Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-24

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Meeting OF the Now Castle County
Temperance Executive COMMITTEES
Saturday afternoon meeting Of the
temperance county executive committee
Of New Castle county, was held in the
rooms of the Wilmington Red Ribbon
Association, No. 220-2 Market street.
Chairman Alfred Gawthrop presided, and
there was full attendance of the mem
bers.
Chairman r. II. Cooper of the STATE
Central Committee was also present, and
spoke of the work of temperance
Organisation, that had. been done through
out the State. He said the organiza-
tion was so thorough and the
interest in the work SO general, that he
felt encouraged to hope for victory this
year, instead of merely looking forward
10 strong fight this year and victory
two years hence, as had been his first
impression.
The Rev. J. W. T. Boothe, d. D.,
spoke in favor Of exercising great care in
the selection of good and pure men as
candidates for the various positions, and
David j. Sfdurphy of Newark spoke in a
similar vein, saying that If the politics OF
the country are continued in the hands OF
the rabble there will soon be no govern
ment.
Chairman Gawthrop said the great
effort of the temperance movement will
be to prepare q platform upon which all
temperance men can stand, despite tLeir
& different shades of personal and political
opinion. He asked for forbearance and
consideration 4 ' the feelings of others, in
the movement now under way.
A resolution was adopted declaring in
favor of making county nominations in a
county convention, to be held at such
time as the county executive committee
shall name, and to be composed of 25
delegates from Wilmington and five from
each of the other hundreds, the delegates
to be chosen by the people in the various
wards and hundreds. Tho matter of
apportioning the candidates for the Legis-
lature between the respective hundreds
was left TO the county committees.
j. Frank Ruth of Wilmington, was
elected member of the county executive
committee, to represent the, Eleventh
ward.
NO REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
A meeting of the New Castle county Re-
publican executive committee was held in
this city, Saturday afternoon, at the
rooms of the Young Mems Republican
Club, No. $40 King street. George W.
Stone, chairman, presided, and there was
full attendance Of the members. Chair
man Stone stated the object of the meet
ing to be to determine the adyisability OF
organizing and nominating n ticket for
the present campaign, and Joseph W. H.
Watson of Newport brought the subject
directly before the meeting by offering
the following resolution:
Resolued, That this committee deem 1t In.
expedient at this time to make any nomina-
tions during this campaign.
After thorough discussion the resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted. As the
term of the present county committee ex-
pires this year, the following resolution
in relation to the election of new COM
mittee was adopted;
Resolued, That the election of this com
mittee for the ensuing two years be held In
the usual manner on Saturday, the 18th OF
September, 1886, and that this committee
stands adjourned until that date, subject to
the call of the chairman.
AN uNFouNDED RuMoR.
The Nesos, Monday, publishes an
alleged "street rumorn to the effect that
Robert W. Chambers was offered So, 00C
and the position of deputy sheriff under
Giles Lambson, in case he would not run
as an independent candidate for sheriff.
Also, that some members of the Getty
Council ring" had been taxed to make up
the designated sum. The rumor is with.
out the slightest foundation and bears
ear-marks of having originated in the
NeioS office.