Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-18
Democrats Declare for a Con
stitutional Convention.
BEST TICKET EVER PRESENTED
A Plea to Say the Re 1ubli.
can Extravaganza.
CONVENTION WITHOUT A JAR
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Democrats OF ths lower GOunty for
n Constitutional CONFERENCE.-The
NOminees-Ono of The Heat rIeMet II
the Democrats Have Ever Pres
sented.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journa
GEoRaErows sept. l7.-Never before In
the history OF Sussex county conventions
were there more people attending than
were here yesterday 10 attend the Demo-
cratic county convention. by sunrise, al.
though the weather WIS rather threatening
teams began coming in town, and later
as the weather frightened the people who
came In town would make one think that
Sussex was going 10 see that her peoples
party would nominate good ticket, and
In this they were not dBsp peiDted for the
Democratic delegates assembled here yes
terday have sent forth TO the people OF
Sussex county ticket on which spears
the names OF the best men FL the =,suEty !;
men OF Intelligence, OF business o6pri-
tnce and men who may be trusted with
the government OF this State.
REMARKABLY STRONG TICKET.
Never before mas any party ever nomi-
mated u ticket In this county 80 strong In
It's character. All morning the delegates
were holding caucuses and discussing "a to
who would be tue best men and OF the leg
isative apportlonment.
AT OclOtk tue cOHVtuliDn WAS tHlleu.
the legislative and levy court branch as
ssmbling In the petit jury room OF the court
house aud the sheriff and coroner branch In
the grand Jury room.
The Legislative and levy court branch or
genized by electing ex-ktate Treasurer
John NJ. Houston chairman and John III.
Layton secretary. The committee on cree
dentiais WAS then app tinted by the chair.
man.
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATES.
The delegates IN this branch of ths con-
va ton were as follows: Georgetown hun
dred-Edwsrd u. Hsarn. George W. Hat
held and William j. Stevens. Ssaford hun
dred-Colonel William ii. Stevens, Jacob
Bounds, James button. Broadkiln hun
dred-John u. Dorman, II. Lingo and
Thomas Walls. Littla Greek hundred :
Iaasc j. Wootten, y. N Lynch and VIII lam
Ward. Nantiooke hundrsd-James Smith,
Charles Z. Iatman and William s. Fleet
wood. Broad Greek hundred-J. q. Rod
neY, y. j. Nheatley and H. Kitchens. Bal
timore hundred-Wllliam h. MoUape, Henry
W. Hickman and james X Richards. Gum
boro hundred-Joseph Is. Hearn, George W.
Jones and j. V Wells. Indian River hun.
dred--Joseph B. Lingo, Jesse ~ Joseph
and Henry q. Frame. Dagsboro hundred
John NJ. Houston, John H. Layton and
Robert ID. Godfrey. Lews5 and Rshoeoth.
hnndred-W William A. Marshall, Dr. David
l., Mustard and Edward T, VaAsey. North
West Fork hnndrei-rhomas W. Wlllln, J.
Greek hundreds biah W. Ttultt, Joshua
Hemmons and j. II. Lofiand.
The chairman upon motion appointed
committee on apportionment OF represent
Rttves for the hundreds OF tie county as
follows: william II, Stevens, Joseph Is,
Hearn. Edward d. Hearn, D. L. Mustard
and Joseph b. Lingo.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination and balloti1g for nominees for
State senators.
Before nominations beg n, however, Ed
ward ID. HoRrn moved that Il COMMITTEES OF
three on resolutions be appointed. The
chairman then appointed Edward d. Hearn,
william h. McOabe and Isaac j. Wootten.
PRESENTING NAMES TO THE CONVENTION.
Then the nominations began. Col.
Stevens In neat speech nominated Will
liam NJ. Ross Of Seaford. Il. ID. Hearn In
secondinR the nomination made few 70.
marks kbout the manner In which Mr.. Boss
father, Ex-Governor Ross, lead the party to
victory 40 years ago when the nomination
Of a Democratic Ticket was farce before
and that MIR. Ross had the same qualities Es
his father.
THE SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.
Iyaae j. Wootten then nominated Col.
William T. Records of LAUREL PAynter
Frame was nominated by Joseph u. Lingo.
DR.. Mustard nominated Elihu j. Morris
and John II. Layton named Charles ID.
Houston OF Milsboro. The chairman
ordered ballot, instructins the delegates
to vote for two on the same ticket as two
were to be nominated. The ballot resulted:
Records, Z; Ross, 28; Frame. Z; Morris. A /;
Houston, so. Messrs. Ross and Houston
were nominated, having the highest mum
Der OF ballots.
LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES.
The superintendent committee reported
as follows: One representative each from
Broadklln, Lewes and Rehoboth. Nanti.
coke. Broad Creek, Little Greek. Gumboro
end Baltimore hundreds. Ellhu j. Morris
of Lewes was nominated by reclamation as
were also John Il. West OF Gumboro,
Horace j. Hickman Of Baltimore hundred,
William II, Chapman Of Broak Greek hun
dred, John A.Tindal of Nantiooks bundTed,
william l.. Sirman OF Delmar and Robert Il.
Norris OF Milton.
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
The convention then proceeded to nomi-
nate levy court commissioners. Samuel q.
Fisher OF Cedar Greek and Edward w.
Adams OF Northwest Fork hundreds we're
nominated by reclamation From Days
horo hundred two nominations were made
De LANCE Robinson and John b. Howard.
Upon ballot Robinson was nominated, In
Indian RI Ter hundred there we're i've nom
inations and Kendall II. Stevenson received
the nomination. william IL. Smith of Man
tieoke and William =. Cannon OF Seaiord,
we're nominated by aoclamation. The
legislative and levy court ticket ID:
THE COMPLETE oouSTY TICKET.
State Senator's.
Charles b. Houston, William Nj. Ross.
Representatives.
i. ]. Morris, John A. Tlndal,
John n Vast William L. Sirman,