Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-31
The WorLlngmen,- Lenanc.

PROPOSITION TO 90 INTO SECRET SESSION DEFEAT
Ed - ACTION OF THE LEAGUE TOUCHING THE
FORMATION OF a TICKET
meeting Of the Worklngmens League was
held, last evening, at the Water Witch Engine
House, President Carpenter i'll the char.
Before any hurness was transacted Mr. Wood
moved that the League go into secret session.
The motion was advocated by Messrs Wood
and Roberts, and opposed by Messrs. Day and
Deylin
The motion was lost, when Mr.. Wood said he
had no business
Mr. Wood said further that he had been mis-
represented by one OF the city papers (meaning
the COMMERCIAL that lie had been represented
by 1t as Democrat. He then continued Its
tie never was Democrat. | am a Work
inBman. | am no partisan. ! am Liberal Re-
publican working with the Democratic party !"
1t was the the desire OF some OF the members
that Nurklngmau'z ticket should be framed at
THIS meeting. but they did not desire to have
the views which they entertained of the cand-
dates laid before the public in the city prints.
and Tor a time the league was at sea how to pro
coed. long discussion ensued, in which Mr..
Wood expressed the opinion that if there were
men present who could see the advantage Of a
secret session and others who could not, the
latter should give way to the former In the
meantime several of the members had left, evil
IDENTIFY disappointed IN their desire to obtain a
| secret session, and the number present was re-
| duced to nine,
Mr.. Roberts, to bring some business before
| the league, moved that committee he appointed
| for the distribution of the pamphlets which the
| Printing committee had published
Ihe motion was adopted, after some further
| discussion, and Mr. Roberto moved that COM
mttee be appointed to select Legislative Tick
ct
MrNoOd was not ready for the question. He was
| member, he said Of another Association which
could control $50 votes, which association waA
| considering tins question Of the formationI OF
| ticket and in secret, too.
Mr. Roberts said that he had been accused OF
| Partlanshlp-of Introducing politics into the
| League. This lie disclaimed, aud said that he
| had done az Republican what other members
had done as Democrats for the best interests OF
| the League. He then inquired II all that had
| been done must go for uaught. Letters had
| been received from every Republican but one
| giving satisfactory answers to the interroeato-
rles, and from every Democrat but three. H.
| then proceeded to show what should be done in
a formation of ticket--that two should be
| formed, one Democrat and the other Republi.
can, with the names of those of the respective
| parties who had given satisfactory answers upon
| them, leaving blank the places for the namee of
| those VIII" had given evasve answers. This ap-
pled only TO the Legislative ticket.
MIR. Day cuinclded with Mr.. Roberts
Mr., Leary didn't think WorIungmen would be
bound to support ticket, if one WAS agreed up
on by the League
Mr. Robert, then moved that a committee be
! appointed 10 ufaW up TWO tickets one working
mems Democratic ticket and one a workngmenfs
Republican ticket containing the names Of
those III each party who had answered favora-
bly,, and that they be enclosed in the circulars
and distributed
Mr. Leary excitedly denounced the resolution
as boyish, child's play
MIR. Roberts angrily denied Mr.. Leary insin-
uatlous as to his personal intentions IN the mat
ter and avOwed his intention to make ticket
The motion was amended 40 as to impose this
work upon the Committee of Distribution, and
the morton prevailed
The President then appointed the following as
committee on Distribution aud to prepare tick
cts Messrs. Wood, DeylIn, Roberts, Taylor and
Day
motion by Mr.. Day providing for a commit
tee to arrange lecture to put some money in
the treasury was adopted This, however, was
hnally reconsidered, and the matter left with the
Finance Committee.
MIR. Leary was called to the chair but left it,
when MIR Wood was invited to preside
MIR Day then read series Of resolutions de-
timing the objects Of the League and number OF
rules for the government of the Association,
which were laid over for one week
The meeting then adjourned.