Daily Republican., 1884-04-18

cuItlef JDAt threatened tno OOuVouliou'
At 5 O'Clock the Convention was called I
order by Chairman Jackson, and Mr.. Smith
ors said he was ready, on beba II Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, to make a rep0r,
Several objected TO action being taken 0l
the resolutions until the Committee on Orc
dentials had made their report, but on mo
tiOn OF Mr.. Massey II was agreed that tn
resolutions should be read, but no actor
taken on them until the Com mittee on Ore
den tials had made their report.
Mr.. Smithers then took the platform anG
stated that ten OF the eleven members OF the
committee, Levi u. Bird, Esq, alone being
absent, had met and unanimously adopted
the following resolutions, which he thor
read:
Resolved, That for the better regulation Of
the Republican party In the constitution Of
Its State Convention and State % Cmittee
and for all other purposes Of political organ.
isati0n, the tate shall be divided into -four
Representative districts, whereof the city and
hundred Of Wilmington shall constitute the
state Convention BY 10 delegates the
county Of New Castle outside the said city
and hundred of Wilmington shall c0nsti.
tute the second district and shall b. repre-.
sented In said convention by 38 delegates ;
the county Of Kent shall constitute the third
vention by 40 delegates, and the county OF
Sussex shall constitute the fourth district
and shall be represented In said convention
by ~ delegates. The appOrtionment or said
delegates among the several sub-districts
and mode Of choosing such delegates shall
remain as now, until altered BY the district
committees of the districts in which such
subdivisions are located. Each district shall
be Independent of any other district and
shall have full power to do all things neces-
sary and proper to perfect its organization.
hes0lved, That this cOnventi n declares
that the functions Of the present State Com
mittee have ceased, and that said committee
Us now constituted no lOnser ex sts
Resolved, That the State Committee shall
consist OF twelve members distributed among
the several dittricts rs follows
The first district three members the Second
district, three memee the third district,
three members the fourth district, three
members. said committee shall be appointed
by State Convention directly, and not by
bv any such convention to any individual or
body Whatsoever. The mode ofsuch appoints
ment shall be thus:
Convention, shall present the names Of persons
equal TO the nutD ber Of members 10 which srch
district Is entitled on the committee, and who
have been agreed on by majority OF s"fn ae ei
such names when presented shall be ratified,
unless ther. sha, be such objection 70 ratihca.
tlon In whole or impair, as shall, In he)udgnent
of the convent on, be sufficient cause Tor such
rejection, in whi'h case other names in lieu OF
those rejected shall he proposed by majority
Of the delegates from said district. to be rail
pointed shall choose Its own chair.na BY
majority Of the votes Of AL It's members. The
function Of the State Ommittee sha II be con-
fined to the ma agement and direction OF the
general State canvass, leaving each district the
regulation OF It's own affairs through Its own
district committee. The strlcts created by
the preceding resolutions are declared Ms now
existing, and this convention will proceed to
appoint the tate Committee In the mole and
according to the distre,s above. provided.
Resolved, hat IS an expression OF the pref
erence Of the republicans or the state OF
Delawar this convention declares that, AS
htret ore, james ". Blame still Is pecu iarly
their favoIitc for nomination a, me kepub,
lean candidate for President OF the Uhlud
States but recognizing that delegates sho Ia
be left to exerc Sc judici"us discretion IN the
choce of candidates. we send our Representa-
tive to the ~sti nal q y,ntion AT chicago
uninstruc ed except SO far AS lust anu proper
regaI d for the known sentiments oil theif con
stitu.nt ought to influence their conduct
bearing Il, mind, however, That the uccess
OF Republican D inciplesis gilmore Importance
than the lection OF any individual, no mat
ter how ear to us ami we fu, ther request
that, In the discharge ofthe trust committed TO
them, they should regard the preie ehce ol
cess, rather than the vndic' ti0n OF those IRON
which electoral votes car scarcely be hoped'
much less expected. ,, l.,
sid the committee had endeavored to pre-.
sent pla: :lorm that W. uld secure, perfect
unity, ana he thought trat ~i,h snch plat
command the respect even OF their nemies.
