Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08
CECIL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Made by the County CopVentton at
Elkton, Tuesday.
Crothers Defeats Wirt for State senator
by a Vote of - to io--J. Albert Boyd
Again Sominated FOR sherih.

Again dominated for sherin.
ELKroH Mn, June 6.-1hc delegates
elected At the Democratic primaries IN
Cecil county, Saturday, mel in county
convention in Eiklnn to-day and nom.
mated tae following ticket:
state Senator=-Chur. rs e. Crothers.
House uf Oetegales--R L. Thomas, Or.
+. II. Muckie George $, Woolley.
County Commissioner I. Hind.
man.
sheriff.. Albert Boyd
Delegates to the state Convention
Reuben Il. Jamar. Clinton Mccullough,
Holster Hes, Dr. J. i. Slicer.
The convention was largely attended and
a decidedly anti.Wirt sentiment was mani.
Tested fhe results, however, were accord
ing to n prenrranged slate. The primaries
hld been decided Waterloo for the Writ
factlon which accordingly had no control
in the convention.
W. s. Evans, chairman of the State cen
tral committee for Cecil county. read the
call. Dr. Joseph V. Wallace Of the Second
district was made temporary chairman
and Daniel Bratton Of the Third district.
secretary. These officers being made per
iuanent later There was no trouble in
the organization of the convention
The nomination for State Senator was
first in order. John 5. Writ was named
by the delegation from the Third district;
Charles {. CrOthers was named by the
Eighth district delegation. The ballJting
was done by districts, and resulted in
CrntherS' nomination by vote OF 50 To 10
for Writ The result was received with
cheers. Mr.. Writ stated that, as had been
his policy during the campaign ana in the
convention, he upheld in the trne Demo.
cratic spirit the nominees of the parry and
moved that the nomination be made unar-
imous, which was done amidst applause,
and the convention took II recess for two
hours and half.
Upon reassemhling the following were
named for the legislature George W,
Lockwood, George s. Woollcy, DR.. +. II.
Mackie, Il. L. Thomas W. W. Mcduigan.
Dr. John Il, Siccr. The bulloting resulted
III the election of Messrs. Thomas of the
Fifth district, Nackie OF the Fourth, and
Woolley OF the second.
Samuel 7. Hinim4n of the Sixth dis
trict. was nominated for county commits
sloner over A. ]. H. Cameron of the Ninth
district, the present incumbent
For sheriff the candidates before the
convention were Harvey Mackey, of the
Fourth district, J Sterrett Smith Of the
Fourth, j. Albert BOYD of the Seventh
and J. Ross Conley OF the Ninth. j..
Albert Boyd was nominated by vote of 20
Reuben Il. Jamar, Clinton Mccullough
II. Hess and DR., ]. B. sliCer We're elected
NtlNHAACS W LllG LlAkLE GuIlNGIltlOil.
a mution was carried that the chairman
ut a future date appoint the county ex-
ecutive committee, consisting of one mem
her from each district, and also appoint
the three members of the county central
committee Alr. Writ offered an amend
ment to the effect that each district ap-
point its member of the executive com
mittee, which was voted down.
A resolution was adopted pledging the
ia SiIhu1It tnA 81 f,r
the sale OF liquor or no license to the
voters of the county at the next general
election of 1894 in substantially the same
form US in 1870.
1t was further resolved that the Senator
| and members of the House OF Dele ,Ites
nominated by the convention be, and are
hereby, instructed to carry out the resolu-
| tiuns.
| The county central committee was
| authorized 10 ill all vacancies that may
| occur on the ticket. A candidate for county
| surveyor remains to be nominated.
| The delegates to the convention were as
l follows:
First district-E. L. Marsh, Charles S.
| Price, a. Il. Emerson, A. j. Scholield ".
| ii. Noolahan.
second--John Banks. George S. Wooilev,
| DR.. J. " Wallace, James p. Steele, Thomas
| T. Howard.
Third-John S. Writ, John Regan, Hugh
}; McCauley, Charles l.. George, David &.
| Work.
Formth-T. T. Reynolds, J. H. Billings
ley, Hester Hess, w. G, Foster, Il. ".
Strahorn.
Fitth-R. L. Thomas, Pinkney P. Black,
Charles z. Bayard, Theodore J. Abrams,
Charles Fntty.
Sixth-Dr. g. S. Dare, w. T. Fryer, w
?. swisher, Robert II. Aiken, John +. Gil,
bert.
SEVENTH. Harvey Hindman, j. NJ.
Boyd, James Murray, Eli Jackson, w. II.
| Holm.
Eighth-Newton A. Nickle, Howard
Reynolds, W. Il. Porter, A. l.. Crothers.
David G. BGnt2.
Ninth:-George A. Hall, James L. Gal.
lagher, DIR. ID. IL. Richardson, George W
Taylor, samuel W. Fitzgerald
Charles q. Crothers, the nominee for
State Senator, is a lawyer, SO years old
He was admitted to the bar about 10 year.
ago and has won considerable celebrity as
a practitioner and effective speaker. Ii,
a candidate for Congress before the POrI
Deposit convention which nominated Mr.
Talbot after many ballots. He is a brother
OF Austin H. Crothers, States attorney for
Cecil county.