Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-18
h STATE CONVENTION
[,..,s r. BIdos NoM,SArA1D
Es' rae FIRST BALLOT.
al. disorder Caused by . mo'
Ip.dsrao'se. .avored TO Kun tne Con-
Who hn" .",,on for Herbert.

ptetlog o' rtonveution at Dover to
.1u sD,,s M candidate for eSsea1S'e ' 2 n'cIocI "
aDi.S D%r Of Congress, and oy . ,,nsni . c,oUh
tsnw nwarpjng numbers OF tne Isltnrgi u xW
as usndlng their way 70 tne r. w
= y sIlu 'iirosd Station to take the train
lha' pOlls, plsis,S,. dom. they run a free
Ssy t,aa m,sa one oil the would be
'il'"iaqs'ilssqa = isqo ortsr. u Il
sois, y. nat :" was the reply, "but II
,ss Mr Quinn you can se' = '''Ae'
tsl% 4 d"n', want that" he said. "
,,,,bey ought to run 3 Tree trsIn.
lNA~s53 N.s5 to io it, but tines Amt what
aS uoV, N be. and he moved on and
,us' I in the crowd that had assem-
l, Nj N see the delegates on.
saoial traiu u ten cars was maze
. .lS spiI,1 if started from this city at . 30l
el'"E with about two hundred ana
" an board, AS 1t passed sixtn ave
a solitary Individual stood AZ the
"a, and saved his hat as q salute toj
nsr who we're on their way to make
earsrnor @ John Dolan WAS busy ON
',.,n disulp1ting Herbert badges
saiatv nips 20 these who wished to-
inin tbair choice. Brief stops were
| |atsll ii stations, and delegates
n o.hers taken on board.
nagsr yss reached at 10 40 O'CLOCK
a when the boys" disembsrked they
"uS brass band in waiting to escori
@ am tn the nall In the Court House,
|here The convention was to Do heid.
N ,aort was msde 10 prevent any OK.
m, dsezatts ard representatives OF
press entering the room, but the
Lov1 was so great that 1t proved futile
,be doors we're shrcwn open TO all
bo yishrd 20 come, or at least to all
tools wou,d hold, for in few min
an gas hacked anu there were still
hmbers Oh ,he atai.s wno could not
1sar the door. Tarough the fore :
rtt Of Councilman Msrris Tay lor, who
mi to Dover on Monday, the accom-
dstious tor The press were excellent,
ID q arge table on the platform was
ranged for ,sglr use.
When the crowd entered the room
he Safe Central Committee were In
essOu, but COZ ciuded their labors aud
ANS On the platform few minutes
btsf Al = oGlock John B, Psnning-
bp Of the Central Committee, advanced
The front OF .he plattl run, and stated
llti, WAS the wish of the com mittee
thea vote was taken that no one but
ele.,te3 would vote. John r. Sauls-
Jury suggested that It would be well
b. the chsrlasn Of each delegation &c
R.t The vote, ness there was q div
lon.
A lew miuriss after - o'clock the
0nvsn'ion was called to order by
BObert ]. Reynolds of Kent county,
lo @ld thai ne felt proud to be called
pon By the committees to perform thii
July. He nominated Wilbur +. Bur
lhe Of Kent County, as temporary
lalrmsu, and The nomination was sec
blded By some one in the crowd, bu'
bstVre vote could be taken John X
Salisbury moved to amend by insert
Ig the name Oi Robert HI. Davis, o
ussex County, in place of Mr.. Burnite
le amendment was received with
hetrs mat made the hall ring, ant
Sheu al last viva voce vote WAS take,
Fls amendment and the motion q
pMelded was E.-lost unanimously car
ttd =...
John 4 Salisbury and John s. Han
fus,Ol were appointed a committee t
coadIct Mr Davis to the platform, an
y vas plainly evident that the friend
Oi Nj B.sgs mad scored their first vic
tory. A. soon as Mr.. Davis reache
lie pat'orm he was received wit
ioAld aIleF round Of cheers, and whe
'te lolse substded ne said: "Gentl,
men ibaLk yoG for this unexpectt
loaof." l.. G. Vandegrift nominate
i pickey as temporary secretar
if.n New Castle Comfy, and the nom
nslo1 was received with miugle
eatsis aud heses. John f. Saulsbur
Eal;ea The point that as there WAS
Voies' IN reieience 10 Mr.. Dickey
Wl,a u0l Dc a candidate until 1t W,
se'heN Whether no had right to se
N us ceryenhon. Joseph Horty,
ssW Cssslo County, was then chosen
Isp'sce with W. Polk CummiLs,
NM! sud Becj amin 7. Moore, of Su
.A' y. tde other two secretaries. VIII,
saetaasS OF the secretaries were pr
sa. ssasl' 'Jobn Biggs called for an a,
auu aa! vote, but the charms
plVlply decided that as it was not y
l. SuvSa .'n WHO were delegates, 1t could n
aetM' 70 saseh' A viva voce vote was TAX,
'-a ley were declared elected.
motion was then made to elect vi
%. hAsr ~rA
EslsI t.'utfI Hl!., Of Duck Creek, Isaac
asOUEs, W oi Grorgetown, and DIR. Irvil
~, 'aialdigham, of Red Lion, we
.,a S.,a, caosen. These gentlemen we
1at.! 1te! seated on the platform VIII
,ts, Uau A. Newell, of this city, NOV
"aa. saa. committee of hve from ca
NJ nv De appointed on credentia
:, wv was the commencement of see
c,o ~ up'oar and disorder, and there WI
'c'U' In W. Question" question, +" enc
al r.. saa we won't stand It," fr,
ln,p' p'ss oi 'he hall, while at least
And d'u u.a'h a'h We're ON the seats talki
oio J. ss''st'ed'a.ing wildly, but amid
Yo,a W s1s Impossible to understand
mSN S;p Una .lat was said. Finally the t
bn,v VA'msd :. enough for John z. Sat
ma. no..5 " make himself heard, and
DniD,, S',u tnsi committee of Ave be ,
s,M w,sSs IN resolutions, but the mot
nis IU' =, :, entertained. Wilbur f. b
.,n,'. .m hent County, said 1t was {
own lot each county to name Il
sbou,ss 'uMlttee, and he thought
Nav, sull be followed, David
llee6aii.aN sussex, was also opposed
and tI'n nan appointing the commit
Count, tusnt the delegation from c
Jobt, SsoGid select their own.
tlsraau tlu !, Salisbury opposed these
saOpl5 and Insisted that the chair
.scsinaa aAme the committee. This
cain lou ~. with cheers and hisses,
inalvS ,S, , tle question, but the chair
aud .,,a a%aasgsd to make himself he
autii p1,u % taat no question would be
din ane se convention came to order.
sauI.bua colinslon still continued,
Der fry Frank Temple and q Ii
bu, rrtasa t,nesa were all talking at c
orunsstsi single word could be b
9criba6ifss stood, The uproar was II
sesueS a, and s9e chairman hin
sapptd a. a. his wits end. He raped
Be rSeu hss,t i'f ordar, but the raps could
rear Of ~ and he finally retired t,