The daily gazette., 1880-05-24
FIRST EDITION.
Saturdays Prin ary-

ELECTION OF DELEGATES To THE DEM
oCRATIc STATE CoNvENTIoN-aooD
TICKETS CHOSEN, WITH BUT LITTLE
CONTEST.
The election for delegates to the
Democratic state Convention took
place in this city and county, Saturday
afternoon, and was attended with very
little contest. Good tickets were pre-.
pared In nearly every instance, which
were readily accepted by the people,
and as a result the New Castle county
delegation, and particularly the mem.
bers from Wilmington, will be as sound
a body of men as ever sat id COnven-
tion to attend to the interests of the
Democratic party in Delaware.
The only contests in Wilmington
were in the Second and Eighth Wards
In the former j. Frank Ball ESQ, re-
ceived IA votes, to 30 for Joseph III.
Richards, and in the latter ticket
composed of Bailiff James f. Daley al
delegate and George Lloyd alternate,
was elected by vote of 119 to 81
against ticket with Charles McClos-
key as delegate and David Wells alter.
nate.
The full tickets elected in Whining.
ton, and in the County as far as heard
from, are as follows:
IN WILMINGTON.
First Ward-Philip g. Plunkett
delegate, Owen ]. Hession, alternate
80 votes cast.
Second Ward-J. Frank Ball, Esq.
delegate, William Mccormick, alter
nate.
Third Ward-Alex. Mcleod, dele
gate, VIM. G. Baugh, alternate; 81
votes cast.
Fourth Ward--James P. Hayes, del
agate, John Calhoun, alternate; Q;
votes cast.
Fifth WarI-Hon. VIM. G. White
ley, delegate, Ignatius G. Grubb, Esq.
alternate; 90 votes cast.
Sixth Ward-Hon. Chas. B. Lore,
delegate, Henry b. Morrow, alternate
"a votes cast.
Seventh Ward-Henry r. DUPONT
Esq, delegate, John II. Frazer, alter
nate; 13 votes cast.
Eighth Ward--James F. Daley, del
egate, Geo. Lloyd. alternate.
Ninth Ward-Wm. N. Patterson
delegate, Jesse U. johnson, alternate
so votes cast.
Tenth Ward-Rob ,rt Cottingham
delegate, David W. Hughes, alter
nate.
IN THE COUNTY.
New Castle Hundred-Delegates-
Gardner L. Jemison, Thos. 8. Forte
sque, John l. Boyle, VIM. B. Mccoy
VIM. White.
Alternates-Geo. E. Deakyne, Hiram
r. Borie, Israel Rulings, Giles Lamb
son, Samuel Porter.
The only opposition to this 'icke
was against delegate Fortesque, wh'
was opposed by 4. l. Rogers. Th
contest was quite animated.
Red Lion Hundred-Delegates--W
A. Jester, Joseph Kidd, Albert G
Osborne, ]. L. Vallandigham, Esq.
Thomas Bird.
White Clay Creek Hundred-Dele
gates--Casper w. Sheppard, Thee
Armstrong, Uriah s. Wier. VIM. 4
Smalley, James Hossinger.
Mill Creek Neutrality-suspicious.
| g. Justis, DIR. Swithin Chandler, Gee
Klair, Lewis Derrickson, Thos. N
Robinson.
South Christiana Hd.-Delegates-
Calvin Crosson, John Nc Bride Altel
mates, John Jordan and John b. Good
ing.
st. Georges Hd.-Delegates-Cc
lumbus Watkins, James T. Shallcros'
Jonathan w. Leatherberry, WilliaI
Cochran, w. Scott Way.
Blackbird Hd.-Delegates-Samut
Roberts, Henry ii. Wells, James l
David, John Lockerman and AlexaI
der Deakyne.
CONVENTION RATES.
There will be no special train run
the Convention tomorrow, but I'll
north-bound evening freight train wit
passenger cars attached will be held
Dover until the adjournment of th
Convention. The fare for the roun
trip has been fixed at 81 %.
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