Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
They all Knew It,
Philadelphia Times, Ind. "a.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMlrrEE.

the Dorsey feast.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITrEE.
President and Secretaries Elscted-rhe
Democratic State Candidates Intro
duced.
A meeting of tho Democratic county
committee was held in the large rooms oi
RhOads' building, West King street, this
morning at 10 o'clock. The attendance
was quite full, and, besides the members
of the committee, quite number of invi
ted guests were present.
The meeting was called to order by w.
Il. Roland, chairman of the old commit.
tee, and the districts were called over by
secretary W. Hayes Grier.
A few substitutes we're named for men,
bers who were unable to be present.
Chairman Roland said the first business
in order was the election of chairman for
the new committee.
j. 5. Steinmetz, esq.,, of the city was
nominated and the nominations were
closed. Mr.. Steinmetz objected to being a
candidate unless the city members of the
committee would agree to relieve him of
tho duties of the city campaign. After
an amicable interchange OF views Mr..
Steinmetz was unanimously elected.
On taking the chair he said he fully
appreciated the responsibilities attached to
the office and would endeavor faithfully to
discharge the duties, but looked confident
" for active cooperation of the committee.
He called upon them to do their full share
OF the work imposed upon them ; to make
an early canvass of voters soc that ever
Democrat voter is assessed at least 60
days before the election and the taxes paid
30 days before election; and see that the
full vote be polled in their respective dis.
tricts. These duties fall exclusively upon
the district members. As chairman he
would hold supervision over all of them
and cheerfully assist in work even if it
were not strictly in his line of duty.
MIR. G. ]. Rhoads moved that vote of
thanks be tondercd to Mr.. Roland the re
tiring chairman, and to the retiring secre-
taries for tho faithful discharge of their
duties. Carried unanimously.
Mr. Roland in acknowledging the COM
pliment thanks the old committee for their
CO operation, but felt that the work was
greater than he could perform, and greater
than chairman ought TO be expected to
perform. He suggested that tho commit
tee should be divided Into several sub-com-
mitsies especially on naturalization ard
france. .-.~-.t
w. Hayes Grier, Columbia, Bordley S.
Patterson, Little Britain, and J. B. Lichty
were nominated for secretaries and cleo
ted by acclamation.
Our motion of Leo. Jacobs, a committee
OF hve on naturalization was appointed by
the chair. The following were appointed
VIM. II. Roland, John A. Coyle, B. F.
Davis, VIM. B. Given and Davis Kitch.
A motion made by Mr.. Roland q finance
committee of eight members, with the
chairman. was adopted and tho chair ap-
pointed w. Hayes Grier, George Diller,
Martin Hildebrand, Henry Wolf, G. j.
Rhoads, Jacob Pontz, w. U. Hensel, Jno.
L. MacGonigle and David McMullen said
committee.
On motion q committee of three was
appointed to wait upon Captain Robert
Taggart, Democratic candidate for auditor
general, and Hon. Joseph Powell, Demo-
cratic candidate for state treasurer, and
invite them to meet the county committee.
Tho chair appointed w. H. Roland, w.
Hayes Grier and G. J. Rhoads said com
mittee.
These gentlemen soon returned with
the candidates and they were introduced
Dy Chairman SteinmetZ, who cOngratu
lated the committee that they were favored
with the presence of the standard bearers
of the party in the campaign.
Mr.. Powell, upon rising, was greeted
with applause, and returned thanks for
tho compliment, and said that he was not
given to public speaking, but that having
been named for an Office which he had not
sought, he felt it his duty to the party to
carry the standard placed in his hand. He
stood squarely on the platform of the con.
ventiOn, and if elected, would conform the
exercise of his official duties to its pledges.
iApplause.J .
Major Taggart said that like his col
league he came from the walks of business
and only desired to express his thanks for
the reception rendered to him. He had
sympathy with tho Democrats of minority
counties, because he came from ono of
them. The campaign was not
as yet far advanced, but he had
hopeful assurances from every quar-
tor he found apathy existing among
the Republicans ard hopo and zeal char
acterizing the Democrats.
Staie Chairman Hensel briefly addressed
the committee on the outlook in tho state,
and Chairman Steinmetz closed the meet
ing with an exhortation to the members to
work for the success of the state ticket
and the efficiency of the organization.