The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
FIRST EDITION.
LOCAL POLITICS.

IN FAVOR OF NOMINATIONS BY BAL
LOT.
Eighth ward Democrats held meet
inp in the wigwam last night, Thomas
Lynch presiding.
Messrs. VIM. McMenamin, Erby J.
Davis. Chas. McCloskey, Il. j. Kelley
and Richard Burton were appointed a
Finance Committee, and Messrs. b. ] =.
Mcguire, L. Vernon, j. Davis, Chas.
McCloskey and I. Welch committee
to report names of candidates for City
Council and ward offices. The Ex-
ecutive Committee was instructed to
procure speakers for future ward meet
ings.
Mr.. Z. J. Kelley offered the follow
ing resolutions:
BE 1t Resolued, That the attempt of
few men at the late county meeting
held at New Castle, to change the
rules of the Democratic party, soas to
nominate the candidates for the offices
of sheriff, coroner, and members of the
Legislature and Levy court, by dele
gated convention instead of directly by
ballot, is measure designed to rob
the poor working Democrat of the
right TO nominate the candidate for
whom he is expected to cast his vote
is fraught with the most disastrous
consequences to the success of the
party at the coming elections is un-
wise and impolitic, and meets as it de-
serves, our most unqualified disappro-
baton. Be it further
Resolped, That committee of three
shall be appointed to name a candidate
or candidates TO represent this ward at
the County Convention to be held at
New Castle, on Saturday, August IA,
and said candidate to be vote for on
Saturday, August Z. And be it fur
ther
Res0loed, That we request our Dem
ocratic brethren of the several wards
of this city to send delegates to that
convention who will crush any attempt
our candidate shall be pledged to vote
against any change IN the rules of the
party.
The resolutions were adopted. The
meeting then adjourned.
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.
VIM. II. Quinn presided at meet
ing of the Second ward Democrats held
at Atlantic Garden, 224 King street,
last night, and 4. A. Robinson acted
as Secretary. Nathaniel Melchior,
Anton Hence and August Hilger were
appointed committee to organize a
German campaign Hancock and Eng
lish Club. Captain Joseph Ii. Rich
ards, who commanded the white
Boys in Blue" during The campaign of
1868, was appointed committee of one
to organize a Hancock Veteran Corps.
VIM. B. Mccormick, Charles Cannon,
Joshua Pyle, John F. Bradley and
Daniel Callahan were appointed to
raise club on the south side. b. X.
Heisler, E. A. Robinson and John
Kelley were appointed to raise citi-
zen's club for the Second ward.
The meeting adjourned to assemble
again in b. f. Townsend's Office, South
Wilmington, next Tuesday night.
IN THE NINTH WARD
the Democrats held a meeting last
night, when Aaron Beale, Jas. Gegar
and Edward Rowe we're appointed a
committee TO report names of candi-
dates for Council and Inspectors. Mr.
John McSorley was appointed com
mittee to procure copy OF the county
rules and report candidates for dele
gate to the County Convention for the
revision of the rules, to be held of Au
gust 14th. Adjourned.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met at Middletown yester
day afternoon. and held a three-hour
session with full attendance.
The most important business wa
the appointment of the COMMITTEES
from Wilmington, Jos. l.. Carpenter
Jr., James Daley and l.. A. Bertolette
as a Naturalization Committee ant
advising all foreigners who desire t.
he naturalized to make themselve
known to the committee.
The members of the committee fror
+ the other Hundreds were authorize
, to call meetings in the respective Hun
dreds, where such meetings have nc
been held, for a thorough organizatio
of the party.
After discussion of party affair
the committee adjourned to meet
the Jefferson Club rooms, Whining
ton, on Monday, August 9th, at o
clock, p. III.
A COLLISION.