Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-26

IT vESTlLarRs Ira Tue Dries OF CtIY GOVERNMENT
--BAYARD INsTnucFs IL IN POLITICAL pCliEs,
AND BYhsE LAYS DOWN PERSONAL APPEAgAaoE
AS a MkAsUAE OF QUALIFICATIONS.
The unusual occurrence Of public meeting in
local campaign drew together fali-s,zsd as
semblage III front of springer'a saloon, in Fourth
street, last night. james w. Ware preEide d.,
with Vice Presidents namei in each Ward. The
nomination Of these devolved upon Jas
Hayes, who +, ad them from paper and caused
good q" Dimocrat" from along " tie Bauks" TO
exclalm "G"lly. he's g1ln' TO read the Decla
ration Of Independence.
MIR. Basard was the principal speaker, who
while he "nad not come to make II formal ad-
drese, talked about half al hour, the birden of
ns speech being the uu5y whcI Is lucumbeat
upon individuals to ex srcise deeper Interest in
political AFFAIRS IL was not expected that lie
would stir the polluted pale IL. .ghef aepira-
tlons Just ut thls time pre- cluded Tie Idea ui
this, and he SCARED into Lus empyresn of
polite u ethics. Much Of his speech was rs well
lifted for Republican as Democfatlc audehce.
He regretted the imp Possibility OF nomluatlons
for local electlous outside ut political assJca
uons, and Proclaimed hin=elf not strictly II
party nan." Some allu-iuu was also III ,de to
rings" III New York, PhladeIp phla, WasNidb-
ton aud Brooklyn, but no direct charges were
made OF cJriuptlJu or dishonesty III our owu
city government. He eu!o5lz- ID tie adnliilstia
ion OF Mayor Siutns. saying TO the people that
lie desirt d the eitcton VI Lolonel Ninleley TO
| secure "a coat!nuauce OF this gUJd city lule ihe
exteht TO which niali would be tt i ted III pr-
vate lfe he regarded Is the full measure vi
quail hcatloa for uttce-holding.
Joan y trne ~as the next speaker, fall of
sentiment aud the Geneuls Ia lis CIah.on,
the IMAM issns Of the campaign IL wiiutiier ths
city shall 6s ruled lI9ags II IL by Tie flag aud
tail end OF rug" - Il tti=tol pa tly settled Dy
the last elecaun he sad, bat as rune of tlUse
who hepet IN this wo' k are about to retire from
Council 1t Is important tat thsir pisces be tiiitd
with Tie right sort ul Ineu. IN 'Als counec tou
Lhs spvskef parleaI4ag referred to Sir. pl.hclB
| as ''tne ~lpperieat cuss tlils eide et jericho, ia
poiitics, and Indicated h.tn as c-peeaily the
representative of "the RING which m..r cettaia-
iy not far point, as Mr. picies Ia mot roN t.
candidate, and Is not hsfufe tho pubic f1r ti!e
criticism Of poiiti,'ll p9e4kers. Ia las closing
temerks, the speaker instituted II Comparison ui
OF the personal appearances Of the t@u caudi-
dates for Mayor and those for Pte-ieut Of
Councll d.spErds!ng Aierefs tlehtlna and L. eli
ten4ten - some eX ent, aud see l;asly iB...ua
thug that Mos4r-. Wlitsley and ios,..i we're
taudnotaer men, aad therefore olsi. 10 lie
elected
Mr.. WLiteley returned thanks for iiis nom aa.
rion, snd felt assured thaF those vile opposed inn
for tic nomination will nov give him tbe Aa;Ile
CORDIAL enppUlt hcll he wJtlii nave t,istn them
IN tieir selection Il elec:oi he sad lie would
" tA@S -hSH's Va -tic tftptir, diu I4oHtbtH
t!iat 9 no man shgll haze occasion u b!u.h or
hang down hi4 head because OF amy ofl sial &c. Of
mlne.
Tho meeting broke mp with music b7 tle
baud, which was not the CITY Comet, and the air
played was one which - prominent Democrat re-
marked, wa4 customary Ttel thev uHed d" to
shoot a mat" y dusg. charges of dishonesty
OF corruption were made against the preselJ
Republican administration OF the CITY, nor
against any individual Jilicer. M effort made
to show how greater economy could be intro
duced or tie public Interests b. better pro-
moted. The spoecues were all OF that aillless
kind which men mako who have no arguments
and the opinion was expressed among EiAs,y Re
puolloans who were present thas very i.ltle had
been accomplished bp the meeting.