Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
End Of a Hot Democratic
Fight in Queen Anne's.
FOR THE KEATING WING
Prohibitionists Active in Cecil
and Kent Counties.
A Possibility That the Republicans May
Fuse with Them in Kent---Horses
Killed by Lightning---The Tome Insti-
tute---T Talbot Finances, sc.

ticket:
Olerk-W William H. Cecil,
Senate-Woodland p. Finley.
House of Delegates-William Henry
Legg, Joseph o. Phillips, Charles w.
Clements.
Sherif-Charles ]. NJ. Bryan.
County Commissioner = John S.
Georges
Surveyor--G. w. Knots.
Ever since the situation became so
badly mixed up by the result of the
primaries last Saturday both the Keat.
ing and the Brown factions used every
effort to control the convention. When
the convention was called at noon to-
day Ii was understood that slate had
been made up which would so through.
A. R. Weedon, chairman of the central
committee, counseled harmony and in.
telligent deliberation. f. B. Legg of
| Kent Island, was unanimously elected
chairman of the convention, and Mr..
John d. George, secretary.
Messrs. j. W. Massey, w. HI. New
man, j. r. Cooke, w. L. Stevens, John
| l.. Rhodes, A. Rittenhouse and y. IL.
| jefferson were nominated as committee
on credentials.
After an Intellectual effort to adjourn
nominations were declared in order.
| William II. Cecil was nominated for
clerk of the court by vote of 20 out OF
possible a.
w. P. Finley of Church Hill, was
nominated for State Senator, receiving
19 votes.
For the House of Delegates Joseph o..
Phillips, William Fl. Legg and @. W.
Clements each received 90 votes. @. M.
Bryan for sheriff received 90 votes.
| John S. George for county commits
sioner and G.. w. Knots Tor county
surveyor were nominated unanimously.
Messrs. B. Palmer Heating, f. B.
Legg; J. NJ. Parvis and j. L. Rhodes
were elected delegates to the State con-
vention to nominate candidate for
comptroller They were instructed to
support Mr.. NJ. deK. Smith for renomi-
nation.
Thus ended the closest factional con
test in Queen Aane's county since 1881,
when the Brown faction gained su
premacy. To.day's convention wal
controlled by the Heating element.
s>PRoHIBITIoNIsTs In KENT.
, r CHEsrERTowN, Nd, Aug. 1.-THE
Kent Prohibition convention met il
Stam's Hall to-day and nominated ;
: full county ticket. George w. Coving
: ton, the candidate for Congress two
years ago, was made chairman, anC
Henry Kruzen, secretary. Resolutions
/ were adopted condemning violations o
/ the local option law of Kent county
The following ticket was nominated
: Sheriff, Joseph Downey; House of Dele
Z gates, r. L. Turner, Jr, and Joshua r
S farrell; delegates TO State Prohibition
/ convention, G. w. Covington, j. r
farrell, w. S. Culp, G. S. York, B. F. II
/. Caulk, Henry Kruzen and L. Apsley
Mr.. Downey, the nominee for sheriff, il
prominent Republican. A spirite,
e campaign has been decided upon, an,
q tits possible that the Republican con
o yention may not nominate ticket, bu
d indorse the ticket nominated to-day.
n oEcIL's COLD WATER TICKET.
i ELKToN, MD, Aug. 1.-The Prohibi
tionists of Cecil county were in specia
convention in Elkton to-day. The meet
o ing was called to order by Count
y Chairman John f. Roach. William
IS Weldon of Colora, was made chairma
, of the convention, and James II. Smit
h of Cecilton, secretary State Organize
70 Frank Tucker was present and delivere
!, an address, The chairman was il
structed to issue call for conventio
in Elkton, August 22d, to nominate
d full county ticket.
J. The following delegates were electe
1t to the State convention at Glyndo1
N August 9th: w. II. Anderson, j. |
n, Smith, James Armstrong, Joseph
S, Scarborough, w. t. Mccullough, III. |
IN Ruffin. j. f. Roach, w. WeldoI
George Balderson, Thomas j. Wilsol
A. II. Brown. Alternates. Rev. NJ
Jaggard, Henry Vinsinger, Samu
Gatchell, Clinton j. Way, J.P Wilson
se S. D. Wilson, Thomas Warringto
IL Edwin Haines, w. G. Lake, Elml
Jones, George w. Biles.
aoe ae HORSES KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
a. a CAMBRIDGE, MD, Aug, TT
If drought was broken by heavy raillta
~ in Dorchester county on Monday afte
r. noon. During the storm valuable ma
w and colt belonging to G. 1. Bramble
d Cambridge, and horse belonging to
Il Wilson Dali, near Cambridge, were killt
IN by lightning.
X farm OF +. 2. Phelps, Jr, to .. 9. Lov
"a ioy, civil engineer, OF New York, f
tn | 64,UUu. MI. lDIdinbiS dioO oOit Voo az
"a OF land in Drawbridge district to Re
If Gilbert oyer of Kansas at private fl
Ne ures. The latter tract will be occupi
ID by German settlers from the west. L
ra farm of John S. Crowther was sold
" mortgage sale for $5090 to George
or Navy.
ID ID Thomas j. Redditt of Cambridge W
IN stricken with apoplexy on the stret
a. Monday afternoon, and expired in
n few moments.
of WHEAT CROP DESTROYED BY FIRE
It CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Aug, 1.-Ne'
at has been received here of the entire {
a struction by fire of the wheat crop
no Cornelius ]. Scott of Galena, Ke
yo county. Mr.. Scott had just had !
steam wheat thresher of j. Robert w
lie, son put on his stack-yard, and becau
lat of the inconyenient arrangement of
on stacks the engine was placed within
ut few feet of the outer stack. Shor
he after starting the engine the stack v
gle discovered on fire. The straw was
dy dry as tinder, and all efforts TO stay
an spread of the flames were unsuccessf
The engine was attached to the str;
ng stacker, and it was drawn by the tr
la ton engine to place of safety, but
sks thresher and the wheat crop of abe
1900 bushels were destroyed. Th'
was no insurance.
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