Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-16
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
The Formal CaiI for state and Nationa
Conventions.

The Formal CalI for stnte and National
Conventions.
To the Republican Clubs Of the State
of Delaware. In accordance with the
constitution of the Republican League Of
the United States, the second annual con
vention of that body has been called by
the president and chairman Of the execu-
tive committee to assemble in the city Of
New York, at noon on Wednesday, the
10Th day of December next.
This convention, by the 9Th article Of
the constitution, is TO be composed Of
together with the president thereof
There is no provision in the constitution
as to the mode i'm which these four dele
gates shall be elected. Each club in the
State Of Delaware is hereby requested to
send five delegates to the convention Of
the league to be held mt Dover. Del ,
Wednesday. December 5, 1883, for the
purpose of selecting four delegates TO
represent the state league Of Delaware TO
the convention OF tho Republican League
of the United States to be held on De
cember 10. 1883, as above indicated.
10 is of the highest Importance to the
interests of tine Republican party that
our organizations in this state shall be
preserved. 1t is believed that the sue
cess Of the party in Kent aud Sussex
counties, at the recent elections, is in a
great degree attributal to the organized
efforts OF our clubs, and that if they had
been put in operation two yenrs ago the
party would have achieved the same or
probably more complete success in New
Castle county as in Kent and Sussex.
II should be the duty of every club and
every member Of every club to set about
Immediately the arduous task Of counter
acting the oppressive and tyrantical pro
visions of the cdious and infamous assess
ment and collection laws which. as adj
minstcred by the party in powers have
placed and fol- fifteen years have kept in
power the Democratic party, which, in
| truth and IN fact. has in all these years
been the minority party in the state.
AS the Republican party viii have at
the next session of the General Assembly
n majority ia only one branch Of that
body, IL will be impossible to repeal those
laws without the aid Of at least three
Democratic members of the Senate, and
our only relief. therefore will be found
in the vigilance and untiring labor of our
local organizations in procuring the game
the state to be placed ON the assessment
list and taking care TO look after the
payment of taxes Of that class who here
tofore have been made the victims OF
these iniquitous laws.
There has not been an election held in
this state since the passage of these
unjust enactments that would not have
resulted in a Republican triumph but fol
their dishonest administration. For
proof of this assertion we need not search
farther back than the late election, es
peciaily in New Castle county, in which
county there are now 5000 Republican
voters who have been unjustly deprived
of their right Of suffrage, by being drop.
ped from the assessment lists after THEN
names have been handed in, or by being
returned delinquent while being both
ready and willing TO pay their taxes had
they been called on to do so. 1t is to be
hoped, therefore, that the members OF
our organization will take this matter
to heart and each and all Of us do oul
whole duty In this respect. 50 that in the
election two years hence we may achieve
q victory in each and every county in our
State. q. W. MARSHALL, President.
J. J. PLUNKETT, Secretary.
Milford, Del, Nov 10, 1883.