Evening journal., 1888-12-05
REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION.
The City Committee is Abolished By Mass
Meeting-The First District Committee
Put In Charge.

The City Committee is Abolished by Mas
Meeting-The First District Committee
Put In Charge.
The Republicans Of this citv held )
meeting last evening IN the Seventh
Ward Republican club room. al the cor.
ner OF Tenth and Market streets. for tho
purpose Of simplifying the party organ
lzatlon. This work had been turned over
70 special committee of six at a meeting
held on November 10 in Institute Hall.
me committee was composed Of Freder.
lex +. Bach. chairman, Henry G. Mae
Lear, Colonel John NJ. Dunn. James l.
hawkins, Seth H. Feaster and Henry I.
Pickles. The committee made it's report
last evening. Mr.. Hawkins moved its
adoption, when it was debated bv Mr.
hawkins Colonel Dunn, Charles Baird
z. *. Gilmore, John II. Graham, Amos a,
Eastburn, Mr. Pickles. Mr.. Feaster
robert =, Fraim, Esq and others after
which II 1t was unanimously adopted
The report reads as follows.
wilmington, Del. December 4. 1883
70 the Republican voters Of the city Of
wilmington: Your committee on the re-
organization Of the party machinery in
TINS city, appointed at a mass meeting Of
republicans on the 10th of last month.
neg leave to submit a report Of their
work and 70 recommend the adoption OF
lhe same for the future guidance and
regulation Of the party in this city.
II was found upon taking UP this
work that there were two committees
with equal authority, but wholly separate
IL action, IN possession Of the active
organization of the party The one
represented the county authority. the
other that Of the city solely. The former
Is known az the First District Committee
the latter as the City Committee. The
hrst Is the Wilmington portion or half Of
the republican Executive Committee of
New Castle county, and is political body
over which the Republicans Of this city
40 not have exclusive authority. It's
rules and conditions of existence are sub.
Ject only to the combined authority Of
the Republicans of the entire county.
This body is elected bi enniallv and tile
present committee has been ia existence
for the last seven months
The other body known as the Repub
llcan CITY Committee and elected annu
ally, has hitherto been ia charge Tof all
elections and the work that
immediately pertained thereto. Over this
the Republicans Of Whining
ton have absolute power.
n II has been the object and purpose Of
your committee to bring together the
powers and sduties Of these two com.
mittees to unite the divided authority.
aud TO consolidate in one body the re-
sponsibilities that now rest on both and
often fall between the two land thus to
simplify and strengthen the local party
organization. 1t is a noteworthy fact
that good many of the best party
workers are now members Of both com |
mittees, and hence the abolition Of one Of |
them will not retire from active service
any considerable number Of effective |
Your committee there |
fore, recommends.
First, That the Republican City |
Committee be dissolved and abolished. |
and that its powers, duties and purposes |
be vested in the First District Committee. |
Second, That the First District Com
mittee shall be sole organization for the
conduct and management Of the affairs |
q the Republican party in this city.
whether pertaining to national, state |
county or municipal politics.
Third, That the members Of the |
FIRST District Committee be requested to
at once in the several wards Of
the city, ward committees composed Of
two members from each municipal cleo
tion district in the ward.
The First District Committee will hold
q meeting at No. $40 King street on next
Monday evening to put into effect the in
struetions and requests of the party.
Frederick +. Bach is chairman of this
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., is sec
retary and Henry B. Duncan is treasurer.
The Republican Comfy Committee. of
which Henry Pickles is chairman. will
meet next Saturday afternoon, 2 o'clock.
at No. $40 King street