Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
The Kent County Convention
,ro1coTT MEN APPLY THE UNIT
The n1,rT AND SHOW THE sAULsBURFs
NO QUARTER.


rho Damocratic County Convention
n",,or nv ron on Thursday, was one OF the
IN Jort l1;oat ever held in the county.
nvgll0IT' n.b. REYNOLDS called the conven--
l.C toU'. '..o1etber -, at 2 o'clock and named
uOI .Ig.I, We II Rurnite. for chairman, and
poter K. Meredith, both OF feiIGn'
acting as secretary. Inc lisU ol ueio II II
So, ao,es was read and when the name OF
EJmund Carton was reached IN Cne i
iiSt of delegates from East Dover nun 1
5Sod R. Il. Kenney, in a speecn OP-,
nosinc the seating of Carton, cialmeG '
HO,R iHSottRe latter had not only pledged !
himself as belonging to the tactl0n
nb;cb ni1 carried East Dover, but that ne
va aarIv in the morning declined to
no.ro n.,~ and had asked r. Il. Cooper to
ooryo on the delegation in his place
sSat tbe East Dover hundred delegates
had I unanimously accepted Mr.. Cooper,
and hence Carton was not enut'eo TO
seat. ..a NJ LYor-
no,, Init Carton strenuously denied
Loying withdrawn and held that ne
.as locally elected a delegate, ana
tbat if was his vote and not himself
tbe oDDosite faction feared.
/ Irving Handy, of Duck Greek,
olaimed that the time to object to Mr..
Sarlon was when the committee on |
Crodentials reported And when this |
Uo,,ort ivas received favorable to Gar
top The fght was renewed. The report
Tas adoDted and Mr.. Carton kept his
seat. ,,,, oo,ors
ond arranged the committees, ana
U,ban the aDpointment of the commit
toes came M in order there was bitter
Jisonssion on both sides; the Sauls-
bnrv men fighting strenuOusly against
what thev termed oppression, ana the
Wolcott men replying by charging
their opponents with according them
The same treatment when Governor
Biggs was nominated.
While discussing how the commlttee
on resolutions should be named, MT.
Kennav moved that they simply en-
dorse the State convention resolutions
and disnense with the committee. but
tho majority voted the motion down
and David Reese, John ID; Schaolnge[
William E Hall, James Il. 0aPP 9nC
Joseph A. Hutchins were appOlnUeu
committee. H. fol
Mr.. Handy then presented the IoI
lowing resolution:
Resolped That the calling OF cOhVen
6on to revise our present State cohsIlIeV@lo @
is demanded by a large majority oI ~ ~
State and that those accepting IuelI ny M !.
nation bv this convention are pledged
use all honorable means to vote IoI IN VI
holding of convention at the earliest cOi
stitutiOnal date.
This resolution was endorsed by tn
committee in it's report as were als
the principles enunciated IN the oVa,
platform. A motion was maGe
adopt the committees report DuU
was presented for vote to the cohVe
ton. -. Al,
taken up and Edmund Carton preseI
ed the name of Daniel NJ. Rldgely
East Dover hundred. This broug
R.R. Kennev again to his feet ana
again smoke scathingly of Cartons q
ton. Mr.. Carton began taking OH
coat saving he was able to tight tor
RIGHTS. A dozen of Cartons trlen
were on their feet in moment ana
equal number of the SALISBURY 10
took the floor. For a few moments
looked as though a row would ems
but Chairman Burnite called MT. ~
new to order. and after little Wor
battle the delegates cooled down;
JG. Brown called on the SaulsO'
mon to name a man in opposition
Mr. Ridgelv if they did not want d
and William d. Fowler, Of MlliC
nominated Hon. John Harrington
tbat hundred. A ballot was ta
which resulted Harrington q, kl6
lv 20 a strict factional vote, and
Ridgelv was declared the nominee
Mr. Kennev offered a resolution
v;J;no, that representatives be chi
from milford South Murderklh,
MurderkiI. West Dover, Little "
Kenton and Duck Creek hundl
This after a heated discussion
Mr. Kennev offered a resolution
the roinoritv hundreds of Milford,
Dover and Duck Creek be entltle
one member each and that the
gatae in those hundreds be above
Mr. Handy took the floor and
II for about 20 minutes. He WI
the majority that they were golnl
far He asked them whether
ever heard of the woman VINO 0
tbe GOOSE that laid golden eggs.
she cot greedy for gold and wruni
gooss,s neck and then opened u
found her EGG supply was cut on
NOS efroid that they were shakin
noI,ticaI mum tree until there wa
Ger of the tree swapping OIL a.
1Iume dronning over into the L
;ca-1 oorden The Republicans
now rejoicing that we are nGm Wv, .
as they thought, dlslhCee.ts - \,
JIG. Brown replied that I n'
wanted to speak to his own ue
1.-THE Wolcott) they were inc
cratic party but in answer ~
vitation he stepped over IN lIon -
Salisbury men (the tactiohs - ~
yided by the middle aisle.l Is Nc
them if they were not reninus nSl'.
love feast by Handy's talk. iw
AGO that faction was not so luil
Then they had the power ana
"You talk Of Republicans taKi
in-vou are in. On this sl1e
house tthe Wolcott sidel Is inc
cratic party" :.
Mr.. Kenney followed IN
utes' speech. He explalneu -, :,
years ago it was q state con
fight, and that ]. G. Brown, y
sat down, was one Of the moss l.s.
advocates Of Biggs' nominaatlon
Mr.. Handy amended kenne
ton that the minority be en-
two representatives in the I'M
dreds carried by them. On
nav vote both resolutions weIs
ed bv a vote Of SO to "a. Mes:
mite. chairman Meredith anS =
Of North Murderkil and Y
West Dover voted with the :
men.