Daily Republican., 1890-05-21
THIRD EDITION
Demo, rats md Camp Meetings.

Democrats and Camp Meetings.
Tie Democratic State Central Com
miit,e mut ut Dover yesterday at / 30 y.
10. In the hall oil the House OF Repfesen-
tatlvts. The members present we're Col.
Johu NJ. Newell, Wm. Cooch sud w. II.
Weir. of New GAs.le County; John ID.
burton, William r. Hall and +. X.
N. red,th. Of Kent, and I. N. Fooks,
Benry Marshall and Colonel W. h.
eisvens, OF Sussex.
The committee .to7i four to four as
between the w olcott and Salisbury tac-
tions with William Gooch as u pivot
around which to revolve. The meeting
was held with closed 6oorp. aad al lbouRh h
alb Ut the only question OF moment to
decide was the time ior holding tho pri-
mary election for delegates anil ihe ia Q
OF tire State convention, it took the com
mtiee three hours to DECIDE upon the
time. H. yering around lie hotel par.
lois end in the vieinity oi the hall
where the meeting was held were Mr..
Yolcott, john Y. sauisbary, Col. 4 7.
Cooper, General kenney aud New
Castles own State Senator ID jnahoe.
in the first clash OF meeting camp
meetings loomed up prominently In the
discussion. II ths primaries aud TIE
State convention W re held before the
CSnd calnp Ineet'nr, which opens on
Saturday, August =. there would be no
chance tn see the !6ithiul to tell them
how to vote.
This camp meeting has always b en- q
fsvoTile trysting place for the Democrats $
Tor msuy years, and, just as The polili-
c'rns decide, the conventions are held
etltr before or alter the camp. THIS
time 1t WIS thought that most could be
gained by hold ny the elect ons after the
camp meeting, so that the Democrats
could take advantage oil the camp Tor
good purposss.
Only Levy Cour,man Wier aud City
Auditor Newell were in favor ct first of
tie after camp proposition, but 60
earnestly and eloquently did they plead
their cause that The majority, Ike the
eleven stubborn jury men, went over 20
the after camp side, aud the date OF the
q. INVENTION was fixed for August 18th.
This rivcs the Democrats the first Suu-
day of camp tD whoop up Tor tue eec-
,iUu OF delegates the iol owing Saturday
and the second sunday OF camp to
wboop up the delegates elected tor the
convention on the Tuesday following.
This WAS great victory for the two
noted democratic reformers from New
Castle county, a victory over which they
were well pleased. Whether the mana
gers OF the camp meeting Will be pleased
NJ turning the two Sundays OF their
camp into political mass meetings is q
question.
Colonel Newell 10 especially pleased
with the day set ior the cons, ntiop, AZ !
!. his birthday. The cot yen'iou will b
composed o; ls3 menb.rs, 81 for eacl
county, which is upon the same line q
The equal representation he Democsa
would give the Stats If they cultrolIe
- Stale CJnvention. NJ ssrs. Newell
Cooch, Hall, Burton, Foo!is and stever
were appointed com Diitee to prepar
III sdd'ess 10 the people.
The que stion OF whether South Muir
derkil aud lGsst Dover hundreds OF
eithtr OF them should vote two different
tickets in each OF ihs precincts or any
one Ticket IN the hundred was broach.d
but the com nmit.ee decided to leave thi.
sub for the keut county COMMITTEE
" settle,
Tho committee adjourned at 33
o'clock.