The sun., 1898-03-20
GET IGG[IAER'' CLUB
Inization Fail, Although the
\ Promoters are There.
MAYOR IN THE CHAIR
Robert son Was @ctit-
SH tary of the Meeting Hit
HI. Work Was
S8 Light.

The Lincoln Krpnbllran I 'no ,',S was no,
ofannized last night, Is 'chr''n""'
i 5,sSsggSIny was held in the third story front
.sSSsrc AlcVey building lest nigh
4 organization which was to bc,ls the
a,,u,,,n,iou oi Il movement started by
yor NcIHar. jus, after the cityclectl"I'
Hast June.
isssl3sssIts osten.blc purpose Is I" promote
u sstas sxasn ..p,t,ny together OF Republican
\ Eictions. ~
sXIte real purpose is the reinstatement OF
z13Se Higgins control "i 'hc l"p"p'''''
Z Arganization in New Castle county.
iSf TIE promoter "t I've Sc'1t''"' M"H",
8nScIHar. was named for the "tilce OF
Sayor by the Union Republicans, and
3iIs nomination was accepted by he
Is epu'ars. ~ that OF compromise
SE7Nndidat,. after several conferences b'-
k1ween committees appointed by the
$SJnion and the Regular Republicans.
es Maynr McInar'- schrr.c having failed,
SF. T.. Bach proposed another, OF
n which tie attempted organization last
night is the outcome.
II Il was to DC an otlic" holder, club.
s Only office holders were I" he a'-
Emitted to the preliminary consultations;
Two Office holders, Mayor MclHar and
CITY Councilman Robert son. OF the fih
ward. were chosen temporary "l'lcrfs'
The invitations to the ilrst litttih.
were sent tn the city. county and Federal
,ttic, holders and oni iv tno'r attended.
The plan OF organization was 'lIa'' Il"
them. Ii proposed an bound ",gall-
jzatiu, OF the office holders as an inner
,,,,,,..I. ~ Il In.
club.
The obligation included the c"ntr'bn-
ton, bv every Republican office i"l''tr
uf Il stated per cent Of his salary Tor II"
.uppmt ut the club and ior political
purposes. >,
The acceptance Of his was forced upon
every office holder under threat "l ms
becoming PERSONA non grata, I" ms
colleagues, and the loss Of his office.
When under this cnmplu,lon the
ueucIr,,s ct tn. club was secured, ncg".
Citations tura club ho,s' hegan and
shortly ai,rrNaru il wa> publicly an
nounccd that il new club would Dt nIgal'-
izcd and also THAT ampt and elegant
uuar,cr- had larn secured closely M'
j;rrn, to Mayor McIHar's place OF hn-1'
ness.
For !; basis ni act ion it was assumed
that every Republican interested IN the
get. .tuuci her. movement was an oiiItt'
holder or an office. seeker. That the
office. seekers wclr sure To- he attracted
tn an organization controlled by "tilr"-
holdcls and dispensers ut patronage.
Withthc first nl thr>c--"illcr l'"l'lcf>-
held Inval Dv threats OF removal, ana tin'
utIic, seekers attracted and won ny l''
nope OF plrirrlnrnt, strong ar''Nt'
dominant organization was declare" |"
be assured.
The uhic,.holJrrs llr"up"n attempted
to organize secretly; the inner c'rrlr
being complete. Il movement i"r Il" cap"
ture oi the other clement was begun.
They are the secret ly c"nlr"lllng force
Of the club, which is I" h supp"''"d by
,,outrbu, ions from he salaries "l men
anpnin,,u bv the favor OF ex-senator
Higgins and his p"liticaI friends.
lis entrance upon the stage "l political
action is cu,pr'ncd by M;yor Mc'"ar'
lie is now recognized by bot fac
tions rs being in iull accord Wllfl Mr.
Higgins 49,, a..
The mn.,ln. whicl, was held IN til"
NcNcv builhi,g was declared I" !" Il
failure by the mayor and Mr.. robertson
About twenty men were there anu
theit political standing was about equal
to that nt II |: VERY barker among re-
.Iectablr merchants
A meeting is appointed for either next
saturday n ghl ~ the saturday night i"l-
Owing say the Mayor and Mr.. Robert
son. 1t i. likely I" br held at any time
\ significant fact j. tha, every regular
RrpnbIcuu VIII" wa- approached pro-
irSscs entire ignorance OF any snc! meet
ing, its purposes or in TACT anything r>'
rcpt that Mayor NrIAnr ana ''\
Councilman Robertson are 1T tine h'," "'
the movement. This fact l. nr"GnlMd.
They held their meeting last night III
the Mcvev Building. Mayor MrIA"'
was chairman and Mr. Robertson was
secretary.
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