Middletown transcript., 1898-02-26
MtDD1ETowN. DEL, FEB. 20, 1898
PARTY RRoRaAN1zAr1oN.

PARTY RRoRGANIZATIoNi
The fact that without an effort the
united Republicans of New Castle
county wereyable to secure majority
Of 1900 both factions of the Democats
naturally brings to mind the thought
that.this county is a Republican county
and as such should have officials Of that
faith. In order to have such officials
it is necessary that the party shall be
united and work harmoniously. The
Democrats have succeed in reforming
their rules after a serious fight in a
county convention, which, as is shown
by the vote of last Monday, seems to
have split that party into two factions
of nearly equal strength. Now is the
time for the Republicans to reform
their rules and make such reformation
a basis of reorganization. The County
Committee as at present constituted is
entirely too cumbersome for the effec-
tive work. In the past, when candi-
dates for the Legislature and the Levy
Court, as well as Sheriff and Coroner,
were elected by the vote of the county
at large, there was, perhaps, some rea-
son why the six members from st.
Georges Hundred, for example, should
attend and vote on matters of other
than local interest. Sometimes, it de-
pended on their presence whether the
Hundred was kept in or left out of the
Legislative apportionment. Now, how
ever, all this is changed. Representa-
tives and Senators must be able, not
only to carry hundreds at the nomina-
tion, but at the election. Voters in
Wilmington have no say as to st.
Georges Hundreds Representative.
Consequently it is no direct concern OF
the County Committee, but more of
hundred or district committee. This
committee has never been recognized
as parto of over party organization but
the members of the County Committee
have been expected to do and always
have done the work of hundred COM
mittee. An idea has been suggested that
there be hundred committee of say
three which members from each election
precinct upon will devolve the manage
ment and work of the campaign. For the
city Of Wilmington in place of the hum
dred committee there should be five Re-
presentativeDistrict Committees whose
jurisdiction should as in the case of the
hundreds, be co-exte1sive with the Re-
presentstive Districts. For Senatorial
District work the two or more District
Committee could manage the campaign
jointly but the new rules should care
fully define this joint work SO as to
provide against possible clashes. Al
though the new regime changes for the
better this part Of campaign work,
still the County Committee will have
plenty of work. For, in addition to
the Sheriff, Coroner, Receiver of Taxes
and Comptroller as at present, we will
have, being voted for over the County,
all the "Court House" officers, such as
Clerk of the Peace, Recorder, Prothon-
otary, etc. For the management of
this part Of the work, the plan suggest
ed above, contemplates that the hun
dred Tor district( committee shall or
ganize by the election of chairman
and a secretary. The chairman of the
several (15) districts committees shall
constitute the County Committee and
it shall be the chairman's duty just be-
fore every meeting of the County Com
mittse to call a meeting of his district
committee and thus be enable to intel
ligently report upon the exact situation
Of affairs. Should he find himself un-
able to attend meeting Of the County
Committee he shall give some other
member of the district committee his
proxy, but no proxy shall be given nor
recognized to or for any other person. By
this system Of party government it win
be possible for the organization to be
improved and probably for harmony to
be secured. For it is hoped by those who
are urging this plan that the two county
committees will agree to 60 into an cleo
tion for hundred committees, and that
the voters in choosing these committees
will elect men who will do the work re-
gardless of their factional differences.
And it is believed that once the hun
dred committees are elected that they
will choose a representative man as
their member of the County Committee.
1t is impossible in the short space of
newspaper article to give the full, com
plete plau, but the above is intended as
sketch Of the plan and its possibilities,
The TRANSCRIPT would be glad to
print any contributions on this subject
from Republicans anywhere in the
County. What is needed is discussion
and we believe it can best be had
through the press.
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