Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-11
LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES
MEETING or THE REPURLIOAN
COUNTY oOMMIrTEE.

MEETING or THE REPUBEIOAN
COUNTY oOMMIrTEh.
fhe Levy rt-ReSignstIon or IA
Good Republican Worker.
The Republican county executive oom-
mittee met In Wilmington, Saturday
afternoon. Chairman George W. Stone
presided and opened with Long address,
advising organization and earnest work
on the part Of the Republicans during
the present campaign.
On the call for the result Of speeisi
elections to fill vacancies, the Sixth ward
reported Joseph K. Adams, Simeon Hood
and Pasohall Fl. Peterson; the Tenth
ward, Daniel f. Stewart, John Il. Grin
mage and Charles w. sollAway; the
Eleventh ward, Charles A. Bro mall, John
Davis and Solomon Golladsy Rast
Brandywine hundred, William A. Tslley,
Norris TAlley and Joseph Casey in West
White Clay Creek, where tneye wgs n
vacancy of one, David J. MuTphey, was
reported the third member.
The resignation of Thomas W. Saville,
who was elected secretary Of the COM
mittee at its organization, was read and
accepted. Bepjsmin 7. Bye, late Of the
Custom House, was elected to the
vacancy.
The nomination election for members
of the Legislature and the levy court was
| fixed for Saturday, September Goth,
between the hours Of 4 and in the
afternoon. The members OF the COM
mittee will provide for and hold the
election In each district throughout the
| county. The nominations TO be made are
| one State senator, seven State representa-
| tives, five members OF the levy court,
| three assesf oIs for this city and one for
each OF the remaining 10 hundreds In
| the county, road commissioners in the
| 10 country hundreds and one inspector
for each election district in the
county. OF the comfy ticket
Wilmington will be entitled to the
| State senator. one member of the House
Of Representatives and one member of
| the levy court, which leaves six repre-
sentatives and four levy oourtmen for :
| the rural districts. As New Castle and
| Mill Creek have the two holding over
senators they are excluded from the
division OF legislative nominations this
| year, and to these two were added Red
Lion and White Clay Creek. Blaokbird,
Appoquinimink, St. Georges, Pencader,
Christiana, Brandywine and Wilmington
are therefore each OF them entitled to one
representative. For levy court Brandy
wine, Christiana, New Castle and PEN
oader, as well as Wilmington, have to
nominate one member each.
The committee on motion of James II.
Clark, requested the State committee to
| call the State convention at IS early 3
day as possible, and further, on motion
Of DR.. J. Paul Lukens, requesting that
the convention be held in this city.
The committee then adjourned to meet
again on Saturday, September 9th; but
In case the State convention should be
held in this city on q day or two pre-
vious to that date, 1t Is altogether proba-
meet on that day.
THE GRANGBRs AND LOCAL POLITICS.,
At meeting OF the various oranges of
New Castle county, held at Mermaid, on
Thursday, September 4th, the following
reports of committees were presented and
adopted
To Pomona Grange: Your committee re-
commend that Pomona Grange appoint a
committee Of one from each subordinate
grange, his duty being to learn the opinion Of
each candidate for the Legislature upon the
subject Of law similar to that OF the state
of New York, prohibiting the manufacture or
sale of oleomargarine and all other limitations
Of butter, to report the same to this grange.
And Pomona further recommends that patrons
do not give their support to candidates whose
opinions are adverse to the passage Of such a
law. And your committee further recommend
that Pomona of Kent and Sussex counties be
aaked to join us in purposes Of this report.
j. O. HIaGINs,
| VIM. Moore,
| HENRY THOMPSON,
Committee.
We, your committee appointed to bring the
subject Of temperance before the Pomona
Grange, beg leave to offer the following
preamble and resolutions.
| WHEREAS, The use of intoxicants is yearly
consigning Thousands Of our fellow beings to
drunkards' graves wasting millions of dollars
which should be appropriated for the support
OF the families Of the inebriate. and spreading
broadcast an example which, II not sternly
resisted, will finally disgrace us as a nation /;
therefore be it
ResOlued, That this Pomona Grange OF New
Castle county earnestly and respectfully re-
quest its members TO support at the coming
! election, only such men, both for legislative
J and executive offices, as are favorable to the
cause of temperance
Res0lUed, That a committee Of one from
each subordinate grange be appointed to act
in unison with other temperance workers in
circulating petitions to our next Legislature
on the temperance question.
! ReS0lUed, That copy of the above be sent
: to the EVERY EVENING for publication
o. W, EAsTBUBS,
CHARLES WALTON,
+. j.. pIEnsoN,
EpITH s. THOMPSON,
, HANNAH II. DAY,
, " Committee
| Vonr oop,n,;ttaa 10 rayisa fI,a consultation
and amend the tax law would beg leave to
; report the following
. WHEREAS, committee was appointed by
the last State Grange to prepare law equal
. i2ing taxation, both iii regard to our school
j laws and taxes for all purpoHes-the said law
looking TO the equal assessment and collec-
: ton OF taxes upon every species OF property;
4 and,
y WHEREAS, It is the opinion of this grange
! that We sadly need reform in our existing
l laws on taxation, education and representa-
3 tion, and that this can be more satisfactorily
o accomplished by new constitution than
!. in any other manner +; therefore, be il
"a ReSolUed That it is the duty OF all grangers
4 TO use their utmost endeayors toward gaining
"a this end, and that this Pomona Grange urges
70 every subordinate grange in the county Il
take this work in hand and work with energ,
in carrying it forward.
The committee would recommend that thu
~ members see to it, that such candidates a
, are seeking legislative preferments should b.
10 known to be mon who can BIO relied upon Il
3 carry out the objects herein contemplated
II We also recommend that the several subor
IS dinate oranges bring this matter PROMINENT!
q before them and its Importance 10 thorough,
q discussed and that the Legislature when con
vened be petltioned to enact such laws.
W d. W. CoRBIT,
" THOMAS L. DHwoRBH,
OF JAMES NJ. SnAKsrERE,
9, WILLIAM WALIlER,
ii Committee.
o. LEGAL POLITICAL POINTS.
Isaac c. Pyle has come ont for tn
Democratic nomination for She levy cour
y, from this city.
y Thomas W. SRville has resigned tn
- secretaryship Of the Republican count
ne executive committee, and will rs.il
~ from politics. Heretofore he has been .
"a n active and efficient worker, and h
cu services will be missed.
as ~ Lewis c. Vsndegrift, Esq., is spoken {