Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08
They Adjourn Their Convention
in Order to Confer With
the Unions. ~
SPEECH BY POSTMASTER BROWNE
He Advocates Harmony But
Resents the Domination of
Snap Conventions--Reg-
ulars Postpone Nomi-
nations Until Sep
tember 18TH.

tbhhtJ thok hpAo
yesterday afternoon, Tor the purpose of
nominating a county ticket. The meet
ing was called to order in the court
room a few minutes after | o'clock by
Charles H. Maule Of Lswes and Reho-
both hundred, chairman Of the county
cantral committee, who nominated
Thomas N. Rawlins nt Seaford as tom
porary chairman. Howard NJ. Long
Of Loves was elected temporary seers.
tary and Chairman Rawlins appointed
| the usual committees, among them
being a committee on harmony, to con
fer With a like committee appointed
by the Union Republican convention
last Saturday night. The harmony
| com mittee was composed of George Ii.
Hall of the First Senatorial district,
chairman; Thomas N. Rawlins OF the
Second district, William A. Gum OF
the Third, George II. Townsend OF the
Fourth and Robert q. Houston Of the
Fifth.
The chairman CT the credentials
com mi tee reported full delegation
FROM each hundred and no contests.
The chairman Of the committee on
permanent organization reported ths
affirmation of the temporary organi-
cation. The COMMITTEES on resolutions
was still out ami while waiting for
their report Postmaster Hugh O.
Browne of Wilmington, chairman of
the Regular State Central Committee.
who WIS present, was called IN for an
address and made an earnest plea for
harmony. He said that the Regular
Republican Organization 10 the State
had shown a desire for a unitad party
in it's every nctiun. from the election
of Senator Stewart to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Senator llanhy,
down TO the present time. In the
Stats convention they had nominated
majority Of their, candidates from
the Union Republican party, and in
the various county conventions they
were willing to meet the othur faction
half way. But they did not propose tc
be dominates and ruled by snap con
ventious which we're created by ant
we're under the control OF single mar
or set of men. The provisions Of til,
nav Constitution had made il impos
sible for any man, mo matter hov
rich he nay be-" to deliberately AMI
successfully set about the purchase O
q United States Senatorship or an.
. other Office
Mr.. Brownies talk was greeted will
/ Nv W.
followed along tho same line in
short talk by Robert q. Houston.
8 Robert II. Richards of ths com
mittss on resolutions read the follow
ing report:
"Whereas, 1t 10 the belief and sens
: of the county convention of the Re
: publican. party. now assembled, that
= critical point has been arrived at i
!. the history of republication in thi
. county, and condition obtains whie
|, deserves the most careful and thought
u full consideration Of all Republicans
and
!, "Whereas. 1t is tho desire Of the RI
y ruhlicans OF this county to take sue
y action as may be best for the interest
Il OF all Republicans, without any regar
to factional differences; and
70 "Whereas, The paramount desire ,
!. the Republicans here assembled ia
y unity the party in this county no
y State and to secure the nomination
- q single Republican ticket to be vote
!. for at the polls in November mex
W therefore, be 1T
Resolved. by the county oonventic
~ Of the Republican party, now a
~ sembled, That in the interest Of par
~ harmony, and to give opportunity
make an effort to secure our great d
u sire OF one Republican ticket in II
~ coming campaign, the said conventi'
20 do ad journ to reasonable at this pla
'' on Thursday, the 18th day of Septer
Der, 1885,
-, The resolution was upanimous
W adonted without comment and the CO
u. vsptiou adjourned until that time.
w The harmony committee met INN
diately after the adjournment OF t
" convention to talk over the situatio
~ An effort will he mado to have :
W Union Republicans cancel the emf
~ ticket made out by them last Saturd
Nv night, meet with the Regulars in loi
80 convention on the 10th, and nomini
,sa complete new ticket.
w This move will be strongly oppop
by some of tina nun inees Of the "mot
' on light convention, - as they are v,
"a well aware that their names will I
'1' appear on ticket concerning the ms
go up of which the Regular Republics
o o. have any say. Many OF the Saturf
~. night nominees we're In town tod
~ appealing earnestly to the members
n tho Regular convention to endorse til
individual nominations, even il all
a, others were left oiI.
az. REGULAR COMMITTEE ORGANIZES.
til, After the Sussex county convent
r. had adjourned yesterday. the Regu
ION Republican county committee org
W. lied by electing Robert g. Houst
th, chairman aud Robert II. Richa
II. secretary.
ket Fatal Result of Broken Leg.
the Some time ago Mrs. Catherine
Jordan Of No 92l Elm street. br