Daily Republican., 1881-11-30
THE BAKER 80 MMIcrEE.
psIrman Kak er Defends the Ac.
lions Of his Com nltlsee.

Chairman John q. Baker of the City
bpIbEran Executive Committee in
uts Of the action of the City Executive
Coumittee ot which Mr. Hastings is
0arluan, publishes the following state
BtBt,
WuNISoToN, Del Nov. 10Th 1881.
IOkEPrBLlCAN OF WILMIEGToN:
see hy the Morning News Of this
date report OF the meet rg Of Mr..
Hastings Committee and the r"sOlu-
tons passed and also the comments
upon the proceedings ot the Baker
Committee as va.ts and indefinite,
l. which places the matter in sucn II
hse tight before the people that do
Dot Gprqpu>e to allow il to pass without
oifpctipn. Therefore | have to say
that IN last Friday about 7.4j =. NJ "A
g-I.eman called at my house and III
formed ne that committed Of Mr.. Has.
tag, committee, was in the Clayton
House par or, and would be pleased to
Ortrr with me in reference to recon
dl.at!on or adjustment Of the existing
4itrences III the party. said | would
tpIeased to meet with chem, but
as not empo"cred to alter the terms
| at hal already been submitted. met
IL geptemen, Jacob Pussy, DR.. Ke;t-
5.rs, johnson, ana Thomas Hard
n.y. | reiterated my position rs having
~ power vested III me We had a very
free and full tiscu,si; II, in fact II took a
very wide rang, hut We settled down 10
this, that we could not agree As to tho
regularity OF each others c"mmiite and
on that. "M agreed t. disagree and
then the first point Of hOldi''g an eicc-
non III December was alked over, they
saying that 10 work was being done.
replied thai wtlst Mr.. H,stiugs
ana friends tacitly ackuow lodged that
they were practically doing nothing,
W" did not admit anyJhiug Of He kind
rs on tlIr contrary, We we're duiug oil
IN our power to promote the interest OF
lhe republican party, ami furthermore
sald we would not go into auy elcc.
tloll l1F ulluurS, either cOinmi tees, dele.
ga'e' or candidates withuut a registra-
tOlI OF The voters III the PARTY, and |
assigned as reason, ;hat the icpub'i.
can party had suffered defect in the last
'hf,e maFarilty campaigns on the cry
" I!auu III the nominations, and We
wanted to have that element of ii, feat
ftluoVtu and II the election was held at
'lH' ti!ne December thei" was net
tlne to complete or make such rcsistra.
u'A ana tarChermore, if we went into
sl ERECTION with two committees in the
HvI', II would Onl y aggravate the fight,
ADJ W!den he breach, ana | dad not
E.pu~e to do it, or recommend it to my
Mlhittee My views ou these points
Me practically assenlei to, but they
yrcttu on The ground that no work
WOULD he done by the two committees.
VI course | dissented from this, but in
u"er 10 meet the emergency, | sugges,
VII mat we could obyiate that by con
N'ihating the two committees to mum
lulhher ofa esal c,m nittee A ttt con-
discussion on this poini, aud
io'u'ihg out the advantages Jnat would
aCerue we formulated the folowil g
nVposi'ion as basis of peace, harm monv
'nu unity in the following worus ,ofmy
memorandum.
VIII use my best endeav)rs to get
!. " least thirty r6signationS troir our
D.o'hmltter, and have submitted thirty
,alles , suggested by Mr. Hastings upon
ne same aud Mr.. Hastings anu | will
esish onr respective positions, and the
10" committee elect Il chairman aud
ne eiectlon for now committee TO be
'e,a In February.
inii proposition was agreed TO by the
'uf gentlemen named and | promised TO
au'hit ~ II to The committee and it pos
,ol1' have it confirmed. aud a, I'M
e's'oou that the committee wac iIH
v"ered TO arrange term. &c. Jud ye OF
~ surprise when raw the proceed
tes VI The eeliLg and no report from
~ ~ committee of conference wi h me-
w y that there were vague rumurs &c.,
h. certain arrangements. .ay that
10y were definite and well defined
11oposltlon, made and confirmed by
e't ny committee, and reported them to
rU n1 olty Committee and they endorsed
nv nv confirmed my action, and now |
,o'ait ~ 10 the Republicans of the Citv,
, - you going to allow sucn "stupidi-
|, even ii they do claim all the mon
!, fespectability and brains Of the
a'y' 10 send all our chances for sue
49, aI. 10 destruction? We seek only the
.,tare ,.t OF the Republican party, and
.a' oa. means "The greatest good to the
w. w., people but some of the gentlemen
,o Ou nave Delaware redeemed unless
,y ~ can hold the lines and drive all
e no ehem, and gatherall the crumbs.
Il. ,ilIe'Nopally want noue and will cheer
y IaSe any place in the ranks and
n, nv lor the success Of Republicanisn
m II, want tried and tlu., .eaders, who
III not betray me. Yours ruly.
Clu, JNO. G.. BAKER,
CHAIRMAN Of Rep. Executive Com.