The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-13
AprnAL TO riiE VOTERS.
stlrrlas address I--uoa bs The Republica

tee hae issued the following address:
On Saturday next between the hours of
II a. IN. and .. IN. the officers of election
will sit at all the polling places (65) in the
city to revise the registration, that is to
re.reglster all voters who have in any par.
tlcular changed their residence since last
November. and also those voters who
were registered but who failed TO vote.
Those also must register who have moved
into .hs city from other parta OF the state
SIEGE November. 1894 and prior to March
last; as we'll as those who have become
OF age since the November election.
Every such voter must register on Sat-
urday in the district where he now lives,
Those who have .moved from Que district.
to another must return to the old district
obtain transcript or certificate of their
former registration and pre5eut II In or.
der to be registered In the district where
they now live. Newcomers voters VINO
failed to vote lust fall. and voters vino
have come of age slnos then must ell be
registered anew.
Fully 5000 mon are to be re registered on
Saturday at sixty-flye polling places. TO
whom at least $500 certificates must he is.
sued. There ls much to be dona in a very
short time. The election officers ard the
committeeman for the district will be at
each polling place TO give advice ard help.
information can be obtained daily at head.
quarters from 8 to Il u, N. and from to
q D IN.
There is SO much to be done In one day
that every Republican In the city should
lend hand. There is always more work
thun the committee can attend TO. All
Republicans ought to bear in mind that
the members OF the committee are giving
their services gratis and are entitled to
all the support possible.
The committeeman devotes all his lels.
ute day and evening during December.
January. February and March OF each
year to get his fellow Republicans prop.
erly assessed. During July, August, Sep.
tsmoer, October aud November he looks
alter them in paying taxes. Every other
year he takes care that his party assoei-
ates DO not neglect to get registered
During the off year in May he sees to 1t
that the registration ls revised, which Ia
the work In hand for Saturday next; ard
Oh June next lie carefully calls upon
every man to come out and vote. THIS is
great deal of work for sixty five men to
do without pay, and in nine cases out OF
ten without expectation OF ever getting
any reward except to see his party sue.
cessful and to secure good government
for his city and HE county.
fhoughtless Republicans often find
fault with the committee for tho interest
they show and the success they attain at
party nominations. But the reason fer
all THIS zeal and success must be apparent
upon very llttle retlection. The Republl.
can who gets acquainted with all his fe-
low party men IN his district, who looks
thelr registration, their re-registration
and their voting each year, who In many
Instances pays hdif-dozen visits u year
TO each voter III order TO accom- pllsh Al5
work Tor the party and who constantly
Keeps on hand q full and accurate list ot
all the voters in his districts, natural ly
mas great deal moro interest In ana Is far
more successful ut nomination elections
than any other man.
ue becomes powerful because he Ia use
hAnutIEa niata lfNr.
often neglect their duties and load all the
work upon him. He seeks neither the
work nor the power, but both are thrust
upon him. He Ia compelled to know
where his party friends live in order to
get them assessed ami registered, to get
their lakes paid and to vote them and
hence he also knows where To find them
on nomination days. The true way for
all Republicans Is to share the work with
the committee md then they will also
share their ftower.
The First District Committee is working
under the best and falrest set of rules
ever applied TO politics u Delaware 1t
lnsures absolute fair play to a / CONTEST
ants for Office. 1t provides local control
10 the smallest detail. Ii has put an end
to Repeating" which was formerly the
vice of Republican nominations and
which Is still the ravorite mpthoi OF
nominating DemOCratln ticReCs i'll this
city aud county, 1t divides the work and
functions Tho committee constitutes
naohine'-agdinst the democratic party
only Tor they have never begu u unit in
the support of nny candilate.
The ct ength of the committee regts
| solely in their knowledge Ot the voters
| Their district lists are more accurate than
the city directory and these lists are re-.
| vised three and four times year. From
| these lists are made poll lists. by including
| the Democratic names, for each nonina-
/ HlnHttnn InIpA n ~
nation election Is Rs accurate ami honest
as an election held from registration
booka. No bona tlde votor can be excluded
and no repeater can got his work In
Therefore tho charge TINT no poll lists arc
Used at kepu hllcan primaries 1s u mali.
clons invention and wholly devoid of
| truth
1ne Republican poll llst includes all the
Repaollchns, qualified or unqualified. III
the yOLingidistFtctARd Is made In alyunce
from the commttteemen's district list 1t
i ls furnished 10 tic clerks two In eaGh
/ polling piaea and the names of the vot
era are CHECKED of as fast as they come
/ upaGd vote, Only residents OF tho dta.
trtct are therefore enabled TO vote, and the
! sysiem works as carefully as the regis.
i ttatioT schpme of the general election.
Tie tilst District COMMITTEE was orgai .
lied under lts present auspices In the
spring OF loS1 and from that year forward
1 The Republicans have uniformly secured n
majority In this city al eaeh general and
municipal election. During that time the
tax rate has be3n lowered notwithstanding
that the puhic improvements and the
public sRrYics Of oyufy character have
been greater and better than DUNG any
simiar period IN the history OF the city
Municipal government has b3tn abs5ltte.
iy FREQ from Official scandal Ihe dis.
graceful episodes OF eight aud ten yeara
ago ure no iongnT heafd OF. ltpping the
public till has ceased. Repub lean OliiCiu d
are moda!a OF public conduct. Property
owners, without aespeet TO their politics,
unite III commenting Republican admin.
| lstfatOfs For Dix yeafs lie Republicans
OF Wilmington nave given the CDmmunt
ty uuqdnlliiedly honest and deeen
government,
Tho First District Cumnittes does no
assume oven a moiety of tho craait fo
this excellent uublic management, but
every taxpayer will ADMIT that II woult
not have heen accomplished without III,
gIaat preliminary and primary work whici
the committee performed wear IN and yea
out. thoughtful Democratic ~ less thai
kepuhieaH5 owe debt OF gratitude Il
the First district Committee Ter the Rarl
which has dispersed the horde of Demo
cratic olliei lis who lived oif and fattensd
upon tile municipal taxes and WHO mud,
city government IN Wilmington by.Wori
and e reproach.
Tho committee In qualifying the Repnf
lean voters OF the city have utterly de
murallEed and routed tho Democrat
forces so that they no longer desm
worth while to hold nomination election
Of tickets that are only put up to be dc
feated, The bulk Of the Democratic tn,
payers are 50 well satisfied with municipG
administration by EepuEliGnts that lie
leave 20 the party bosses In seerel eaueu
the difficult task of itndinE candidates fu
the empty honor of Danoetatie nomtni
tiDns
lhe members Of the First District Con
inittfe are Il unit III their putpu5e to con
iinne this good work and they call upo
aVary citizen who wants good goYernmeI
and honest administration in tho city /
lend Il helping hand. 1l.ay conitaentl
Look for every euineet mems help nel
Saturday aud two weeks Inter, on june
they look with equal confidence tor Il fu
vote and consequently for tho lU.gest Iii
Jotlty over gwen III this city.
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