Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-28

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vote, mingled with the shouts of delegates
anxious to change their votes, and the
yclls, Kisses and hosts of spectators in all
parts Of the house all went to make the
scene hard to describe. During the taking
Of the vote many of the Archibald votes
had gone to Dean. Magee feeling that
Dean would be the nominee jumped into
the aisle and waved his arm above his
head, which was the signal for great out
burst of enthusiasm on the part of his
followers and admirers.
REsENTiNG LEAcH's INTERFERENCE.
Secretary Leach, who had during the
TWO last ballots been actively at work
among the delegates trying to secure votes
for Henderson. had made his way back to
the stage and was assisting the numerous
tellers in their efforts to agree on the vote.
Finally the voice of Magee was heard
above the noise shouting, Take Leach
away from the tellers; he's not a member
of the convention p Cries of PUT Leach
out y Throw him out y and yells of all
sorts put an end to business for the time
being. Magee stood in the aisle, with
blazing eyes, repeating his demand that
Leach be kept away from the tally list.
The chairman put an end to the N-i
feeling by announcing that the I er
were unable to agree in their count,
that it would therefore be necessary to
ballot ID Of the Allegheny delegates broke
from Ewing to Dean amid much cnthusi-
asin, which was renewed when Lacka-
wanna dropped Archibald in favor of the
same candidate, and a little latter hurri-
cane of applause rewarded the Luzerne
delegation for casting its vote solid for
Dean instead of Archibald. All awaited
with breathless interest the announcement
of the result of the ballot. Several at
tempts to change votes were made, but the
chair declined to recognize anybody for
the purpose.
The ninth and last ballot resulted ::
Dean, 1856 Henderson, 127; Ewing, I: Sad.
Ter, ]. Dean lacked one of the number
necessary to elect Mr.. Rea, who had
named Judge Henderson, Withdrew the
name OF that gentleman, and moved that
the nomination Of Judge Dean be made
unanimous. This was done with hurrah,
and one of the most exciting contests for a
| Judicial nomination ever witnessed in d
Republican convention in Pennsylvania
was brought to close. 1t was now Z 20
| o'clock, and the convention took a recess
! for supper before proceeding to the nomi-
nation Of two candidates for congressman
at-large.
| coNGREssMEN-AT-LARGE.
After the recess Major Alexander Nc
| Dowell OF Mercer county, and General
William Lilly of Carbon county, were
nominated for congressman at-large. The
| unsuccessful candidates were George A.
Castor of Philadelphia, Austin L. Taggart
and DR.. G. II. Bressler Of York.
The convention adjourned.
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democratic state convention Of Ore
| gon was held at Portland yesterday The
delegates to the national convention were
| not instructed, but are favorable to Cleye-
! m raln aaa1, IT, r
tariff REFORM demands that 'all money
coined or issued by the United States shall
be of equal monetary value" favors lib
eral pensions, the election of United States
senators by direct vote Of the people and
Chinese exclusion.
The Republican state convention Of
Massachusetts was held in Boston vestcr.
day: William G. Lowering Of Taunton, was
made permanent chairman. The platform
denounced the free coinage Of silver, com
mended protection aud reciprocity and
civil service reform; favored the adoption
of national bankruptcy law. of laws fol
the rebuilding of our merchant marine
and the Strengthening of our navy, and
the exclusion of criminal immigrauts
Harrison's administration was endorsed
and resolution complimentary TO Blaine
was adopted. Delegates TO the national
convention were elected. The convention
also adopted u resolution declaring ''ful
sympathy with every national movement
fairly without the scope Of the gen
eral government, for the investigation anC
suppression Of the evil Of the liquoi
traffic.
The Republican state convention d
South Carolina, at Columbia. ON Tuesda,
night, elected delegates to the Minneapolis
Convention, and adopted resolutions en-
dorsing Harrison administration
The Democrats of the seventh Indian;
district, yesterday, renominated Congress
man Bvnum by reclamation.
Municipal elections were held in man,
Of the towns of Illinois on Tuesday Ii
nearly every case the license question wa
the controlling issue. So far as hear,
from in over l25 towns, about 10 voted TO
> license and 10 nntf-lieansn