Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
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| speclnl Correspondence Of Gazette ana journal
NEWARK, Oct, 91.-I.nst evening Caskey
1 Hall was again well filled, the OCCASION
| being the first campaign public meeting
| that the Democrats have held in this town.
| The Hon, Charles b. Lore and State Sena-
| tor Gerard G. Brown of Pennsylvania were
announced ON posters as the speakers of
| the evening, but Mr., Lore failed TO come,
and Lewis G, Nandegrift, ESD, spoke IN his
stead, heing introduced by the chairman of
the meeting, George G. Kerr Mir. Vandc-
grilt pretaeed his speech with the remark
that he intended to discuss local and State
! issues, not national ones. There was, he
said, no reason for the Democratic party to
fear a campaign on local issues or national
issues either nor is there any reason for
that party To fear thorough I'M
speetiun of the State and county accounts
by the Republicans. The latter would
find that the stewardship has been faith
fully maintained and carefully guarded
for a long period, The Democratic party
is IN organization Of reform in Delaware
and had always been SO. Illustrating this
he called 10 mind the reforms in municipal
affairs, such as a non-partsan water com
mission and registration law which "a
Democratic legislature has given to Will
mington. On the other hand the recent
accidental Republican legislature defeated
forms, namely the Five Commissioners
and the Australian Ballot bills. As to the
mitch abused levy court he said that he be-
ileYcd there existed no necessity for reform
III the morals of that body, only in the
methods OF transaCting business which
were perhaps tribe cumbersome After
reading the resolutions adopted by the
Democratic meeting held at Middletown
he declared that the Republicans were
opposed to all the reforms called for intha
instrument. They were opposedta the Three
commissioners bill, he said, because the
bill as framed was not intended to go into
effect until 1898 In this case the Repub-
Leans, if they carried the next House
weuld have an opportunity TO repeal or
amend i This in itself was IN evidence
OF had faith As to the county debt, lie
said, there was something 10 show for it
the courthouse the almshause, the insane
asylum and the bridges throughout the
county. The new buildings at Farnhurst
instead of costing the county an exorbi-
tant amount Will when the proceeds Of
the sale Of the insane asylum and the sale
Of the old aimsh0use property in vii
mington are paid in. make the cost almost
nothing. u was another evidence Of hon
esty and economy when the Trustees ofthe
Poor effected il saving Of $4,000 in ex-
fenseS in about two years. Mr.. Vande-
gritJ was followed, after the applause had
subsidized and after the local band had ex-
erted itself by Mr.. Brown, who spoke for
Il half hour or more on the tariff.
on saturday night taskey Hall wus
occupied hy largenumher Of Republicans
and Democrats gathered there to hear
Republican speeches from Edward G.
Bradford and George A. Elliott FsIs Of
Wilmington Mr.. Elliott ia o short speech
~ the first Of the meeting discussed the
tariff sneaker Reed the Federal Election
bin and county issues Following him
MIR, Bradford spoke most forciblv for
almost two hours on state issues and told
how The Three Commissioners bill, of
which he was the Trainer and advocate
had passed the Republican House and how
il Ind been buried in the Democratic
sNnate. Vie meeting was presided ever
BY : NJ Curtis and was d very pntlInsi-
astc one. Al the close Hugh d Browne
was called upon and delivered short
speech
Some very interesting races toak place
on saturday afternoon 1t kimblcville Pa
i've miles hht,ye here There were eight
races altogether among them a colt race
a walking race free for ALL, roadstcts
race, 3 minute 80 and III Glasses No
very good time was made Because of the
bad condition &c the track
The cost Of tho reCentlX-cnmpletrd i'm
pruyemcnts T. Wesley NJ H. Chapel at
ctlellautsyillc was about Sl,3ja. About
81 .O10 Of this had BEEN raised partly by
subscriptions hi money labor ana ma
teuials. t)H October Eth, when il WAS re-
opened after The improvement, over $40
was raised, thus almost Wiping ont the cost
of all the IMPROVEMENTS