Evening journal., 1890-10-09
ORGANS, II Cents Per Das.
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE.


twenty-five Clubs OF the state Repre-
sented Here Yesterday.
The third annual convention of the
League OF Republican Clubs OF Delaware
was held in the Young Mems Republican
club house on King street Yesterday.
The convention met at 2 o'clock and
twenty Eve clubs located In different
parts OF the state we're represented.
Colonel George W. Marshall was in the
chair and his annual address was FREE
quently applauded. After the creden-
tiala had been read and a committee on
resolutions appointed, the conveniiem
adjourned until o'clock in order that
the delegates OF the several districts
could caucus and name their choics for
officers. committeenen and delegates to
the National League Of Republican Clubs.
The following officers we're elected i'm
mediately after the League reassembled:
Presdent-Dr. George w. Marshall, Of
Milford.
Vice -Presidents-First district, Fran
els S. Bradley Second district, Henry @.
| Conrad Third district, James Pennewill,
Fourth district, @ r Layton.
Secrstary-Hugh O. Brown OF Newark.
William Ii. Person of
| Wilmington.
Delegates to the National League
Edmund Mitchell. Jr, William O. r Col
quohoun, Theodore Townsend aud Frank
Bacon.
Executive Committee, First District
Charles NJ Curtis. Michael f. Sluby,
William q. Sabafy; Second district
Hugh G. Brown, George B. Money.
Joseph O. Jolls; Third district--James
PenDewill, Theodore Townsend, A. E.
Jardine Fourth district-J r. Steel, ]
r. Thompson, John II. Johnson.
Representatives, to the National League:
First district Edmund Mitchell, Jr,
Second district-William G. R Colquo-
houn, William ~ Finn, Third district
Theodore Townsend.
A committee on resolutions, Edmund
Mitchell, Jr chairman, was appointed
before recess and Rev. j s. Willis was
left to draft the resolutions After the
officers were elected Mr.. Willis presented
his cut and dried material which
received the cut and-dried campaign ap
plause 80 common to Republican utter
ances in 1890. The resol utioEs were
passed unanimously and we're followed
by speech from Mr.. Willis. After he
had finished talking resolutions In re-
speet to the dead secretary Of the club,
Philip Plunkett, were adopted
Basilconthamaturgis Brown was next
called upon and recited few lines from
his ratification meeting speech but It had
evidently pulled upon the Republican
appetite polite and was not received
with the same enthusiasm that greeted
its first presentation
He was followed by f. Eden Bach who
In his small way accused Mr. Bayard or
being match boodler, said every city
officer with the exception of the commits
sioners had stolen public money accused
Judge Ball Of shielding gamblers
and said he knew gambler who saws
he can keep gambling place in this cry
as long as Judge Ball sits on the bench,
and one who has gone Seott-free on two
occasions when brought before him in
the Municipal Court; accused Judge Bal
Of entering into conspiracy with Sheriff
Allen TO keep the jail full Of prisoners.
and ended by declaring that the Demo :
cratic officials of this county would sooa
! be in the jail or in the almshouse.
The negro poet, Rev. Michael J. Slnby.
was next called for and recited misera-
Bile piece OF political doggeral, accom-
panied by an erratic speech that showed
Z an ignorant originality, peculiarly fasci
: mating to Republicans who have had
Z nothing but the war cry for their slogan
! during the past thirty years.
\ The meeting adjourned at 4 20 to meet
!, again at the call of the president.