Smyrna times., 1896-07-22

| New CaSJle county anu rev In Otle
parts of the State will vote the Repub
J lican electoral ticket. This is the feel
ing now, and it is likely to grow be
tween now and election time.
Colonel Rose stated that he did MOI
want the nomination, but agreed to ac.
cept if the condition of affairs in Sus
sux county are such as Mr.. Tunnel
represented.
John +. Salisbury says Kent county
Will sanction the nomination of Colo
mel Ross, If Sussex demands it. 1t i.
understood that Colonel Ross prefers
Lewis @. Vandegrift, of Wilmington
for his running mate.
IT WILL DECLARE FOR SILVER
Some OF the Democrats of this State
now feel that there will be two conven.
tlons Of the party next month instead
OF one. The reason for this is that
the convention which has been called
will undoubtedly declare in favor OF
Bryan and Sewall, and will declare in
favor of free silver. If the gold men
from New Castle county do not like
this they will be allowed to get out and
run little convention of their own.
The free silver men gave in to the gold
men at the last convention, but they
will not do SO this time.
Watson r. Sperry, OF the Morning
Ne'Os, is expected home from Germany
this week. He has been abroad for
several years. President Harrison ap-
pointed him Consul-General to Persia.
He was relieved from duty by the
Cleveland administration, and while
on his way home, was attacked with
Persian fever. 1t broke down his COD
stltution and compelled him to remain
IN Germany, where he was benefited
by the springs at Baden-Baden and
other places. His wife and daughter
remain in Germany, as he expects to
return there in in the course of few
weeks.
SUSSEX COUNTY AND THE CoNsTITU-
TIoNAL CoNvENTION.-The people of
Sussex county appear to be determined
to find out the opinion of the voters of
that locality on the question of nom
partisan constitutional convention.
Several meetings were held and finally
it was decided to hold a convention
composed of two members of each
party from each hundred of the county
to meet at Georgetown on Tuesday of
last week and decide the matter. The
convention was held and was attended
by about thirty delegates, but they
were unwilling to decide what to do.
and so it was decided that the commit
tees had better get the opinion of the
voters of their hundreds and hold an
other meeting on August 25. All who
were present at the last meeting prom
ised to attend the coming one.
Ex-GOvERNOR SToCKLEY BoLTs.- Il
Ex-Governor Charles G. Stockley, now
Register of Wills for Sussex county, is
emphatic in his Indignation and repud-
iation of the platform and candidates of
the Chicago Convention.
81 have been Democrat all of my
political life," said he ''and am not
willing to be classed as an Anarchist
and Communist, which 1 feel L would
be if 1 subscribed to the platform and
ticket of the convention at Chicago.
81 hope a true Democratic ticket,
backed by sound Democratic platform
will be placed in the field, for which 1
can conscientiously vote.,'
Mr.. Stockley has been Sheriff of
Sussex county, State Senator and
a Speaker of the State Senate. He was
elected Governor of Delaware at the
election in 1882.
TRUxToN.-Captain T. J. Truxton,
of Lewes, died in Wilmington on Tues
day week as the result of an unsuccess-
full operation for appendicitis. Cap
tain TruxtOn had been in attendance
upon the National Sunday School Con-
vention, which met in Boston, and was
returning to his home in Lewes, when
he was taken i'll and died, aged 49.
AS a Sunday school and church
worker, his servicea were invaluble.
As captain of Life Saving Station he
had no superior. He was quite an or
ator, too. His earnest addresses given
at RehobOth camp last summer
will long live in the memory of those
who heard him. At the close of an ad-
dress given at one of the surf meetings,
DIR. Stevenson, who had been listening
with close attention and evident emo
ton, uttered the one expression,
''grand." Three of the most eloquent
tongues heard at Rehoboth last year.
those of DIR. W. J. Stevenson, Bishop
Wayman and Capt. Thomas j. Truxton
are now silent in death.
The CAUsEY PROPERTY SOLD.-Last
Saturday Sheriff Truxton sold, in front
of the Windsor House, in South Mil
ford, the real estate of William F. Cau-
sey. The sale was made after mu-
tual understanding had been arrived
at between the creditors and Mr.. Cau-
sey. The total judgements entered
were $27, 100000, and the sale amounted
to $40, $4,000. The first piece put up
was 33 acres in the town limits south
west of the depOt-it was bid in by the
Farmers Bank for $sOO.OO. The next
was the handsome old mansion in the
centre of the tOwn-it was sold subject
to the widows dover, and brought
81, 500. 00-which was also bid off by the
Farmers Bank. The next was bull
ding lot along the railroad-it was
bought by J. E. Holland for $4,000.
What was known as the Gellinger
was bought by Governor
Watson for $4,000. The house on
Causey avenue near the depot brought
$685. and the store occupied by Pret.
lyman Bros. brought SO, S75. .OO-both
of which were bought by Joseph E.
Milford C7irouicIe.
JUDGE CRUDE BoLTs.-Judge 1. G.
Grubb, of the Superior Court, declares
that he will not sunDort the Democratic |