Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-20
OMAN WINS THE FIGHT
Minated for Clerk Of the Peace Oh
Y the Second Ballot Saturday.
pLLEY FOR PROTHONoTARy
Mas Nominated on the First
Ballot. @
INTERESTING COUNTY CONVENTION


INTERESTING COUNTY CONVENTION
Nc 7 Democrats OF New Castle county
{ ID convention, German Hall Satur-
fi1d completed the ticket by nomi-
( James b. Toman for clerk of the
bnd Victor b. Wool oy for pro-
barry. Two Ea!lots decided the
hi the peace question ard one the
brotaiy, both nominations then
& ade unanimous,
3 Other candidates we're: For clerk
|{e peaae-W. a. Scott DR.. Francis
4pringer IN Charles c. Kurtz.
'6 prothonotary-John +. Dolan,
Wis s. Shields and John F. Gala
|favious to the opening of the con.
&lon, a caucus of the supporters OF
|1fn b. Toman was held in an upEer
moi the building. Robert Blakely,
VA ing member Of the caucus, said
did not zee how Toman could be
l|(ted. 1t was rumored that some
: as in progress. Jrhn Niyin was
I'd ~ the supporters OF Dr. #.
(IDringer for chnirman. rp ~
10 hall was arrang d so that seats
delegates occupied little more
NJ half OF the room, and a space was
5heswegn III m and the rear Of the
{f g. eotatots.
|3hong those in the hall were County
I'M itteemtn John j. Cassidy, q.
4 Montg mery, Colen Ferguson,
rle4 b. Evans and Il. Bayard Heisel,
drew @. Gray, Wslser I'll. Hayes OF
Republicans, Click of tho Peace
b. Fpard, Levy Oourtman III. M.
Bite, Levy Courtman w. A. Scout,
hndidate for the clerk Of the peace
Thomas Davis and others.
CALLED TO ORDER.
couuty Chairman Patrick Neary
Jed the convention to order ut 10, 90
lock and directed Secretary J. Frank
tgs to call the roll of delegates, as
len ftom the canvas. In cases Of
!nnoies zach delegation was to fill
IN. y
Rbe list of delegates was as follows
giist Represe tative district John
Mcdowell, John P. Welsh, Emil
Mel, John II. Kane. :tp
Scond Thomas f. Holland, Patrick
HBn n. James Gagan, John T. Joyce.
bird - A. j. kooch, Edward Nc
|Ne, Edward A. Ginder, Frank M.
Ebnrth- William T. Green, James HI.
|kkins. Joseph B. Bierman, Edward
I2pnror.
NTH = Michael Carroll, John j.
10y, james F.. Eally, Thomas p.
43andywino hundred - Albert Ed
f3s, Curtis L Talley, John @.
|HSherty, Winfield Orr, j. Atwood
ISFistiann-w. Lewis Duff, John
|tfb,an, Robert Blakely, Abram Pal
l58 Louis L. Mclaughlin.
Viii Greek IS .'lvester Caldwell, f.
Baldwin, Levi Murray, Joseph s.
}IKin, proxy he'd hy John Nigin
Whiteman, rroxy held by Thomas
Ehite Clay Creek Charles H. Can
M W, b. Currinder. Samuel b.
Ifqmap, proxy held by G. d. Medill
.QFge g. Kerr, proxy held BY J.
Ifgey Whitemi IN; Thomas P. Riley.
NV tle-Charlfs Shearer, Will
M j. Hunurr, Patrick McGrory
TIA Duffy proxy held by a. M,
|5agher; Patrick Whalen.
la Lion = John Davidson, prox,
1H by Frank Davidson; Waite
|85p Epson, William A. Jester, prox.
}M by William b Jester, Georsl
|51 and John P. Douahoe, both al
GX*itutes. n
MI Georges = Andrew S. Eliason
&SNh NJ. Armstrong, Alfred p
28Xett. CalebsJ. Freeman, Samue
8fHIey.
Rs6c ader-Alonzo Mccoy, William
q Harnett, Thomas A. Cam, j. b
RAnrke, Fl. L. Dayett.
kppop - James A Jial {
99f held ny Z. A. Hart; JOSEPH
&4h hard, William X. l., Tatman
tYlbs Cannon, Andrew +. Skaggs.
Atfo tbird-. William H. Armstrong
I'm j. Donovan, Frank j. kieffer
lii5fm Lockerman. Charles f. Burris
R5tcancies in the delegation for Re-
~ hundred were filled by the selec
{3IE'pf George Pustil and John Z
ys|fbee. When the remaining dele
|tf were deciding on tho,e VIII
0N}d take the vacancies, Rober
19&ly. the enthusiastic Tcmaf. man
et8sd anxious to help them decide
n, chairman Neary thought the
'd}12a be allowed to do their iow
{sYx{ng. Sa-
NIvIN MADE CHAIRMAN.
AfEer the matter of delegates ha
sdti SHettled, Mr.. Neary announte
Nj tbe election of a chairman was i
4Sx e. A. Ginder nominated job
4flH and Franz; Sewer nominate
${nk MeGrory. The outcome shswe
67pry for the anti -Toman psopl
4 u oGrory, Toman MANI was de
y Sd by a vote of rs to 80.
5N64 election Of Mr.. Nivin was mad
and he took the platform
xpreesed thanks for the homer au
1e would try to fill tho position
Lot of his ability. .4
xph Bierman was nominated b
Welsh for secretary and wa
on j. Harvey Whiteman's sue
\ by reclamation.
3n came a contest in which th
people won. Joseph M, Arm
If4@W presented resolution that j
Eng candidates 1t be done, b
l]9s# that The order of nominatio
!, Hfst, prothonotary and SECOND
W. o. the peace. and that Gushing
|tqal be followed.
Z&la resolution excited much diI
flou, and the need of knowledge {
mentary law was shown by Eom
speakers. II
"a. Gallagher opposed the resol,
moving as an amendment thu
ote for clerk of the peace first.
Harvey Whiteman suggested thu