Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-31

a large crowd of local option enthusiasts
assembled in the SundGy-school room of
Union N. Il. Church. Saturday afternoon,
in answer to call for a convention issued
last week. The meeting was called for the
purpose of completing the organization of
the committee from New Castle county.
The Rev. Mr.. Du Halfway made the open
ing prayer. Professor Ii. S. Goldey was
chosen chairman and Isaac I. johnson,
secretary. The work of the convention
was then outlined in short address by A.
ID. Warner.
The Rev. ]. D. U. Hanna offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That a committee be organized by
thlh convention for tho advancement of our
local option work in New Castle county, the
committee to consist Of the following members
the members of the State central committee
T, in New Castle being members at large, and
three m efnbers from each ward In Wilmington
and three from each hundred in the county to
be appointed by this convention. II this con-
yenton shall not be able to fill all these posi-
lions, the county committee shall have au-
thorlty to NIL the vacancies.
RssoiUsd, That the members Of the county
committee shall organize IN their respective
wards and hundreds, committees for the ad-
vancemeut OF our cause in these wards and
hundreds. The ward and hundred committees
shall consist Of the three members of the
county committee from that ward or hum
dred. and of not lees than hve other members
20 be appointed at ward or hundred meeting
to be held at the earliest possible date.
A committee of five consisting of the
Rev. J. ID. G. Hanna, Ezra Fell, A. &.
Weber, AID. Warner and Henry Silver
was then appointed to select the commit
tees from the city wards and outside hun
dreds. The names of the wards and hum
dreds were announced by the secretary,
with the object i'll view of finding out how
many were present from each. Then
those who responded were asked to hold
in nf hfl
so that they could select three persons to
serve on the committees. When these
names were submitted to the committee OF
five. the latter held a conference which
lasted about 10 minutes.
During this conference, however, the
audience made several calls for speeches.
Rev. J. H. Howard introduced the Rev.
MIR. Miehm, pastor of the German Baptist
Church, who delivered II short but very
eloquent address. He confined his re-
marks principally to a contradiction OF
the statement made in the resolution
adopted al the anti-local option meeting in
German Hall on Thursday evening last.
He said ~ do not think that the resolu-
ton emanates from all the Germans of the
CITY. can at least speak for the pastor of
I one of the churches of this city and
would say that he is not in favor of that
resolution. | will vouch for the statement
that amongst some of the leading and
foremost workers, whose names can be
found on that petition, the majority oil
them have been excluded from our church
They have been excluded mainly fol
drunkenness. | wish now to eradicate from
the minds of the people the impression
that the resolution in German Hall tbs
other night proceeded from all the Ger
..mans of Wilmington"
b Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Miehm's ad
Wdress it was announced that the following
byommittees for the various wards and
;ilundreds had been selected:
hes First ward-J. r. Dill, w. X. Crosby
cund Dora McCloud.
Sitfecond ward. u. Perry, James Turnel
Third ward-G. w. Vandegrift, Nea
Comfy and Ezra Fell.
Fourth ward-J. II. Lewis.
Fifth ward-Dr. j. A. ParIn, w. w
Bullock and G. S. Rowland.
Sixth ward-To be named.
Seventh ward-Alfred Gawthrop, G. b
Cam and William Il. Hawkins.
Eighth ward-Lewis L. Grub and AL
fred Cochran.
Ninth ward-James II. Spencer, Thoma
McCrea and Robert Bromail
Tenth ward-Rey. J. b. Quigg, Rev. o
G. Buddington and c. T. Esley.
Eleventh ward-Elijah Green, Taylo
Gross and Benjamin simpson.
Twelfth ward-rhomas Curlett, JOSEPH
Coley and David McHcnry.
branuyWlne hlndred-George w, We
din, L. a. Baldwin and Alex Atwell.
North Christiana hundred-NOrris S
Luton and Frank +. Haley.
South Christiana hundred-J II. Walker
Richard 3. Fisher and Sarah Worrall.
White Clay Creek hundred-W. q. NJ,
Naueu, A. G. Weber and ID. ]. Murphy.
Pencader hundred-James II. Walker.
New Castle huudred-C. IL. Seminar
Henry Silvers and Thomas Slack.
Red Lion lundreQ-IO he named
st. Georges hupdred-C. Watkins. Jr
L. V. Aspril, Jr., and James II. Hoffecke
Appointments hundred-George NJ. |
Hart, John w, Atwell and James /
Green.
Black bird hundred-ro be named.
After this. remarks were made by Mi
Madge Hilles, secretary OF the w. G.. 4. [
Rev. DIR. Merritt Hulburd of Grace Churc
Rev. ]. ID. q. Hanna, Prof. H. s. Golde
Rev. L. Snowden Thomas and Ezra Fe
Mr.. Hanna favored the circulation
petitions for signatures, and also su
gested that meetings be held i'll each wa
and hundred.
Mr.. Warner gave notice that he won
be compelled to resign his position
secretary of the state Central Commit
when that body meets next Tuesda
This, however, will not deter me fire.
my duty 10 the temperance cause"
said.
Saturday nightnext another convent
will be held in Union NJ. Il. Church II
meeting will he the first of the series
ward meetings.
CECIL COUNTF.