Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-09
SERI0-COMIC.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Houston, Harmony and a Happy
.-. Time.
A DASH OF DEVIL1RY
Ne thodist Methods in PoIitics--A
Kent County Zaccheus--Min-
Cling o. the Factions
and Burying the.
Hatchet.
THE FUN OF JUDGE FISHER
THE FUN OF JUDGE FISHER

but the harmony was choksd from
d hopvl' 81 minority. Its proceedings
might be likened 10 u serious comedy, with
Quo dash Of deviltry, concluding IN tab.
| leau, which was similar to nothing. If moi
to Methodist revival. 1t wapted only the
| doxology with bonediction by Ben
Watson to have made it complete. Judge
Fisher raised the tune of the "Old LOG
Cabin" Of blessed memory, to loca
campaign song, fresh from the Seatine
press, entitled General Jim and Houston
Too;" the oolored delegates patted
"jubef" and Dan Ham;lted rolled his
eyes devoutly to heaven shouting
"hallelujah."
Chairman Cannon, in ministerial garb,
solemnly mounted the platform, and after
| pausing moment, more solemnly still
declared the convention "in order" which
it wasn't. During the subsequent proceed.
ings Mr.. Higgins, in demanding the roll
call upon the adoption OF the substitute
to the Oredential Committees report upon
the Sixth ward dispute, wos dangerously
approaching powder magazine with a
torch Of fire. and for moment hot blood
surged through the convention. An in
sstance upon the demand would have pre-.
cipItated crisis. and the delegates would
have been bedlamzed instead of harmon
ized for a moment after Richard Smith
had hurled the gauntlet at his feet, crying,
'tale your Gull and its col orsequences. "
MIR. Higgins form stood erect ana defiant,
his face flushed with the fire of conflict;
but, when he looked down the line of the
determined aud overwhelming State COM
mittee phalaux his arms dropped hone
lessly down. The demand was with Drawn.
1t was harmony, but it was hard very hard
Dovor evidently anticipated a rare treat
in the way of general deviitry iu tbs CON
vention proceedings, and
THE COUNTY oAucUaNGs
were expected to develop the extent of it.
The State committee, however, were active,
from the time of the arrival / the Sussex
delegates, Ia soliciting cooperation, peace
and general love feast. Mr.. Harrington,
and Chairman Cannon almost literally
caught Dan Layton, the boldest and
best of the Sussex Opposition" az he
stepped from the early train. What MIR.
Layton said il no. recorded, but he expos
tulated good deal aud gesiculetad good
deal iuore. He did more. lie got
the COMMITTEES 10 agree to lis
man Rodney for Electnr, and there
WAS no fight III the Sussex caucus. fbis
was first blood for harmony, bu' peculiar
thing happened about the Sussex caucus.
Mr.. Rodney WAS put through in the CON
vention all right, hui the county selected
the following list vi coumittt
On Resolutions Burton, ii. p.
Cannon, W, W. Morgan.
| On Permanent Organic ttion-D. Burton,
j. ID. Rodney, George W. Joseuhs.
On Credsn,isls--W w. Sharp. X.
Layton, II. w. MaCuiley
When the list was read out in cUnven-
ton il nad undergone marked change.
The auti-Stute committeeman bad by q
singular coincidence hstn dropped from
every COMMITTEES aud State committee men
put on. Fanny, wasn't ii? The New
CASTLE dele gates held no caucus. The
Higgins delegates wanted dinner, end the
State committee delegates wanted to con.
fer with Kent, and so il btppened that
Marsnel McMuileu was very late at the
Capital hotel dining room.
At a few moments p.st O'Clock,
Richard Harrington and Chairman Cannon
followed by long string OF delegates snC
a crowd of oager spectators, went ncross
Dover Green TO the court house, ard, in {
few moments Mir. Cannon, as heretofore
described, had convened the convs ntion.
THE PROCEEDINGS
Mr.. Cannon said BY authority of til,
State Central Committee of the Republican
party of Delaware | call this convention I,
order and nominate James Il. I4oiland fol
temporary chairman, and II. T. Cannon. o
Sussex, for temporary secretary.
There was no objection to this and tn,
temporary orgapiz alton was thus effected
The President mounted the stage with
long MSS. in his hands, which he pro
ceeded 10 read with much stumbling owe
some of the hard words. What be madt
out OF it was this:
Gentlemen Of tie ConUentiOu; return yol
my most profound thanks for this mark %
your confidence. l know it arises from III
peculiar fitness of myself, but | apprehend i
is in recognition of my fidelity to the grea
Republican party. / desire that this convcn
ton may proceed with harmony. and that III
deliberations may be marked with GOODNESS
patriotism, and an earnest desire for success
Ours III party Of progress il is u party o
| Union as against secession, uf liberty n
against slavery, of the Constitution as il il
with all its amendments, guaranteeing t,
| every man, great or humble white or black
tI"alltI uiiuei thc luM MltlluUt IclcTehct u
his previous creed or condition ours is
party of performance and not promises VT
have carried ont and fulfilled every promise
| hereto made, and believe our record is slicl
| as will inspire confidence in the masses of tlt
| people. We also stand on the platform al
honest money, and propose to pay or homes
debts in the money of the world. We believe
M, and promise protection to American
industry, and the American mechanic, ant
] lulOrpr. rather than slInnDrt fine work kElptt,
and panpcr labor of foreign nations. WI
believe Ill nation, and not a confederacy, "a
| government OF the people. by the people aft
iof thc people, 10 be pefpetuateu FOR al
time. We favor an honest, economical Stat'
government and tins alone ought to give III
votes III tins oNerblrdcncd and hadly-gov
erned state.
The parties are now alrayed for the con
iiict. We have a leader, known OF all men
ms declarations nave no uncertain sound hi'
voice has always been raised FOR the down
Touueh ana oppressed ana he mas AWAY
been found IN the lore front of battle 1t
advocacy ana deienSe oi the great principles
OF the hepuDlican party. Ihe record o.
| James A. Garhcld Is known and reRpcctet
from the Lakes To- the Gnlf, from the Atlantic
To the racine, ana, with sucll leader we cal
not ran. Now our opponents are III" SAINT
old Democratic party, Wlth the same enaln!
whom, WITH their allies, the rebels OF th'
south, we fought for tolr years-the slln'
who declared the war failure, and theI
nominated Imon soldier for President tn
same party that renewed Their allegiance I,
the traditions of the party and then noml
mated Horace Greeley for President tn
same party that opposed and voted agains
specie payment, at the same time renewlnl
llelr allegiance 10 the hard-money party y-th
same party that renewed lts ailcglacce 10 the
party traditions at the late Cincinnati Con
Nentlnn, and, at the same tlme nominated a
candidate tor PRESIDENT Union General
whose whole reputation was acquired IN tn
war which they denounced, and whom the