Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-12


THE FIRST WARD FIGHT.
The First ward contest kept the COM
mlttce on credentials employed, and the
convention impatiently waiting until after
$50 o'clock. The Brown delegates made
hard fight, in which the levy court faction
came near overturnng the Higgins post
office machine. The Brown ticket was
composed Of James Brown, proprietor OF
the Bulls Head Hotel and father Of Com
stable Brown, and John Y. Quinn This
was the regularly elected ticket and was
backed by straight credentials. The CON
testants were George Johnson proprietor
of the Snip Hotel on West Front street,
and Charles Scheu. They were backed by
the Higgins influence.
The committee gave full hearing to
both sides and discussed the case in all its
bearings. Among the witnesses was Letter
carrier Sylyanus, who was assaulted by
Constable Brown and others at Republican
headquarters last Saturday night. Ills
head was ornamented with court-plaster
and dark goggles covered his battered eyes.
Peace had been declared between him and
his assailants, and he fraternzed lovingly
with the Browns all day, joining them at
dinner during the noon recess.
The Browns made a stiff fight for their
rights, and came very close to victory.
There were 12 members of the committee
on credentials. but one did not attend the
session. After lot of hot talk vote was
taken and the Brown ticket was rejected
by the close margin of to 8.
THE CONVENTIONS WORK.
The convention was so impatient at the
long wait--it was 1856 o'clock when the
committee reported-that the report, which
| was made verbally by Chairman Frank
| Wooley, was adopted without discussion
or objection. They had been waiting for
nearly two hours, diverted only by the
| frutless mission of John h salisbury and
DIR. Il. G.. Shortlidge in search of the lag
gard committee (by special order of the
| convention) rather tame speech by Sena-
tor Higgins and fiery Republican dia-
tribe by Hugh G. Browne.
| Then the committee ON permanent or
| ganzation reported DR.. Burton for perma-
nent chairman, with the CAUCUS selections
for yice-presidents and secretaries.
| A RATHER AWKWARD PREDIcAMENT.
| In reporting the subordinate officers,
| George H. Townsend read the name of
Samuel ii. Baynard as secretary from the
! First district, instead of John II. Wooden,
q colored delegate, who was the caucus
selection. Somebody called attention to
| the mistake, after the officers named had
| been approved by the convention. MIR.
| Wooden. an intelligent-looking young
man of very pleasing appearance, took the
apparent oversight in very easy form. "As
the names reported have gone through"
he said, II resign in favor of Mr.. Bay
nard."
Mr.. Baynard would not have it that
way. He was secretary of the First dis
| trict caucus, and he said it was by his mis-
take that his own name had been handed
to the chairman of the committee on
permanent organization MS q convention
secretary instead of Mr. Woodlen's.
Mr.. Baynard insisted on the change
being made, and Mr. Wooden insisted on
Mr.. Baynard serving.
Twill some one suggest way out of the
troubleY" asked Chairman Burton.
ELECT them both" said General Wilson
And on his motion the convention did so.
The committee on resolutions reported,
the Minneapolis delegates and alternates
were named, and after short speeches by
General Wilson and Fred Il. Bach. the
convention, at 4.4O O'Clock, adjourned.
THE sPEEcHEs.
Senator Higgins speech was rather tame
except in its caustic illusions to the local
| Democracy.
He said that national issues sank into
insigniiicance when compared with the
question. Shall we Republicans have
equal rights to qualify and vote along
with the Democrats ?'' Il shall never
rest" he said, until that great wrong is
righted. We are in better condition than
we have ever been. We have climbed up
on their necks, and we wont let go, We are
going to win"
The Democrats have passed ballot law
and registration act. They admit that
they had to do it. They had to abandon
bulldozing and violence. No bulldozing
can be done in Sussex. The bulldozers
cannot go within 80 feet of the polls now
without violating the law. He scompli-
mented Senators Hall and Williams for
passing laws for Kent and Sussex by
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their taxes.
Our friends, the Democrats, he said, may
as well know here as at any time that we
will not give up our right basely while we
have an arm to raise in their defence. We
do not intend to take any rights from the
Democrats, but we intend to have our own.
He wished that he could speak to every
ceived to be his duty. He said that if the
Democrats would put the Republicans in
power they would alter the constitution
and accomplish long chapter of other
needed reforms.
Hugh q. Brownies brief address was
very pleasing in its oratory and comprised
a beautiful word picture of Republican
triumph all along the line. General Will
son said the convention had given him his
first political honor, and Fred u. Bach
urged careful study of the registration
and election laws. None of the speeches
raised any enthusiasm. In fact the con
venton was not much inclined to zen.
thuse." 1t was rather quiet gathering
although very select in its personnel, and
unusually good-looking as a body. II
was, in all respects, a marked contrast to
the average Republican convention in
Delaware.
WHO VOTED FOR ApDIcKs.
Robert Handy OF Brandywine hundred
is the delegate who voted for Addlcks as
national delegate in the Second district
: caucus. Walter Bacon voted for Levi G.
, Bird. There was n scheme on foot to in
duce the Second district to give up its right
TO n national delegate in favor of tho
First district, the latter to select Mr.. Bird
! as Higgins colleague Mr. Bird refused tt
give his sanction to the plan and it was
abandoned. Had it gone through, Senator
.. Higgins would have been even more dis
/ pleased than he was. He evidently was
annoyed at the defeat of his friend Pilline
and the strong showing made by til,
Massey faction in Kent aud altogether thu
convention was not wholly to his liking.
DOCTORS AS coLLEcToRs.
For the purpose Of taking up a collection
for the janitors of the court house ant
! State House, where the caucuses and con
, vention were held, DIR. Burton named foul
, of his professional brethren-Dr. L. q
: Shortlidge of the First district, DIR. Il. Il
Mckee of the Second, DIR. q. w. Marshal
of the Third and DIR. j. W. Messicl of III,
Fourth. They proved good collectors, anC
/ raised the sum Of Sll.5l for the twt
, janitors.
i Benson Murder Case.
! Attorney-general Nicholgon and Deputy
7 Attorney general Branch II. Giles Wednes
I day paid visit to Delaware City and ex
4 amined all the witnesses connected Will
the Noah Benson murder case. The tria
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