Daily Republican., 1888-05-28
a KILKENNEY FIaaT.

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Oastis On saturday--A Bolt in tn
Party.
1t was . oold day on Saturday after
noon last for Asssrs. BsyArd and Ora,
whom tho Democratic Oonvension me
completely laid out, and the saulsbur,
fight for supremacy, and potwithatApd
ing that hsssrs Gray and Bayard werl
backed by the Court House ring, and .
number Of other well known officials
they were downed.
The meeting aleo showed that fol
Levy Court member from this city thai
the generalship Of the friends who ere
managing the campaign OF ex Sheriff
Pyle that he will be the next nominee
from this city.
The attendance WAS the laraest ever
seen at convention In New CASTLE be
fore, there beinR not less than two
thousand people present. This was, no
doubt. owing TO the hght for supremacy
Of the two factions, and for Levy
Oourtman from this city. The Hiok.
man managers ran n special train, leAv-
log this city at lilo O'Clock .. m. The
trAtp consisted OF four cars, which were
all Allied. At 12.l5 o train OF Ave
crowded cars left for the scene OF bat.
tlo. This train Was mArshaled by the
PyleiteB. and contained not less than
400 persons, who were eager for the
tray which afterwards took place.
Upon arriving In the ancient town 10
was easily seen by looking At the faces
OF those in attendance at the meeting
that there wss blood uPsn the moon.
rhe managers Of the two factions had
gone over early In the forenoon aud
laid their plans to capture the meeting,
but when the Pyle contingent arrived
their games were upset and all plans
knocked In the head.
According 10 the rules the convention
must be held In the Court House. bat
When, ct l O'Clock, Vice President
Robert O. Justis saw the crowd, he At
once knew that 1t would be impossible
70 hold the meeting either In the court
House or Opera House. He, therefore,
advanced 70 the iron railing and called
the meeting 10 order.
Then the Ktlkenney hght com.
menoed, and for at least half an hour
pADdemontum ran riot. This was
caused by the two foross endeAvoring z
10 capture the meeting. Immediately
after Mr.. Justis declared the conven.
tiOn open for bushes Charles II. Nc.
Whorter quickly mounted the atone
steps and nominated Sewell O. Bixgs
for President. This was the red fsR
that tnfuriAted the kickers, and before
the motion was put, Frank Zane. on
behalf OF chs BAyard faction, nomi.
mated Couuty Treasurer HAmAn for
President.
Now the fun commenced. President
j uatis put the motion TO oonflrm the
nomination Of Mr.. Biggs. There WAS q
yell Of approval. Hardly had the yell
Of approval died away before Pierce
Biggs and "Alook" ComeRyB mounted
the stone coping aud demanded n divia
ion. Their remarks could not be heard
owing 70 the yells and cheering for Mr.
bigRs. While the turmoil WAS going
on County Treasurer HamAu, mounted
on the iron railing, wAs also speaking,
but his remarks were drowned In the
yells for BiRgs.
Finally Vloe President Justis declared
Mr.. Biggs elected president OF the NEST
ing. THIS decision WAS greeted with
yells OF approval and oheerr, the echoes
OF which no doubt could pe heard In
Dobbinsville, over mile away.
Before Mr.. BigRa could thank the
convention for tLe honor conferred upon
1Ahh AhAAs ALAthahs VIM WINS buU OAhut-
date of the BAyArd faction, put Q mo-
tion to Adiourn TO the Opera House.
rhe motion Was put and carried, aud
the Unaffected TO the number OF about
400 left the regularly organic ID meet
log. Amer they had gone Mr. BlgRs
advanced TO the front and said that he
declared the present meeting the only
leRsl;z d one, and that those who bad
lefs IA we're bolterB. The Democratic
party had no use for boilers. He there
upon declared the meeting open for
business For secretary A. +. Messlck
was elected, and John r. Dolan vic3
president.
The meeting then took recets Of ten
minutes 10 order TO allow President
Biggs to appoint . oouuty executive
COMMITTEES. DnrinK the time commit.
tee from the boltsrs' meeting appeared
aud Informed the president that the
other meeting had organized and were
ready for business. No Lotice was
taken OF the communioh tion, and the
committse retired. President Blggs
soon completed the committee, and, ap.
pearing, announced 1t IS follows:
Brandy wine ehundred-WAlt4r Pierce.
WilminRton-Horacs O, johnson,
Ed ward II. Kane, Charles II. McWhor-
ter
ChristiAnR-Thomas ] LAWless.
MIL Oreek-John Oree6eu.
White Clay Oreek-W illiAm L. Wier.
Pencader-GeorRe ID. Hedili.
New CAetle-WilliAm Herbert.
Red Llen-Ed word T. Stapleford.
st Geol gee-W. PIERCE Biggs.
Observation-Disclosures A. Scott
Back bird -Abram Hayden.
On motion Of John II Dolan, the
committee. as announced, was approved
by the meeting.
fhe meeting then adjourned.
The newly appointed Extcativs Com
mittee met In the Mayors office, and
organized by eleotinR Willism Herbert
chairmAn, Horace q johnson secretary,
and William L. Wier treasurer.
The committee Adjourned TO meet at
the Court House tomorrow afterncoo,
at O'Clock, for the purpose of ap point
ing the judges to hold the nom nation
ior Sheriff and Coroner on June 9th.
THE SECOND MEETING
The boilers assembled In the Opera
House, and on motion, County TreAsur
er HamAn was elected president; Henry
A. Nowlend, vice president; 8. s
sdAms, Jr., and John II. Callahan, SEQ.
He.aries.
ou motion Of Thomas Toy an execu
tive committee OF three from this city
snd ore from each hundred be appoint.
%, and that tho delegations from each
hundred be permitted to retire in order
70 caucus for taid mem bers. The caucus
vas soon over, aud the committee an
nounced Ms follows:
br, ncywine Huudred-John Shaw.
Wilmington-John T Dickey, Fred
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