Wilmington journal., 1876-07-14
FiIden Vance club in Pender-A
Mass Meeting and lag Raising.

Mr.. EDITOR The importance of
the approaching election is being
earnestly and deeply felt in this Sec
tioa. One of the largest initiatory
meetings held here since the war for
any purpose, convened here to day in
response to the recent call of the State
Executive Committee to form Tilden
and Vance clubs. But a few hours
canvass brought together this large
and enthusiastic assemblage, and
formed club with forty-five members
to commence with. The tone of the
meeting was for active thorough work
no lukeN ormness lurked in its delibera-
tions. no timidity pervadfd its mem
be:s, and no one thought it meeting
merely for folm's sake but every
member pledged himself to a strict
performance of the duties we are soon
to meution. We have never witnessed
a more compact and thorough organ
izatiOn of club; the people seem to
profit by the example of their enemy
in lessons of organization and work.
The officers are gentlemen of ability
and courage, and will surely perform
every duty devolving Upon them. But
hear the duties of the Executive Com
mi tee as taken from the constitution
of the Club:
'Article 7. It shall be the duty of
the Executive committee 1st, to exam
inc the registration books of the town
ship and ascertain if all the qualified
voters are duly registered; znd. if all
are not registered, to obtain the reg
istration of such as will vote for the
candidates and measures supported
by the club; Sd, to ascertain if those
registered are actual bona tide resi-
dents of the township; 4th, to ascer>
tain if any voter has registered more
than once in the township where he
resides, or in other townships in the
county either under the same or diff
ferent names; 5th, to ascertain if any
registered voter is under twenty.one
years of age, or, being foreign born,
has been naturaliZed; 9th, to report the
names of all registered persons vino
are dead OF who have removed from
the township; 7th, to as.ei tain the
declared or probable political opinion
of each voter in the township; 9Th, to
take care that all doubtful, lukewarm
aud wavering voters are properly ap>
preached by iudicious aud capable per-
sons and the issues of the campaign
explained; 9th. to attend to the
carefnl selection and distribution of
documents; 10th, to appoint challeng-
ers for the day of election; 11th, to
enquire and ascertain the character aud
strength of any local influences, and
to use all fair aud just means to re-
move or modify such as are hostile;
18th. by all legal means to aid the
challengers on election day in pre-
venting fraud, Intimidation and lille.
gality IN voting; 18th. to appoint per>
sons that will certainly convey the
sick, disabled and lukewarm to the
polls" Were it not for tres passing
on your space we would like to give
all this admirable and energetic con-
-tltution.
Nth the duty of every officer and
member we'll defined, and with rules
for the execution of every duty, it
would aid other clubs in their organi
ZatiOn.
Such is the adoption of the Tilden-
Vance Club of Lincoln township, Pen
der county, and such it will execute to
the very letter during the whole cam
paign.
A resolution was adopted asking the
cooperation of every township in the
county IN one united effO' to save the
county in the coming election.
On fair count there is a majority
white voters in Pender, and by strict
discipline and prudent management
the Radical majority, which in fair
election is not over one hundred, may
be overcome. It has been ascertained
that on an average eighteen votes ill
each township in the county failed to
vote at the last election, add to this
the illegal votes of the Radicals by
colonization, &C., and we can easily
account why the county is cursed with
Radical rulers. Without exageration
we say the people of Pender can save
themselt os and property from the bur
dens of negro board of commission
ers and worse rulers if they will turn
out n0aU and do their duty. After the
incubus of Radicalism shall have been
fastened upon us it will be too lats to
complain of its oppressiveness. Nov,
aOaO is the time for active, unceasing
work.
The club has secured rooms for its
regular meetings once every two
weeks. The next meeting will be on
Saturday, July 22nd, at 9 O'Clock a. m
The club has procured large eight
foot Tilden and Vance flag, and great
will be the enthusiasm when every
democrat in Lincoln township assem-
bles at this general mass meeting on
the 22d inst, to raise it one hundred
feet in the air as an evidence of ON
zeal and interest in the campaign.