Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

presented by the districts. Although
this had already been done Dennis S.
Shields moved that the convention
ratify the nominations presented by
the districts, and the motion was
carried. The convention then adj
iourned on motion of Mr.. Eliason.
AS the delegates were leaving their
beats some one called three cheers for
Bryan and Sewali, which did not meet
with a very hearty response.
The nominees are as follows
First district, Brandywine, Chris
tiana and Mill Creek hundreds
Thomas Toy and Robert @. Justis.
Second and Third districte, Will
mington hundred Senator George
Gray, John r. Donahoe, John Biggs
and A. L. johnson.
Fourth district, Pencader, New
Castle, Red Lion and White Clay
Creek hundreds B. Evans
and j. Wilkins Coouh.
Fifth district, st. Georges. Apo.
quinimink and Blackbird hundreds
Columbus Watkins and franklin
Brorkson. 5ti tg
WILMINGTON CAUCUS.
Previous to the opening of the con-
had not agreed upon their four candi-
dates at their, caucus Wednesday nat
again with j. Harvey Spruance as
chairman and Frank Niedermaier as
secretary. All the wards in the city
were represented except the Second
ward. The following were present:
From the First ward, Harry Ahrens
and Edward A. Parker, representing
John Pyle; Third, j. Fl. Spruance
and Dennis S. Shields; Fourth, George
Adele and Frank j. Niedermaier;
Fifth, Patrick Neary and Matthew
ID. Murphy; Sixth, John Bradley and
M. III! Hawkins: Seventh, Michael
Douahue and William Ocheltree;
Eighth, B. ]. 4ponahue and 7. M.
Lowe; Ninth, Nathaniel Hill and
Artemas Smi TIL; Tenth, James Nc
Grath and. M. j. Maloney; Eleventh
Hubert Cassidy and William Conner !;
Twelfth, Philip r. Shea and George
| @. Morton.
Mr.. Maloney made motion that the
Wilmington candidates be two profess
sional and two business men. This
was seconded by b. j. Donahue and
was carried by vote of ID to 10.
Then some of those VINO voted against
| the motion declared that they would
not stand by the motion. They did
| not want to be bound. This created
some warm discussion. The DIRECTORS
would not givs in. Under the circum-
| stances no attempt was made to name
candidates and the caucus adjourned.
| At the meeting of the Wilmington
delegates Wednesday night the names of
| Willard Salisbury, John Biggs, Peter
j. Ford and Senator Gray had been
mentioned. Mr.. Ford telephoned to The
Gazette Thursday morning that some
of the delegates had waited on him,
and he had. told them that he would
| not be candidate under any con-
sideration. He would not accept the
nomination.
Mr.. Salisbury had also declined to
allow his name to be used as indicated
by the following letter to Michael
Donahue, one of the delegates to the
county convention:
Dear SIR: / learn that my name has
been mentioned by the delegates from
the city of Wilmington as a possible
nominee for delegate to the Constitu-
tional Convention from this city to be
named in the convention which is to
be held tomorrow.
should very highly appreciate the
honor which such nomination would
confer on me and my election as dele
gate to the convention, which believe
such nomination would assure, but
if my name should be mentioned in
this connection in any caucus of the
Wilmington delegates or in the con
vention tomorrow, l beg that you
will at once say that | am not candi-
date for the nomination under any cir
cumstances, and if nominated should
be obliged to decline such nomina-
ton.
My solo reason is that the duties
which would be required Of me il
chosen to represent this city in the
convention would require such personal
sacrifices on my part that could not
accept.
The political work which am trying
to do for our party has consumed and
up to the time of the election will con-
impossible for me to give the time to
would require. There will be but
about a month between the election
and the meeting of the convention and
the two or three months work In
which the convention will be engaged
coupled with the other political duties
which / have assumed and cannot now
we'll shake off, would prevent my
attention to my other duties for such
length of time that am impelled to
write you this letter as delegate from
my waru in the convention, to assemble
tomorrow. Yours very truly.
Willard Salisbury.
Everything was ready for the omen
ing of the convention except for the
backwardness of the Wilmington hun
dred caucus. The rural delegate were
waiting around for the work to begin,
while the city delegates were in the
basement, wrestling with number OF
names. j. Harvey Spruance presided
and Frank j. Niedermaier was secre-
tary. A report was around that Senator
Gray refused to allow his name to be
used. Milton ii. Hawkins opposed
tho nomination of the Senator and
worked for the selection of Lewis O..
Vandegrift. On the first ballot Senator
Gray received 10. John p. Donahoe 16,
and John Biggs 81 votes, each having
majority out of the total of 90. They
were therefore nominated. Mr.. Vande-
grift received votes. Mr.. Hawkins and
another delegate left the caucus after
Senator Gray's selection, and the for
mer afterwards opposed the nomination
of Mr. Gray on the floor of the con
vention. The caucus named A. J..
johnson on the third ballot, when he
received Is votes. Votes we're also
cast for John S. Rossell, b. Frank
Mccoy, Peter L. Cooper, Jr., and