Evening journal., 1888-05-28
COUNTY MEETING EoH OEs.
The OOerRgEEouse Hfred sn Advance
PyHesa 0bleegKomn.


The oOern7EEouse Eaired sn Advances.
Pyle's Objections.
The Democratic county meettng was the
talk Yesterday. There Is large sized be-
lief that the bolt was plannes 10 advanow
OF the meeting, the bolters anticipating ds-
feat. When the bolt occurred there wera
some twenty Of the followers OF Hickman
10 tue opera House, waitiog for the crowd
10 come up. The hall itself had been hired
several days previously. State Treasurar
Herbert was seen in relation 10 holding ths
regular meeting ia the Opera House. ana
"niie here, he sent word to New Castle
only 70 Ind that the room had been Ieesed-
When the convention assembled II was avg :.
dent to the impartial that the Pyle forcnm
were In a majority ia every buu-
dred represented. and particularly was thi.
true of Wilmington, New CaatIe
White Clay Greek. Mill Creek. Blaokhlrd
and st. Georges hundreds.
When Register McWhorter moved thek
sewellC Q Biggs be temporary chairman.
Chairman Jusrls put the question ana an
nounced bis decision without waiting for
Frank T. Kane's motion that Eimuna
haman be made president The chair de-
clared that he had given decision, bus
Immediately Revenus Coliecior Comeovn
climbed upon the railing and called for =
division, urging w. p. BIgxs to do the
same. The chair declared that ha souls
stand by his declaIon. Mr.. Blgvs thar
came forward and announced that -
wanted division, and II a majority or
those present did not desire him TO pra
side he would give way TO them. The
Pyle men at once bagan to draw aside.
when the Hickman forces, seeing their dla-
parity OF numoers, Immediately prepared
10 bolt J. b. Foard OF Middletown, nd
dressing Edmund Haman as chairman.
moved that the county meeting be adj
iourned to the Opera House, and without
putting the question, declared IL carrled
and the faction with Mr.. Foard LEADING
on" proceeded to the Opera HOUSE.
The leaders at the Opera House meeting
were Recorder Of Dseds Holcomb, Clerk Of
The Peace Cochran. Register OF Wills Brad
ford, Prothonotary Maxwell, Levy Court
Commissioners Toy. Mackey and Hickman.
United States Guager King, Deputy Rsve-
nue. Collector Comegvs. Deputy Collector
Kyle, State Senators Ferguson and Crosssp.
Representative Mulligan, Tax Collectors
Dickey and Neary, County Treasurer
Haman and John II. Rodney, Ea I'm
mediately after adjournment OF the bolterss
meeting they began to talk Of compromls-
ing the matter. But the Pyle men say that
they have nothing TO compromise. Mr..
Hocolmb thinks that II would be a good
plan TO refer the matter to the various
hundreds.
II Is said that one Of Saturdays results is
to draw more clearly the lina between
Messrs. Allen and Ford. candidates for
sheriff. The former cast his lot with HIck-
man, while the latter stood by his friends
Of the Biggs faction. where were also found
/ Aeasrs. McWhorter, Quinn, Dillin ana
others Of this city who hitherto were re-
garded as supporters OF Allen. The out
come viii be the marshalllro OF the entire
salisbury Biggs strength in this city ON
the side OF Ford
John Pyle, Democratic, aspirant for the
Lazy Court, was seen by reporter OF ths
EVENING JOURNAL last evening in order TO
ascertain his Views oH the results OF Satur-
days County meeting or rather meetinsv,
and on the present political situation Ia tha
county, but he stoutiy refused to express
any opinion on these subiecss at present.
DE took occasion. however. to criticiss th@
EVENING JOURNALS editorial Of lass Sat-
urdAy, by asserting shat be ia not, nor wan
be ever 10 any way connected or in afilim-
tion with that class of Democratic politf-
clans which EVENING JOURNAL denomks
mated as "boodlers. " and that bis so years
residence in this community should verify
this fact.
Toner win have a large Majority in New
Castle Hundred.
Representative Mccoy expects to grace
bis old seat in the House OF Representatives
next winter.
great many Of the crowd mIstook W.
2. Biggs for seweIl c. Biggs. and the for
mer gentleman had his hand nearly
shaken of.
The Democratic County Committee wilE
meet In the Court House on To-morrow
afternoon.
The Democratic County Committee No.
viii meet ct the Court House at O'Clock
this afternoon.
William B. Norton was not in the bolterm
convention and will decline TO serve.
George c. Rothwell was not present ana
Henry Q. Turner requests that while ha
would be willing.to draw resolutions. upon
the death Of Harry Sharpley, he refuses to.
do 70 as ono OF the committee appointed.
The Whita Clay creek Democrats are In
favor Of Theodore F. Armstrong for the
House OF Representatives.