Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-03
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
THE MEETING AT NEWARK, ON sArURDAY--FuL
PROCEEDINGS

AAb MNEElNd AT NEWARK, ON SATUhDAf--FULL
PROCEEDINGS.
Pursuant to public notice through tho della
WARE GAZETTE and by hand bills, large num-
Der OF Democrats Of White Clay Creek hundred,
assembled at Dear Park Hotel, In Newark, on
Saturday afternoon, March lst, ut 3 p. m.
James II: Ray, moved the meeting be organized
by appointing DANES Springer, Chairman.
Mr.. Springer with appropriate acknowledge
ments, took the chair and called the meeting to
order.
Mr.. Ray then moved that VIM. II. Robinson be
Secretary Of the meeting. Adopted.
The Chairman stated the object Of the meeting
to be to consider the Legislative action upon Re.
preventative Wilds resolution of instruction to
Delawares Congressional Representatives.
At the request OF DR.. Stiles Kennedy. the Lcg-
islative proceedings upon the Wilds' resolution
were read.
And on motion of Mr.. Mote, Summers Supple.
mental Civil Rights bill was also read
After which DIR. Kennedy, moved n committee
of three be appointed by the chair to prepare
suitable resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting. Adopted. And the chairman named
DIR. Stiles Kennedy, James II. Ray and VIM Dean,
who after due consultation reported the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, This meeting called by many Demo
crats OF this Hundred, to consider the action OF
the General Assembly of the State of Delaware
regarding Representative Wilds resolution on
Summers Supplemental Civil Rights bill.
AND WHEREAS, This action of the Legislature
remains undetermined, therefore
Resolved, That the members of the House of
Representatives of the State of Delaware who
voted for Mr.. Wilds' resolution receiving our
hearty approval, aud should receive the endorse.
ment Of all true Democrats throughout the State
ResOiUed, That 1t is our hope, that the Demo
cratic members Of the General Assembly as n
body, will by their fiual action on the rcsolutop
be governed by wise and sound views from uure
democratic standpoint
ReSolUed, That now as in the past We are uual-
terably opposed 70 the passage by Congress of
Summers Supplemental Civil Rights bill :" and
ask our Senators and Representatives to record
their votes and voices against it.
Resolved, That 1t Is the sense of The Democracy
OF White Clay Greek Hundred, in Convention As
sembled, that We will not, under any circum-
stances, seek the negro vote hut will rely exclu-
sively on the vote Of white men: hereby de-
claTing that the Democratic Party of the State of
Delaware srs now as they ever have been exclu.
sively White Mans Party.
After the reading of the resolutions j as H. Raw,
Esq took the floor and made neat, forciblS and
pertinent address in favor Of their adoption
DIR. kenney and Mr. Dean and the chairman
also made short and appropriate remarks in their
favor, when, upon a cali of question the preamble
and resolutions as q whole were unanimously '
adopted
On motion of Mr.. Dean the Secretary was di.
rected to furnish the DELAWARE GAZETTE with
a copy OF the foregoing proceedings with a re-
quest that they be published and that other pape
IN the State publish them also.
On motion the mating was duly adjourned.
JAMES SPRINGER, Chairman.
Attest WG II. RoRINsoN, Secretary