Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Democratic Meeting.
Address IF JOHN o'BYRNE, EsQ.-THE UNIT
ING OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Address IF JOHN oBYRNE, Eso.-THE UNIT
ING OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
A meeting Of the varions pr ltical orga"'z'.
tioiIs of the city was held last evening", az tne
hea,iquarters,::i in SaVill-'s Binding, DIR. II. +.
Askew, President of the DriuHraiic Association,
in the chair. =,
Mr. VIM. H. QUINN stated that III, object OF
the meeting was the consolidation oi all 'he
Democratic orsauiz ,tiol,s Of the ciiy'
John OByrne Esq, here entered the room
and Was loudIy applauded
The President then arose aud announced that
MIR. VHyrne would adtres. the meeting.
Mr.. OEyrnc said he did moi come there to
make political speech, or 10 discuss any OF the
national questions nj issue but SIMPLY I" discuss
some subjects bearing ulpn The business before
the meeting. lie heartily approved Of the con.
solidation of all the DenMcralio organizations ot
the city, az by this means would be secured a
unity Of purpose, and lessening OF the lab"tS
Of the campaign. The difficulties experienced!
oy several tnance Goinnl!tets pnaeay oring to
.olect funds would also be obvlaled and The
iuties more easily performed by committee
from one united organization. The present Is
the most propitious time for such union and
by this action the views Vi the majority of the
Democrats YOU'D he best carried oul.
1t is fact beyond doubs, lhst gross fra.'iS
were I'erPeirated at the last election, and all TIC
fraudulent votes cast amount 10 the dsi rnnchis.-
lnent Oi 30 many Democratic yoiers. And yet
We have quietly submitted TO such dsfranchise.
ment. The party is entirely too good naIured.
II thee frauds are not Punlshed greater ones
will Ike perletrated in November !, is The duty
ol the Association 10 appoint parties u ferret
out the frauds and punish the wrong doers. A
lew days pyevi0us 10 The last election, large
numbers of tax receipt banks had been printed
in Philadelphia, filed out and the signatures es of
our Tax Collectors forged thereto II is fair 10
infer that some Of these receipts will be present
ei at the nexl eleplio,,, AID IN view oft fact,
it would he we'd 70 h4ya lhe Siynpples Of
Messrs. Ward and Given pho.agraEled, and
placed at every polling place in the city. 40 that
every tax receipl could Ike examined. and its
eenuineness ascertained. Every man who then
presents a fraudulent tax receipt ccnld he
young, keen lawyer shpgld be seeule,I. 10 no To
every window man who served at The las. eIec
ton, gather all the details of the frauds then
pract iced, and then have arrested every n,an
who was party or participant in the affair. II
We DO net atieppt to ferret out the perpetrators
Of these ouirasts, NJ are 9li N,easnrably partic
| ipants in the wrong. This il strong language
but il is true.
There is great necessity for prompt, im,nedi-
ate action. The detection of several parties
previous to the lsst election, doubtless deferred
many others from attempting frauds. Receipts,
fraudulsntly signed had beeh issued 10 negroes
in the speakers employ, one of whom had never
been assessed, end the other was only "A resident
Of this State sinGe lhe pNh Of March last.
Many rece'pts we're also iss,led, signed by Edw.
Provost, and dated November, 1870. tf any
such receipts should he presented, the holder
should Ike made to account for its possession -
There is, without doubt, fair. honest maj ,rity
for The Democrats in Wilmington, and # these
instis stcrs Of frauds are punished to the nj
most severity o., ihc lay this majority can be
attained. Therefore the MOS. yislsnt and
watchful men Of the party should guard the
polls on the day Of election, on the lookout for
fraud in every shape; for if such persons are
around, our enemies will fear to come with their
hordes Of coienisess By this means not only
would fraud be preyenied, ii,l . fir and homes,
victory would be secured.
Mr.. O'Ryrne's address was listened t.
throughout, with the closest attention and at i.s
clo-e he wss loudly appauded.
The business Of lbe lgeeling then being re
anmed, Mr.. Quinn noyel that all ,hs Demo.
cratic organizations OF the city be united and
designated as ths 'Denocratic Association oi
Wilmington" Carried.
He also further moved tn. appointment Of !,
Committee of one from each Ward 10 report
officers for the ASSOCIATION.
The motion was adopted and the following
committee appointed
First Ward-John r. Springer; Second
Vim. ii. Quinn; Third Geo UNiel. Fourth
jacob Hq,2, Fifth James O'Toole. SIKH
Il. y. TIpilt Seventh-AIilton Lackey; E.ghtl.
-Geo. {. Ward; Ninsh. Martin FsrreI: Tenth
dennis J. Mention. -
This seerflary was instructed to notify the
committee 10 Meet at The room on Wednesday
evening next, at 8 o'cioeL
The Secretary read notice requesting the
Democrats Of the Sixth Ward, TO NEE, at the
room, this evening, for the purpose of elecling a
delegate to ire County Counv vention
Mr.. UByrne hers slated that Col Ka, dall, OF
Philadelphia, could be secured TO address the
Association, any evening next week.
Messrs. Josiah Mccall, Geo. G. Ward, Daniel
ONeill, Jehu Pyle, and Lewis Z. Springer were
appointed a committee to have charge of III.
speakers stand, flag and other properly Of the
Association.
:. On u&ior il!e Transparency was ordered to b..
lighted every sve.ASs.
The co nm'llee just spps0tas ~aa ordered to
have the names of Greeley and Brown and Gus
liz W. Wright placed upon the flag, and EN-
powered TO have gas jets placed under the trans.
parency.
On motion, adjourned.