Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-25

ceiying 28 votes and Ward 10. This was
the relative strength of the anti-Con-
stable and Constable factions in the con-
yention. The nominee is popular legal
gentleman of Elkton. He was formerly
q law partner of ex-United States Senator
Groome and has been states attorney.
He is q son of the late Hiram McCul-
Tough, who had been speaker of the Mary
land house Of delegates and congress-
man. ....
Next in order was the naming of candi-
dates for the house of delegates. Those
placed in nomination were j. Polk Steele
and Frank P. Courey of Chesapeake
City, Richard L. Thomas, Jr., of North
East, j. Granville Richards of the Sixth,
and Alfred McVey of the Ninth district.
Mr.. Courey's name was withdrawn before
the ballot, which resulted in the election
of Thomas, McVey and Richards. The
vote was Thomas, 80; McVey, 80;
Thompson, IL Richards, "a Steele, 8.
The nominees are all quite young men.
McVey, who is at present school teacher
as well rs county surveyor, was student
in Delaware College when nominated for
surveyor less than two'years ago and con-
tinued there until the following June
when he was graduated in the class of
1884. The entire Legislative ticket is in
the interest of ex-United States Senator
Groome and will probably be for A. P.
German for United States senator.
The attention of the convention was
next directed to the choice of three
candidates for county commissioners.
The following were placed in nomination:
William II. Deshane, of the First district;
Irving G. Griffith of the Second John
Il. Willis,o the Fourth John L. Cooper,
of the Fifth; William Benjamin, of the
Fifth; William II. Cooley of the Seventh
and Joseph L. Groves, of the Ninth.
On the first count the tellers called the
votes 80 rapidly that both the secretaries
and the reporters were unable TO keep
correct tally. On the second count the
secretaries and reporters disagreed, and it
was not until the third count that the re-
suit was obtained. II was found that
Cooley and Griffith were nominated. The
vote was: Griffith, 25 Cooley, % ; De-
shane, %; Willis, 81 Groves, 16
Cooper, 10 Benjamin, 8. Deshane was
selected for third man on the fifth ballot
the vote being Deshane, % Groves, II.
Deshane is the only Constable man on the
ticket.
Next on the programme was the nomi-
nation for sheriff. Those placed before
the convention were Robert Mackey of
the Fourth Charles w. Shippers of the
Fifth, j. q. Kennard of the Sixth, and
John A. Richey of the Eighth district.
MIR. Shippers name was withdrawn before
the ballot.
L. jefferson Scott of the Fourth district
addressed the convention in behalf of
Mackey. He said the Fourth us yet had
not been favored Mt all by the convention.
II was to her, however, that the Demo-
cratic party looked for its majority.
The address evidently had some effect as
Mackey received 81 votes, Richey, 8, and
Kennard 5.
S. I. Hindman being the only person
nominated for surveyor, on motion of
Charles G. Crothers, he was declared the
unanimous choice of the convention.
1t was then in order to elect four per-
sons to attend the state convention to
nominate a clerk of the court of appeals
and comptroller of the treasury. Ex-
Senator James b. Groome, John S. Writ,
Alexander Peoples, William Richards and
A. L. Barry were placed in nomination,
but the last was withdrawn and the others
declared nominated.
The county central committee was re-
iaet, for two years. The county cen.
raj committee was empowered to fill
,aeancies on the ticket or to cali the con-
vcntiun in its discretion. The convention
then adjourned subject TO that call