Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-11
POMONA GRAN9H MEETING.
Discussing Political Matters-Aegis
IatlOm 10 be Applied fora Lively

Discussing Political Matters--AeRts-
IatIon 10 be Applied fora Lively
Meeting.
special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
MILL CREEK HUNDRED, Dec. There
was q lively meeting Of the Pomona
grange Of New Castle county held at
Union school house Mill Creek hundred
to-day. There was large represents
tion Of the oranges Of the county. It was
an all.dsy meeting. Lunch was provided
by the good sisters at noon time. After
the routine business and an election Of
officers to serve for the ensuing year =
number OF resolutions were presented and
which brought out quite spirited dis
QUESTION. Among the resolutions intro
duced were the following;
ResoEued, That the sense of this Pomona
Grange of New Castle county, that the manu-
facture and sale of oleomargarine, suine and
all limitations of butter should be strictly
prohibited by law under heavy penalties. And
It was further
Resotued, That the State grange be urged
at the coming session to take such action as
will be necessary to bring the whole matter
fully and clearly before the next Legislature
OF this State and to use their utmost
endeavors to secure appropriate legislation.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
A resolution was offered and adopted
asking the appointment of q committee to
bring before the State Grange the subject
OF an agricultural board through which to
have the matter presented to our Legisla.
ture and ask for Its adoption. This reso-
luton brought ont considerable earnest
discussion. II WAS stated that the farmers
OF Delaware were the most numerous, the
greatest wealth producing GLASS and the
greatest tax payers in the State
and Il was about time that they
received some recognition AZ the
hands Of our Legislature and
that, although as rule sle farmers were
q majority Of the Legislature, when they
got into the atmosphere Of Dover many
Of them forget the interests of there lie
long occupations and leeislated FOR every
other interest than that Of the ssrioul,
turist A resolution was offered declaring
that equal representation WAS what the
people Of New Castle county ask as q
right. The resolution vent en- to
denounoe the adoption OF the propose
amendment to the constitution giving Nsw
Csstle county increased representation
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the part Of the brothers and the resolu.
tIon was tabled.
The following preamble and resolution
were offered:
WHEREAS, The nomination elections fol
county officers as conducted at the pres
emit time have become farce
and are used by partisan ballot box
| suffers for the purpose OF defeating
| good, intelligent, honorable men and Of
| placing on the tickets Of the different parties
| political rum ringsters, and are the cause OF
preventing good men from allowing theii
/ names to be used at nomination elections fol
the purpose OF being beaten, as in most caseE
| they are by some candidate that may be
trotted out by the machine ring therefore
| be it
Resolued, That in the absence Of law upor
| this subject, this Pomona Grange appoint
committee to draft bill to be presented K
| the Legislature at its next session that viii
make law that will govern the voting q
nomination elections Just as sacredly as at thu
general elections and make the penalty To-
Illegal voting at nomination elections tn
same as at general elections.
This last resolution brought ont th,
sentiment Of all present. 1t was hearth,
endorsed and adopted unanimously. /
vote Of thanks was passed thanking tn
good sisters Of Union Grange for the re
past served by them. A motion wa
offered and carried that the next meetin
Of the grange be held In Newark on tn
first Thursday in March, 1885.
A PATRON.