Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journa
GEoRaErown, Sept. IS The SUSSEX
Republicans mean fight, Whistler or no.
they see harbinRers OF victory in the Eli
cannot be definitely said. In fact they
do not claim 10 be oonh lent OF suceees
they simply declare thht they are going
to Ret all out Of this campaign there is IL
it, and that II they fall of success u will
simply ba because they arc short OF votes
mot that they are apathetic or unwilling
to grasp the slightest chsuce that might
tend to help them on 10 victory. bome
Democrats assert that they are buoyed uu
by promises Of big "ho6d from tn
national Republican COMMITTEE which
organization, IL Is commended, ID
willing to put a large sum o.
money into delaware II any
reasonable assurance lie given of electing
the hepuhlioSn Legislative tickets in Kent
and Sussex, aud insnling the oholce of d
Republican Unised S,Rtes senator TO sue
coed Hon. Eli Salisbury after the fourth
Of next March. AT any rate, those. who
attended the Republican c0nnty conyen.
tions held here this afternoon seemed
0uoyed up 10 wonderful extent. In
expression and sentiment they were
actually aggressive, and when the work
Of the conventions was oyor they were
unanimous in declaring that the Sussex
Rspu blicans had placed before the people
tho strongest Republican county ticket
that bad ever been put before the people,
1T we cannot elect that ticket, said
one enthusiastic Republican, rs he
glanced over the list Of nominations, I'VE
cannot oleat any" Ga the other hand
the Democrats do not seem 80 be par
iicle depressed It il conceded il C9mo.
cratic circles that the DeiaocIatlo county
ticket IL the strot glst ard most satisfac-
tory that has been nominated for years
Add to this square Democratic majority
Of Ut leaat 700 votes in tho county, Bndit
is hard TO see whtfe Inc profesaed kepub-
licin hopes Of success bave ary raAson-
able ground. p Ehaps ii il on account
OF the prospect OF unlimitea campaign
tuDds for the purchase Of votes 10 this
rs i, may, the Rspnbhcans are hopeful
and aggressive aud the cpnpaiYa in
usaex will oa lively ard exciting, from
now until the day Of election.
wuDk OF THE CONVENTIONS.
The county o1nv, nitans draw full at
tendance If delegates and fair repre-
stntg.iun Ut leadiog purity men from all
sections Of the county. The legislative
and levy court convention met in tho levy
court room OF fhY eorrt houas and the
sheriff and coroner convention III the
srard iary rco:n The latter was pre-.
sided over by DR.. W. Messiek Of
Georgetown With George w. Hall as
secretary and 4niGkiy completed its
work. Fer sheriff ihAro wera four can
didateg-- James W, WGsd of North West
Fork hundred, Benjamin Collins Of Cedar
Greek, IA. Y Moore Of Broad Greek and
John O. ShoY. Of Naniooks. The first
ballot as.tlad tho nomination, ss Ward
rectiyHd ~ Sqtry, Coiiius 8, Moore 3 and
Short 2. The nomination for co,onef wes
also settled 90 d. l0IiOt, when Il j
Bradford Of HI d ~ hundred r6ceiytd
80 votes 70 s taf z Z Collier Of Nanti.
coke and Tor paiiip Wiudsorsst George.
ton. This convention then adjourned.
DR. BURTON DEFEATED.
In the legislative sti levy court con
vontion--of which diaries L. Moore,
Esq OF Georgetown, was chairman, and
AhAANNA AA AAlWtbt bItlsAhEy--
tine only contest was over tho nnrninaSion
icI State Senator. DR.. Hiram Burton OF
tefPss, was very DESTROYS Of the nomina-
hut tho young hepnblicans wanted
- name u, O Moore Of Broad Creek
IoGr0 is young merchant Of Laurel,
member Of tue firm Of Waliet g. Moore,
and son Of David W. Moore, for yeers
dtputy collector of tho port end a prcmi-
ng't SenbaeN ptliltssti... - S 90 e
I'll Il 4sp Wss ae placed 70 nemi
1tioa. u. ht4t halt2t wts G1Is8, l5t
.JA..g, II aa! +IG...a-, ~. TheI, Eharp
was withdrawn and on tue second ballot
Moore wRA noninGted, receiving "a votes
to 10 for Burton. Then representatives
were nominated and aight candidates for
the levy court. Ordinarily there would
have been only scven OF the latter, bat
tine death OF Joseph Riearda Of North
West Fork made 1t necessary to make a
nomination TO fill tho vacancy. With
thete nouia4t.ons the ticket was com.
pleted as iollawb;
THE suLl COUNTY TICKET.
State senator--D. o. Moore, Broad
Creek.
Il.
Cedar Geek; McKSndree Downham,
Georgetown; William A.. Cannon, Gum.
boto; Dsniul Short, Dngsboro; Il. E.
Wallace, seatord; Charles II. Maui,
LeWea and Rehoboth; John A. Lingo,
Indian River.
Levy Court Oommissioners--W William
D. Wilson, Lewesand Rehoboth William
u. Pfettymen, Broedhiln; Charles T..
| Pepper Georgetown; DANES Dr. Hollis.
North West Fork; Etiish @. Short, Gum.
boro Thomas Il Steele, Baltimore /;
George II Phillips, Broad Crsek HsmiI.
ton 3, Ovens, Little Greek.
sheriff James W. Ward, Moth West
Pork.
o9roner-s. ]. Bradford, Baltimore.
THE NEGOTIATIONS.
/ The convention unanimously adopted
the following resolutions
Resolued, That we protest agaiut the re-.
1 cent AID GnwarTanted Increase OF tAtss and
4 tatlil charges by the railroads AGAINST thu
| people OF Sussex county, IN view OF the
| LIBERAL aid received by them from he State,
and We hereby pledge the Republican
ticket Of this county, II elected, to tina call.
ing Of a convention by the pext legislature.
% the basis 0: tina votea cast last N)yembor
20 reviae the constitution of the slate, that
/ thsss apd kindred ABUSES mny be r,n,eiiIed
| ReSolred, That the Republican party Il
The rehi and practical fcisnd OF tefpernnce
| fetorm, and wa reatli m Its formerdpclarA.
ton TO vote to submit the QUESTION o;
local option or high llceree, II iicease must
| he " its nominees DO elected
Re5ol0ed, That we inVita, without dis.
tnetion Of former party ties, all voters to
support the election OF our nominees, and
| thereby secure the early consupanatiop N
| State reforms. :
COUNTY GENITAL coMMIrrI:.
Before aojGurnnent the count oantraI
committee sss announced, "a sliows
Cesar Greek, John II, Johnson;s Broad.
KILN, A II Msnahip; Lewes and Eebo