Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10

Hnbfllt CORONER, receiver Oh IaNH5 anu
comptroller, and TO name tns other Olli-
GERS in county convention, in which
Wilmington should bare four delegates
from each Legislative district, or 20 in
all. Then the conVen ion would stand
Rural Now Castle, 40: Wilmington, 20.
The represe ntatiuu was to tie the same
in future conventions TO revise the
party Of rules
Further, the committee agread to
system of rotation as to Senators and
Levy Court Comm issiurets.
The committee concluded it's con
ference about O'Clock, and when the
result Of its meeting became known the
rural delegates, who wero not on the
committee began TO display Indignation.
They thought Wilmington hau been
given too much. why not move to
Wilmingtony' is question expressing,
it may be, their feelings towards their
representatives, on this sub committee.
The Levy Court rotation plan also dis
| pleased some members of that nOiy.
| The dissatisfaction over the Whining.
ton superintendent aud the rotation
scheme finally lad to a calling OF the
| rural delegates together for conference,
| and breezy time was looked for when
the convention should reasaemblc. The
| rural delegates mot in the basement
and had warm discuasioa among
themselves, deciding TO move postpone.
ment of consideration when the report
Of tho committee should be made.
CONVENTION REAssEMELss.
1t was about 3 O'Clock when Chair
man j. Wilkins Cooch called tic con
vention to order and asked il tho com
4 Ht. IN ihhorat,t,,,
Mr.. Handy, chairman of tho committee,
went upon the platform, and presented
the report. lie first announced that
they lad taken the rules prepared by
the county committee aud considered
them section by sertion anu wore i'm
pressed with the spirit of fairness and
the evident desire 10 DO what was for
the best interests of the party.
lie then went into the amendments
proposed by the sub. committee the
first being 10 rule one and prGviding
that should an inspector fail TO comply
with the rules an there land down. the
cuunty committeeman from his hun
dred, or il III Wilmington, the county
committeeman, should appoint another
who should take tho oath prescribed.
MIR. Handy discussed the important
amendments to rule , ut some length.
In that rule as amended Legislative
nominees and those for sheriff, coroner,
receiver Of taxes and comptroller ami
all district md hundred officers ara tt
be named at primary elections to bt
held on the second Saturday in Sep
TENDER of tho general election year
and the nominees for parliamentary ant
! the other Offices made elective unde
the new Constitution, are TO be namet
at a convention held on the thirt
Saturday Of September. In the con
vsntion Wilmington is to lie Represented
2 by four delegates from each Legislative
! district and the other hundreds Ivy fiv
a delegates each, tie delegates tu b
i elected at tho primaries on the pre-
i vious Saturday, Nj. Handy explained
& the differences of opinion that ha
: existed between the Wilmington an,
n the rural delegates on the method O
: nomination, the former having he'll
that with 1900 voters to the rural dis
q tricts' $500 to 4.000, u nomipatio
n convention would rot be treating vii
mington right. He remarked that til
/. new Constitution had recognized til
= injustice to Wilmington and had give
= it larger representation 10 the Legit
Il lature. He showed how he committe
h at last had compromised on the amend
u ment as reported both sides havin
d yielded something, or, at least, fcelin
i. as il they had.
,r After giving the other amendments
in including the one for rotation OF Sent
/. tors and Levy Courtmen, aud that |
m give Wilmington 20 delegates in futui
.v rule conventions MIR. Handy compl
ri mentel the members of the comulittt
ID who served in revising the rules, havin
4 worked 80 that the Democratic par,
might be built up stranger and strong
IA in this county. lie declared 10 col
az clusion that il is only by being ia
\. and honest TO one another that Il
I'd Democratic party can bp built l
IL stronger and stronger, and he was Al
ar plauded for the sentiment.
g, Lewis L. EliRson of Now Castle s
az cured the floor and Expressed himse
"a. as approaching the spirit displaye
On hut in order to giva time for CO
sideratiun of the rules, moved pos
IN ponement for two weeks. Several re
Sons seconded this motion. Mr.. Haut
suggested that the rules he printed.
Chairman Cooch put tho motion th
the convention adjourn two weeka al
". that the secretary he authorized
- have 800 copies printed or TO arrau
with the newspapers for printing thei
Upon viva voce vote the chair a
nouuced that tho ayes scanned to ha
it, but upon question being raised
this decision, the chair started to ia
another viva voce vote. The ayes a
be nays were called for, however, a
be Secretary Magarity called the 70
as which resulted as follows:
ga. ieas-Messrs. Pyle. Neary, Donah,
in Lannun, Samworth, Wilmington Sha
les Fighter, Handy, RrandyWine; n
lie Intyre, Toy, Doran, Spcer, Chr
MI tiana; Currinder, Armstrong, Ham
III. Evans, White Clay Creek; Smit
nty Cuoch, McMullen, psncadsr: NJ
1ns rison, McGrory, Padberg, Flemil
CO, Eliason, New Castle; Sutton,
ds' Olsaver, Davidson, Red Lion; John
the Cleayer, St Georges; Scutt, Franc
III. APPOINTMENTS; Donovan. David,
liz. b. Ferguson. BlackbiTd-33.
ed, Nays Nlssars, Way, McNabb. Ct
un. nell, Fahey, Conley, Gegsn, Magari
al. Wilmington; Lodge, Weldin, Bran
urt wine; 9. W. Crossan, Christian
on, Jordan, +. y. baldwin, H. 4. Bn
iun win, Gregg, Nivin, Mill Creek; N
d dain, White Clay Creck Salmon, Re
n,r pencader; Cheairs, Miiigan. Red LII,
, ia Dan NJ. Cochran, Shalluruss, Watki
nm. Ward, ST. Georges; Cnlen Fergus
ans Draper, Tatman, Appuquinlmink Ru
to well, Seaman, Blackbird--29
rom Chairman Cooch, therefore, decla
ton the convention adjourned for Two wee
3 ut RULES AS HEFoRrEp.
Following arc the ruleH as repor
nd by the sub. committeu:
- Rule |, The chairman of the DpI