Daily Republican., 1880-08-16
TAE WHITE DOVE.

OcFacy on Saturday Peace al the
Oounty Convention and at the
City Democratic Association, the
farst 0ccasiOn being First Told
About i'm our Columns.
The County Convention Of the Demo.
cracy called to take into consideration
the amendment Of the party rules met
at New Castle on Saturday afternoon
At 2 O'Clock in the Court House. The
work Of the convention briefly sum
med up was this: Two hours were
spent in doing nothing, the nomination
Of County officers was made to come
TWO weeks later aad the amendment to
the rules asked for by the IA ofioe
holders was not touched or talked Of
Temporary organization was effected
by making Unole Jimmy Nicholson,
(vho WAS the fattest man in the room,
samuel Townsend being ABSENT Pres
ident, and Col. Bnosh Moore, Jr., soo
retary.
H. Il. Lannan moved the appoint
ment of a committee of FIVE on oreden-
tials, carried. Committee William
McMenamin and Howard Ogle, Of Will
mington; Thomas F. Armstrong, White
Clay Creek; I. N. Vsllandigham, Red
Lion; N. Williams, 81. Georges.
The committee was about to retire
when the clown appeared. The clown
was none other than Cyrus Tatman Of
Appoquinimink. The ignorance Of
this man was appalling. He started
off with declaration that this was q
comfy meeting. He was asked why,
and replied that 1t was because in max
ing q motion to choose temporary
delegate used the word
meeting" instead Of 'corvention."
The man argued that this being a
meeting" 1t was a free and easy
affair where all conld Jake hand. He
talked On for while In all seriousness,
amid rosrs Of laughter, bat was finally
Again the COMMITTEES was
about to leave the room when Thomas
R. Lally, who was not delegate, in
tarposed and said that the committee
ON credentials had no right TO pass on
their own seats, as their crsdeDtials
might be in doubt. He urged that q
committee Of outsiders be appointed in
their stead. lLoud and deri5ive laugh
ter.
Finally after long delay the com
mittee on credentials mAde an uninter-
esting report, which seated all the del.
egates elected, who we're present. 1t
was adopted and a few vacancies were
filled.
On motion of d. r. Lannan the COM
mittss on Permanent Organization was
appointed as follows
Wilmington Hd H. 4. Lannan.
BraudyWine Hid. ID. J. Wilson.
Christiana Hd.,-Thomas Toy.
MillCreek Hd., Frank Smith.
w. Clay Creek Hd., w R. Lyman.
New Castle I'D. j. Ridings.
Pencader Id. 8. Cam.
Red Lion Hd., w. R. Bright.
St. Georges I'd e. R. Cochran.
Appoquinimink Hd.,-C. Tatman.
Black bird Id, Jacob Hill.
The committee retired for eonsulta-
tion and speedily reported the follow
ing oRicers and the report was adopted:
Chairman-Bncch Moore, Jr.
5ecretary-Charles q. McWho'ter.
Vice Presidents-Norris Wilson, T.
Msdary, Howard Ogle, Robt. Haw-
thorne, J. L Vallan iisham, Levi Hug
gins, J. T. Chairs, N. Williams, J. Il
Hanson, Walter s, Reynolds, W. II,
Barr.
The amendments to the rules chang
Ing the mode of nominating candidates
10 the ballot system were read but not
acted upon.
Nathaniel Williams read the follow
ing and mevsd its adoption:
1t is ordered by this Convention that rule
three OF the Rules governing the Democratic
striking out the word First, In said Rule
End substituting tho word Second"
And In the opirton OF this Convention It is
TO offer my further chaoge in
.he Rules as suggested by sundry persons
u the County meeting in May last.
The object of the first clause is to
postponed the day for nominating can
iidates for the Levy Court from the
irst to the ssot nd Satu; day in Septsm-
or.
The two clauses in tie above were
.dopted separately. On the first the
rote stood 33 to 19.
On the second only 4 negative votes
we're cast, they being from DR.. Ogle, 3.
J. Pierce and Adam Orr Of Wilmingtcn n
nd Thomas Bird of Red Lion.
The Convention then adjourn cd.
THB DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
For orse, at least, the City Demo
ratio Association held q quiet and
bort session. On Saturday evening
bout one hundred persops gathered in
iagistrste Brady's office, but after wards
hey proceeded to the Williams Club
DOM, in the third story OF the building
I Nos. 22O and 222 Market street.
resident Farrell took the chair and
ohm O'Donnell was made secretary.
The minutes of the previous mestins
ERE read and adopted after which the
hartman announced that the unfaish.
business was in relation to the con-
littee which had been appointed to
,nter with the 80. o.called City Executive
A motion was made that the further !
of the matter be indefl-
ltely postponed.
Mr.. Quinn declared that such a mo.
on was supsifuous as the Committee
ad been discharged at the last meet ,
IL.
Mr.. Mellon desired that chance he
ven the so. called Executive Commit !
Q for re- e-entering the Democratic
,nks.
Mr.. Quinn reiterated his objections Q
ID obstlnately declared that such q b
otion was superfuous, whereupon the Q
,airman informed him that he was
1t Of order. q
Mr.. Farrell then explained that the I