Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30

Appotnteu-Lnuu selections throughout
The Department of Elections has
ignored the list Of candidates for regis
tration officers which was furnished by
tho First District Committee OF the
Union Republican party choosing the
list furnished by the Regulars instead.
This names Oh the two lists were
identical, but one was signed by the
officers of the Regular committee anu
tho other by tho Union committee
officers. This elsctiOn commissioners
took up the two listo, and, as it was
necessary to decide between them, Il
selection was made, the opinion of tfia
commissioners being unanimous in this
respect. Tho Republican registration
officers were, therefore selected from
the list furnished by tha Regulars.
Tho one furnished by the Union Re
puhliGana was returned to Chairman
Downuy OF tho Union Republican First
District Committee Monday. ACCOM-
panied by the following communication
Wilmington. Del, June u, 1903. =
Stephen Downey, ESQ.,, Chairman Of
the Fret District Committee of the
Union Republican Party Of the State
of Deawars--De Sir: by tho unani-
mous vote Of tho Department of Eleo.
tions for the city OF Wilmington, /
herewith, most respectfully return to
your committee its certificate of recon-
incubation for registration ollicers.
&C. In uoing 60 respectfully call your
attention To tho PROVISIONS of sub,
section OF section 3 of tho act entitled
AN act creating Department of
Elections for the city of Wilmington,
passed ut Dover May 30th, 1893, anu
approved juno 1st, 1885, which is as
follows, to wit:
'''They shall in tho month OF june,
in each year in which general election
ia held appoint for each election dis
trict in the city of Wilmington three
capable persons, who shall be v0terH
and residents of the election district
for which they snail lie appointed, who
shall lie the registration officers Of the
election district for which they are APP
pointed; one of whom shall be desig.
mated registrar, and tho other two
assistant registrars and not more
than two of them shall be of the same
political faith; provided, that the total
number of registration officers in each
Representative district shall be divided
"a equally rs possible between tho two
leading political parties, as the same
shall be detorminsd unon by the De-
partmcnt Of Elections, at the tins OF
making the appointments. md further,
for each appointment accredited To sny
political party, under this section, the
City Executive Committee OF such
political. party shull furnish the De-
partmcnt OF Elections on or before the
first day of juno OF the year in which
said appointment is to be mHde, v list
OF three naines Of propsrly qualified
persons, from which lists tho Depart
ment of ElsctiuGa shall make itH ap-
pointments,' You'wil observe by tho
above and foregoing that the language
OF tho statute is; The two leading
political parties. 1t is manifest, thero
fore, that tho Department of Elections
aforesaid Gun receive the Certifieates Of
but two political parties. In deter
mining which political party la entitled
to recognition, this department is
hound by the provisions of section o,
Of chapter 396, Vol. XX., Laws OF
Delaware, page 403, which is as fol
lowe, TO WIT: Section S. That Whenever
in the laws OF this Stata relating to
general or epocial elsotiona the words
principal political parties now occur,
or words equivalent thereto, or go
designating parties shall he used, the
same shall DO taken to designate, and
arc hereby declared to designate, the
Democratic party md tho Republican
PARTY. by tbs proyisions of the Last
mentioned statute the General AasBm-
bly, has placed construction upon tho
words principal nolitica parties, and
has declared them torefer ia the Demo-
cratic Early and the Republican party.
THIS contradiction 10 further declared
to Hpply to v ards equivalent thereto.
meaning words equivalent to the words
principal political PARTIES. You will
not doubt hut that the words leading
political partips' arc equivalent to the
words principal political parties. then
ut muet follow from tbs language of
your certificate which ia 40 follows, to
wit:
- Bo 1t remembered thRt we, Stephen
Downcy, Chairman of tho First DiH-
trict Committee Of tine Union Repubi-'
can party of the State Of Dalawuro. and
Howard Il. Staata, Secretary OF aaid
committee, &C., that tine political
pnrty nf which you are tho Official rep
resentativo dnes not coms within tho
legal recognition of the said Depart
ment Of Elections.
'Ihe certificate recognized by this
department must, by force Of Inv, be
the certificate received from Horace q.
Knowles, chairman of tho Republican
First District Committee of tho city
OF Wilmington, which said committee
uppsars by his certificate to have 'ex-
elusive control and management of tho
affairs and GnnCerns OF tue Republican
party in said city Very respectfully,
Thomas G. Doud,
President of tho Department Of Elac-
tons for the City of Wilmington. y
REGISTRATION OFFICERS For THE CITY.
Tho Depnptmont of Elections has
decided upon the registration oiflcera
to bold the next sregistration in thia
city, the dates OF which are August
9Th, 18th and Goth, September 18th and
October 18th. The com % isaioners have
heen careful to select good men from
both PARTIES, particular paiDH being
taken to Keep clear of any porsons who
had hand in the diBgraoeful episoda
o.. ths Court Houue, when the board Uf
canvas met there after the laSt election.
Following 10 complete list:
First Representative District, east of
Market street end south OF Eighth
First Election district. Markst to
Poplar. Third to Christina River
Charles NJ. Dettling, registrar; Pstor
L. Mcconnell and George II. johnson,
assistants; James Parthreo, alternate.
Second Election district, Poplar to
the ChristianR, and Third to the Chris
Sixth District, Walnut to Poplar,
Third to Sixth-James j. Keenan,,
registar; John Hagan and W. 4. Nc
Clane, assstantsi A. j.. Rawnaley,
alternate.