Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-23
CECIL RBPUBn1oAss.
Meeting OF the County Convention
at Isiktom-The Full Ticket. iI


Special Correspondenceof Gazette and journal.
ELKroN, July 21.-The Republican
county convention assembled Mt il
o'clock this morning, being called to
order by James I. Mccullough Of the
county executive committee. Previous to
this a caucus of all the delegates was
held and matters talked over but nothing
decided Townsend Poole of the Third
district was made temporary chairman
and s. Roman Tammany temporary
secretary. Mr.. Poole, upon taking the
chair, made q short address which was
applauded. H" ''ttt ae
A committee of one from each of the
nine districts was appointed ON creden-
tials and permanent organization, as fol-
lows Thomas p. Jones, D. W. Lavender,
l. ID. Davis, David Il. Work, j. @.
McNamee, O. W. Wilson, r.. L. Christie,
John r. White, James @. Crothers. The
convention then adjourned until 1870
O'Clock, p. M. Hs
On reassembling the committee reported
oil the credentials in proper shape and
recommended that the temporary officers
be made permanent. The report was
adopted. .a.IF
Nominations for clerk of the court
being declared in order, the following
names were presented Thomas p. Hop
per of Chesapeake City. p. O. Strickland
and George Riekett Of the Third dis
trict and james A. Davis and George Nj.
Christie of the Seventh. The first ballot
resulted in Davis receiving Is votes,
Christie IL, p. O. Strickland 8, Thomas
p. Hopper and George Ricketts, A. 1t
requiring 30 votes to nominate, another
ballot was taken, when Davis received %,
Christie IL, Strickland 6 and Hopper s.
Mr.. Davis was declared the nominee.
Thomas p. Jones, Jr., of the First
(Cecilton) district, being the only person
named for register of wills, was nomi-
mated by exclamation. 4
Samuel M. johnson of the Fifth North
East) district, having no opponent for
sheriff, was declared the unanimous choice
of the convention.
For county commissioners the follow
ing were placed in nomination William
T.. Bye OF the Fourth, John q. McNnmee
of the Fifth, John Keilholtz of the Sixth,
Amos Martindale of the Ninth and Will
liam L. Bradford of the Second. The
vote stood Bye, 35; Bradford, 3d. Me-
Nance, 81 Keilholtz, 20 Martindale, 5.
The first three were declared the
nominees.
John Il. Bond WINS nominated for state
senator by reclamation. For the house
of delegate the following We're placed i'll
Roman Tlmmany of the
First, Charles W. Wilson oI the sixth, ".
e. Cole of the Sixth, IL. NJ. Cameron OF
the Ninth and Peter e. Tome Of the
Seventh. Tammany, Cameron and Viii.
son were chosen on the first ballot, the
vote standing: Tammany 36, Cameron
SO, Wilson 50, Tome ID and Cole ~.
II. M. Nichols of the Third district
was nominated for county surveyor by
reclamation.
The next in order was the election of
four delegates to q state convention to
nominate state comptroller, and a clerk
of the court of appeals. III. H. Haines of
the Sixth, H. G. Ellison of the Second, s.
X. Miller of the Fourth, and ]. r. White
of the Eighth were elected.
resignation ofJames L. McCullough,
the chairman of the county executive
committee, was accepted and Townsend
Poole was chosen TO succeed him.
The convention then adjourned. The
proceedings were altogether harmonious.
There was no fractional fight, either at the
primaries or in the convention. The
Republicans claim they will elect large
part of their ticket this fall.