Evening journal., 1898-02-17
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.
Party Rules Engross Their
Attention To-day.
CONVENTIONS ADJOURNED WORK
AFTER TWO WEEKS TO THINK
THE MATTER OVER, THE DELE
GATES MEET AGAIN AND TAKE
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

This morning the Democratic County |
Convention met in adjourned session |
at Turn Hall for the purpose of revis-
ing the party rules to conform with the |
new Constitution.
The following are the delegates:
First ward, John Pyle; Second
ward, John May; Third ward. e. j.
McNabb; Fourth ward, Michael Con-
nell; Fifth ward, Patrick Neary; Sixth
ward, John C.. Fahey; Seventh ward,
Michael Donahue; Eighth ward, John
d. Conley; Ninth ward, James j. Ga
gen; Tenth ward. William Hayes
Eleventh ward, Thomas +. Mccarthy
Twelfth ward. Thomas Samworth.
Pencader hundred-W. b. Smith, c.
II. Salmon, j. Wilkins Cooch, T. Rose
by Mcmillan and ID. c. Rose, Jr
Blackbird-GeOrge c. Rothwell,
George r. Donovan, B. Frank David,
John l.. Seaman and b. b. Ferguson.
Red Lion-W. W. Cheairs, James A.
/ Mulligan, A. n. Sutton, f. Ceaver and
A. j. Davidson.
st. GeOrges-Clarence r. Clayton,
James T. Sha1lcross. Columbus Wat
kins, John A. Cleaver and l. Janvier
/ Ward.
Appoquinimink Colen Ferguson.
Edmund Draper, Frank l.. Tatman,
John r. Francis and William A. Scott.
Christiana-John w. Chappelle,
George Mcintyre, Thomas Toy, George
Frederick and George w. Spicer, Jr
New Castle-William Morrison, Pat
rick McGrory A. Herman Padberg
Moses B. Fleming and Lewis E. Ella
son.
White Clay Creek--David X. Don
aldson, Arnold Naudain, Theodore F..
Armstrong, L. Irving Handy and
Charles B. Evans.
Mill Creek-Howard H. Jordan.
Frank d. Baldwin, Harvey T. Bad-
win, Lewis J. Graves and John Nivan.
Brandywine-C. c. Richter, Thomas
F. Weldin, John Shaw, George Lodge
and " N Grubb.
Ex-Register of Wills ]. Wilkins
Cooch. of Pencader hundred. presided
and Thomas T. Magarity, of the Elev.
enth ward, this city, officiated as sec.
retary.
The rules reported, in their amend.
ed form. by the committee two week.
ago were taken up for consideration
They were as follows:
Rule l. The chairman OF the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committe,
shall call an election to be held on tn,
last Saturday in May in every year O
! a general election, and said call shal
/ be issued at least twenty days prior [,
J said election. In case of the death O
, disability of the chairman aforesaid
T such election shall be called by the sec
, retary of the said committee. Sal
+ election shall be held by the inspector
8 and judges who held the last DemC
n cratic primary election, at the usus
/ rHnff ra1n IN
v Wilmington and the respective hur
s dreds throughout the county, betwee
! the hours OF p. m. and z D. m, G
q which one person from each ward /
Wilmington. and one person from eac
n hundred outside Of Wilmington shs
I be elected.
n Every white male citizen who willif
n entitled to vote at the ensuing generi
:, election may vote at this election hel
n the last Saturday in May provided tn;
r it is distinctly understood, whether b
question from judges or otherwise thi
K such citizen Is a member Of the Dem,
! cratic party
l. I Any person Offering TO vote and WI
n for apparent good cause is challenge
m 1 shall be required to take the followiI
= oath or affirmation:
q You sOlemnly swear Tor affirm
r. that you are at this time a bona fit
s resident of this primary election di
e. trict, for this election, and that you a
rt a member of the party authorizing tn
A. election, and that you will be a qua
TO fed voter at the next ensuing gener
at election, so help you God Tor so y,
as solemnly affirm.D
e. The persons so elected as aforesa
ly in Wilmington, shall meet in some sui
IN able place on the Tuesday fOllOwil
said election. at o'clock, D. m, al
IT, elect three persons who shall be L
he members of the county executive col
H. mittee for Wilmington hundred, al
70 shall perform the duties hereinaft
Of prescribed by rule Z. No person
IS. elected to said convention in Wilmin
". ton shall be eligible as a member Of t
ge county executive committee.
a Where there is a contest OF two pS
ca sons to be voted for at said prima
ce elections, representatives Of the int
o. est of each candidate shall be as neal
equally divided as possible as to
al board of election officers, and whe
er there are more than two persons &C
)3. testing for the same office no can
,e- date shall be entitled to more than O
representative in said board Of electi
officers.
The persons so elected as afores'
from the several hundreds outside
Wilmington shall be the members
IA | the county executive committee of tn
.v respective hundreds. and shall perfo
the duties hereinafter prescribed
rule z.
his The county executive committee sh
on, cause to be prepared and delivered
at each inspector and judge appointed
she hold the said election on the last
of urday in May. a printed copy OF
el- following oath or affirmation VIII
shall be taken by each Inspector ;
md judge:
ma Il do solemnly swear Tor affirm) {
ind in the election to be held on the -
md day of May, A. D., / Will not knowi
For ly or wilfully receive or consent to
-ith receiving of the vote of any per
ian whom l shall believe not entitled
our vote, unless my associates shall
.hie Judge such person to be entitled TO "
Ices That / will not receive or reject,
an concur in receiving or rejecting
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