Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-01
LAST EDITION
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The Webbing Organ Denounced and
Speaker DonAhoa,a A ction Connanded

The Webbing Organ Denounced ans
Speaker Donahoe's Action Commended
very largely attended meeting of tn,
Democrats of the Twelfth ward was helC
last evening at the headquarters, Fourth
and Scott streets, for the purpose of or
ganization. Philip R Shea presided
and Owen j. Hession, Jr acted as score
tary The following officers were elected
President, Philip r. Shea vice president
owen j. Hession; secretary, Owen j
Hession Jr. inspector, James w. Shaffer
member of the City Executive Commit
tee, John F. Daley; treasurer, Matthew
J Gallagher. ward committee, Matthew
j. Gallagher, Michael Carney, James w
shaffer. Patrick Haggerty. Joseph Bickta,
John Long, Owen ] Hession, Harry
DonnellY, and Paul Donovan.
After the organic ation and election OF
officers the meeting discussed the Five
commissioners bill and the bill for the
appropriation of $500. 600 for the i'm
provement of the streets Of Wilmington
Several short, sharp addresses were de
livered, in which the position of Speaker
Donahoe was commended and the action
of Every Evening was denounced as un.
patriotic, selfish and inconsistent, in its
OPP osition TO the Five Commissioners
bill and to the Donahoe amendments to
the other bill
Attention was drawn to the several
sewers which have been built in the city
lately BY an outsider, who. although
hundreds OF workmen could be found in
the city, employed laborers from Phila
delphia and other places, not mentioning
host of foreigners. to the detriment of
fhnaa ho al = h. =. L.
OF the work. 1t was the unanimous
opinion of all present that the action of
the Street and Sewer Department in the
past necessitAte6 the taking of some
means to prevent the continuation of the
abuse. Respecting the amendment to
comTel the Street and Sewer Department
to pay the interest of the loan out of its
present appropriation, it was the unani-
nous opinion of the meeting chat such
was necessary to keep down the already
heavy and aecumulating taxation of the
city. The following resolutions were
passed.
Resolved, BY the Democrats Of the
Twelfth ward at their regular meeting
That we protest most earnestly against
the poignant attacks of the Every
Evening, on the Hon. JOHN P. Donahoe
speaker Of the kenate. in connection
with the Five Commissioners bill and
others.
THAT we recognize In Speaker Dona-
hoe an able and fearless champion of the
cause of the working masses, and he
deserves the thanks of the working
people of Wilmington Ia his efforts TO
have their money. In the taxes they will
have to pay, spent within the state. in
the purchase of material and required
labor.
That we humbly pray the member S
OF the General Assembly not to be in
huenced by the Every Evening, a paper
which, while protesting Democratic
principles, helped to elect a Republican
mayor and Republican Levy Court for
the Democratic city of Wilmington and
county of New Castle
9 Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
buttons be forwarded to Hon. John P
Donahoe, and that he be requested to
have them read in both houses of the
General Assembly, and further that we
call upon the Democratic Association of
this city to rebuke the Every Evening
for the false position Ia which 1t has
tried to place the Hon. John P. Donahoe
before the voters of the city and state. Z"