Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-02
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Meeting OF the County Convention AT
EIkt0n Yesterday.

h1tktOn Yesterday
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
ELkToN, Aug. 3l.-The Democratic
county convention to elect four delegates
TO the congressional nominating conven-
ton which meets ia Bel Air on September
18th to nominate q candidate for Con-
gress, met in the Odd Fellows Hall,
Elkton, this morning at Ills o'clock.
Eight of the nine election districts of the
county were represented, each by five
delegates, the Second district being un-
represented.
The convention was called to order by
w. s. Evans, chairman of the state cen
tral committee. w. L. X. Frazer Of the
Third district, was elected temporary
chairman on motion of A. S. Crothers.
After one or two persons had declined the
honor John p. Shippers was elected secre-
tary.
On motion the chairman was ordered TO
appoint committee of four from each
district ON permanent organization. The
chair appointed j. p. Mccoy, Daniel
BrattoD, Heister Hess, John G.. Williams.
DIR. Il. II. Orothers, Alex. jackson, David
Bentz, Levi X. Mearns.
On motion the committee was also given
charge of the credentials. They reported
in favor of the temporary officers for
permanent officers, and reported the Gre
dentials correct from all districts but the
Second, and from this none were pre-
sented. Nominations for delegates to the
Bel Air convention were declared in order
and the following were named James p.
Mccoy, Charles II. Smith, Barney Moore,
X. L. Thomas, Dr., w. X. Reckefus, A. s.
Crothers and Levi II. Mearns. Holster
Hess and S. O. Rowland were appointed
tellers. The vote was ; Mearns, 80
Thomas, "a Crothers, "a; Smith, 90
Reckefus, 16; Mccoy, Is; Moore, Is.
The first four were declared elected.
They are classed as independent with
Shaw inclinations. The delegates defeated
would 1t is said have been for Talbot The
convention WAS controlled by the faction
Of the party known as the ''young Demo-
crncy" which is led by John s. Writ and
Charles O. Crothers, Esq, and others.
Before adjournment the convention
adopted the following resolutions
Resoloed, That It is the sense of this con.
vention TINT II is tho duty OF every DDmo-
erilt TO rapudiate faction and sock by inJi-
vidunl effort to restore good faellng aud a
du.e, regard for rational party obligations.
=, Res0toed, That tho will Of the people In
local organization should be accorded sthe
respect TO which II is entitled, and should
never be made subservlent to individual
manipulators who seek to make their iTre-
sponsible dietation the invariable rule OF
all organized party action.
hesotDei, That as an essential condition
OF party unity this convention earnestly
recommend to the Democrats OF the county
That the rule BIO adopted OF according to
theSntnority In every contest fair ropre-
sentation pnan P9rty tickets and in the
ResOEDed, ~. Z this convention deprecaies
the open disregard OF party obligations
which has been witnessed In recent cleo
tlons, and II is the sense of this convention
that men who, after participating In the
primaries, persist In willful anil wanton
efforts to defeat the fairly chosen candi-
dates Of the party should not be allowed to
enter the primary meetings, but be role
gated by all Democrats either to the roll Of
Independent voters or TO the ranks of the
opposition party, where many OF them
rightfully belong.
ResOlUed That this convention, nppre-
chatting the discomfort throughout the state
among the rank and file of tho voters ON
account of the personal dietation Of men
who occupy official stations In the state
find on behalf Of the Democrats OF Cecil
county, declare that we are unalterably OPP
posed to bossism in the state, as we'll as In
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