Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-24
ssoond-samuel Silver, Amos Sharp

SeoOnd-Samuel silver, Amos Sharp
lesl, Il. II. Appleton.
Third-James Psnnewill, Paris T. Car
Isle. DR.. Asbury NJ. Day.
Fourth-Charies IL Treat, Simeon
Peunewill, John T L NC.
| OF this committee thoss from the First
| district and Mr.. Silver o. the Second, ar,
| Stalwarts. The others brvs decided in
depe ident procivLies.
THE CHICAGO DELEGATION
was next chosen as follows:
From New Castle county-WashinRto
Hastings. John Pilling.
From KeDt-George V. Massey, ESQ.,,
John II. Hcifecker.
From Suesex-Dsniel J. Lay ton, Will
liam ]. Stewart.
Alternatea-For Washington Hastings
Joseph 7. Bass, colored for Mr.. Pilling,
s. Minot Curtis for Mr.. Massey, D. P.
Barnard, Jr.; for Mr.. Hoffsoker, Joseph
II. Truitt for Mr.. Layton, John 81.
johnson for Mr.. Stewart, DR.. Hiram R.
Burton.
RuDoLPH's BLASTED HOPES.
When the subject of choosing delegates
to Chicago was opened, it was we'll known
that Mr.. Hastings would be- proposed by
the 5talwsrts, as the choice OF the First
district, and there WAS an evident deter
mination on the part of the opposition to
to sit down upon him In the most EN-
phatic manner. Harry Mahaify opened
the fight By nominating J. Horace
Rudolph, and Horace aat in his seat,
seds,ely gazing at the tip of his nose,
and complacsntly awaiting further de-
valopments. For au instant there was a
deep silence, and then Levi C. Bird
arose for Whist proved to be his
greatest effort" upon the floor of the
convention. "Gentlemen,' said Mr.
Bird, "if the nomination just made by
my friend from Brandywine hundred is a
specimen of the new district system
which has just been unanimously
adopted By this convention and en- exsm-
plitioation of the hoasted principle of
county rights, then hope it God speed.
all the members of the First district del
egation save six, In conference asaem-
sen. .blsd, declared their preferences for
Washington Hastings az delegate
to the Republican national con-
vention. They represented the
voice of the Republican people OF Viii.
mington in selecting Washington Hast
ings, and II you want to slaughter him,
20 ahead. [Applsuss] There were 35
of the 40 delegates from Wilmington with
US in this selection, but one man elected
as an unpledged delegate proved to be
Judas lsoariot, aud voted against Mr..
Hastings. We present Mr. Hastings as q
representative OF the best Republican
sentiment OF tho Republican city of VII
minston. He stood up bravsly uuder the
banner Of Curry and Hastings two year,
ago, bat there are men in this conver tiou
to day who did not Tremendous
applause from the Stalwaft del gates,
while one man yelled, How about the
chairman of this convention" II you 50
back on us now your boosted theory u
district rights is lie. appeal to you,
men of Sussex Turning to the Sussex
delegation (, to stand by us In this mat
ter. We are not the men who tear the
head off our ticket before voting 1t, aud
even il you slaughter us now, we will
still be Republicans -
During Mr.. Birds impassioned appeal
George V. Massey, Esq, who was one of
the delegates against whom his remarks
in relation to lack of party fealty were
evidently directed, arose to his fest, and
stood with his hands olasped, glowering
savagelr upon the speaker. There wss
biccd in Massey's eye, and il ever facial
expression iuiiosted settled purpoas,
George V Massey's countensHcs indicated
ali Intention 10 fight his fight to the
bitter eni. He evidently intended to
msvshsl his forces aud keep Hastings
from going to tue Chicago convention as
delegate fsom Delaware.
DIR BuRToN's COUP D'ETAT.
Bat before Mr.. Massey could obtain the
hror, when Mr. Bird had fDished, up
jumped DR. Iran Burton Of Sussex. DR.
Burton is deputy collector OF the port, at
LeBes, aud his position during the day
had beau an equi7ocsl one, aud hs had
not taken sides with eithsr faction,
tnnity. H. boldly declared that
Sussex county would stand by district
rights. He knew that in previous con-
ventious the choice of Sussex had been
ogerruled by the iron rule of the majority
but Sussex was not going to retaliats in
kind. 81 feel sure," said the doctor,
that ] make no mistake in saying that
il Mr., Hastings is the choice of the first
district delegates, Sussex county will
vote unanimously to ra,ify that choice"
MASSEY BEATEN.
Msssey's jaw dropped. He was beaten
even with hts 40 majority, and he knew it.
Birds speech hsd 20 swsyed the con-
vention that DR.. Burton felt embroidered
10 seizs his opportunity, and his
pledge OF the Sussex delegation 10 the
u,,- ~ mi
out question. The convention, on the
spur of the moment, would have
elected Hastings, and seeing this
Massey gracefully tioated along
with the current and announced that he
had no objections to making Hastings
delegate. Had he made fight he might
have rallied his forces and pulled through
but he lost his grip temporarily and was
afraid to try to recover. Harry Mahafy's
Interference also bothered him, as Job
jackson aud not Horace Rudolph was the
man slated by the Half-breeds to accom-
pany John Pilling to Chicago.
THOSE RESOLUTIONS OF cENsuRE.
In the telegraphio reports Of the
convention II WAS announced that the
Kent county caucus passed resolutions
csnsuripg Messrs. Bird and Hastings for
their course in securing the appointment
of Judge Wales as United States district
judge, but decided not to present them
to the convention unless occasion arose to
warrant their presentation. The occasion
referred to was the nomination of
Hastings as a delegate to Chicago, in
which evept the resolutions were to he
offered and pressed to passage.
An attempt WAS made to hold
this intention as rod interrorum
over the heads OF Messrs. Bird and Hast
ings, II they persisted In pressing the
latter's claims, but Mr.. Bird boldly took
up the gauntlet, aud dared Mr.. Massey to
make the attempt to read him and Hast
inss out of the party. He threatened, II
She resolutions were offered to expose how
Massey secured the influence and aid OF
Richard Harrington IN his canvass for the
position of district judge and afterwards
repudiated Harrington, when bis candi-
dscy proved unsuccessful. He also
threatened to ventilate Mr.. Massey's
position in the Curry and Hastings cam
paign, and to fight the resolutions to the
death.
Subsequently Mr.. Hastings' name was
proposed as a candidate for delegate to
Chicago, and Mr.. Massey-well, he didn't
offsr his resolutions OF censure, although
they were prepared and in his possess
sion.
POOR DICK HARRINGTON.
The convention settled one thipg-thst
neither faction had any use for Richard
Harrington. He was quietly ignored by
his old Stalwart associates, and openly