Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
TINE SECOND DIsrnIor FIaHr.
1853 Inemeefual Bsil0Gs Tai enI:and
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special correspondence OF gazette and journal.
ELKToN, Aug. 7.--The Democratic CON
gressional convention reassembled yes
tsEday afternoon at Las O'Clock, after 0
recess of one hour. The placing Of can
didates in nomination was declared In
order. Mr.. MeGill of the Baltimore
county delegation named the present
representative, ]. Fred. G. Talbot Of that
county. Carroll county presented the
name of DIR. Frank G. Shaw. James A.
MGckey, on the part Of Cecil, seconded
tie nomination of Talbot. A delegate
from Hartford presented the claims OF DR..
j. Thomas G. Hopkins In foreible man
ner, at which the numerous Hartford
people present wildly applauded.
The first ballot and each Of the 322
succeeding ones resulted as follows: For
Talbot 10, being the vote Of the Baltimore
and Cecil county delegations. Shaw re-
oeived five votes from Carroll, and Har-
ford cast her five votes for Hopkins. The
convention, at 4.30 O'Clock adjourned
until o'clock.
The evening session was not called
until nearly 8 O'Clock, owing to the alb
senoe Of the chairman. The convention
Immediately proceeded with the ballot
ing. The vote revealed that the great
amount Of oauousinR that was carried on
during the recess had not changed the
| situation. After the $40 ballots, James
Mackey OF Cecil moved an adjournment
until 8 O'Clock this morning. On an aye
and nay vote the chairman decided the
motion carried.
A Baltimore county delegate asked for
6 division. TheCRrroll, Cecil and Har-
ford delegates voted for adjournment and
Baltimore county against it. The motion
was carried by vote Of IA to 6. 1t WAS
oonjeotured that Cecil, by its action In
moving an adjournment, had deserted
Talbot. 1t is stated, however, that such
is mot the case.
Talbot still expects vote from II Hsrford
but Judging from the enthusiastic man
ner in which that delegation
supports Hopkins 1t is thought
improbable that he will get it.
Some dark horse will probably be sprung
on the convention to-day and nominated
without much trouble. Albert Constable
is mentioned most prominently In this
connection. George W. CruikshAnk Is
also spoken Of.
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY BALLOTS AND NO
CHOICE.
ELKTos, Nd, Aug. 7.-The convention
reassembled shortly after O'Clock this |
morning, when balloting was at once re-
sumed and continued at the rate Of $50 |
ballots an hour. The 450th ballot was
reached at $40 O'Clock.
There are ut few In attendance except |
the delegates. The chairman has
stopped announcing the ballots In de. |
tail, and simply says, "Ssme as on |
previous ballot" Many of the delegates |
are reading newspapers and most OF them |
look jadsd.
THE FIGHT IN THR FIRST DISTRICT.
CAMBRIDGE, ND, Aug. 6-The Demo-
cratic convention of the First congress
sionsl district met this morning at Cam
bridge. After the temporary organizS-
tion q recess was taken until 2.30 O'Clock,
when the committee on permanent or |
ganization reported that the temporary
officers were selected as permanent and
that The credentials of all the delegations
were correct. The committe on resolu- |
tions presented resolutions endorsing
Cleveland and Hendricks and oompli-
menting Hon. George W. Covington. The
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
II was decided that the counties should
be called alphabetically. Mr.. Mitohler
Of Caroline, nominated Mr.. Philip W.
Downs; DR.. Paul Jones of Somerset,
nominated Hon. Levin L. Waters Mr..
Hammond of Talbot, nominated Mr..
Charles H. Gibson; Mr.. Hayman of
Wicomioo, nominated Hon. J. Augustus
Parsons, and Mr.. W. Scott ROBBERS OF
Queen Anne's, nominated Mr.. John B.
Brown.
The first ballot was as follows Caro-
line county, for Downes; Dorchester, a
for Parsons; Kent, for Gibson; Queen
Anne's, a for Brown; Somerset, for
Waters; Talbot, a for Gibson; Wioomico,
for Parsons; Worcester, 2 for Waters
and Q for parsons. Thirty-cne ineffeo-
tusl ballots were taken, the last ballot
being Gibson, Z; Downes, 5; Waters, 6;
Brown, 6, and Parsons, 6. Each county
that had a candidate stood by him all
through. Kent voted steadily for Glib
son, and Dorchester and Worcester dis
tributed their votes among the osndi-
dates. On one ballot Gibson received IL
votes. Waters and Parsons several
times had eight or nine votes, Brown
seven, and Downes ran along from fonr
to six votes. At $50 p. m, reoess was
taken until O'Clock. .
AT the opening session more fruitless
ballots were taken, until the fifty-second,
when Wicomiea aud Worcester went over
to Gobson, giving him II votes and the
nomination. The choice was made unan-
imous amid great enthusiasm.
EAsToE, Nd, Aug. 6.-The nomI-
nation of the Hon. Charles Fl. Gibson, by
the Cambridge convention, was received
here with great enthusiasm. Large
crowds Of excited citizens oongregated in
the streets and filed the air with cheer
ing for Talbot's favorite son.
BLKToN, Nd, Aug. 7.-After tie 600th
ballot had been taken in the Second dis
triot Democratic congressional convention
in this town, to-day, the convention took
recess OF 10 minutes.
At 11,50 O'Clock the S60th ballot had
been reached, without any change from
the first. Talbot seems determined TO
get the one vote he needs to give him
majority from Carroll or Hartford counties.
Cecil doggedly stands by Talbot and has
not yet mentioned Constable.
THE l,OOOTH BAIIor-AN ADJOURNMENT.
RLKToN, MD Aug. 7.-After taking
the l,0O0lh ballot, still without any
change, the convention adjourned until
2 O'Clock.
The Democratic convention Of the |
Second congressional district Of Mary
land, which met in Elkton on Wedpes- |
day, adjourned Thursdsy afternoon, after |
taking 1858 ineffsotual ballote, to meet
in Baltimore on the 14th instant.