Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-30
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Contest over tho Neiai-
nation OF state senaters--A HATTIE
cation EaeesinR Addressed ny
Major BAggp.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette aud Journal
GEoRoErows, Sept 28,--The Sussex
county Democratic conventions, to-day,
nominated the following ticket;
State Senators Thomas II. Bacon,
Little Greek; John B. Dorman, Broad
kiln.
Representatives -Lemuel w. NAPLES
Iewes and Rehoboth; William X. McCabe
Baltimore; George w. McGee, Broad
Creek; Thomas X. Wilson, Jr., Cedar
Creek William O. Rust, North West
Fork William Perry, Indian River Gap
tain Robert W. Daisey, Dagsboro.
Sheriff Charles I. Purneli, George
town.
Coroner-William A. Truitt, Broadkiln.
Levy court commissioners-H ii. Is.
Mitchell, Dagsbor0 Charles p. Tatman,
Nanticoke; 4. A. Joseph, Indian River
Joseph X. Richards, North West Fork
George o. Abbott, Cedar Greek; George
LegateA, Seaford
County Central Committee p. Rob
inson Georgetown; Josiah P. Marvel,
Naniicoke; Erasmus Lingo, Indian River;
j. O. Belts, Gnmhoro Martin M. Ellis.
Little Creek David H. Boyce, Broad
Greek Charles W. Whitley, Jr., Loves
and Rehoboth; William Gray, North
| West Fork; John o. Truitt, Cedar Creeks
| Everett Hickman, Baltimore; DIR. j. A.
| Hopkins, Broadkiln. Seaford and Days
boro to be named later.
l nh .na,,l& ,yaa nrrs.raI NJ nylv aftar n
| fierce and protraeted contest, lasting from
2 O'Clock, p. M, until nearly seven in the
| evening. The sheriff and coroner con.
vention did not occupy much time, the
great fight being in the convention that
nominated candidates for the Legislature
and levy court.
As indicated in dispatches to yester
days EVERY EVENING, the Gray or admin
istration men controlled the convention
but IL was quite while before this fac
was aseertained. Both factions, wheI
they arrived on the ground, found tina
some of their followers had deserted, an,
it was not until after 10 O'Clock that 2
delegates, representing majority Of tn
convention, had been corralled in Johi
W. Causey's room, at the Brick Hotel
and pledged to carry ont the Gray pro
gramme 10 the end.
The interesting fights were over th
nomination of State senators and the aI
portionment of legislative candidate
among the hundreds, In both Of whic
the Gray men won by vote Of Il 10 II
This was one less than the total vote q
the convention, the tie vote in lndiG
River hundred over one delegate havin
! been settled by refusing to allow til
vacancy to be filled at all.
The apportionment question havin
been settled, the nominations for Stat
senators followed. Ex-Governor Pondt
bitterly opposed the nomination of job
J | b. DormAn, from his own hundred, bt
the Gray men forced IL through, after
| contest lasting over three hours, durin
! which q proposition to adjourn for tw
weeks was offered by ex- Governor Pond,
and seriously considered. The Gray me
) had captured the convention from Il
. | start by making Secretary Of State Cause
temporary, and Martin M. Ellis perm
| nent chairman. There was much manipl
8 lation over the senatorial nomination
Y with a view to their bearing upon Il
/ United States senatorship in 1889, but l
Q one gained any advantage in this respeC
1 IN DDLu llt6 BnuNthltttb uhO buboAhtNt1 "
o pledged except to vote for Mr. Gray ne
Y winter.
i OF the representative delegation, NJ
r Cabe of Baltimore, Rust OF North We
r Fork, and Daisey of Dagshoro, will pro
!, ably vote against MIR. Gray il there in al
contest. The other men are solid 4
u Gray. As in Kent county eaeh hundr,
e delegation was allowed to name its cand
II date for representative; no attempt beiI
!. made TO enforce the unit ruls.
y Constitutional reform gained swee
IF ing victory In the convention hy q
70 adoption Of the following resolutio
z after struggle which resulted in lar
* majority for the friends of the movemer
l. Resolued, That the memburs-eleet fro
10 Sussex county be and they are hereby
10 structed to vote ct the next session OF t
1t General Assembly for the passage OF an q
In submitting the question OF u constitution
IL convention to the people OF the State.
il, The members of the Constitutional Il
rs form Club are jubilant over the gratifyi
N results of their efforts In the cause Of CO
no Btitutionai reform.
m At 4 o'clock n tho afternoon, q ratio
90 ton meeting WINS called TO order IN front
Ia the Brick Hotel, with DIR. z. III. Fow
lis Of Laurel presiding. Addresses were ms
If. by Hon. b. I. Biggs and John B. penii
so ton, Esq, the Democratic candidates
on governor and representative in Congre
but on account of the late hour and
intense heat both gentlemen spoke brit
merely taking advantage of their first
portunity of publicly thanking the vot
al. of the State for their nomination, 9
va leaving the foroible and pertinent disc
90 sion of vital issues until later in
n. campaign.
la The ticket nominated is regarded
N. unusually strong, and Is accepted "
lis only the average dissatisfaction that =
walls after the close of an exciting con,
on between a number of candidates, in VIII
II. "few are chosen and many left"