of the
political campaigns which have succeed
ed the passage Of said act, has simply
demonstrated that so long as it shall re-
main foul blot upon our statute book,
all efforts to elect q republican ticket
must OF necessity prove fruitless, not
wlthstandlng large majority of the
citizens Of this county and State are Re-
publicans; now, therefore, be it
ResotUed, By the Republicans Of Kent
County in the County Convention assem-
bled, that we do positively decline to
nominate any county ticket or partici-
pate in the nomination Of any county
ticket to be voted for not only at the
coming general election but at any and
all elections to be held so long as said act
shall remain unrepealed and unmodit fed;
Resotced, Further, that all members
of the Republican party of Kent county,
be and they are hereby earnestly recon-
mended while maintaining their political
principles intact to refrain absolutely
from voting any ticket or any portion Of
any ticket of whatever party complexion
or take any part whatever in the coming
election.
Resotved, Further, that believing the
policy indicated in the foregoing resolu-
tons to be dictated by sound wisdom and
prudence, we hereby recommend its
adoption by our brother Republicans of
New Castle and Sussex counties.
Mr. Watson moved the adoption of the
resolutions.
Here the irrepressible Hill again came |
to his feet. He was not to be bull-doz-
ed; he represented the yeomanry of |
Kent County, the strongest Democratic |
Hundred in the county, the birthplace of |
and which still belonged to |
them but he represented it as a Repub- |
lican, and he wanted the sense of the |
Republicans of the county, and if they /
said yea then he said yea, and if they |
said nay then he said nay. He then
waXed eloquent and sat down.
Mr.. Watson arose and said that the
had been considered by the
committee, and We're believed to
represent the sentiments of the Republi-
cans OF the county, and called for their
passage.
Hill was about to reply yociferously,
when Judge Fisher arose and poured
oil ON the troubled water somewhat in
he following manner The gentlemen
'eminded him of the old negro and his
master, who sat all day under tree, dis
,usslng the question whether squashes
grow best upon sandy ground or heavy
oam; both were of the same opinion
when they began and each held the same
opinion when they quit. (Which did the
Judge suppose was mastery This it
truck him was the present case. He
hen called for the question, which was
,ut and the resolutions unanimously
.dopted.
Mr.. Watson then moved for the an