The daily gazette., 1880-08-21

was neld, last evening, at Demo-
cratic headquarters, but adjourned
until TO night without transacting
any business. Hereafter, il is likely,
the Association will meet on Satur-
day evenings, so as to allow the
Young Mems Democratic Club 70
drill in the room on Friday nights.
First Ward Democrats met at
headquarters, last night, and chose
Philip G. Plunkett as delegate to
the Democratic State Convention.
James A. Plunkett and John Mad
den were selected as Judges of the
nomination election to be held on
the 28th inst, for candidates for City
Assessor, member of City Council
and Inspectors. Peter b. Huested
and James McKenna were named by
the committee on candidates as can
didates for the Council nomination,
and were accepted by the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned until
next Friday night.
The Williams Club met, last
night, and decided to hold weekly
meetings, hereafter, to be addressed
by prominent local speakers. A
Transparency, to be hung in front of
the clubs headquarters, was re-
ported to be in course of prepara-
ton. A number of new members
were received and the club ad-
journed to meet on Tuesday evening
next, when company officers will be
elected.
Fifth Ward Democrats, at a meet
ing held in the house of Francis
Quigley, No. go Madison street,
last evening, elected Harry Sharp
ley, Esq, delegate to the Demo-
cratic State Convention, and in
structed him to vote for Hon. Chas.
B. Lore for Presidential Elector.
The meeting adjourned until next
Monday evening week, when the
committee to report candidates for
Ward offices will report, and the
nomination be held.
In the Eighth ward the Democrats
assembled in the Bayard Club wigRam,
last evening, Joseph 5. Daley in the
| chair.
The committee TO report candidates tor
ward offices reported Joseph S. Daley
for CITY Council, James +. Daley for
Inspector and Alfred &. Vernon and
| Andrew Lemon for Assistant.
The meeting, by acclamation chose
Joseph S. Daley as delegate, and VIM. B.
| Norton as alternate, to the Democratic
| State Convention
After listening to stirring speeches by
| cX- Councilman Bennett Hazlett and Mr..
Edw. j. Kelly, the meeting adjourned
| Mr.. HaZlett's remarks went to show
| why people should vote for ten. Han
| cock instead of Gen. Garfield. MIR. Kelley
| referred to the downfall of the Roman
| Empire, quoting from history to show
that its decadeEce was due to the effect:
Of Capitalization arguing that the
centralizing actions of the Republican
party in this county would be attended
oy the same result ifnot checked by tn,
people. He urged united support ofth'
city, county State and National Demo
| cratic ticket.
Democrats of the Third ward will holt
a meeting at the Water Witch engin'
house this evening, at s O'Clock, for thu
purpose of electing a delegate to the
state Convention and transacting othe
business.
The second flag pole of the Bayar'
Club will be erected this evening at
o'clock The uniforms Of the club ar
now being distributed.
IN THE COUNTY.
A Hancock and English Club has beel
organized at Milford II Roads, Mil
| Creek Hundred, with Sam'l Geary a
President and Henry Whiteman as Sec
retary. The membership is large an
increasing. This evening the cluo will
raise a hickory pole nearly one hundre
feet long, and will throw to the breeze
handsome flag bearing the names G
Hancock and English.
Tenth ward Democrats met at thei
headquarters, last night, when WIN
Hanna and Robert Shaw were named a
candidates for the City Council nomina
Lion Robert Cottingham was electe
Delegate to- the State Convention an
the sense of the meeting was exp esse
in favor of Hon. Chas. b. Lore for Pres
Dental elector.
REPUBLICAN MATTERS.
The Republicans of the Sixth War
met in McLear Il Kendall's building
KING street, below Ninth, last evenin
and fixed upon next Tuesday evening
between 7 and 8 o'clock, as the time fo
nominating Ward officers. Edwar
Moore, an employe at Swift, Courtne
& Beecher Company's match factory,hs
been named for City Council. Fer'
Chairs is spoken of for Inspector an
V. ID. Smith for assistant ofthe Souther
This afternoon the. Republicans of IL
Northern District Of the city will col
ties. for candidate for City AssessC
and Collector. A savage, but divide
S attempt is being made to defeat Edmun
Provost the present incumbent, but IL
e probabilities are that he will get MOI
votes than all his opponents combine'
:. Some Republicans are now talking
running Judge Houston for Congress
order to heal their differences and MAJ
ing things lovely for the campaign. Thl
however, is just what the Dover I'll
= don't want, ,and they will set down
any such programme.
k BEING ALTERED.-Twoo of the. locom
tiyes on the w. G. Il p. r. R., Nos.
10 and IL, are IN the shops of the p. W..
B.R. r., undergoing thorough repai
and alterations. No. will be change
70 from an anthracite to bituminous CO
" burner. Both will be materially chang
and repainted. They will be ready
"a send from the shops in about two weel