The daily gazette., 1880-08-23
FIRST EDITION.
The Radical Rumpus.

THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DE-
FIEs THE MANDATE OF THE STATE Ex-
EcUTlVE cohMITTEE-FUN IN PROS
PECT.
The action Of the Republican State
Central Committee in taking from the
County Executive Committee of this
county the power of appointing inspec-
tors for holding the election OF delegate ca
to the State Convention, has put The
| County Committee on its mettle, and
the latter organization has taken steps
to secure from this county that Will be
soiid against any of the plans of the
| Dover ring.
Saturday afternoon the County Exec
uuve Committee met in this city, and
among the first proceedings was the
resignation of VIM. j. Bullock, mem
Der from the Seventh ward. and the
election of Washington Hastings In his
stead TWO or three vacancies were fill
Ell by the admission of proxies, one of
The latter being Dan Stewart, OF the
| pos office.
| Several persons not members of the
committee being In the room, we're deli.
cately requested TO leave, which they
did, though not with the Deat grace,
Among these was Marshal Mem uilin,
who was highly incensed at the slight
! thus thrust upon him.
| Then the "fuuny business began. Wash
Hastii g arose anu presented n series of
resolutions denOuncing the State Cen
trail Committee in round terms for It's
arbitrary assumption of authority, and
dec airing In favor of the selection OF
judges TO hold the delegate election by
the County Executive COMMITTEES.
| James L.. Hawkins alone protested
| against the adoption of these resolutions
and they were rushed through with a
| whoop.
| Dan Stewart made the next move on
| the programme by moving that a COM
mittee Of three he appointed to repor.
| Judges of, and select voting places for
holding, the election of delegates to the
State Convention.
| Hawkins eudeavored to have this mo-
tion amended SO ~ to empower the m EN-
bers of the committee from each cleo
ton district TO select the Judges for their
respective districts, but the neeti ny
fOrGibly sat down upon him and adopted
Stewards motion. Stewart, Hastings,
aud man ,med Clark, from Red Lion
hundred, were appointed as the commit
| tee and retired.
In a very minutes this committee re-
turned with complete list of judges
and polling places for the entire county,
| showing that this matter had been
careful prepared IN advance.
Hawkins vigorously protested, but
| again the meeting sa' down on him and
adopted the committees report
| Afterwards a mOtlOu was made and
adopted, requiring the poll lists ami
tally sheets Os the delegate election t.
be handed to the ch irman of the CUuD-
ty Committee Immediately after the
close of the election. THIS was tor the
purpose of having the returns thorough
ly Inspected aud checking the election
of any delegate of The Bird Hawk kins fac
lion by Illegal votes.
This faction, which was sat down up
so forcibly by the County Executive
Committee, will! wait Instructions from
the State Central Committee before TAX
ing further action. If the State Corn
mittee demands an adherence to the Oh
der for the selection of election judges
by the voters, on the day of the election,
IL will be done, and lively times will
occur at the polls next Saturday after
noon, when two sets up judges in each
ward undertake to control the same
election.
On the other hand, if the State Com.
mIttee recedes frSm its first order, the
Brrd- Hawkins faction Will acquiesce aud
make a vigorous fight at the polls for a
linrity of the delegates. They claim
10 be able TO elect at least forty. five del
gales from this county, and half from
iussex, with Kent, AZ usual, solid for
Bird and the Dover ring.
If The aforementioned plan is adopted,
two sets of delegates will be- elected In
this county, and the one in the interest
OF tho Bird Hawkins faction will be rec
ognizad by the State Committee and adj.
mltted to the convention. Iu this event
all the opposition delegates will with
draw and unite IN holding an iDdepeE-
dent convention, which will select al
entirely new State Central Committee
with Anthony Higgins, Esq, at the
head This committee, IL Is expected
through the influence of Mr.. Higgins
who is Ultimately acquainted with Hon
Marshall Jewell, will receive the recog
milton of the National Executive Com
mlttee, and thus secure the control ol
whatever outside cash comes into Della
ware during the present campaign. The
prospect for Republican harmony ha'
} now entirely disappeared. and beanti
ful contest may be expecsed very soon.