Daily Republican., 1883-02-05
A Good start.


for the campaign here made a good
start. The people that compose the
party and from whom all authority is
derived are to be consulted in the Sc
lection of all the committees, and Of all
that pertains to the benefit of the party.
The spirit in which this start was made
is commendable and should elicit the
warm support of every true member OF
the party. Faction and clique We're left
entirely out in the cold, where they
should always be left, and spirit OF
concession and unity alone pervaded
the meeting The meeting was not
Heretofore the city committee which
was composed of six persons from each
posed of one from each ward, generally
one having the appointment Of six
others. No ward meetings were called
for the purpose of giving tho people u
chance to choose such committees. This
plan conferred too much power on one
man, and in the best aspect of the case
before the admission of the Eleventh
Ward, ten men, chose sixty members
of the committee. 1t is not at all sur
prising that under such system the
spirit Of faction was given free play and
its results instead being beneficial have
been detrimental to the success of the
Republican party.
But this all now belongs to the past
We have had enough of it, and it has
been wisely determined thai hereafter
the people that compose the Republican
party shall rule that party. The man
who carries ward in his pocket is adj
vised by the meeting held ON Saturday
evening to uni al before his burthen
gets too heavy, and, he who has hereto
fore carried factional lash to whip the
party into subsection is invited 10 de-
stroy his unpopular weapon, and to
adopt the same peaCabl" methods Of
fairness, equity and concession.
AS IA start had to be made and there
had to be somebody to take themeasure
in hand, and give the start the meeting
through It's chairman appointed u com
inittee of one in each ward 10 fix upon
Il place for meeting in each ward, and
notify all the Republicans OF the wards
10 assemble at those places at II certain
time for the purp"se Of choosing ON"
person from amongst the Republicans
Of the ward t. act as Il member Of the
city Executive Committee, and AT the
,ame time to choose committee Of five
in each election district. The people Of
the partyarr requested To- do thl,--nOt
one man, nor half dozen men, but all
who attend these meetings. 1t IS left
optional for the pcopl" torhnoSe such
committees in their own way-hy bal
lot if they elect to do So, by committee
if they see proper, or by resolution if
hey choose. In wards where here are
two election districts, all the Republic
cans Of the ward will have the right to
participate" Jointly in the election If a
member Of the City Executive Commit
tee, after which the voters Of the rc,pec-
i've districts can separate and elect
heir election district commuters
Heretofore the ward committee cou-
sisted of six persons, hereafter each
election district will have committee
If five confined exclusively to their
own district. Instead Of sixty-nine the
City Executive COMMITTEE" will consist
Of eleven persons. If active, energetic
Republicans are chosen to represent
he wards in the City Executive Com
nIttee, there will always be practically
full meeting. The district committee.
will have free access to tn. City EXrcu-
tive Committee through tine members
# that committee from their ward
Ihe5e we believe "mhrac" al, the sal
mt points of the new departure.
1t now remains for the Repubijrans
# Wilmington to pm this plan into ac-
live ana successful operation They
are n zen the opportunity Of meeting in
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