Whenever Mr.. Blai e's name was mem
t,9 90 in reading the % Iesoln m l1ns bdas ~ wa'
Savlle rose and proposed thr e cheers ior
James I. Blaine, which we're given with
Nj. Bird seconded the resolut tions. and said
that Trough lie was not present with the
comu,ittee, the resolutions met with his
unqualified approval. :" wasa. Blaine man
convention THOUGHT OF him. advoca ed him
In 1875 and In 1887, but want nnlnstructed
delegates that can " te for candidate VINO
sylvi MIA, , hio AID ndiana." He approved
also of the appOintm, mt ~ the state Central
Com u ee as sup gested by the resolutions.
Mr. Hastings said that he ceraisily ennor,ea
never opposed to Nr. Blaine, but he was Of
the opinion that the be msn, the strongest
candidate should be presented to the Ghieaso
Convention. He thought the resolutions
covered everything for VIII ich he had ever
contended, and he deemed 1t uhwise iOr
DEL ware to Instruct L.r delegates
Gencr.l Grant was l.cted twelve years ago
by a popular maj Ority OF three-4uarters OF
milii,p, in "A vOte of six millions. In 1876 I'll
den had majority OF the popular yGt", ana IN
the last camraign james A: CARRIED haa Only Only
n billions. He read thsse hgures TO SLOW lhst
The Repnbican party, 10 secure victory In
the CO ing contest, viii have to nominate \
whD will not, as has been said, be able 10 elect
any man they may nominate;
VI hen M. = asst ngs TOOK his seat MT. var
rington took the floor TO explain his po ition
He was grteteI by yells and cries of sit
down ~ put him out ~ etc. He rose to
his full heitht, and withn l"ox Of da defiance
Ser s ','tS Of us Sec Convention ~ Mr.. Harrington
III have said so.'' MI; smitners lies, but
control its,lfn Mr.. pilling raised the poiUt
or order that Mr., arlington had ~ right on |
The floor Of the convention. Mr.. Smithers
said that no man lhat was not member OF
Nr Harrington commended that his nam-
was on the roll as a delegate from Murderkill
Hundred. and insi tea npo nSelnx u. =, heard. Oh
and ne finally tock his seat, saying that he
never u ought the d would come when
ir.e speech would be denied bya Republican
MIR. BARNARD from the Committee on Gre
tials, read b report which stated that the
~ ST ard OF tuis city was not represented,
had not been any election hlld In broad Creek
Ihty were not entitled to be repre-
Mr. Bird inquired If any witne: ses had been
ex xnInined in rear" to he irst wa,d cleo
tlon, and ,r. Barnard replied: "We had
witnesses. |
sig ned BY himself, amuel silver, David II
COylc and John II. Graham, stating that John
u Gntz " lillian N iller and AlUnzO V. thriut,
has been duly ecctc dele at 5, and that there
had been no opportunity to cross-cXaln nt the
Witnesses.
The question was also raised as to Judge
VI hers } light to sit rs II delegate IN the place
If "a nIembuI, who ad gore home, and Messrs. |
ju itner and Massey c0ntended th.st the con-
yc Ition had agreed to accept the members as
heir raIncs ", re- called from the roll at tho
morning session, except where places wer
;In c,tCd.
Another cx itng scene and animated dis
n ssion cnsued, during which half dozen
were on the door trying to peak at once, but
lft,r some time vote was taken, and the ma
"rity report adopted, .
FIRST district comprising the city or Will
nngton, He ry +. p chris, Henry C.Mcl.car,
John H. Graham. Second district, comprising
New Castle County outside of VII ningon,
samuel Silver, Amos sharDless, and IL. II.
appleton. Third district, G mprising Kent
J unty. james tennewell Paris i. Carl sic
md Dr. Asbury NJ. Da Fourth district, com
Jrisinp y, sscx County, Charles Treat, Simeon
Z. nnewill and John II Long.
On motion Of Mr.. Pickles, the Convention
went into an lection for delegot,s to the chi {
ago Convention.
Il was under toSd that the four delegates at
Han. !