Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-29
Newark Politics Analysed.


ment for the last two weeks in consequence OF
an effort of certain Greeley Republicans to get
up Greeley mass meeting, l shall give you
short description of the leading characters, both
of the Greeley and Straight-out wings of the
party. The Greeley wing consists OF the great
Newark locksmth and manufacturer Of bank
lock keys New Castle county having a vacant
position for a gentleman OF that profession
which was accepted IN rather hurry 80 much
go, that he had not time to transfer the funds
subscribed to deffay the expenses ot the Greeley /
meeting, but took them TO New Castle. Next |
comes the great American giant, or, as " Paddy |
| Mcclure says, - The Big Schqulre. Next ~ |
| Importance is the little duck-legged dwarf OF |
| equire, after winch the great medicine man VINO |
| some people say, is mlllonate, having become |
| joined 10 a fortune by law. Next is the Newark |
coal monopollst, who, by the way, Is night good
Jolly old fellow, with his flowing White LOCKS and
/ his big cane. which last, by the by, he sometimes
| uses over the heads Of the boys about town. |
/ when they deserve 1t. hope he Will not have
/ an opportunity of using it On the head Of yout
| correspondent. He, by the way, Is one OF tue
| Democratic Board OF Trustees Ot the Poor Who
| elected Republican Treasurer Of the poor fund
/ Another prominent parsonage ls county Oiucial
| who would like at some future time to be sheiIn
lie formerly ran a dOwll-town whlskey mlll.
| Last, though not least, Is red-Hhlskered, up
| town merchant
| shuddy manufacturer whom shall style leader,
| by the way, he Is one OF those fellows Who, they
say, never dlei who mostly has along with hlm
as hs lighting man very red-w hskefed farmer
| ueighbOr, who like many other important char
| acIers, are sometimes absent when their services
| are most needed. Next comes thai anliable and
prince OF dealers in hosphates and other ferul-
| lzers, who always occupies very prominent part
| IN the Democratic pUutIcs OF Newark, linen
| comes our venerable medicine man, who is an
| original Straight out and cannot be made into
any thing else ponucallyi with quite a lot OF
| good men, VINO do thelr own thinAilg, yet do
not occupy such prominent pOsltlo4s those
who are more particularly described
| Now, 1t was the Intention OF the Greeley men
to have a Mass Meeting gotten up. Yet they
wanted It gotten Ep under the name OF Demuc-
racy, a. Greeeylsm Is below par in tins town.
lhe tnIng was, now 10 dO II, without the aid OF
,he Stfaightuuts and call 1t Democratic. lne
| StIHghtOuts were not to be got rid OF So easily,
tney were always Oh naud wnen not wanted.
A meeting called in the name Uf the De-
mocracy, to be ned in the ONCE OF the duck
legged squire, When the StralshtOuts were on
naud, winch, Tor time somewhat stopped pro-
teedlngs After some delay. the coal merchant
vas caned to the chair. lie stated It Mas Tor
t the purpose OF calling Macs Meeting IN favor
VI the National state ticket. Inc uptown
merchant then said 1t was meeting Ol the DEM
ycralc club Of White Clay Greek, When the
StraIghtuuts al once took huld Ot lt being then
nume and acted accordingly lie Only
business trdnsac cd at this Injecting was to cuu-
duue the turmer officers Of the cluU III Office
lunng tie present campaign, aud to adjourn to
meet al DeeI -Park Hotel tue following Medues-
4 day evening, Which they dld, the GIaut Ia the
cuaif.
Ihe meeting was called to order, the Secre-
tary, the ducA-legsed squire, read the minutes
. | u the previous Lneetlu,,, winch the leader OF
- tne Stralg lghtou,s PRONOUNCED not to be correct
\ | .epurt OF the proceedlnBr, and would not allow
i | IeLn tU be appluSed utI corr ected, saying at
ue same time. lie, tur one. couIu NOT q4ietIy
IuoA Uu and see sucn false s.at,m men,s appeal
4 Ju the minutes Ot the cluu, tAou,u they Wtlt
sAdOised " t@o sqdlfes, Who lad Iuteudcd II
u hvuld appear as d Greeley uIuveuueht, Which
tuey were not aDe to accomplish. Alter con-
| Siderable dlscussluu between tue Gldut IN the
laI and me Leader Ut the /. our geulU
many Phosphate dealer moved d committee Vi
~ ave 10 appointed, ~ mahe arraug geInenls 10
'' .ut purpose Ut caIlli6 d Mass Meeting, to se
9 the eIectlUu vi our state auu county Ichet
~ tuereUy l6uUrlng National politics, Iue gIau
q tuat nldL pIucsedeu 10 appulut the commit tre
" snurniB ali parliamentary usase by placing III
tIeud, the rlcn medicine man, cudltulau U
ne Committee, overlooking tne mover OI tn
10 luesllJn, Mhlcn Was Corrected by the meeunr
~ nuen the ctuu AujUulned tO uleet al saule pace
u ne following Wednesday eEehlug.
