Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-16

MalorIties.
GRAY HUNDREDS.
GrAy's majority In tho county, out
aide OF city -.


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political surprises of this extra
ordinary campaign. II opened with IN.
of II serious fight and closed
with harmonious compromises.
An hour before noon IL WINS known TINT
] John Fl. Jones, a candidate for the noni-
nation for representative in East Dover
hundred had arrived from Wilmington
with q leiter from the Hon. Charles II.
Lore, announcing his withdrawal from L
the senatorial Contest. The letter WAS
addressed TO Il. Il. kenney, ESD, and
was used M bases of compromise be-
tween the Lore and Grny factions. The |
latter, however, were slow in agreeing to |
compromise and after holding |
two Intellectual cauenses only consented
in the open convention, whore they lacked |
the leadership and the backbone to carry |
their programme through Wolcott was
in favor of taking the entire Legislative
ticket, but OK Congressman Williams, who
said he was opposed to "kllling the
wounded" favored allowing the Lore
delegates to name the candidates IN the
four hundreds In which they had been
successful A few of the Lore managers,
who were fearful that their occupation
would he gone ut the next $685.
sion of the Legislature unless
they had Rome friends ON the ticket, went
to the Gray caucus and pledged the votes
of the four Lore representatives to Gray
for senator. Two of these mon-Jnnes
of East Dover and Huntington of Milford
-Assented to the pledge, tut Lowber OF
Little Greek and Allahand of North
Murderkill were not in town. The Gray
men wanted two other candidates named
in place of Lowber and Allaband, but
the Lore men kicked at this, and thus
matters stood when the convention opened
in court house hall at II O'Clock.
All of tho 60 delegates were present,
and were called to order by Robert j.
| Reynolds, chairman of the county central
committee, who named Wilbur III. Bur
ute for temporary chairman. The selec-
ton was approved, after which Robert ID.
| Hill, Peter M. Lindale and q. IL. Il. Day
/ were named M Independents and Will
liam h. Sprunnce and John w. Townsend
as secretaries. The credentials of the
different delegations wore handed up,
after which q committee on credentials of
one from each hundred was appointed, as
follows Duck Greek, William T. Hall
Kenton, David Reese; Little Greek,
Elisha Yoshell West Dover, Il. l.. Lay
ton; East Dover, O. ii. b. Day North
Murderkill, William q. Marker; South
Aurdorkili, iQhu iyle; Mispillion, jon.
EiWntury, Miltut James Sapp.
GNa uhhitmNlt hsNdpA to the committe az
q contest from North Murdcrlxill hundred,
where the defeated Gray delegates claimed
that the Lore delegates had been elected
by Republican votes.
The temporary organization was made
. permanent, and then the convention took
n recess until O'clock.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
TWAS 2.30 O'Clock when the convention
reassemblod. Tho committee on Gre
, dentials reported ms correct the list Of
delegates handed TO the convention, and
ignored the North hIurdorkill contest
The report was adopted.
Then there was n pause, which wa'
|, finally broken by the chairman's sugges
! ton that nominations for state senators
\ were in order. Vice President Hill nomi
mated John +. Collins of Duck Greek, an(
Charles Adams nominated DR.. Beniah l.
Lewis Of Mispillion, both of whom wore
chosen by aoclRmation.
Charles II. h. Day, ESQ.,, thon Offered
resolution declaring that eHch of th'
hundreds aside from Duck Crock ant
1
ditlates for representative H. X. Ken
ney, Esd, supported the resolution in I
vigorous speech and said any attempt II
throttle the rights of the minority woul'
|; meet with vigorous protest.
y robert ID. Hill objected to the ninorit,
Attempting to dictate TO the convention
/ and was in favor of the convention nomi
mating the representatives.
Il Nv ltaf nj 1lfrn
/ had been given TINT MI the votes OF Ken
/ county would be given to MIR. Gray, I'm
this did not scent to be the issue Their
. were mon in the convention who womb
not be satisfied unless they carried til
] next General Assembly iii their yes
pockets, but this will not be agreed to b.
! the people.
MIR Hill said they lid not want second
a hand pladgs, but the pledges Of th
n representatives themselves lie agai
4 hoped the convention would not allo'
O the minority to dictate.
| Mr.. Kenncy handed to the eharma
the letter he lntl received from MIR. lore
which was read, as follows
sErTRMREn i4rl, 1886 Il H. Eancy, rs,
My DEAR SIR: In order tu stay the llI
2 happy strife now 81 bitterly wnl;ed In tn
4 Democratic party. | hereby authorize 20
to sny that have Withdrawn from the con
d test tor tho United States senatorshiI
6 Yours, very respectfully, q. -. LORE.
6 WIlMlNnroN DEI.
| Before my further nrii,n could b
y taken Dr. IIargAllnn offered tile follow
a ing resolution
Rts0pCd, That tho nominees If ihlS con
yenilon lis anh they nIa hnrshy pledged /
u vote for the Hon, u'nr.,N Hnly us Unite
Htutes senator to -ilcHHM hlnS'.lt.
The resolution was voted upon Withou
d discussion and adopted. Mr. bays reso
& ton WAS also adopted.
4 The county ticket wl8 tlen completed
2 The only hitch was in Little Greek, wher
! Charles r. Wilson, ono Of the delegates
!, named William Il. Hudson against potn
Il. LOwber, the choice OF the other f0u
delegates. Tho chairman declared til
!. nomination out of order, under Mr.. Day
~ resolution.
= After appointing county central con
IL mittee, endorsing all the nominations nm
taking up collection for the jnnitor Til
~ convention adjourned. The full ticket
4 Rs follows;
II State Senators-Jo ohm ii. Collins, Due
= Greek DIR. b. L. Lewis, Mispillion.
Representatives = Franklin Temple
Kenton Philemon Scotch, West Dover
N John II. Jones, East Dover; Peter i
I8 Lowber, Little Greek William Il. ALI
= band, North Murderkill J. Wesle
10 Taylor, South Murderkill John Harrin(
ton, Milford.
80 Levy Court Commissionors-Th 4
20 Reese, Kenton; William Virden, Wei
20 Dover David NJ. CLOUD, Little Creek
" Hezekiah Masten, Milford.
Sherif-Joseph Mcdaniel, East Dove
Ooroner-Thomas p. Wright, Due
Greek.
~ County Central Committee-Duc
or Creek hundred, Robert Denney; Kentoi
Of David s. Wilds; Little Greek, II. o. ]
I'd Wilson; East Dover, e. @. Cooper; We
n Dover, James Virden; North Murderkil
Id Webster d. Learned; South Murderkil
8. Robert j. Reynolds; Mispillion-Ebe
Hughes; Milford, Stephen X. Belts.
NC The nominations Of sheriff and coron,
81 were made by a separate convention. M
= Mcdaniel was nominated for sheriff q
% the first ballot, but six ballots were take
% before candidate for coroner was q
"a cured.
II WHY THE LETTER WAS wRrTTEN.
% Mr.. Lore's letter of withdrawal WI
written at the earnest solicitation Of SON
b. of his friends In Dover, who sent M