The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-22

Our Dover Letter.
Doyzs, April 2lst, $780,. An adjourn.
ed meeting OF leading Republicans of
Kent county was held yesterday In
rooRs OF the Young Mems Republican
Club. John a. Hoffecker Of Smyrna,
presided.
The most perfect harmony prevailed.
>. Colby Smith, chairman Of County
gave 1t as his opinion that
by proper attention to the payment
OF taxes and the registry Of voters,
there was 10 doubt rs to Republican
victory in November.
d. S. Clark of Kenton hundred said
that he believed 1t to lie tho duty OF
every Republican to qualify himself
In every respect according to the re-
quirements OF the new law of regis
tration and election OF the State, and
that in regard to the payment OF taxes
IL was his opinion thore was not Il Re-
publican in the county be he colored
or otherwise, who was not able to pay
his taxes.
Their duty is to do so In proper time.
for registration as qualified voters
should be strongly impressed upon
each and all. A. X. Cole OF Leipsio,
said he was strongly impressed with
the wisdom and incalculabls advan-
tages OF the system as exp aimed by
Mr.. Brown, secretary OF The State
League OF Clubs, and which had been
adopted In New Castle county. of hav.
! ing subsidiary committee to act in
concert with county committee, each
mem Der OF said subsidiary com mittee
| looking after matters in his respective
school district and see that his con
stltutents were qualified, dc. L. M.
Shaw, county committeeman for Mis-
pillion, and other county committee
men present, expressed themselves as
to the necessity OF having such suxil-
llsries.
On tho motion of Phil Burnett,
seconded by j. Frank Allied, it wss
unanimously agreed to thatths chair
man OF county committee ba request
ed TO convene meeting of that COM
mittee and get each member OF same
to nominate three active citizens OF
his hundred as members Of q subsi-
diary committee, to act with aud in
concert with county committee in en-
dsavoring to have citizens properly
qualified to exercise their franchise.
Mr.. Smith at once expressed his will
lingness to comply with the resolu-
ton, and 1t was arranged that at noxt
meeting, which was afterwards decid.
cd TO lie held on Wednesday, May 4th,
at o'clock. Mr.. Smith would SUB
NIT names Of proposed subsidiary com
mitteo.
A. NJ. Banner was requested To con
tinue to act us secretary.
In conversation with some OF the
leading Republicans OF the county
who attended this meeting your cor
respondent discovered strong desire
that Senator A. Il. Richardson and l..
n. Mills should be of the delegation
to represent this State at the National
Convention at Minneapolis. ....
The campaign OF 1892 at least SO far
as Delaware is concerned, may be said
to be fairly opened, and the Republi
cans OF Kent County are thoroughly
united and determined to wrest the
control OF affairs out of the hands OF
the Oligarchy which has made oui
State by-word aud Il reproaeh.
The Democrats, to use tho language
OF the Delawarean, ARE divided, and
tho leaders are in u cat and dog fight
over not only measures but msn." and
in illus tration of this fact | will just
refer to an occurrence which took
place at last weeks meeting OF the
East Dover Dem ocratic Club.
Mr.. Nandyke, young lawyer OF the
town, eon.in-law to J. Alexander Full
ton, ESD, had been announced as ora
tor for the evening, and whether
from want OF material or fear OF trayl
ling beyond the e8purgatDrial limit
. allowed. he did not occupy this time
allowed, when, and to fill up the time
I of the evening, j. Alexander Fulton
ESQ.,, who presided, insisted on otheri
present to speak, when Squire Young
in his free of. hand manner commenced
to praise Grover Cleveland and tc
abuse David b. Hill and the free silver
men, whereupon the pres dent, whS
is Farmers Alliance man and an ad-
vocute Of free coinage. attempted tc
put stopper on the Squire, but thu
Squire proved too doughty a cham
pi0n Tor James Alexander 10 eontenC
witt
i George A. Elliot, Esq, of Whining
+ ton will address this Young Mems Re
!. publican club on Wednesday evening
May 9Th, on ths issues OF tho campaign
when rouslng public nesting Is cS
pected 10 do honor TO tho orator an
Q syince all interest in his subject.