Evening journal., 1888-08-31

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a vote Of to repudiates and opposes
that nomination The issue on Saturday
last was fairly and squarely
raised II was known then that
Mr.. Ridgeley was candidate and
the people Of the hundred rcpudiated him
by majority Of 2i2 votes The largest
hundred in the county had rights which
they demanded of this convention and
they demanded now to have say as TO
who shall represent them and not have a
nomination forced upon them made by a
traitor like that man Carton. IGreat
confusion, during which there were cries
Of order. This convention may nomi-
nate. but who win electg Misses You
have no right TO force down the Threats
OF the sovereign people of East Dover
hundred a man we repudiate The right
to name the candidates is one accorded TO
the delegations from time immemorial,
and II You leave that old Democratic Gus.
ton the time may come when you viii
rue your action Of to-day If we do not
have this ! hope the time viii come when
every hundred will be given the privilege
| by constitutional convention TO name
its own member Of the Legislature and
elect him. Great applause
David Refs Of kenton asked General
kenney whom his delegation wanted for
Senator
The general replied. "East Dover
hundred docs not claim senator At "A
caucus "a the delegation we decided upon
d. 4. Cooper as a representative 20 the
lower house.
Jacob Il Brown ~ North Murderldll
in reply 20 General Kenny. said 1--WE
are here for our rights and propose TO
have them. We did not take them two
years ago, and you made a laughing
stock Of MS. The people OF this county
have spoken and spoken in peals of thun-
der and tell you they must be heard
If East Dover has candidate we will
have a vote upon IT, -
William D. Fowler then nomi mated
John Harrington and the ballot resulted
80 to 81. General Kenney then intro
duced the following resolution and
moved its adoption Resolved That
North Murderkill, South MurderkiI
Milford Duck Creek, Little Creek, Ken
ton and West Dover hundreds be en-
titled to representatives in the lower
house and that these delegations from
these hundreds be permitted to retire
and name their candidates" Mr.. Handy
attempted TO speak, but was squelched
by a motion TO lay on the table General
! Kenney was ready with another resolu-
ton which embodied the same idea and
gave the same hundreds power to choose
their own members An attempt was
made to stop discussion ON this, but Mr..
| Handy was on the floor and Chairman
Burnite would not allow the 'gag" law
to be enforced. Mr. Handy then
delivered an eloquent address.
He took a position in front
Of the WolcOst delegates and
addressed his remarks directly TO them
You ask everything Yon may ask too
much and not get anything. You are
after plum You may break down the
tree and the plum may fall over there
in the Republican yard. You desire tc
name this whole ticket, with not one 81
our friends on ii, and yet you expect III
TO walk elbow 20 elbow and heart I,
heart TO the polls aud work for the sue
sass Of your ticket Suppose the conven
tion that meets in Sussex to-day j,
waiting for the result %
this convention and win enforc
this odius rule and the Republicans
elect two there and two here. You theI
lose four members while you are stealing
two here. III you want TO win you have
got to do right, and If you do not, yol
outrage principles is there mar
among You that dares TO do rightg Some
of your best leaders have told you, If You
do this. you viii not do right We maxi
no objection to your taking six out o.
eight members but if you take any more
You steal them.
J g. Brown started to reply and sal,
he would address himself to the Wolcot
D q 4
Handy at once invited him over in from
Of the Salisbury benches and after SOM
persuasion he commenced and made
long harangue about the rights of the
majority. ridiculing the rights of tn
minority He claimed that gag rule ha'
been applied two years ago and they hal
a right TO do it now
General Kenny replied that two year.
ago Brown was the loudest -mouthed MAJ
q in the convention for Governor Bigg
and advocated everything that his side o
the house did Professor Handy asked /
they were willing to grant two o
. the members, to which Brown replied
/ I'VE object to anything The last reso
lution was then laid on the table by
vote of 81 to %
David Refs then offered a resolution
I giving North and South Murderkill. Mis-
pillion, kenton Milford. Little Cree
and West Dover hundreds representa-
/ tives The resolution was adopted
William d. Fowler of Milford asked tina
) the minority delegates be allowed to rt
tire for five minutes. James L. Graham
} of South Murderkill objected and the RI
7 quest was denied General Kenne
moved that the delegations be allowed {
name their members and his motion q,
manded the yeas and nays with a resul
Of p ayes and 30 nays. W. A. Burnt,
Peter H. Meredith and w. S. Cosden Z
the WOlcott S, voting in the affirmative
On motion Of DR.. j. NJ. Wilkinson Oh
nominations were made, everything gOin
= smoothly until Milford hundred wa
reached, when j. d. Hawkins Of Mort
{ Murderbill named John A. Bickel. TIL
, brought Squire Fowler of Milford to hi
( feet with the exclamation. why. MI
Chairman, the delegates of Milford hun
dred have not selected that man o
8 last Saturday there was q square issu
between Bickel and John Harrington
. and Bickel got but 80 votes while NJ
: Harringtons delegates received 1853. W
+, protest against 10 and name John Hal
I. / rington. The ballot resulted % TO
! for Bickel Burnite. COsden. MEREDITH
Clifton and Nirden Of the Wolcott crow
voted for Harrington
, The levy court ticket was next vote
T for and Joshua Z. Jerman was named D
r Mr. Handy froia Duck Creek. Hawlxiu
/ named James r. TruaN The Duck Cree
3 delegates, Prof Handy. ex-senator "