The daily gazette., 1880-08-16
FIRST EDITION.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
A QUIET AND UNEVENTFUI,
GATHERING.

tOuCneo VI tne Olu Deil, tne delegates to
the Democratic County Convention gath
cred in the Court House at New Castle
and proceeded to business.
On motion of Nathaniel Williams of
st. Georges Hundred, James Nicholson,
OF Pencader, was made temporary chair
man, and on motion of DR.. Ogle of
Wilmington, Col. Enoch Moore Jr., of
Wilmington, was appointed temporary
Secretary.
Ii. K. Lannan, Of Wilmington moved
for the appointment Of a committee of
five on credentials, and the motion
prevailing, the chair appointed the fol
lowing committee:
VIM. Nc Lenamin and DIR. Howard
Ogle, Wilmington; Theodore F. Arm
strong, White Clay Gre, k, DR.. | S.
Vallandigham, Red Dion, I'd Nathal iel
Williams, st. Georges.
Tho committee retired and until its
return no business was transacted by
the Convention.
After brief absence, the committee
reported the delegates whose ere dt ntials
had been tor~ arJed 10 the chairman of
the County Meeting after which several
vacanies were filled, and the roll Of dele
gates was as follows:
Brandywine Hundrcd-Norris Wilson
Joseph Handy, David j. Wilson,
Thos. J.. TAlley, Christopher Righier.
Wilmington, one from each ward
Thomas Walsh, Charles Cannon, d Daniel
Mulherin, Robert Elliott, Enoeh Moore,
Jr., DIR. Howard Ogle, Samuel q. Peirce,
WIN. McMehamin, Adam Orr, Hewson
f. Lanuan.
Chrlstiana-James Nedery, Thomas
Toy, ohas. b. Dougherty, Calvin M.
Crossan, Robert Lindall.
NH C.eek-.M Milton Steel, j. r. Cros-
san, Frank Smith, Robert Hawthorne,
II. M. Wilman.
White Clay Gre, k-James l.. Vallan-
digham Jr., VIM. X. Lyman, Theo. F..
Armstrong, DI. f. l.. springer, James
Ii. Smaliey.
New Ca-tle-Wm. ii. Barr, |. Rulings
John +. Campbell, j. W. Mackey, VIM.
M. Walls.
Pencader-James Nicholson, Thomas
w. McCracken, James w. Cooch, Levi
Higgins, j. A'ibone Cam.
Reu L:on-Dr.I. 5. Vallandigham,
Chas. IA. McWhorter, Thomas Bird,
John T. Cheairs, VIM. X. Bright.
st. George's-Edwin X. Cochran, Ma
thaniel Williams.
AppOquin mnk-Cyrus Tatman, ,Saml
K. Warren benjamin Il. LaLLumus, Pur-
nell L. Jones, J. Henry Hanson.
Blackbrd-Walter l.. Reynolds, John
L. Seemans, Jacob Hill, Henry Ii. Well.
j Ihn Lockerman.
The report OF the committee on cr"-
dentials having been adopted, on motion
u committee of one from each hundred
on permanent organization was appoint
| ed as follows:
II K Lannan, Wilmington hundred;
ID. j Wilson, Brandywine; Thos. Toy,
Christiaua; Frank Smith, Mill Creek;
| w X Lyman, White Clay Creek; j Rid
| Ing-, New Castle; j A Cam, Pencader;
W,lidm II Bright, Red Lion; E r Coch-
ran. 81. George; Cyrus Tatman, APP j.
i uuimlnk; JACOB Hill, Blackbird.
fhIs cOhImi ttee, after consultation,
reported the following for permanent
officers;
Pres dent, Col Enoch Moore, Jr.
| s, cretary, CHARLES ii McWhOrter.
Vice Presidents, one from each hum
| dred Norris Wilson, Thos. Nedery, How
ard Ogle, Thomas Hawthorne, j L Val
landighan, Esq. Levi Higgins, J 7
Chairs, N Williams, j II Hanson, Wal
ter Reynolds, w II Barr.
| lu6 TepOTL WAS duOpLbu, auu Ou tbk
ing the chair Col. Moore returned thanks
for the honor, and promised to perform
tho duties Of the y Jsition tu the best OF
| his ability.
The proposed amendments to the par
| ty rules-one proposing to nominate all
caudidater for county officers by con-
vention iDstead Of by ballot, and the
other postponing the legislature and levy
court nominations from The tlrst to the
second Tuesday in September, were then
read by the Secretary.
In order to get the amendments befor Q
the convent On in definite shape, MT
Nathaniel Williams offered the follow
Ing; ka.o,v., ,v tins convsn,ion. rna,
Rule Sd, of The Rules governing the
Democratic party of New Castle county,
De amended by striking out the word
"hrs! in said rule, and inserting the
word "second."
And in the opinion Of this convention
IL is inexpedient at this time to make
any further changes in the said rules, As
suggested in the memorial of sandry
Democrats presented to the county meet
ing in May last
The question being taken on Mr.. Will.
liams' resolution, 1t was apparently
adopted, but q vision being called for,
the ayes and nays were ordered, and the
| RESOLUTION WAS ulNiutu'
Dr. Ogle explained that tha first part
OF the resolution merely postponed The
nominations for lavy court and the legis'
lature from the first to the second Satur-
day in Septemb mber. no as to bring 1t aft, ]
the Wilmington city election, which
takes place gu the first Tuesday in Sep
trmber.
On the ayes and nays, this part Of the
resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-Mes'rs. Welch, Moore. Ogle
Pierce, McMenamin, Orr, Lannan, Tai
ley, Fighter, N Wilson, Handy, ID j
Wilson, Calvin M Crossan, Hawthorne
Wilmer, j l. Vallandigham, Lyman
, Armstrong, Nicholson, higgins, Cam
is Vallandigham, McWhorter, Bird
Cheairs, Williams, Cochran, warren
Hanson, Reynolds, Hill, Wells, Locker
man, 80.
Nays-Messrs. Cannon, Mulherin, El
nott, Nedery, Toy, Dougherty, Steel .
!, r. Crossan, Smith, Barr, Ridtngs, camp
bell, Mackey, Tatn An, Jones, Lattomu us
SeeInans, IT,.
The second portion of Mr.. William,
resolution was adopted by vote OF 4
TO 4, he nays being Messrs. OPle, Peirce
and Orr OF Wilmington, and Bird c
3 RI d Lion.
The the convention, at $3.50 o'clock &C
lourned sine die.
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