Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-12
ORGANIZED.
DnmuoRario uUUsry COMMITTEE
mr. Hensei Elected Chsirman-Ths Convsp.
uon To bo nsid first wednesday In

mr. Hensei Elected Chsirman-Ihs Uonvsp.
ton TO be nsid first wednesday In
June-mr. stsiumetz Thanked.
Tho Democratic county committee met
for organization this morning at 10 o'olock
In tho Democratic rooms, over the post.
office, aud was called to order by the
chairman, j. l.. Steinmotz, osq., chairman
Of last years committee, who stated the
object OF tho meeting to be TO organize,
by the election Of oflioers, and To consider
tho question of holding n county oonven-
tion. The first business In order would be
tho election Of q chairman.
Mr.. Weller nominated Mr.. Steinmetz
for chairman.
Mr.. Steumetz declined the position
unless the committee would pass a resolu
tion relieving him from oil responsibility
for conducting the city campaign, which
he argued should DO condusted by tho
city executive committee.
Mr.. Hastings raised tho point of order
that the committee could do no business
until q permanent organization be effected.
He suggested that Mr.. Steinmotz be
elected after which a resolution relieving
him from tho duties Of tho city campaign
might be passed.
Eitciing Chairman.
After considerable discussion, Mr.
StoinmotE still declining to accept, Mr..
MetZger, Of tho Ninth ward, and Mr..
Roland, of tho First ward, nominated MIR.
Hensel.
Mr.. Marsh, of Salisbury, raised the
point of order that Mr. Hensel was not
member Of the committee, and that as
chairman Of the state committee he would
have quito enough work on his shoulders
without being loaded down with. the
county committees work
Finally, on motion Of Mr.. Hoover, u
committee of three was appointed TO wait
on Mr. Hepsel and ask him II he would
accept Tho craftsmanship.
Tho chair appointed Messrs. Hoover.
Hastings and Montgomery said com
mittco, who, after waiting upon Mr..
| Hensel, reported that he preferred not to
assume the duties OF this offico, 10 addition
to those of state chairman but that IL no
| member of tho committee was willing to
take IL, and no person could be found, ho
would mako himself responsible for tho
| administration of II he could not DO in
tho city and county frequently during the
campaign except at the time OF committee
meetings, but would have an offi,o here
and some one in charge of the work Of the
local organization 4; II this arrangement
was entirely satisfactory aud no member
OF the committee was willing to take tho
place he would accept it.
MIR. Steinmetz positively declined and
said that he would resign his position as
member Of tho committee from the Second
ward in favor of Mr. Hensel, to enable
him to accept tho craftsmanship.
| Mr.. Hastings hoped he would not do so
and moved that the committee establish
the precedent Of electipg chairman who
is not q member of tho committee.
Mr.. Steinmetz feared the precedent
might not work we'll. Ho rendered his
resignation as member from the Second
ward in favor of Mr.. Hcnsel, the resigua
tion to take effect after tho Adjournment
Of the committee.
Mr.. Hensel was then elected chairman
by acclamation, and Boardly s. Patterson
OF Little Britain, and w. Hayes Grier, OF
OF Columbia, wero reelected secretaries.
limo of tho Convention.
G. w. Schroeder. of Columbia, movec
that the primary elections for delegat t.
a county convention to settle count!
ticket be held on Saturday, May 3lst, AM
that the CONVEX tlon DO held on Wcdnes
day, June 4th.
Amendments were offered to hold tn,
primaries on the 10th Of August and the
18th of September. but were voted down
and Nr. Schroeder's motion to hold then
On May 3lst was agreed to
On motion of Is. : Patterson, tho chair
man of the county committee was directed
to prepare printed blanks calling the pr
| maries on the day named and send at leas
: five OF them to each member OF the com
= mittoe, the time OF day during which tn
election is to be held to DO left blank b.
the chairman and be filed in by the dis
: trict member OF the committee.
1: Mr.. Marsh, Of Salisbury, moved that
: vote Of thanks be rendered to Mr.
: Stsinmeiz for his efficient services a
: chairman OF the committee during tn
past year. Tho motion was agreed to b.
o acclamation.
, Mr.. Steinmetz responded, regrettin
s that ho felt IL his duty to decline re
election, but promising in tho future as !
the past, to bo found a. work 10 the rank
n of the party.
!, Adjourned.
Old SOLDIERS.