The daily gazette., 1880-05-07
asked a Sussex deleqate.

asked Sussex delegate. . p
mo, Sir"
"How long have you been Repub-
"Longer than you have, sir, and
truer to the party's interests"
Or. Layton, in support of the regu-
larity OF the Baltimore county dele
gates, said their credentials were sign
ed by minister of the gospel, which
announcement was greeted with laugh
ter and Kisses.
Major Lofland said the minister af-
forwards said he was sorry he had sign
ed the certificate.
DIR. Layten-'I don't believe it. If
Baltimore Hundred is ruled out hope
Sussex county will rule herself out. "
Dick Harrington-"All true Repub-
licans will stay in this hall"
Confusion worse COMPOUNDED" then
ensued for few minutes, and then a
vote was taken on Anthony Higgins
motion to reject the report of the CON-
mlttee as applied to the Tenth ward.
The chairman being unable to decide,
the roll was called and Mr.. Higgins
motion was lost by vote of II ayes to
81 nays.
A vote was then taken on the adop-
ton OF the report of the committee on
credentials, and it was adopted by a
vote of II ayes to so nays, Kent coun-
ty throwing her forty votes solidly for
the report, and thus securing victory
by bare majority. Prolonged ap-
plauSe greeted this result
The committee on permanent organ
izatin reported the following officers !:
Chairman-I. N. Mills.
Vice Presidents-New Castle, f. A.
Curtis; Kent, John Moore Sussex,
Thomas ]. Davis.
Secrelar ies-New Castle, Samuel
Silvers; Kent, DR.. VIM. r. Collins, Sus-
sex, DIR. G. r. Layton.
Washington Hastings moved to sub
stitute the name of George w. Bush
for that of Mr.. Mills, but the motion
was not pushed, and the committees
report was adopted unanimously.
The Committee on resolutions,
through Mr.. Smithers reported the
following, which were adopted unani-
mOusly:
That being in entire accord with the
Repu olican party of the United States,
we are content to refer to the authorita-
tive enunciation OF Its conferences for an
exposition of our principles, and to point
TO the history ofits acts as most con-
elusive evidence of its usefulness.
That while the selection of its candi-
dates should be considered simply as a
choice of agents 10 administer the func-
tlons of Government in accordance with
those principles, the Necessary condition
of popular approval forbids the nomina-
lion OF any person so liable to public
censure as to render his election improb-
able, and under this absolute Limitation
regulating the action OF political parties
IN free government, any Republican
who shall receive the nomination OF the
National Convention will be entitled to
the individual support OF the Republicans
ofthe State of Delaware.
Ihe delegates chosen by this conven-
ton from this State to act In the Nation
al Convention, to be held in Chicago. on
the I'd day of J une next,ar invested with
power to vote on all questions according
to their individual sense of right, only re-
minding them that as nomination with
out election would be In vain, in their
endeavor t. discover the candidates they
should rather rely upon the preferences
expressed by those states upon which he
most rely Tor success, rather than the in
clinations of those from whichlelector.l
votes can scarcely be hoped, much less
xpected.
Then r. G. Fraim offered resolu-
ton presenting the following names for
delegates and alternates to the Nation
al Republican Convention
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
New Castle CJunty-Christian Feb
iger, Lew E. Clark.
Kent County IN athaniel B. Smithers
and James II. Lofts nd.
Sussex County-Benjamin Burton and
Albert Curry.
ALTERNATEs.
New Castle Couuty-S. V. B. Carty,
col. and Samuel Silver.
Kent County-George p. Fisher, Esq,
and Lemuel johnson.
Sussex County-Jacob Moore and
Abel S. Small.
More desperate wrangling followed.
Sussex men objected to Ben Burton as
not being their choice, and New Castle
men wanted to substitute Geo. l.. Town.
send for Levi G. Clark. Mr.. Pickles
wanted the rights of the counties re-
spected, and Dick Harrington said this
Convention represented the sovereign
voice of the whole State. Mr.. Smith
ers also took this view.
Mr.. Pickles moved to amend by in
serting Townsend's name in place OF
Clark's, and after some delay in Lighting
up the hall, it being after seven O'Clock
by this time, the vote was taken on the
amendment.
Kent county's vote, as usual, was Of
fered solidly, but loud calls were made
for the calling of the roll. Chairman
Mills declared that it should be cast SOL
idly and Mr.. Pickles appealed. Then
followed stormy scene, which beggars
description. Pickels, Higgins, Barring
ton, Hawkins, Bird, Fisher and others
Joined in an angry discussion, joined in
an angry discussion, and the Conven-
ton resolved itself into bowling mob.
Finally MIR. Mills said: Gentlemen,
the vote of Kent county has been re-
corded, aud wont hear any appeal"
This raised a fresh howl, and Anthony
Higgins who took the floor, was 20 n
surrounded by a mass OF excited beings,
who flourished their fists and howled
discordantly in accordance with their
respective inclinations. Cries OF "put
him OUT and "dare you to do it" came
from every hand, and for few minutes
1t looked as ii riot was imminent.
Suddenly the row subsidized, and brief
conference was Leld between the oppos-
ing factions, which resulted in an agree
ment to let Hon. N. b. Smithers decide
whether or not Mr.. Pickles appeal was
in order.
Mr.. Smithers said if the vote was
taken and recorded before the appeal
was taken, then it was not in order.
Chairman M Ills asked the Secretaries,
and they said the vote was recorded be-
fore the appeal was taken,