IL Ine committee al OuCe, without cousutatiO
u Win tuelr chairman, proceeded 10 mdhe Arrange
.uon,z Tor Gieeley Mass Meeting, aud Issue
"a Gail Tor the eaiIle Signed by tne Officers Ut tn
el sluD, Without Authority iur ~ uung, lue neS
y Neunesday eveilug all tue GIseiey men wei
~ hand early andlt being dark stormy night. .oi
- y only the Leader Oi lne Straight GUS Was U
e land. lie WAS told that tue Llsutlug trdusacte
W. ali the business Not quite sa.lsned win nuc
IL report he stated tnat understood call Il
Nv = urleeley meeting bad Leon Issued by the oil
y cts Vi the club and wanted to KNOW by VIII,
g" authority 1t Was doue, wulcu as YET haA ta!!ed
"a 70 shOMn. lie, notwithstanding he was anon
made objections to the call that mad been lssue
$50 .nd cJutended that no honest man Who had sL
'u scrIUed " Ihe articles Of the Club, could ca
S ,uCn meeting.
III Q al M lt4ra la m 10 vf
'n' rom article 2nd OF the constitution, WINCH
~ lave been kindly turnlahed with through Il
- courtesy Of a member of the ciuU Nor sha
~ .uy person VINO advocates the claims ol negro
20 cltlzeushlp. under or by reason of any pr
N ,euued amendment OF the Federal OonstI utlo
pr aihllates WIN Or sollclts the vote VI any neg
or mulatto, become member OF the cul
act tne Uihcerz Of this ciuO signed the call /
q Greeley meeting and III thai call, ignored Il
state and COunly ticket when tue motl
ioN appointing the committee 10 get up the meeul
IA Mas Iuteuled 70 elect.
Ihls caused considerable discussion betwe
ha' the rcn medicine man aud the giant cnalrm
ne ou one side, and the leader of tile 5 U. III u
lh6 position, duruB the tlmu the giant was speakll
eoa tined to twist some vi the words of the
ou' INTO an improper shape, and as the Leader h
'e' fashion oI calling Things by heir proper nan
49,, oHeh II they are not over pol'e' he sad "I
tei tue giant was saying VAS lies, when tue gli
a. discovering that the Leader had not his nsl
49, ing friend aloug) came down from
"a u5u OlllCe nlduu Win ClSlItHpu nov anu Gail
- the leader dlsUrgaulzer aud advocate OF
~ Grant party and said the Leader had no ny
- to be IN that meeting aud thaJ lie CHE Bla'
~ you'd put INN out saylug that the Leader Ii
N -N called him liar which nu man =hOuId % VII
49, sut being held Responsible, me Leauer qd
cuolly requested the giant to Keep eooi ana /
,h 10 get excited, and denied that ne had cal
:, the giant any hard names Inc giant hppeai
~ To his tilend (the rich medicine man ana the
mn Town nercuautJ. when both declded that
,oo ' leader had not called the giant mar yet yt
.'at correspondent thinks the leader mi54t n4Ee
80 80 the giant nave had his own way IN leBdld to
- III ttier and then the leader would not have
H. all ihjn jnred Ills own reputation Tor leraclty.)
MI After the denial by the giants frlclds, lie 81
an he took back all that lie mad said, anu tile me
i'm ING then adj journed to meet at the same plA
en, on Saturday evening, 2Gth INST, at IA O'clock
Al the appointed tune, on Saturday evenIl
ia the Giant, DwaIf, Leader and two other pers,
~, | were on haud i'll tine rOUm, and quite a Gro
Iad outside, vino were in no appeatant hurry to co
tsd IN. HE leader concluded to tiy and get th
- outside and the uptown merchant Into the me
,.'d lug, winch occupied just seven minutes. AT p
ri | clsely 30 Oclgck the Glant called the meet
. az to order. The DEaff, as secretary Of the cl
Tali mlttee OF arrangements aGq chairman of sai
reported progress the chairman end secret
ev OF the clup made the motion to adjoufu, d
secUudeu the same and tuen declared the me
-her lng adjourned at just I.37 o'clock, after hay
been m session just two minutes When
"A a Leader returned. after an absence of se'
minutes, he found all the business trausac