The daily gazette., 1882-08-23
w1LALN9TOrJ. DEL. AUGUST o. 1850.

, said he, ''is the nomination of a candidate
Tor Governor" Joseph Dean, Jr., of New
ARK moved that this work be taken up and
It was adopted. Then the convention
iound that 1t had at last come
10 the ticklish time, they had so looked for.
SO dreaded, so desired. Itwas a minute oi
feverfsh anxiety. No one seemed ready 70
open the ball. Paynter men gathered In a
little knot, consulted and separated in a
hopeless sort of way. The Stockley men
walked hastily about and talked neryously.
and when they sat down Mr. Causey and
Al. Robinson looked as serious as though
they stood face to face with the crack o.
doom.
Then Mr. Robinson got up. The hum of
voices ceased and delegates who had been
roveing about stopped In their tracks to
near what he was saying. This was what
ne said, and he took the convention by
storm in saying it:
Mr.. President and FelloU Democrats:
am satisfied from circumstances which | see
displayed here to-day that whatever man ia
named as our candidate he will be elected.
Applausel. Coming up here with a full
delegation from much abused old Sussex
Tor they say we are going TO lose her at
every election and we never lose her-com-
ing up here, say, with our delegates, we
pledge ourselves that whatever man secures
the nomination he will tie elected Governor
oi the State of Delaware. Applause. What
ever doubt you Democrats may have OH
New Castle and Kent, / will say that we
don't have the least doubt. Now am a
young man but If there is any thing would
| not like to see 1t is Delaware going
into Republican hands with their 5000 negro
voters at their back. | want success and
with desire for success in my heart have
come up here from old Sussex, from George
town hundred with the object of nominating
as true Democrat, and as honest a Demo
crat as ever lived-Charles G.. Stockley.
Long applause continuing several minutes
lie is man who has fought for the party
when he dared not ask any thing OF it, In
the darkest time of the war, and stood up
sturdily for it In that trying period. No
one can speak word against him. Nomi-
nate him and he will be elected. [Applause.
Stockley's name had set the convention
wild, and enthusiasm received a new i'm
petus, when one OF the youngest dele
gates from New Castle, l.. U. Vandegrift,
Esq, arose and seconded the nomination
and did 1t so well that cheers punctuated
the able and eloquent effort, and friends
crowded around the young orator to con-
graduate him at its conclusion.
The Stockley men cheered for a minute
or two and then became quiet again. 1t
seemed that no one else would be put up In
no leader, and they sat there scarcely know
ing what to do. Finally, Peter j. Ford of
Wilmington, moved that the Convention
nominate Stockley by reclamation. This
brought John Mitch " Houston to
his feet and he poured forth speech in favor
of John IL. Paynter, Esq, which was strong
Tor him and was tinged with little bitter
ness He said he hal come here with a
Paynter delegation, as a Paynter man, and
hf4 M nTtnin uA.ad lob I.ois.
him to be the best candidate. He went on
to charge that Paynter's friends would not
desert him now. Paynter had not come out
until Mr.. Moore had declined and Mr..
Moore had been used to further Stockley's
interests. Paynter was the only available
candidate.
Mere melton of Mr.. Paynter drew forth
some applause, but his cause was waning.
The next moment the mildest voiced man
in the convention, DIR. Fowler of Laurel,
got up and said a few words which put
Paynter out of the fight. He nominated
Robert IL. Davis Of Cedar Creek hundred as
compromise candidate. He wanted
harmony and Robert II. Davis was the man
to give it. On him he hoped all sides
would unite.
Mr.. Houston was on his feet again in an
instant : "The nomination of Mr. Davis is |
surprise to me. hardly know how to act |
ask that Sussex be given 20 minutes for |
consultation" Mr.. Bewley of Smyrna |
seconded this and it was about to be |
granted, when John w. Causey, seeing how |
this might hurt Stockley, threw himself in |
the breech. 1t was time for something TO |
be done. Sussex might retire and agree |
upon Davis. This would defeat Stockley, |
and Mr.. Causey did his best. 1t was the /
first speech John w. Causey ever made, and |
1t was good one. 1t was the words of
man whose heart was in the cause,
and it had its effect A majority OF |
the Sussex delegates, he said, did not |
want recess. They were ready to act now.
This was no time for recess and a bargain.
He was opposed to anything of the kind,
and SO was Sussex. Sussex county had had |
her fight, and was ready to stand by the re-
suit. 1t had been between G. G. Stockley
and John II. Paynter, and he did not want
to say anything against Mr.. Davis, but he
had not been considered In the contest. He
was not In 1t. 1t was no time for a dark
horse, and no time for carrying water on
both shoulders.
'tSussex county wants Charles G. Stock
ley" said Mr.. Causey, "Giye him to us and
we will elect him. He is the best man-the
only man who can carry Sussex. He will
20 through that county with a sword in
each hand Kent, he will carry on both
and he will go through New
Castle with wings"
Mr.. Causey sat down. By some misun-
the chair decided that Sussex
should retire, but when she came back the
number of Stockley delegates had increased,
and Paynter's name was withdrawn.
Then the balloting commenced and the in
terest was intense. Joseph Dean, A. ?.
and James L. Wolcott were
tellers, and each delegate walked up and
deposited his vote In an old, worn hat as his
name was called. There were lots of
5tockley votes and 1t soon became apparent
that he would be nominated When his
vote had reached 91 burst of applause
rang out, and Henry G. Turner and others
led to the telegraph office with congratu-
atOry kilograms.
The vote was stockley 1873, Davis 45, and
plank, s, and after the result had been an
the nomination was made unani- |
nous on motion of DIR. Fowler.
The Convention then proceeded to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress, and Colonel
Whitley arose and said; CATER this Con-
yention has nominated a Governor with
almost unexampled unanimity, take gen {
nine pleasure in proposing to this Conven-
ion the name of gentleman as the Congress !
3ional candidate whose nomination intend
70 move be made by acclamation at the con-
.lusion of my remarks-a gentleman in the