Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-06
They Break Away From Presi-
dent Harrison.
CLARKS0N THE NEW CHAIRMAN
The Committee is Made Up
For Blaine.
Nat Single Harrison Man In Charge--If
Harrison May Read the Signs of the
Times Alright IL VIII Tell Him ''No
Second Term"

signed from tne natlonnl ltepuDllcan
executive committee, and the resigna-
tion of each has been accepted.
The early portion of the national
committees meeting was devoted TO
their matters.
When the committee reassembled at
o'clock all approaches to their room
were closed, and no communication
could be had with those inside
The first business of the evening was
the presentation of Chairman Quay's
resignation, which came before the com
mittec in the shape of the following
letter:
WAsmseroN, d. c., July 29-Hon. j.
Slodt Edssett, ,Secretdyy National Republican
oDumittoe-DEAR SIN: This is to apprise
you that have to-day forwarded to Hon.
William ii. Andrews, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee of Pennsylvania,
my resignation as the member of the Repub-
lican national committee from that state.
Yours, truly, NJ. $. QUAY.
cLARKsoN MOVES REGRETS.
Upon motion of Mr.. Clarkson the fol-
lowing resolution wos adopted:
Resolscd, That we accept, against our
Judgment and with much doubt rs to the
wisdom and expediency of it for the
party's interest, the action of Senator
Quay in his resignation rs chairman and
member of the ,national committee. In
submitting to it, with so much reluctance
and regret, we desire to express from our
own knowledge Of the facts of his pre-
eminent service to the party our sense Of
the deep obligation under which he has
placed the Republican party and the cause
Of good government and patriotism in the
United States
He undertook the leadership of doubt
full cause in a time when the Republican
party was disheartened and the Democratic
party confident in the power of supreme
control in the government and the nation,
and when the odds. of the contest were
against our party and by his matchless
power, his unequaled skill in resources, his
genius to command victory, won for his
party an Unprecedented victory in the face
VI expected defeat.
AN INSIDE VIEW OF IT.
We know, as no one else can know
hat the contest which lie waged was one
1f as much honor and fair methods as of
jnvincible power and triumphant victory,
and that II was won largely by the power
of his superior geueralship and his un-
failing strength as a political leader. In
the great contest of 1888, in the months Of
severe effort and the years of these per-
sonal association with HIM, we have
learned to know the nobility of the man
and we desire in this conspicuous manner
q TO place on public record for the present
and for the future, as an enduring answer
to the partisan assaults Of q defeated enemy
K our testimony in appreciation of his public
services and his personal worth.
DuDLEY's ACCOUNTS AUDITED.
Following this came the report of the
committee on audit in the following
terms:
Your committee appointed to audit the
accounts of w. w. Dudley treasurer OF
"a IN
on a thorough inspection of the books and
accounts we are enabled to state that all
moneys received by the treasurer arc
actually and fully accounted for and sus
tanned in every particular by vouchers and
proper receipts. We are enabled from this
examination to approve of the treasurer
accounts and to express to the committee
our sense of its great obligation to tn,
treasurer for his faithful and efficient ser
vice to it in this capacity. Signed by j. )
Clarkson, Garret A. Hobart and Samue
Ecssenden.
DUDLEY's FORMAL FAREWELL.
The chairman then read the follow
ing letter.
WASHINGTON, July 30, iS0l.--To n
Erccutipe CODnNftee Of the mpubiica,
National Commntce-My Friends and As
Associates: inasmuch as yun are nbou
TO reorganize the executive committee TO
immediate preparatory work pending TIN
approaching presidential election Of lS04
and as my business engagements will de
mand all my time and attention durinl
the coming year, | am compelled to seve
the pleasant relations which have existe,
and still exist between Us. ] therefor
tender my resignation of the office o
treasurer of your cummitte and of tn
Republican national committee.
Respectfully yours, w. w. DUDLEY.
THE RESERVATIONS FORMALLY Ac
cEPTED.
The committee Immediately adoptei
resolution highly complimcntinI
Treasurer Dudley, after which his res
ignation and that of Chairman Qua,
were formally accepted and laid on Tn
table, subject to the approval Of the ful
Republican national committee at it
next meeting.
Mr.. ClarlSson was elected chairman o
the executive committee, and Mr.. llu
bart was elected vice chairman in til
place of Mr.. Clarkson, the chairman
being authorized to select a treasurer I
succeed Mr. Dudley.
THEY DINEp AT BLAINEs.
"The brains of the national commit
tee, as one of its members terms til
national executive committee, had bee
in session for this important business 4
.. the Arlington ever since 3 o'clock, wit
q recess from to $50 for dinner, dun
ing which Chairman Quay, attended b
his son Richard and Col. Frank Willin
Leach, went over, curiously enough, t
Blaine's former residence (now part G
Chamberlain's J for dinner, while Cor
ger of Ohio, the most rampant Blain
man Of them all, went out to dine q
Mrs. Logan's.
The meeting was exclusively made IL
of anti Harrison men, who were ais
Blaine men. John @. New sent IL
proxy, and if there is any other IIarr
son member ON the eXeeutine committc
he did not put in an appearance.
"rhere were only eight persons in n
just an elevatorful-as they disaI
peared from the sight of the waitin
crowd at $50 on their way to the VI
stairs room of meeting.
Quay, Clarkson and Dudley manage
everything. 1t was a harmonior
gathering. They were all in accor
about their general purposes, which al
to carry a fall election or two and
nominate Blaine. Regarding these ,
the chief objects of the meeting, the
n deferred the consideration of Quay
N promised resignation until the secon
ession. and devoted the first four houl