The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-28

The County Local Option Committee,
| called by the State Central Committee act
| Ing under the authority of the state con-
| vention held at Dover, met in the Union
NJ. Il. Church on Saturday afternoon. 1t
was called to order at about 220 o'clock
by A. d. Warner, secretary OF the state
| committee.
Professor II. S. Goldey was chosen tenn
porary chairman and Isaac T. johnson Sec
retary There were about 200 persons
| present when the convention was called to
order. The proceedings were opened with
| prayer by the Rev. ]. A. Duhadway.
On the call of the roll of wards of the
| city and hundreds of the county responses
were made by delegates from all these sub
divisions of the county except Mill Creek,
Pencader, Red Lion and Blackbird hun
dreds.
State Secretary A. d. Warner in explain
ing the object of the county convention
said that the recent state convention at
Dover, State Central Committee COM
posed of five members from each county to
carry forward the work of preparing for
the passage OF local option
law had been appointed. This COM
mittee had not been called together for
the reason that the members of 1t have not
been able to get together. 1t is expected
Tuesday next. 1t has, however, been sug-
| gested that each county organize and in
New Castle county 1t has also been sug-
gested that a county committee of three
members from each ward of the city and
hundred OF the county be appointed The
county convention was called to complete
that organization.
The Rev. j. d. C. Hanna spoke briefly as
to the purpose Of the convention, remark
ing that 1t was not intended to pass pro-
hibitory law, but local option law allow
ing the people of the state in it's various
divisions to vote upon the question of all
lowing the sale of intoxicants In those di-
Visions He thought this very demo-
cratic idea. He offered the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That a county committee be
organized by this convention for the ad-
yancement of our local option work in New
| Castle county; the committee to consist of
the following mombers the membership of
the State Central Committee in the county
being members -at-large and three MEM
bers from each ward In Wilmington and
three from each hundred in the county, to
be appointed by this convention. If this
convention shall not be able to fill all of
these positions the county committee shall
have authority to fill the vacancies.
"Resolyed That the members OF the
county committee shall organize In their
respective wards and hundreds committees
for the advancement of our cause in those
wards and hundreds. The ward and hum
dred committees shall consist of the menl-
bers of the county committee of the ward
or hundred and not less than four other
members, to be appointed at a ward or
hundred meeting to be held at the earliest
possible moment"
The resolutions were adopted on the mo-
tion of the Rev. ]. b. Quigg.
The Rev. J. d. G. Hanna then moved
that committee of one from each ward
and hundred of the city and county be
appointed to nominate members of county
committee. The motion was amended to
make committee of five members and
was adopted.
The chair then appointed as that COM
mittee the Rev. ]. d. c. Hanna, Ezra Fell,
A. ID. Warner, A. G. Webber and Henry
Silver. The committee without retiring
asked that roll of the wards and hundreds
be called and that representatives present
rise and give their names, and that these
representatives afterward assemble in some
portion Of the room and suggest names
from which the nominating committee
could select members of tho county COM
mittee. In roll-call Of hundreds responses
We're made from all but four All the wards
While the delegates were discussing the
question of nomination the Rev. w. P.
Swartz moved that the nominating COM
mtttee be continued until the county or
ganization was complete. The motion was
adopted.
The Rev. ]. II. Howard, D. D., asked
that the Rev. Mr.. Mihme, pastor of tho
German Baptist Church of this city. be
invited to speak to the convention on the
relation Of the German people to the local
option question, and also their relation to
the resolutions passed by the anti
local option convention recently held in the
German Hall. The speaker was called to
the Platform amid a hearty round of ap-
plause. He said that he was proud to be
known as German lie was proud of the
national spirit of Germany, of her position
in literature and education but he was
tired of hearing the name Of Germany used
as synonymous with that of nation OF
drinkers. The best Germans are willing
to admit that the drink habit is the ma
tiohal fault, but he was sure that the reso-
lutions of the German Hall convention do
not represent all the Germans of the city.
They do not represent the three German
churches of the CITY, He could speak en-
phatically for his own church. None of its
members would sign or commend the anti
local option resolutions.
In closing the speaker said there was too
much talk about mems rights; there should
be more about their duties. He was ready
to take the position of Paul and abstain
from whatever caused his brother to sin.
The speaker was heartily applauded.
The committee to nominate a county
committee reported as follows:
For Wilmington
First ward. r. Dill. w. X. Crosby,
Dora McCloud
Second ward-J. E. Perry, James Toner,
Frank Rutter
Third ward-G. W. vandegrIft, Neal
Coney. Ezra Fell.
Fourth ward-John II. Lewis, two to be
supplied.
Fifth ward-w. w. Bullock, Charles 5,
Howland, DR.. Parm.
Sixth ward-No one named.
Seventh ward-Alfred Gawthrop, q, NJ
d. Cam, w, Il. Hawkins.
Eighth ward-Lewis T. Grub, Alfred
Cochran, one to be named.
Ninth ward-James II. Spencer Thomas
McCrea, Robert Broomal.
Tenth ward-The Rev. ]. b. Quigg, the
Rey. o. G. Buddington, c. T. Esby.
Eleventh ward-Elisha Green, Taylor
Gross, Benjamin Simpson.
Twelfth ward-Thomas Curlett Josepb
Coley, David McHenry.
Brandywine hundred-George w Wei
den, r. NJ. Baldwin. Alexander Atwell.
North Chrstiana-Norris G. Sutton,
Frank f. Haley ]. p. Rhoads.
Mill Creek. II. Walker, Richard d.
Fisher Sarah Worrell.
White Clay Creelt--A, G. Webber, W. C,
McNamee. d. j. Murphy.
Pencader hundred-James H. Walker, two
to be supplied.