Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-17
IN FUEL BLAST.

4 tnE In ala the wards -Tho Vete-
ran Union HHas q Lively Meet
tne-The Garfield and Arthur
Club Preparing for It's Blg Open.
ing.
Politics were rife in Wilmington last
night. Republicans and Democrats
both we're up and doing. The former
held spirited meeting and did hesvy
work in tae Garfield and Arthur club
and the latter organized in all the
wards, with view TO preparing for
the city campaign. This is only FORE
runner of what the canvass will be
after q while, and indicates that things
will be red hot in political circles here
before long.
THE CITY DEMooRATs-oRGANIzAT EF-
FEcTED IN EIGHT WARDS.
Accounts OF the Democratic meetings
in the several wards will be found be-
low
| FIRST WARD.
The meeting was held at the Black
Horse Hotel. Merris Taylor was made
permanent President, and John S. X.
Doherty, Secretary. William Kyna|
was chosen on the City Executive Com
mittee, and the Ward Committee was
as follows: A. v. Gaynor, NJ. A. O'Con-
nor, John Madden, James McKenna,
aud M. Dordan. On candidates, NJ. A.
'Connor, N. Dordan and Thos. Welsh
were chosen.
SECOND WARD.
In the Second ward Denis J. Gala
CHER was elected chairman and B. r.
Townsend Secretary. The ward Exc.
cutive Committee was ]. Frank Ball,
Charles Cannon, William Bradford
Charles Jefferis and Edward Robinson.
A committee Of ten, W. H. Quinn,
chairman, to organize Hancock club
was chosen. Denis Gallagher is the
membea Of the City Executive Commit.
tes.
THIRD WARD.
William II. Blake, was selected as
President and as member Of the City
Executive Committee. Councilman
McGlincbey was made Secretary and
C.. H. D. Bedford, Treasurer. The
ward executive is: East precinct, W.
G.. Baugh, James Monaghan, August
Bickts, West precinct, Peter McCloskey, |
Patrick Gardner, John j. Mullen, J. p:
Theodore Fusckel.
FOURTH WARD.
The Executive Committee OF the
Fourth Ward met and elected James P.
Hayes as member of the City Execu-
tive Committee.
FIFTH WARD.
The officers chosen were President,
James Carmichael, Secretary Charley
Campbell. Member Of City Executive
Committee, II. B. McIntire; Ward tx.
ecutive Committees H. B. McIntire, John
Guthrie, Enoch Moore, Jr., Thomas
James, the W. Fl. Lee. The Executive
Committee has power to name Ward
candidates.
. ---. SEVENTH wARD.
In the Seventh..ward the officers are
as follows
Permanent President, Thos. G. Doud;
Secretary, Frank s. Kane Member Of
the City Executive Committee, Thomas
Mellon; Ward Executive Committee, T.
c. Doud, VIM. Hickman, John McCaf-
fsrty. Adjourned to meet on Wedaes-
day evening at the Friendship Bogine I
House. Il
BIGHTH WARD.
The Permanent President in the .
Eighth Ward was Joseph S. Daley, WHO
Is also the member of the City Execu- .
live Committee. The Ward Executive :
Committee is as follows: W. B. Nor ,
ton, Richard Kelley, James F. Daley, ,
lanes Davis and T. l.. Lynch. =
NEErn wAID.
Permanent President, George Barn.
hill; Mem| er Of the City Executive
George Barnhill Ward
Executive Comittss George Barnhill, r
}eorgs Pike, Joseph Johnson, George b
3ritin. Thomas Poe. I
The names of number of men were 7
enrolled as a Hancock Club, and the b
Jlub will be organized on Tuesday 4
'venipg. I
TENTH WARD.
Permanent President, Robert Cotting- Il
lam Secretary, Allen Ruth; Execu- i:
i've Committee, Patrick Neary, John n
Jewell, Allen Ruth, James McNulty u
nd Harry Shore; Committee to Select N N
Frank McCloskey, William n
icFadd. n and James McGraw. r
HE RBPUBLIcANs--THR VETERANS TALK
AND THE GARFIELD CLUB ORGANIZES.
The members of the Garfield Veteran Y
Tnion met in the Lincoln Club room c'
ast evening, and the presence of a c;
umber Of other Republicans swelled "
he attendance to nearly two hundred. r.
Major W. Y. swiggett presided, and 81
0 calling the meeting to order made OF
brief but appropriate address. o.
The business of the club was first az
transacted. The Committee on uniform
aported that the uniform decided upon n
,r the club was blue shirt, dark pants,
hite belt, white leggings, white neck. =.
9 and white cap with torch. =.
The Committee on Room reported ~, e
lat the fourth story Of Adams building .,' n'
ad been engaged for drill purposes. Wv Wv
The business transacted, Col. Sam'l pe
. Macallister was introduced and made w n
stirring speech. He alluded to Gem "
al Hancock as good soldier and a n'
rave man and said he had fought un-
Or him during the late war. There
as much fferences between General ma
ancock the Union soldier and General ri,
ancock the Democratic candidate for On
resident. 81
The Colonel said he had gone over to "
arfeld and would do all in his power n
elect him. (applau,e) He contrasted cb,
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