Evening journal., 1889-05-13
CHANGE OF RULES.
MEETING OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

County Meetings.
The New Castle County Democra+iq
Committee met in the old Court House
at New Castle, on Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order at ri
O'Clock by William Herbert, chairman III
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee. Thomas Holcomb of New Castle
was elected chairman and George Lodge
OF brandywine hundred, secretary. The
credentials of the delegates We're read.
There was no contesting and they were
The delegates present were:
brandywine hundred-George Lodge,
William Ward. Horace G. johnson. Mer.
ris Taylor, H. w. MacIntire
Wilmington Zone from each ward)-
James A ODonnell, John +. Dolan,
Samuel Durney, James A. Magee,
Patrick Neary, Thomas J. Webb, W. II.
lyman, A. T. Klett, Alfred Collins, John
u. Dickey, Robert Cottingham, T. J.
King.
Christiana- }. Haughey, Hum
phrey Lynch, Joseph p. Chandler.
Samuel Kilgore. Calvin Crossan.
Mill Creek-Robert G. Justis, William
Peach, J. Harvey Whiteman, Howard II.
Jordan, Edward Haman.
Ils
Eliason, Albert H. Silver, Frank e. Her.
bert. James b. Toman.
White Clay Creek-W William II. Smith.
William l.. Wier, DR.. +. L. Springer, w.
J. Dickinson, James Hossinger.
Pencader-J. Wilkins Cooch, James r..
Deighton, Thomas McCracken, Andrew
s. Eliason, w r. Wilson.
Red Lion-Samuel J. Mccall John p
Donahoe, George G. Rothwell. Thomas
Bird, James II. S. Gam.
st. Georges. b. Ford, Henry Al.
Nowland. Alfred stephens, d. M. Coch.
ran, John Biggs
Appoquinimink-Jos Roberts. Jas
4. Taylor, John Townsend, Duval Gibbs.
Colin Ferguson.
Blackbird-B. F. Q. Rothwell. Abram
Hayden, John Lockerman, John S. Sim
mons, Joseph Van Pelt
After the reading of the credentials. a
3 committee was appointed to prepare
amendments to the old rules and present
them to the convention for consideration
and adoption The committee consisted
OF the following delegates
Brandywine hundred, George Lodge
Wilmington, Patrick Neary, w. r.
Lyman, I. J. King: Christiana, Joseph
Chandler; Mill Creek, Edmund Haman
White Clay Creek, w. l.. Wier Peneader
j. Wilkins Cooch, New Castle, Albert II
Silver Red Lion, s. j. Mccall; St
Georges, John Biggs; Appoquiniminkl I
Joseph Roberts; Blackbird, Abram
Hayden.
The committee retired to Company HIS
parior. While they were out the dele
gates were entertained by speeches by
Charles H. McWhorter, Henry A. Now.
land and Representative J. II. White
man. who were loudly applauded
When the committee returned the
chairman, John Biggs Esq. read the
changes, fully explaining each one.
The rules as changed, read as follows:
Whereas. 1t is desirable that the
county meeting of the Democratic party.
heretofore held at New Castle. on the
last Saturday Of May, in every year Of a
general election, shall be abolished,
therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Democratic Conven-
tion assembled at New Castle on the nth
day OF May, A. d., 1889, that the rules
Of the Democratic party be amended, as
follows 70 wit.
BY striking out ali of Rule and in.
serting in lieu thereof the following: \
Rule l. The chairman Of the Demo.
cratic County Executive Committee shall
call an election to be held ON the last
Saturday in May in every year of gen
eral election. In case Of the death or
disability Of the chairman aforesaid. such
election shall be called by the secretary
OF the said committee Said election
snail be held by the inspectors and Judges
who held the last Democratic pri.
mary elections, at the usual voting places
In the several wards Of Wilmington and
the respective hundreds throughout the
county, between the hours Of D. m.
and p. m, at which. one
person from each ward in VIII.
mington, and one person from each
hundred outside OF Wilmington shall'be
elected. The qualifications Of the voters
AZ TINS election shall be the same as are
hereinafter prescribed by Rule 2. The
persons so elected as aforesaid, in VIII
mlngton. shall meet in some suitable
place, on the Tuesday following said cleo
tlon, at clock p. m. and elect three
persons who shall be the members Of the
County Executive committee for vii
mington hundred, and shall perform the
duties hereinafter prescribed by Rule 8.
Ihe persons so elected as afore
said, from each ward in Whining
ton shall also at the same time
ana place appoint one person d for in
spector and two persons for Judges in
eaen election district Of Wilmington.
where primary elections are to be held
whose duty it shall be to hold the elee
tions hereinafter provided for. Where
there Is a contest Of two persons to he
voted for at said primary elections. each
candidate shall have a representative IN
said board Of election officers, and where
there are more than two persons contest
ing for the same office, no candidate
shall be entitled to more than one repre-.
sentative IN said board OF election off.
GERS. The person so elected as afore-
said from the several hundreds out
side OF Wilmington shall be the
members Of the County Executive Com
mittee for their respective hundreds and
shall perform the duties hereinafter pre-
scribed by Rule 5. and shall also appoint
one person for inspector and two persons
for judges in each election district Of
their respective hundreds, where primary
elections are to be held, whose duty it
shall be to hold the elections hereinafter
provided for. The provision hereinbefore
made relative to more than one candi-
date in Wilmington shall apply to every
hundred in the county. ANY vacancy
that may occur in the board Of election
officers shall be filed by the County Ex-
ecutive Committee Upon the votes for
The representatives from each
ward and the members of the
County Executive Committee from the
respective hundreds being fairly counted
and ascertained, the inspectors and
Judges shall publicly announce the result