Smyrna times., 1882-08-30

lullllOllS vi SAOhAN ~
warn the people of the necessity Of l
withdrawing the control ofthe Federal o
Government from the Republican I
party. Ii
Resolred, That the shameless and |
cruel exaction by the Republican chair t
man, jaw Hubbell, of per centage of s
the wages Of every Federal emplOye,
regardless of age or sex, with his pub 8
lie assurance that such action . is not {
objected to in any official quarter"
involves the entire Republican admin {
istration in the meanness and guilt OF
his conduct. which should be visited by (
the condemnation of all honest men.
RoSolrcd, That in their retention in
places Of party trust of Dorsey, the
Star Route plunderer, and the advance
ment of similar notorious and disrepu-
table characters to positions of party
! leadership in Delaware and elsewhere
the Republican managers have exhibit
ed shameless etirOntery offensive to
the public sense of fdecency and degrad-
ing to American politics.
Res0lred That no incident of Ameri-
can politics is more corrupt and
discreditable than the proposed bargain
and sale of the confidential offices OF |
the United States Senate by the solid |
Republican party i'll that body to a !
disreputable renegade and political
adventurer, who qualified himself for |
the alliance by combining the worst
elements of society to accomplish the
reputation of the lawful debt of an
ancient and honOred commonwealth.
And that the open and shameless
, coalitions made or rendered every
where throughout the South by the
, administration with every political
| prostitute and ready recipient of radical
2 money and official positicn deserves
: and .i.;:st receive the scorn and con-
| tempt of all decent men.
5 Resolred, That we view with appre-
: hension the creation of an oVergroWn
h army of officials, and their organized
: control over and interference with
popular elections, by the corrupt use
: Of public money and abuse of their
/. official powers and that we denOunce
l. rs fundamentally false and dangerous
l. the present "spoils system" of the
Republican party, in relation to public
If Offices and declare that if our elections
are to be fair and free, and the form of
n, our government is to be maintained,
Of the public offices must be filled and
X. administered with a view to honest
w and efficient public service, and not be
ID made. as they now are, the mere spoils
Of party conquest.
ne RPsOirod, That the efforts of all self
t. respecting citizens of Delaware are due
and are hereby earnestly invited to
IN assist in defeating at the polls party
nd led and organized as is the Republican
in party of the State to-day, who seek tC
control the State, not for its true
So interests, but for the spoils Of Office anc
nd to crafty personal ambition, and rel!
or for their success only upon BANDED
IN. ignorance, race prejudice and protligac!
te- within and the corrupting power o
he money gathered from without th'
ire State.
o9 After reading the above Mr.. White
aI 'tT' ley moved their adoption and the
W. w. were adopted unanimously.
~ .''h After the adoption of the resolution
Jn J Mr.. Dean moved that the cOnventiO
ny 90 into nomination for candidate tC
ny. Governor, which motion was adopted
w After some delay and after being II
-"N minded several times by the chairma
that the nomination was open, AltrC
=. Robinson, Esq, arose and took IL
Use, convention by storm with his eloquel
adj speech, as every man present was lis
lrty ening with bated breath for the nan
Of of the candidate for Governor. BefO
sted mentioning the name of the candida
our Mr.. Robinson said Mr.. President al
t as fellow Democrats, | am satisfied fro
ich- the earnestness which | see display
the here to-day that the man nOminat
here to-day will be elected. Comi
our up here with a full delegation frC
rap much abused Sussex (whO are alwa
most reported as going to lose the electlt
rms but never do we pledge ourselves IL
thin the nominee of the convention will
elected Governor of the State of De
ltion ware. | am here, therefore, for
,hoOl purpose of nominating as true man
rally there is in the State of Delaware
Charles C. Stockley.
ublic After the name of Mr.. StOckley Y
st to announced, the speaker was interru
of ed by loud and continued applaI
When the enthusiasm had subsid
,rson the speaker continued by eulOgiz
xcept Mr.. Stockley as man who had fOu
OrOus for the party when he dared not
nents anything from 1t, and one who
lstice stood up for his party in its darl
from days. In concluding his remarks
nent. said that no man can speak W
such against the integrity of the nomine
If the n Democrat, and if nominated, he
con- sure to be elected.
ts-as After the applause had died a
d i'm Lewis c. Vandergrift, Esq, arose
} New seconded the nomination on beha
ortiOn the young democracy of the cit.
egisla- Wilmington. Said the speaker, l
encies Onded the nomination because
(StOckley) is a man of progrc:
repre- principles, and one of liberal and b
poured views. His course in the Legisla
,s and has shown it and his being at the
,lating of railroad and business OF val
taxes kinds, and he would guarantee h
or the majority of 500 in New Castle co
greater at the coming election.
,nnsvl- Peter J. Ford moved that the l
control nation of Mr.. StOckley be mad
acclamation, but the President dec
le free the motion out of order, as the mol
corner tions were not yet closed, where
rovern- a motion was made that the nomin
further be closed when John NJ. Houston
/. as an hastily to his feet, and when III
he rich. finished. if a bombshell had lit j
acIe to midst of the audience they wOul
ublicah have been more surprised, COnsl
to the ton was pictured on every
schools. mans face, who was in fav
, of all Stockley. while those in league
merican Houston were sitting calmly by
borough ing further Developments. Mr..
,ent un- ton was one of John III. Pay
obstruc- staunchest friends and from h
he sub pearance he intended to mg
udicious bitter fight against Stockley. II
f duties protruded from their sockets in
eek the glare while his mouth bore evid6
ase the utter disgust for the candidat
render viously nominated by Mr.. Robin
! benefit Mr.. Houston did not keep the
cree and ence long in doubt by an unneC
nd thus waste of words, but plunged bold
d to our the subject and said he was ell
them to delegate from John ii. Paynter,
i'll secure the strongest man we can mol
cost of notwithstanding the blow ana
and tend of Sotckley man. In his hun
) between had been a fight between Paynt
in large StOckley. Paynter won it and
e market his duty to place his name bef'
Iaber and convention. The result of Ste
nomination TODAY was a comt