The daily gazette., 1878-05-27

| 1iaoSan, oecOnd Precinct-Wm McCor-
mick, VIM. A. Murphy, f. G. Carpen-
Sixth Ward, First William
II; Lee, Howard o. Ogle, William II.
Bleyer; Second Precinct-Wm. III. FL watt
Edwin Morrow, j. Brainey.
Seventh Ward, First Precinct-Dr. A.
Is. Mitchell, John Z. Malone, Thomas J =.
mellon Second Precinct Isaac Price,
andrew Stewart, Sam1 G. Peirce.
Eighth Ward--John Quinn, .Jr.. Geo.
Lloyd, Edw. A. Ginder.
Ninth Ward-Michael Sherry Samuel
smith, Jr., James Daley.
| Tenth Ward-James Murphy, James
McGrath, L. Henderer.
Christiana, North-,J. Doran, j. NJ.
way, Thomas Toy South-,John w. r.
killgore, James z. Porter, j. w. Scar
borough.
Mil Creek-Lewls McElwee, George
ID. Medill, John Phillips.
| White Clay Creek, East-E. G.. Mote.
WIN. n. Lyman, j. III. Smalley; West
| VIM. II. Robinson, John w. Pennington
VIM. Ill. Smith.
James Kealey.
| New Castle-R. II. Morrison Jsrael TT
Fols, VIM. II. Dobb.
hed Lion, East1M. NJ. Kirby, j. ..
| Eagle, j. Vanhickle; West-A. u. Sut-
ton, j. L. McWhorter, e. II. Wright.
| 81. G. orges, East-W. S. Vandyke DIR.
| W. Aschraft, John Zaccheus; West-M,
y. Walker, John Morrison, j. w. Lea
therbury.
| Appoquinimink-B Gibbs, Richard
| Townsend, John B. Keller.
| Blackbird-S. A. Armstrong, Thomas
Deakyne, Jr., John w. Roberts.
| Oh motlon OF Joseph Dean, the Judges
as reported by the committee be approv-
| ed.
Mr.. James II. Myers, of Wilmington,
offered the following:
| Res0lred, That the retiring Executive
Committee are entitled to the thanks of
the Democracy of the County, for the
zeal, energy and ability with which they
conducted the affairs of the County dur
Iing the term of their Office ; and that their
assessment of the citizens who aspire to
a nomination for the office of either
| Sheriff or Coroner was a wise and proper
measure and is hereafter to be stand
ing rule of the Party.
AS general objection was raised to the
last clause in the resolution, comprised
in the words "and is hereafter to be n
standing rule of the Democratic party"
1 Mr.. Myers struck them out.
| MIR. VIM. III. Quinn then moved to
strike out the last part of the resolution
aster the word office" which endorses
| the action of the committee in making
| the assessments
| John OByrne, who was chairman of
the Executive Committee planned why
the plan of assessment was adopted. He
SAID the resolution was passed unani-
| mously by the committee, who, when
they came into office, found no money
in hand and several old debts to pay
they collected money and expended it
during the campaign and the accounts
OF the committee with vouchers for all
the expenditures, were in the possession
OF Esquire Publ, for the inspection of
any Democrat. AT the first of the pres
ent year the Committee found themselves
in debt, but determined to 90 out with
out owing a cent, and after debating sew
eral plans decided to adopt the system
which prevails generally in the Eastern
section of the country, viz: the assess
ment of candidates. By this means
enough money was raised to pay the
debts of the committee, and leave some
over for the next committee. The COM
mittee had adopted this plar purely as a
matter of business, and he thought they
could fairly ask of this meeting an en-
dorsement of their acts.
Geo. Gray thought the action of the
committee was unprecedented, but while
it might readily be approved it was un-
wise to adopt it as plan to be observed
in the future. 1t would be well to draw
the line right here.
Col. Whiteley thought the only singu-
lar thing about the affair was that this
years candidates were assessed to pay
old debts.
Mr.. O'Byrne-"Well, we got the cash
and spent it."
Henry q. Turner thought it would be
best to endorse the action of the commit
tee, and let future committees determine
whether any exigencies arise to make
similar actions necessary.
James III. Myers said that time and
money are necessary in conducting cleo
tions, and candidates for office should
furnish the money.
DIR. Chandler stated that nearly all the
candidates approved the action of the
committee in making the assessments.
Senator Ray said it was new doctrine
for the Democratic party, and was en-
tirely Republican in form. He question
ed the right of the committee to publish
the names of those candidates who paid
their assessments, to the dIsparagement
of those who did not. He hoped that
this system would not be adhered to as
one of the principles of the Democratic
party.
Thos. Dilworth, of Port Penn. disap-
proved of the committees action as a |
step in the wrong direction. He thought |
they had no right to assess candidates. |
Saml Townsend insisted that IL was
nonsense o talk of running political af- |
fairs without money and that those who |
run for the office should furnish the \
money. 1t would be just as well to sing |
Psalms to a gate post as to try to run a |
campaign without money.
Henry G. Turner said the Democratic |
party was political machine, and must |
be run with money, which must be fur
nished by those who apply for the offices. |
When men are in office, he said, they |
should De let alone, as it was not desira-
BILE for otfice-holders to run the political |
machine.
Mr.. Cooper thought the assessment |
might have the effect of keeping away |
poor men, and thus destroy one OF the |
principles of the Democratic party that |
any of It's members can apply for its Of |
fees.
Mr.. O'Bryne said if Mr.. Quinn's motion
prevailed the committee would feel bound |
to return to the candidates the money
paid by them.
Col. Whitely-The candidates are all |
and who has a right to grum-
BILE?
VIM. Herbert sald:-The Executive
Committee don't care whether you en-
dorse us OF not. You appointed us to
run the political campaign and we did
"a nlApfAA h.. solx. I'll /