Daily Republican., 1882-07-21
The State Convention.

The State Convention
There is a way, and fair way, by
which quiet and harmonious Conven-
ton can be held at Dover next Thurs
day and then no matter whether Mr.
FOoks or Mr.. Curry is made the candi-
date of the Republican party for Gov
ernor, all the Republicans in the State
can throw up their hats and hurrah for
1 he successful man, and then roll up
their sleeves and 60 to work to elect
him. That plan is to let Sussex County
make her own choice between the two
gentlemen offered. The nomination for
Governor is conceded to Sussex by a
law of rotation as venerated and old as
the State. This courtesy granted the
further courtesy of permitting the dele
gates from that county to name the man
from their county only reasonably fol-
lows. If the Sussex County delegates
should not unanimously agree upon
their candidate, then if there are any
unpleasant feelings engendered, they
will all be confined to one County,
which is much better than to have them
ranking oil over the State. We believe
the principle of permitting the county |
to which the candidate for Governor is
conceded to make its own choice and
the other counties ratify it, was adhered
to until the Riddle campaign in 1867.
AT that time George y. Tybout, an esti-
mable gentleman and leading infuen-
1ial farmer from New Castle, was the
choice Of large majority of the dele
gates from New Castle County. Mr..
Riddle was also a leading citizen, a
wealthy manufacturer on the Brandya
wine and q gentleman of unblemished
character and undoubted ability. He was
not the choice of the majority of the
delegates from his County, and farmer
Tybout was, and there was the differ.
ence between the two men. The dele
gates from this County presented the
name of Mr.. Tybout to the Convention.
The delegates from the lower counties
presented the name of Mr.. Riddle, and
his friends being numerically in the
ma jointly made him the nominee of the
Convention. A hearty support was
given to Mr.. Riddle subsequently, but
there was ever afterwards feeling that
the wishes of New Castle County had
been Overridden. This feeling showed
itselfin the next State Convention, when
Kent County presented the name of Dr..
Isaac Jump for Governor, and when
New Castle got in her revenge for the
slaughter of Mr.. Tybout, by saying {
that Kent should have tie candidate, '
but that Thomas B. CouIsey should be
that candidate instead of DR.. Jump. 6
AS these transactions are numbered '
with the things of the past let them go.
The Republican party of Delaware, {
which should have been suGcl sstul. has
been schooled in the fires of political t
circulation full long enough, and now 8
that the day of her redemption is dawn t
ing, he is no good Republican, who v
would cast a fire brand into the party T.
10 defeat it with victory within its T.
grasp. Wise counsels are all that are '
needed in the coming State Convention, Ii
and to have wise counsels the best and
most deliberative men OF the party
sh ould be elected delegates tomorrow. U
To secure these there should be gen. Il
Bral turnout to the delegate elections. l.
Oters should he enabled by this time p
o see the Importance of primary meet u
rigs and delegate elections. The cam. %
,aign is at the present time in an en- N
,ryotic state-and the Republican par u
y figuratiVely speaking, is floating Il
round without cohesive power. The d.
fragments are formulating. Some OF "
he floating particles have already been D,
bOBOJuSL
ickets to lie voted for. The pool is VI
TIRED by this and that interest and
ccnrdipg to the instincts Of voters the
tgregating in o masses has commenced. =,
70 morrow's elections will give the
mass shape, consistency and character. =
ust as all our citizens take an active -
art in the delegate elections, SO will -
he ca nsistency of the mass be. To "
nOrrow's election will be the source ~
'Om which must emanate the princi. "
lies to govern and lead the Republican ~
arty in the present State campaign "
This should be sufficient to induce all AZ
citizens adheriDg to the Republican
party TO turn out and make the source
Dure, and then the streams which flow at
herefrom will also be pure. fl
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THE REPUBLICAN still lives, and Is % oS
till enabled to hold aloft its banner in
With the inscription 10000 daily circu. II
alton" The fury of the storm of preiu-