Daily Republican., 1888-08-29

tho purpose Of nominating Q Oop RTess-
man and Presidential electors, met In
Dover yeslerday.
Tbe CONVENTION developed the fact
that the fight between the SAulsbuTy
and WAloOtt fact.oas Of Kent County
ia bitter, and Il will be var 10 the hilt
Of the knife. Toe folio Wers OF Senator
SAulsbuFy see that they arc defeated In
their own stronghold, and that on Thurs.
day next, when the County Don veDtion
will meet for the purpose Of nominating
senAtors and Representatives 70 the
next General Assembly, which will
eleo: Q United States Senator in place
OF Sen Ator Salisbury, whose term ex-
pires, OF course, the delegates In flavor
OF Wal oott for Senator will name those
70 the Legislature who favor the asplr
ant.
In order 10 show the bitterness OF the
feelings now existing, II 10 only neoaA-
cary 70 state that when . caucus Was
called Of the Kent delegates, those who
adhered 10 the Salisbury fGoGion 70
fused 10 20 In, consequently the WAloott
The fight was carried into the oonVen'
ton. Upon the residing Of the names
Of the committees ~ agreed upon By
the WAlOott caucus, q. II. B Day OBJ
jacted 70 the names OF Salisbury men
upon the committees, and asked that
that side OF the house be allowed 10
name their own members. Then came
scene. Jacob @ Brown, with blood
In his eyes. arose and demanded that
the c)mmittee As named ba adopted. (.
Sup HANDY objected. and
the hght was on until X ant was o. l)Wsd
to retire for fifteen minutes to try and
co N promise,
When the delegates from New Castle
county arrived 1t was At fret thought
inAd dViIable to hold caucus, ~ 1t was
thought there might be . contention.
Finally it WAS decided en hold caucus.
John W. Lawson Was electSd Chairman,
and Peter A. Horty secretary, Alter
appointing the usual committees for tbs
con nvention, T. ElWood 6lnglty In O few
remarks presented the name Of O. p.
johnson as e!eotor for New Castle
county, and he was uDAnimously agreed
upon, The following were elected ~
Is .Ats Central Committee: IL Grubb,
J. wilkins CJOcr, William Wisr, j.
Frank Ball and Jonn n. Newell.
At 2 O'Clock t5e convention mot In
the Court House. A temporary orgAnl.
EAtion WsH effected by eleclIng DR..
Edward Fowler of Laurel president;
and p. A. HoIty Of wilmington, John
Hyde Of Kent and Charles W, Oullen Of
Sussex secretaries.
The DAmes OF the committees were
then read AS followI:
New CASTLE Credentials - Patrick
NeATy, J. ]. OAssidy, W. O. Pierce, W.
Pltrcs BlggF, II. W. MoIntyEe; oTgAni-
sAtion-Wm. r. BmAlley, John NJ.
Newell, II. o. Johuson, James A
BouTke, Wm. L. Wier; reSo utions-
George II. Bates, Thomas DAvis, T. r..
wood sinRley, John q. Rodney, j.
Frank Ball.
Kent -Resolutious-R ]. RsyroldF,
o. h, b. Day, L. Irving Handy, Stephen
POstleS, j. Is. MilehRm; oredsniiAlE-
jobs Heyde, Peter NJ. LyndRle, BsDi A.
min Hamm, Curtis Norris, X. II. Ste.
vsnsOni organizah PETER Meredith,
Samuel Taylor, George ". Collins,
jam L GIahSm, Abram Pearson.
Sussex RssolutiOns-A. p. Robin.
sop, DR.. Edward Fowler, J. W. CAuBey,
Ed ward HAms, W. Il. Manning; Gre.
dentiN's-E. w. Houston, P. j. Hart,
John l.. Thompson, VIM. Perry, n. W.
II. II WilliAmB, James Harrington,
1
The reading Of the committees caused
the trouble - mentioned AoOve. Finally
order was restored AAd tbs committees
retired.
In . short tIms the committee on per
nAnent orgaUiz ltiOn returned aud re.
ported the following:
President, A 2. R0binsoni Vice prssl-
deIs, W. H. Stephens OF Sussex
Stephen Postlss OF Kent, John W. Law
son Of New CASTLE; secretaries, o W,
Cullen Of Sussex; John Heyde OF Kent,
2. A. Horty Of New CASTLE,
Tle State Central Committee is COM
posed OF the following named gentle.
men: l. N. GTub6, W. L. Wier, VIM.
O1osh, J. Frank Ball, John NJ. Newell,
New CAtlle; John d. Barton, DR.. E.
W. CCorer, Peter X Meredith, w. u.
Hall, X. II. Smith, Kent; Everett
Hickman, /. N. Fooks, Fl. 8, Marshall,
w, II. Stevenson, DIR. Edward Fowler
Sursex.
For presidential electors, O. P, John.
son, OF thia CITY; ROtert H. Hlll, ol
Kent, and DR.. Robert e.. Ellegood, oil
sussex, were e eoted. The OoU miItee
On Resolutiors reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted:
The DemoorRiic party OF Delaware,
in convention assembled, renews ita
profession OF the cardinal principles oi
Dsmooratic faith, which have always
resulted In good government when The
party WAS In power, and have served
As checks upon the opposing party
when the Democracy has been in q
minority.
We congratulate the Democrats OF
Delaware that, for the hrst timo in
II mara a nuaEkaE NJ nantnFU vua
enter upon q campaign In which, both
Ss to State and Federal affAirs, We may
assume the aggressive and not the de
fansive position, 10 Wbioh We seek the
re- election OF President who has held
high advanced the principles and
ItrAdltlonB OF Democracy, in which We
support Democratic majority In Con
RreaB which has shown tue courage oil
It's convictions, and proposes to relieve
all our citiGenB from unnecessary taxa
tton, and, while not overlooking the
lonR neglected interests Of the farmer,
deals fairly with those Of the mAnufao
tnrer, and refuses longer to tax labor
undnly In order that oApital may bt
further enriched.
Il We recognise In the Administratior
of President Cleveland the exemplif1oA'
, tlon OF hts own historic utterAuce thai
I'publio Cffioe is public tfust, " and wi
Ipledae the Democracy of Delaware tC
support loyalty his Efforts to purify the
pnb 10 service; to adjust the amount Of
taxes, drawn from the pockets Of che
Il people, to the necessary expenditures OF
the government economically Admiuis.
tered; 10 uphold the honor Of the nation.
whether II be openly attacked BY for
eign aggression or coEeTtly assaulted by
partisan majority in the Senate, more