Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-27
TEMPERANCE REFORMERS
THEY MEET In COUNTY CgNvEN
TION ON sATURD 81
A Full County Tteket Nominated for
the Coming Csnpsign-rhe Ticket
. Very Strong Gao.

The Temperance Reform party oil
Now Castle met through lie dele gates
on Saturday afternoon In the large
rooms OF the Red Ribbon TemperanoeI
Association, 210 Market street, ct Q SOL
O'Clock. The convention was called to
gether ct that hour by Ohsiiman Alfred
0awthrop of the New Castle County
Committee, who also presided during
the deliberations Of the Convention.
John w. Diefendorf, Secretary OF the
County Committee, also acted as sscre-
tary OF the convention.
As the convention had met for pur.
pose II WAS deemed proper 10 open the
proceedings with prayer, and Thomas
Worrilow, an aged patriarch In Chris
tlanity and Tempe rance reform, with o
flowing white head. performed that
duty.
A recess of twenty minutes was then
taken TO afford the Committee on Gre
dsntials and on. Apportionment to make
mp their work.
The Convention being called 10 order
again the Committee on Credentials re-.
ported the following delegates entitled
to seats:
First ward-Thomas worrilow Isaiah
Il. Thomas, Joseph Cash.
Secopd-Isaao Woodrow, John Davis.
Third-William N. Drein, Joseph
Bellah.
Fourth--Charles Moore, George Hart
man, John @. Otto.
Fifth-W. II Mullen, George G. Ma.
ris, George 8. Haeauy.
Sixth-H. W. Morrow, Rev. 8. T.
Gardner, James O. Morrow.
seventh-Georae W. Todd, Alfred
IGAwthrop, Richard W. Brown.
Eishth-WilliAm Z. Nichols, L. P. H.
Martin, William II. ChIisty.
Ninth-William B. Seathern, Thomas
8. McCreA. James A. Spencer.
Tenth-Bepjsmin Hopkins, N. l..
Jenney and W. r. Morris.
'evepth-Edward 8. Meeteer and j,
e Adams.
Brandy wine hundred, west-Georse
w. Weldin, John W. Day East,
William G. Wier.
Christiana, North-A. u. Sheldon
William j. Lank and Mr.. Ferguson
Middle. w. Il. Hendrickson, Thomas
Wilson South, William X. Finn,
George Rue, Lsopard O. VandeRrift.
Red Lion. West-Henry HamtltoD,J.
u. Colder, Theodore Jones; East, W. J.
Robinson, Reuben Anderson, George
Il
st. Georges, EAST. X. Williams,
IL. V. Aspril, W. W. Walker; West, E,
B. Rice, W. 8. Lsashe roerry, George F,
Wilson.
Appcauin'mink--C d. Stats, W. G.
Krott, Thomas Lattomus.
White Clay Greek, East--John W.
Burris, Thomas Clough. James 7. Scott
West, David j. Murphy, William Dear,
Thomas A Mullin.
New Castle-Oscar d. Ridings, Thos
ISlack, Thomas Fraser, Jr.
Mill Creek-Lawrence Whiteman
IJulius Dodd, Richard G. Buckingham
Per cAder-Leavin Oats, ThomsI
Dayett, Charles Walton.
observation-disclosures der @. Lsttomus
IWi liam L Baker, John A. Lat;a.
Ii THE report showed sixty-oue delegate
Ipreeent, nearly the full quota.
TIE committee on appo't onnent r.
Iported In favor OF one st nator from Ap
lpoquinimink hund red and one fron
lChIist.ana, with one Representative
from each OF the following hundreds
Pspcat er, Mil Creek, White Ga!
Greek, Blackbird, Red Lon, New Gas
tie and Wi minRton. That portion re
Hating 10 ser aDIs was u en- &C opted, an,
on me ton of Alexander Deaky ne, O
Blackbird hundrd the convention
went Into nomiIe / n OF &c. atoIial car
didates.
II The report on delegates was unar'
lmously adopted, but on the motion I
adopt the spportionment report 1t me
with exceptions, the Brandy wine bur
dred delegation claiming very larg
Temperance vote and objeoting to thei
hundred being left out In the cold. Wm
lC. Wier, o delegate from that hundred
said that he had voted the Dem ocrati
ticket since 1852, and his present di
Ieust with his party was Increased b
the disposition manifested to alway
!. tdisfranchise 1t.
II Mr.. Deakyne, one of tie commits
on apportionment, said there was no d.
sire on the part of the committee to
I!Djustics TO Brandy wine, but that son
hundred had to be left out and IL W,
Ionly after considerable thought thu
Brandywine was selected az the hu
ldred that would make the least COZ
Iplsint. A motion to recon nit the /
iport was lost, and II report of the Cor
mittee on ApportionmeL ts was adopts
with but few dissenting votes. IND
the recommendations CT the commiit
the delegates from the respective bu
idreds proceeded to name candidates f
the State Senate.
II The delegates of ChFlstiaDa Hundr,
presented the name OF Isaac P. For
mau, and those from ArpeQuinimiI
tpresented the Eame of William
Appleton.
Before the vote was taken Mr. Def
suKgested that the Convention ought
know for whom 1t was voting, addip
81 want to know whesher l aGn votil
for q man or o horse" Mr.. Shsld'
land others at once vouohed that d
Foreman, was well worthy the homo
that his life had been q consistent Of
land that he had always been Dem
lcrat. Mr.. Dean said that his havil
been q Democrat was not the poir
sHas he the qualifications? is what ,
want to know" said he. The reply W
given that the proposed nominee "
~ solid man " no would make . go'
Senator and could not be bought tt
was enough and the nominee receiv
q unanimous vote.
Proceeding to nominate candidat
for the House Of Representatives JUN
iDodd presented the pame of Henry
Kent, who received d unanimous Lon
= nation.
The White Clay Greek delegatio
through Thomas Clough, presented t
name of john W. Burris. Villa
Dean thought thai Mr. Burris had
been q resident of White Clay Gre
very many years, but a number
delegates, speaking for Mr.. Bdrris, "a
he was q native DtlawareaD, had
q ways lived IN the State aid was WI
81 known In other hundreds of the count
MIR. Dean offered no further oppositio
and Mr.. Burris was unanimously non
mated.
T William 7, Dayett, OF tie Pencad
j .ldelelAtiOp. placed In nnminatitn [