Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

Democrats Turn Out IN Force and Make
Selections which, In All Probability, VIII
Lave the Eject OF Securing "A Full Vote
at tho Fall E,ection-aany Nomin stions
for Some OF the offices.
| Dover, Sept. 7.--Kent county Demo.
Gratis were here 10 force yesterday,
some us delegates and others as specta-
tors to the county convention, which
had heen called together for the rur-
pose OF nominating county ticket.
The nominees salected by the county
and district conventions were as
| follows:
| For State Senator:
Second district Robert II. Lewis of
West Dover hundred.
Third-Georgs Ii. Grlhersleeve of
| Camden.
Fifth-Dr. George W. Pleasantpn Of
| NJ ilford.
tor Representative 10 the General
Assembly:
First district Willard @. Pierce.
5euond-Dr. E. #. O'Day.
Thirds. M. Taylor.
Fourth--James Il. Clark.
Fifth--C. U. Fulton.
Sixth-W. j. Jester.
Seventh. E. Fluke.
Eighth-E g. Killen.
Ninth-David Vineyard.
Tenth--Joshua Bennett.
For sheriff-John W. Emory OF East
South Murderkill hundred.
For coroner-Peter 2. Collins OF
Duc! Creek hundred.
For clerk of the peace - William
Virden.
H.. .a,x+,, +.oo,,,.a. W;iI,,n, n,a.
For Levy Court Comm issioners-
Rec jamin Moore of the Second dis
triot: u. Il. Mayberry of the Third
district: Charles B. Townsend of The
Tenth district, and a. B. Powell of the
Fourth district.
Minor nominations were made as fol.
lows,
First Representative district = Fol
inspector OF First district. James Roh-
inson; Second, Samuel j. Reynolds
assessor, Samuel j. Cole.
Second Representative district-Fol
inspector OF First district, Walter
Green; Second, Nathaniel Slaughter
assessor, Edward Hartranft.
Third Representative distriGt-Fol
inspector in Fiyst district, Matthew b.
Ford Second district Jonathan Jacubs
assessor, Francis Burris.
Fourth Representative 1istrict-Fol
inspector, A. b. Baxter; assessor, Alex
ander ii. Boyer.
Sixth Representative fiistrict-Fo
inspector, 2. #. Dill; ASSESSOR, A. J.
! Draper.
Eighth Representative district-Fa
inspector. Joseph Clark.
Ninth Representative .liatrict-Fo
inspector, F. Satterfield; assessor, "
w. Collins.
; Tenth Representative district-Fo
inspector of First district. b. W. Hall
Second district, Joseph j. Handy as
/ sessur, George b. Taylor.
No nomination was necessary for th
Fourth Senatorial districI, ae samue
II. Meredith OF Willow Grove, tn
holding-over member of the Senate TO
Kent county, represents that district
NO CHOICE FOR SENATOR.
4 The convention of the FIRST Soma
torial district sailsd to make nomina
tlon for Stats Senator. Tho Candidate
ware William f. Hall OF Smyrna
1 Stephen Slaughter of Dover, jon
Taylor, Robert Caraons. Thomas +
Davis, Edward Hartranft and John I
Kemp.
1t was urged that Hall had been
Representative in the Genefnl Al
selnbly, fnur yeurs ago, and that there
fore 1t was the turn of the Dover en-
of the district to have the nominatio
4 for Senator.
Halls delegates, however, stoud b
, him unwaveringly and it was in
i. possiblu to effect a choice. Tho nomini
! tion, therefore. was referred 10 th
/, county committee.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.
i The convention was one of the mo!
r unth usiastic ever held in Kent county
Q aud, notwithstanding the fact thu
Q thsre were msny contests. the cand
: dauy OF each of the asniranta WI
it waged In gond naturel manner, an
it was conceded at the close OF the da
n that good selections had bean mac
( and it is believed that the character |
a tho ticket will encourage the part
4 workers in their efforts to have fu
n registration and full vote. Az
4 matter of fact, there was some tradir
4 az the district meetings. and as a r.
10 suit there were some surprises, but Il
Il outcome was generally satisfaction.
q except to the friends of two or thr,
4 aspirants who were mot SUCCESSFUL
Tha entire county was represented
i, most OF the delegates being here earl
- The district conventions hogan this
:, sessions in the morning, but in son
. cases they were unable to make the
, selections before noon, and the VOL
!, WAS not completed until late in ii
a day. ~
- The county convention also aasen
/, bled in the morning. but beyond tt
. usual formality of opening and ten
a porary organization ami the anpoin
n msnt Of committee on credential
|, nothing of any moment was done unit
4 the afternoon session,
!, Must of the noon recesH was CO
i aumea by the friends of candidates
ia working among the delegates and
the delegates themselves in endeavo
a ing to get matters into snaps for ii
~ work Of the afternoon. Everybody a
!, pearsd to be at sea at noon, 60 far
"a being able to predict what would
- the outcome Of the convention, al
:, in view OF this state OF affairs, il vi
y y necessary for those Interested to do
y great deal OF work, but several matte
u we're still unsettled at the time Xix,
y, for meeting in the afternoon.
,rt The convention reassembled aft
~ dinner at about 2 o'clock, when Gaor
~ A. Mil.ington OF Dover was select
= as permanent chairman and O. Day
40 Brown of Smyrna as secretary. ~
h following persons were put in nomin
- tion for the candidate for sheriff Jol
>, W. Emory of Frederick, in East Sou
\. Murderkill hundred, nominated by D
20 Huey; Elwood q. Killen of FELTON,,
e West South Muriierkill. nominated
" John Harrington; Benjamin i. Die
II iuson OF Milford. in Milford hundre