Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06
REPUBLICAN, RUls MS.

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ShnnRes Adopted with Reapecs so
the City and County Committees.
we'll attended meeting of Republi-
can voters was held Tuesday night In the
rooms Of the Seventh Ward Rapubiicsn
Olnbi southwest corner of Tenth and
Market streets, TO hesr the report OF the
nomhiittee on reorganization OF the party
~ - ,nis cry. d. L. Pichels presided with
:. T. beca secretary. The report of the
committee was as follows,
W1tatSaToN, DEL, Dec. A, iss8-To he
hfphblcdn Poters Of he Csty of Wiln,ing.
VI tour committee on the Reorganization
o. the party machinery Ia this city, an
polluted at Il mas meeting OF Responsiveness
o. lhe 10 b OF last month, beg leave to sub.
NIT a report OF their work and to recon.
mend the adoption OF the same for the
iu{nre guidance and regulation Of the party
yea found upon taking up this work
mat there were two committees with equal
aathotity, but wholly separate In action, in
possession OF the active organic tion Of the
parry. The one represented the county
aalhority, the other that of the city soleiy,
rms 'ntmer Is known as the first district
committee, the latter as tbs city committee,
fiie iirst 10 the Wilmington portion or half
ot the Republican executive committee of
Now oastle county and is a political body
over which the Republicans OF thts city do
moi nave exclusive authority. LIS rules and
cphditlons OF existence are ject only to
Inc combined authority OF the Republicans
OF tue entire county. This body Ia elected
bi enntally and the present committee has
been In existence for the last seven montbs.
inc other body, known rs the Republi.
can city committee, and elected an
annually, bns hitherto been In charge Of all
municipal elections and the work that i'm
mejia'ely pariained thereto. Over this
committee tho Republicans OF Wilmington
have absolute power. n -
IL has been tho ohjsct and purpose of
your committee TO bring together the pow
ers and dudes OF these TWO committees; 10
mite the divided authority, and to eonsoii.
OATS ln one hody tue responsibilities that
now rest on both and often fail DAtWean the
two; and thus to slmplify ana strengthen
the local party organization. 1t Is a note
worthy fact that good many Of the best
parry workers are now members Of both
commuters, and hence the abolition OF one
OF them will not reslIe from active service
any considerable number OF effective COM
mltteemen. Your committee, therefore,
| recommends:
First, That the Republican city commit.
tee be dissolved and abolished, and that its
| powers, ddtles and purposes be vested In
lnH uFst district committee.
| Second. That the first district committee
shall be sole organization. for the conduct
and management OF tina al Irs of tins Ra.
| Publican party IN this city, whether Ipsr.
rntning TO national, state, county or muniel-
| pal politics
Thirl. That the members Of the first dis-
| triat COMMITTEES be sqasstebtqDtganize IL
once In the several wards ct the city. Ward
committees composed OF two snemsete from
each municipal election aissrIet ~ theward,
Fafij t.. B.on,Jf
sErn ". FEAsIBR,
1sAilss Il. HAWKINS,
JOINS ii. DuSN,
II, II. PloRELs.
The report, after thorough discussion
was adopted.
John NJ. Dunn offered the following
resolutions which were ADOPTED;
Resolgsd, That the First distridt commItte
are requested and Instructed to fake tn
necessary steps to at once fill all vaoancle
nov existing Ia that committee Ia the vari
ous wards OF THE city.
RtS0lped, Tina, the First district committe
are Instructed TO prepare and adopt tn
necessary rules for the government OF tn
party and have the sams printed.
James L. Hawkins offered the follow
ing, which was also adopted /:
Resotpei, That tha members OF the Flrs
district committee os instructed to organic
committees In the various wards OF the city
either by holding elections by ballot, OF b
meetings OF the voters OF the party In thos
wards.
The meeting before adjournment re
quested the chairmen Of the CITY ant
county committees to call meetings o
their respective bodies as soon as possibl
for the purpose OF putting int operation
the plan of organization adopted by tn,
meeting at the earliest practicable date.