Daily Republican., 1884-04-18
r. STATE CONVENTION.

IA III II -
,,,ING lCINEs-A COMro'
n'.E rrrEcIiD-TBE uN'
",I "rnrpGED DELEGATES.
u Wednesday night Dover was ~
rment of excitement ca'iseu Ea ausn,;on uy '
' r"scbing Republican Ccnveh1ion' 1a.,'
=, roap"Li ap,nLeis and Washington Hast
I j. of ! his city, and John Pilling, .,
y OF lha, and a. .ioel Thompson of White
, ,@',,s Creek Hundred, with George g SG,,E' u
!.sr U,'I Esa., and Hon. N. B. smith
s',' ai'keni County, met early IN tne
ina y, ot tbe Office of Mr.. Massey,
,hlns ,hlsn";red "I in conference nearly all
NJ, .,.o learned Thursday that the OBJ
w.s S"' to settle Oh some basis where
""T "."mnromise could be effected be-
III ,hat stV il II was finally agreed upon
,hetelega;ion to Chicago should
sonallv divided and the State divi-
. un ~ to secure representation IN
,,rp ~ conventions according TO poPu-
on and to propose some means Dy
imch m Richard Harrington could pe
bo,ed az leader.
Rhs del.pation from this city and
,ntv started on the train leaving
~ NV, y, 9 o. o'clock Thursday morning
yessers NJ bird, McMullin and Others
nnnlrdged delegates, and Messrs
cksop Cap4lle and Rudolph for the
line element, were improving the
nortuuity of working for their respec-
sides all the way down. 1t how
~ leaked out before reaching Dover
an effort would be made for COM
mise that will dispose Of all oppos-
elements ard firmly unite the
T6ere were fully Two hundred per-
"a IN the train whose objective point
y Dover, but they did not reach
re nnlil 1925 o'clock, and as soon
the train arrived Messrs. Bird and
As,jprs were met by II. #. Pickels,
~ M dcuh. informed them OF the re-
Of the conference Wednesday night
Ntr Masseys office. The New Castle
Ilnty delegation Immediately proceed
to the Kent County Court House, in
large public hall of which Oh the
I'd tioCr the convention was TO be
ID.
When they reached the place of meet
it was found that the delegates
bm Kent and Sussex were already in
ucus and II. +. Pickels moved that
\ New Castle delegation also hold "a
nous. The motion was carried, when
e greater number Of the Blaine dele
l'es withdrew,
5ohn H, nregg was constituted chair.
an, aud Mr.. Pickles made a few re.
arks, saying that he wanted the New
bstle delegation TO settle any difficult
IS that might arise about the cIeden-
als Of thtir members among themsel.
Ps, and OH motion of Levi G. Bird,
"a a committee consisting of II. +.
lickcs, Francis Barney and George
]. Ely were appointed 10 examine and
aSs up Il AL credentials.
The committee retired to one corner
! tie room, and Washington Hastings
fesented the credentials of the dele.
btes from all the war, n in this city,
)ter which those Of the Hundreds of
be County we're examined and pro-
puuceh correct. No other BUSH ess
as Transacted, ard about IL o'clock
10 caucus adjourned.
In the meantime different scene was
flnr enacted in the side rooms, where
be Kent and Sussex men were engaged
caucusng, and joint resolution
as passed denouncing the men whom
was claimed had been instrumental
preventing the appointment of Mr..
prlance 10 the vacant Judgeship IN
he United States Court, and by ~.
efing the appointment of Judge Wales
|Iaced another Democrat on the bench
4 the State Court.
This movement was no doubt engi
|eertd by Richard Harrington, but
PAS Killed by another resolution, not to
resent the first before the convention.
ELe htnt County men also agreed TO
.ace Iudgo Fisher az n delegate in
'ace Of an old soldier who was obliged
't'if4 from that delegation on &C
OiA' Ui his wounds becoming trouble
)me.
lhr Sussex County delegation agreed
frlor' certain persons as delegates
o'l Broad Creek Hundred, although
oe'c'0n had been held, and consc-
'tn''y no one chosen. When the
+tga'ts rcturned from caucusing
'tH"fa Harrington made his appear:
ire IT., "ld took his place on the platform
n, ne was greeted with cheers mingled
IN MISSES and cries of "come down
'"' there" and for few minutes
" ~ no'Se was almost deafening. During
's tllne Mr. Harrington stood calm
" W uhihovtd, with look of de-
'Ace ana scorn towards the meu,
NE OF whom seem d almost ready to
ar him to pieces.
y, g." heh quiet had been restored. he
''f' lhe Convention TO order at pre-
,r'y l2'lj o'clock, and said that be
~ ~" ao''lt to perform the last official
.ill'la' a"t Of his life. He had, as
amman Of the State Central Com
'Itr, endeavored to perform the duties
IT, Tue nest of his ability and if he had
~n!'''eo, errors they were uninten-
,''4l " %, on his part, but he felt it due to
~, .n''urcn to say that with ali his
ii,' ii, ana errors he had never been
l,.S 1,,,, Oh beng one of the party who re.
~, ,,'I " Republican Judge frt M the
''e otnch, and made vacancy to be
e' : "l'h Il Democrat.
Is"e n woris were brands that set
convention on fire, and in ali IL.
"' , "'''GN every delegate was on his |
r,, , "", " 'nr a few minutes there was "A
,"t, ~, hanel OF sounds, n,np OF whicl
n, re- 1"tsIIigblc.
" " a'N'' E'Wn Hastings, who was seat
vi :" :. ,h H. i. Pickles and Levi G.
M. t,.' '"' '!"'t row, sprangeXcitedly
,,,, nl'' WAS rrst'ain, Il for a
,,"' !, ~ ~ '."Sr g"ntIrman, who en-.
.'," ,".', 10 Keep him from replying. |
NJ, ',,n'Vrsnccc"hrd >, in getting away
80 ,,Ia,., ,n, ", and advancing in front OF |
H. ,I,"'iN JiN said, Il wort stand it,"
II"" I cried several voices, when |
vr ''iI5'tNss Replied, 81 won't sit
rrIin 'H' We beard" hut by this
~, =, ' "a" l., Is" and confusion had he. |
II H. ~ great That not a single wo,d |
y \ ;" ,,'', S''" could he understood.
!. >'''l"ent Tor a few minutes
wrJ ,1''.',' ~ and for short time a row
IN, III u ,hln"nt' Mr. Hastings iumped |
y" Il or"ch shaking his lists And |
;, "''' tr, II : "i'dly,whtn Lewis Bell of |
rl ~ VIZ" was sitting few seats |
Az N.,''cd to him to sit down and |