The daily gazette., 1880-08-18
MATTERS POLITICAL.
THE COMING STATE coNvENTIoN-How
DELEGATES WILL BE CHOSEN, ETC.

DELEGATES WILL BE CHOSEN, ETC.
The Democratic State Convention. for
the nomination of persons Tor Presi,ien.
tial electors and Representativ in Con-
gress, Will be held az Dover on Tuesday
next, at IL o'clock, noon. The man bus.
iness of the convention will be- the nom
ination o. electors, as IT Is generally con
ceied that Hon. Edward l.. Martin. the
present Represebtati We in CongI ess will
be nominated by exclamation, IN accord
ante with the usual Democratic cu,tom III
In this State.
For electur, Hon. Charles b. Lore will
be urged from this county, and will
doubtless be Iominated; 10 names have
yet been prom nrntly mehtioned as can
dilates in Kent and Sussex.
In regard To tue election of delegates
to this convention, no regular system
will be adopted, In this city at least, buj
de leRates will be chosen at ward meet.
ings. In case OF contest in any of the
wards, an election will be regularly held
TENTH WARD MEETING.
In response to notice in the Gazette
addressed to the "Indt pendent voters OF
the Tenth Waid," "a meeting was held il.
the Weccacoe Engine house, last night,
and permanently organ zed by the choice
of the following officers:
President, William Bake.
Vice Pres dent, Michael Walsh.
Secretary, John q. Shaw.
Secretary, Hugh j. Sweeney.
Then, on motion, the "indepeudept"
business was dispens, with, and IL was
decided to call IL the democratic Club
Of the Tenth ward"
Thus far things had proceeded very
smoothly, but when Edward Maguir.
moved that a committee be appointed
to report candidates for City Council
and Inspectors, a howl was raised. Il
WIS claimed that the organization has
already named its candidate for Cudncil,
Mr.. Robert Shaw, who WI, nomi mated
by the independents a week ago.
Mr.. Mcguire claimed that this nOm-
nation would have to be ignored, and a
minatIon effected in the regular man
ntr.
An excited Discussion of this point
f. lowed, pending which the meeting ad-
pished anything beyend an org lniga-
ton.
OTHER WARD MATTERS.
At meeting of tho Fifth Ward Club,
last evening, the resignation of III j
Crippen as Second Lieutenant was re-
ccivtd and acc Apred. Mr.. Crippen will
uNSlHb III lDluk LOuuR mtn Dtu-
ocratic Clu". The club also finished the
uniform recently adopted by deciding on
a helmet hat with swinging lamp Oh
top
The Fourth ward Democrats met at
the u sual place laSt evening, with ES-
q IRE Wm.H Brady in the chair ,and VIM
J Morrow, Secretary.
The committee to nominate candidates
for ward officers reported the follow
lug:
For City Council, George Fl Abel,
aud Christian VI essick.
Inspectors, Eastern precinct, Joseph
w Hart; Western, VIM. IL Brady. As.
sistants, Eastern precinct, John King
| Western, Chas. W Hyland.
Afterwards meeting OF the ware
| club was held, when, among other bust
ness. it WAS deulded to call the organiza
ton the John W Hall Club of til,
Fourth Ward"
| Ninth ward Democrats will meet al
their headquarters, thIe evening, for tht
| purpose of electipg delegate to the
| Dam ocratic State Convention.
The Sixth ward Democrats will mee'
| for the same purpose, IN the Phpuix En-.
| zine house, Tomorrow evening, at 7:3t
| O'clock.
| AT NEW CASTLE.
Company B, of the Hancock and En-.
| gish Club of this hundred, met in the
| Grand Jury room las; evening, am
elected the following officers:
Captain, John J Gormley.
First Lieutenant, Geo. A Maxwell.
SECOND Lieutenant, Geo. M Riley.
First Sergeant, John Pvle.
Second Sergeant, r lbt. Smith.
Third Sergeant, James Bennett.
The meeting was largely attended.