Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25

test Ia Cedar Creek hun lied and Is an anti
Higgins man and the anti Higgins men are
mad because DR.. Burton, a RANK Higglne
man, was nominated by the convention.
The convention took recess half az
hall au hour. In the meantime the sherln
and coroner branch had orga ICED by elect
ing DR.. Henry r. Porter chairman and
Robert p. Small secretary.
For sheriff, William ]. McNntt Of George
town and John q. Short of Nanticoke hun
drsd Were nominated aud one ballot was
taken and the ballot resulted; McNAtt, ~;
Short, IL.
For coroner Rufus W. Torbert OF George
town, john W. Green of Seatord, Tnomas
Donoway of Gumboro aud Levin Hoarn
Little CreeK hundred were nominated and
several Intellectual ballots were taken the
last ballot resulting as follows: Torbert, ;
Green, l6; Donaway, u; Hearn, 4. This
nominated Mr.. Green.
The Legislative branch OF the convention
then went Into session again. The follow
ing Legislative ticket was selected;
Baltimore hundred-Isaac j. BraEure.
Broadkiln- Nathaniel W. White.
Seaford-Lewis E. Wallace.
Indian Rtver-SrHphen Z. Blizzard.
Little Oreek-J. Grsensoury White.
Broad Creek-Samuel O. Matthew'S.
Nanttcoke-John Cannon Short.
There were contests for nearly every hun
dred Ia which representatives. were chosen.
For levy court the following ticket was
nominated. with contests for nearly every
nomination:
Cedar Oreek-Samuel E. Reed.
Neafofd--Johu A. Brown.
Nantlcoke-John L. Calhoun.
Indian Invertebrates II. Lingo.
Dagsboro-Joshua g. Townsend.
N nth West Fork-JHmes M. Hollis,
The delegates were for legislative and
levy court branch: Lewes and Rehoboth-
William d. Wilson, David Coverdaie and
Thomas j. Truxton; Georgetown-C Charles
F. Richards, ]. Francis Bacon and DR.. Caleb
X. Layton; North West Fork-Thomas N.
RaHllns, John Richards and Garrett y.
Layton; Seaford-William j. Stewart,
Tnomas ii. Brown ard Lewis E. Wallace (;
Little OreeK-George Z. Smith, David o..
Moore aud j. Dallas Marvel; Broad Greek
John n. @. Moore, Samuel j. Messlck and
James H. Wright: Nantlcoke-Wllliam W.
sharp. Curtis !. Fleetwood and Minos F.
OonEway; Dagsboro-Willtam A. Gum,
Peter @ Waplesand Edgar Hastings; Gum
| boro, Thomas o, Douuway, 6hHdrach short
and William Cannon; Indian River-iohn
A, Lingo, William 7. Warrington and Dag
worthy d. Joseph; Broadkiln-Abtem
Reed, James l.. Collins and Charles Ii.
Atkins Cedar Oreek-George Fl. Hall, Ben
| jRmin T. Collins and j. W. Bennett; Balti.
more-David NJ. Warrington. William
Matthews and ID. Campbell
| Tne sheriff and coroner branch: Lewes
and Rehoboth-William A. Scott, Joseph
Warrington and Theodore Reed; North
West Fork. L. Houseman, Samuel Il,
| Nelson ard George A. Trout; Soaford-Dr.
| II. +. Porter, John W. Green and Frederick
Brown; Little Creek-.M. b. Hearn, J, Z
Adams and Oscar Bacon; Broad Creek-Rr T.
| Spicer, n. Clay Lewis and s. O. Matthews
| Nanticoke-John Prenable. George Brown
and John Milman; Dagsboro-John X.
Steele, Phillip Short and Levin Stein Gum
boro-Robert Short, Joseph b. West and
James d. Donaway; Indian RIver-Henry
| J. Lawson, Peter r. Burton and Samuel M.
| Vaughan; Broadkiln-Th Thomas IL. Burton,
| John Dean and Peter Virden; Cedar Greek
Robert P. Small, James p. Pierce and
James RUSSELL; Baltimore-Joshua q.
Lynch, John Poole and William Williams
| observation-disclosures A. Evans, Rufus w.
| rorbert and Frederick Walls.
The ticket is not strong, good or a
satisfactory one and Is one that will lose to
| the Republican party some OF their best
men. prominent attorney In this town
always a Republican, said he was not
"struck" with the ticket and that one part
| OF 1t would be cut 30 votes in this hundred.
The whole convection was Higgins AFFAIR
run by Higgins men.
Benjamin b. Burton, who ran on the
Prohibitions Republican Alliance tickle four
years ago for sheriff, to-day publicly de-
clared that he was now Democrat, for he
was disguised with II spubllcanism.
There came very near being fght at the
| door of the legislative and levy court
branch OF the convention owing to bad
whisky and little political feeling mixed.
There was no enthusiasm displayed al
though there was tremendous effort
made to stir 1t up. The only demonstration
was the II. A. r. r. O. OF Laurel which was
crowd OF boys some q years old and
| ,r,k rinsy mi rthhNuu with fhnGa
letters.
The friends OF Pierce OF Cedar Creek,
swear vengeance on those who were treach-
erOus to them, and from all accounts the
cutting of the ticket In that hundred will
not be small.
The ticket Is considered by Republicans
to be a weak one, and one that the com
bined Doodle OF the two Harrys cannot
elect. The Republicans are not happy, but
the Democrats smile over yesterdays con
ventlon.
TThe GAzErTE's Georgetown CORE
spundent WAS refused view OF the plat,
form before the convention, as the Republi'
can leaders did. not wish 1t perused By
Democratic eyes. The following Is taken
from the Netrs OF this city, and It ia pre-.
sumed was given py MIR. Higgins conven-
tion TO that paper.-ED, G. Il J,l
The Republicans Of susaex county, in con
mediate constitutional convention In accord
anre with the terms Of the resolutions Of The
uArty adopted Mt its Inst state convention nnt
we ask NIL Intelligent and lnir minded rltlens
to sft calmly ana dlspnsslonnteiy the recort
Of the two political parties of the state anG
county upon this question and determine
which IL to be entitled 10 conference.-the
Republican party, that Inns advocated sucl
reform in every Stnte convention for twenty
years and finally, when clothed with legi7la
tive func ion by control of the lower house
OF the Legislature. gave a unanimous Repuh
| II IN vote for n convention, or The Democratic
party, that opposed the measure nj the poll:
in 1857, that have fought the stondy progress
oil the reform step by step. and finally do
ieated a convention by mems Of Demucr' IL
Senate. and made II impossible to secure the
sam NJ the last session Of the Legisature,anC
now impudently asks 10 be entrusted with thu
contamination OF this great reiorm in face d
the fact that their recent legislative nominees
! are individually opp sed to n convention hnt
voled against the calling Of the snme at mi
ballot-box la The year 1887: therefore,
R.so Ueu, That We pledge the tichet this day
nominated to vote for the calling Of II couven
ton by the next Legislature, and that we re
duire an demand that eacn candidate indi
vdually shall express by publication in {
Susa a RftftbitcIH lndrr his own signature hi
willingness TO such call. 90 that the people o
Sussex county may be assured that there e ~
uncertainty as to the position of our Tickle
upon question Of such great Importance Il
them.
court In exposing The Democratic scheme hl
which the county treasury was robbed o
s3l,0nl, and condemns the lone-contnied sys
TEN of Democratic mlsrule in the county.
The Legislative ii 'ket is pledged to vote 10
an appropriation to drain the swamps an'