Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-08
THE DELAWARE DELEGATION.



1sow the BIue Hens chickens at
Cincinnati and the Work They Did
Appeared to an Illinois Newspaper
Man.
Springfield, tIll) Monitor.
While in Cincinnati it was our pride to
hear many words of cheer in regard to
our candidate, Bayard, and it made us feel
proud of the noble men who had come
from his home to show their admiration
for the greatest man of his age. They
were the subject of remark by many dele
gates from other states who witnessed the
gallant and honorable manner of winning
friends to the side of their chieftain.
There were among the number Gov.
Hall, Hon. Cove Salisbury, Gen. Williams,
ATTORNEY General Gray, Mayor Almond
of Wilmington. MIR. Holcomb, Mr.. Black,
William Herbert, County Treasurer, MIR.
Moore, Col. Martin, "ToRi" M. Ogle, Mr.,
Grubb, MIR. Croasdsle OF Wilmington
EVERY EVENING, Mr.. Pyle, the Sheriff of
New CASTLE, Col Bates, the indefatigable
leader of the forces, and others whose
names have slipped cur memory in the
excitement incident 10 the nomination of
the ticket. They worked like Trojlus,
aud no honorable means were left uutried
to have the convention grant "a ''consum.
nation devoutiy wished" Delaware may
be small when measured by her square
miles she may cut bat small figure IN
the map Of the United States; but the
"old Blue Hens Chickens" when brought
in contact with the '.high-oombed cocks"
OF other states have as much pluck, fight
as nobly, appear to as great advantage,
and leave field with as many triumphs
as the most gallant CATERS in the Union.
The banner of these gentlemen never
received soil-their caps shed not q sin
gle plume With heads erect, from con-
sciors discharge of duty, they left Gin
cinnati with even more triumphant air
than when they came. Purity of purpose
and their undying devotion TO cause,
with leader whose whole soul was in the
cause, and no thought of self, made them
even more proud of the names of Bayard
and Delaware.
We felt peculiar pride in these gallant
friends of Bayard, for their feet had trodder
the same soil and at the same time as when
life was opening up to ourself. We were
''boys together" with some, while the
younger potion who had grown TO mans
estate" since We left her sacred soil, we
could testify were the sons of noble sires.
Holcomb we remembered by being the
son of the great leader in agricultural
science-Chancey P. fiolcomb; Mr.. Black,
by his mothers side of the house; Mr..
Gray, by rs noble u woman es ever lived,
| and by Andrew @. Gray. his father, who
was our type of a lawyer; Mr.. Moore, by
| his good sire, and one of the greatest
ship.builders of the Atlantic coast; MIR.
Grubb, from the fact you could not throw
Il stone in Brandywine Hundred without
hitting Grubb Or q Tally on the head.
Names SO prolific in numbers and so few
the Christian names that they were COM
PEELED to use numerals in denoting the
James, Johns, etc, of the Grubb or the
| Tally of such a name, and son Of such
sur-nGmed Grubb or Tally; Thomas M.
| Ogle, because when u youngster We knew
| the liveliest man and "hale fellow well
met" in New Castle County; Mr.. Herbert,
because we had played ''hide and SEEK"
"Hick-am-he, Dick-am-I," when the
isght of . pair OF shoes would have made
our stumped toes lremple if the suggestion
had been made that it was highly proper
| to wear them. We have watched
''Bil!'s" pathway with more than
| ordinary interest, from the fact
| that his ruother, brother and two sisters
bado father farewell one bright morning,
whtn their hons was full of happiness, and
whcn the nigut shades had darkened the
day, a darker cloud hung over an almost
helpless WIDOWS home, whom the wild
waves of the Delaware mad made such aud
at the same time orphgulng four small
children. "Billie," as everybody called
him, was the youngest boy, and only about
| 10 Years old He went TO work like Major
| He sold papers, carried packages, went on
| errands, was always ready and willing, aud,
| like widows cruse OF oil in the Scriptures,
his work never gave ont and was remunera-
,iva, He WAS saving, raised his mothers
family, educated his sisters, made home a
haven of rest to all OF them. The indust-
try and perseverance of youth Jagged not
when manhood's cares came, and the boy
who had honored the memory of his father
and provided for his mother, and turned
not away from his sisters, prospsred. 1t
could moi be otherwise, aud his years have
been crowned with houors from his fellow
citizens, until he has passed ''all the
chairs" in official dignity as far as the
offices of Sheriff, County Treasurer, aud
otner positions, would yield, and to day,
in the full confidence of his fellows they
confie in him as the fast friend of Della
wares favorite son.
1t was Prest feast to be with these
gentlemen, 1t was reminder of friend
ships made at period when most lasting
As We looked upon Wilmington's Mayor
and recognized in him the "baby brother
of the warmest friend We ever had
William Allmond, now deceased, aud
brother OF our Old friend, DR.. Almond. of
Palmyra, Nacoupin eounty-we felt drill
OF pleapure warming us TO former friend
ships atresh almost, and as pure as when
formed in the slow tried contact of days
andp years. But we find this subject is
inclined to lepgthen and strengthen with
what it feeds on. and 'business" must
make the tcnderer sentiments of our
rature dry up" for want of space in the
psRe regulated by poverty aud devoted TO
Other matters than retouehing the old
gidines of our own life. We close as We
began, by word of admiration for the
gallant SONS of gallant State, vino
sustained their gallant and distinguished
brother, RaYGrd.