The daily gazette., 1880-08-13
FRIDAY. AUGUST 49,. 1880.
LOCAL POLITICS.
SEVENTH WARD DEMOCRATS GUST TOM
MELLoN-oTHER WARD NOTES.

hHfHNTH WARD DEMOChATb OUbT TOM
MELLoN-oTHER WARD NOTES
Several weeks ago, at meeting Of
the Democrats of the Seventh Ward,
Thomas ]. Mellon was duly and regu-
larly elected a member Of the City Elk
ecurive Committee Of that Ward. Mr..
Mellon did not decline, OF resign from
this position, but for reasons best
known to himself he failed to attend
the meetings of the Executive Com
mittee and thus assume his share of
the Iabors of the campaign. The Sew
enth Ward Democrats waited upon
his pleasure until Wednesday evening
last, wien, ut a regular Ward meet
ing, the position 10 which Mr.. Mellon
had been elected was declared vacant,
and Mr.. Samuel G. Pierce was chosen
to fill the vacancy. The City Execu-
tive Committee is now full, and is
constituted as follows:
First Ward-Merris Taylor.
.oisecond Ward--Jo Fgank Ball Sec
retary. u
Third-Wm. H. Blake.
Fourth--James p. Hayes, Treasur-
er. "a NW ~.
HUu--f1. d. DICluJlTe.
Sixth-Geo. G. Ward.
Seventh---Samuel g. Peirce.
Eighth-Joseph s. Daley, chair
man.
Ninth-Geo. 4. Barnhill.
Tenth-Patrick Neary.
THE GRAY CLUB. la
The George Gray Democratic Club of
the First Ward met last night, and adopt
ed a uniform, consisting of gray cap,
blue shirt with the letter &c" on the
breast, dark pants and white leggings.
Twenty new members were admitted,
and the roll now contains about one
hundred names. A committee was ap-
pointed to secure a transparency and
Thursday night was fixed upon as the
time for regular meetings.
Afterwards Ward meeting was held,
when Thomas Welsh was elected del
egate to the County Convention on
amendment of the party rules, to be
held at New Castle, tomorrow. Messrs.
Peter b. Huested, James McKenna and
Owen j. Hession were named as candi-
dates for council, aud the nomi Il alton
was ordered to be held on Saturday, ,29th
inst, when the nomination for City As
SCISSOR will take place.
REPUBLICAN MATTERS. r
The Republicans will endeavor to
hold a mass meeting at Institute Hal,
next Tuesday evening, on the occasion
of the presentation of large flag by
Levi g. Bird, Esq, to the Bird Guards.
Dick Harrington, of Dover, to receive
the flag ON behalf of Capt. Jim Haw-
kins, Of the Guards. The various clubs
will turn out, but it cannot yet be an
bounced to a certairIy that Anthony
Higgins will speak from the same plat
form with the immaculate Dick.
ANOTHER CoLoRED CLUB.
1t seems to please The negroes of VIII
mlneton to organize clubs and elect Off
GERS and then, let them lapse into moth
ingness. Another was formed last night,
as a pioneer club 70 act in conjunction
with the Higgins Club, with William
Banks as President, j. A.sClark, Secre-
tary, and Jacob Harding, Treasurer.
HASTINGS HENCHMEN,n
The Eighth Ward Hastings Club met
at Tenth aud Church streets, last night,
and adopted a uniform consisting of
blue cap, blue shirt, white necktie, dar k
-pants, white Dell aud legglngs. Ihe club
will have pole-raisIng next Wednes-
,iay evening, at which Levi g Bird ESQ. =,
George w Roberts win make ad dresses.
POLITICAL "THEY SAY"
That Thomas johnson will not obIlge
the Republicans by running for City
Council in the First ward.
That John u Baker Is training for the
Republican Mayoraliy nomination next
year. s
That Purnal j Lynch, Democratic
candidate for Sheriff, Will have one
thousand majority at the November
election.
That Hancock and Euglish will have
1900 majority IN the State.
That ii f Pickles may run for Coun-
Gil on the Republican ticketin the Fifth
ward. ......
That letter-carrier James l. Hawkins
will certainly be reinslatel.
That if he is the Republican party will
be rent asunder, and If he is not there
will be a fight, anyhow. s-lal.5.45
That the contest for the Republican
nomination for City Assessor in the
Northern District is getting NO hot, tina.
"A Democrat will stand q very good chance
of election.
That If Tom Saville is nominated for
County Assessor by the Northern Dis
trict Republicans, he will he mercilessly
slauphtered at the October election.
IL That John W Lawson or James Il Cas-
person would make an excelenG Demo-
cratic candidate for City Council in the