Daily Republican., 1888-12-05
FUTURE OF THE EPARTY
A MEETING AT THE TIPPE.
CANOE CLUB ROOMS.
Republicans Preparing for . More
Hmoisnt Organisation OF the
PaEiy-MesSures Adopted
Last Night.

publioans at the Tippecnnoe Club rooms
tepth and Market street1, last night &C
axe action uIon rules ommended
for the better organization OF the party,
wss largely responded 10 by en:huAlas
10 R8pnbiicsus.
The toue and spirit oI the msetlna in.
dlchted Determination to sucoesd, and
place New Castle county " ore 1t DROP
srly bal ong in the Republican oolamn,
The meeting was organised By calling
Henry y. Piokels to the chair and max
log v. u. Bach socretArg.
Alter q few Introductory remArka
iEom the chair and the businets Of the
meeting explained, the report of the
COMMITTEES on the plan for Ee0rRAnizlnR
the party was called for and WAS read
So follows:
WILMINGTON, Del Dee. 4, 1883.
ITO The Il publican Voters OF the Olty
Of Wilmington:
"YouE committee on the reoraAnizG
tion OF the party mAohinsry In this oIty,
appointed at mass meeting OF Rspub
loans on the l0th Of last month, beg
leave 20 submit report Of their Wor6
and 70 recommend the adoption Of III,
same for the future RuidAnos and reeu
iAtl0n Of the party IN this oity.
Ut was found upon tAkiDR up this
work that there were two committees
with equal authority, bui wholly sepA
rate 10 action, In possession OF the active
organization Of the party. The one rep
resented the county authority, the 9th Ct
that OF the city solely. The former is
Known As the First District OommIttee,
she latter ~ she City Comm ttee. The
drsl is the Wilmington portion or halI
OF the Republican Executive Commits,
Of New Castle County, and 10 Q political
body over which the Republicans OF
this city do NOT have exclusive author
ity. Its rules and o5nditious OF exis
teDce are subject only to the comeIt cd
authority Of the Republicans OF the en-
tire county. This body ia elected BIZ
ennially, and the present committee has
been In existence for the last ssveu
months.
1.-THE other body, known - the Re
publican Oity Committee and elected
annually, hes hitherto been In charge
OF ell municlpAi elections and the worh
that Immediately psrtaipsd tIe.eto.
Over this committee the Republicans OF
Wilmington have Absolute power.
"It has been the object and purpose
Of yonF committee 10 bring toReIher the
powers and duties OF these swo commit
tsfs; TO unite the divided AuthOiity, and
to consolidate in one body the regponsi
bilitleB that now rest on both and often
fall between the twOi and thus 10 sim.
| plify and strengthen the local party
An'Za.ion. II 10 noteworthy inCt
that good many Of the best party
workers are nov msmbs1S OF both
committees, and heLo % The abolition Of
ons Of thsm will NOT retire from active
fetvics any considerable number Of
etfsodye committeeman. Your commit
tee, therefore, recommends;
"Flrst. That tue R pablIean City
Committee be dissolved aud abolished, :,
Doses bs vested In the First d siriOt
CommitieS.
Second, That the First District Com
uittse shall be sole organization for the
con6uct and management OF the affairs
Of the Republican party in tbls Cisy,
Whether pertaining 10 national, state
county or municipal politics.
Third, That the members OF the
BirBt District Committe3 DO requested
70 organize ct once In the several wards
OF the city. Ward committees uom-
poSed Of two mem beTs from each muniol-
pal election district In the ward.
"FRED q. BACH,
"eETH n. BEAsTER,
"JAMEs L BAwKINs,
JOHN NJ DUNN,
"H U. PICRELs."
The report WAS the subject OF an
hours talk, in which . large number
preeent participated. The FemArke
we're all Of q CsmmepdAtOFy character,
oonciliatory In tone and earnest In
advocacy Of the Republican csuRe, after
which TIE IepOtt Was unanimously
adopted.
The following resolutions, offered b.
John n. Dunn, were adopted:
Resolved, ThAt the FIrot District
Committee are requested sud instructed
70 take the necessary steps to at once
hll all vacancies now existing In that
committee In the various wards Of this
city.
"Resolved, That the First District
Committee are Instructed TO prepare sud
adopt The neaeJaAry rules for the gov.
eminent Of the party and have the same
printed"
James L. Hawkins offered tho follow.
ing, which WAS also adopted
Resolved, That the members Of the
FlEst Disl!ioh Committes be instructed
TO organise committees in the various
wards Of the city, either by holding
elections by ballot, or by meetings OF
the voters Of the party In those Wards."
The ohairmsn Of the city and county
committees were then Instructed TO call
mestinRS OF their respective bodies ct 81
early day IS poanibls to put In force
the new rules - adopted by the party,
after which the meeting adjourned.