Evening journal., 1898-07-06
NEW RULES SUGGESTED
Wilmington Hundred Commit
tee Submits Its Report
REGARDING oITY's GOVERNMENT
THE REPORT WILL BE ACTED ON
LATER IN THE WEEK-FULL
TEXT OF THE REPORT.

At a meeting Of the Democratic Com
mittee to the Wilmington Hundred
Committee the following rules per-
tanning to the government OF the city Of
Wilmington were suggested by Patrick
Neary, e. Hewson Lannan and James
Gagan. The committee was chosen
last February. The suggestions will be
acted on later in the week:
Section l. Within ten days after the
chairman Of the Democratic Executive
Committee shall issue a call for an
election to be held on the last Saturday
in May in each and every year OF
general election, each member OF the
City Executive Committee hereafter
elected shall publish the required no.
tice and call the meeting In the ward in
which he is chairman. At the said
meeting one person shall be elected
chairman of the ward and where there
are two or more candidates any one of
the candidates may demand that the
nomination shall be by ballot, on the
said last Saturday in May.
Section 2. The chairman of each
ward shall notify the chairman of the
County Executive Committee by letter
Of the result of the action taken at said
meetings, at least five days prior to the
said last Saturday in May and the
members of the County Executive Com.
mittee from Wilmington shall make
provision for conducting the election
on the said last Saturday in May, il
each ward in which there will be a con
test, and such election shall be hell
under the provisions of the Primar!
Election Law, passed at Dover May 27
1897.
Section 3. The persons elected chair
men of the respective wards shall NEE
in some suitable place on the frs
Thursday in June, following said elec
tion, at s o'clock p. m, and organize b,
electing a chairman, secretary an
treasurer, and the said organization
shall be the Democratic City Executiy
Committee for Wilmington hundred
In case Of vacancy by death, remova
or otherwise, said vacancy shall
filled by said City Executive Commit
tee.
Section 4. The member Of the Cit
Executive Committee from each war
shall appoint one person from cac
election district, which shall be tn
ward committee, and the said war
committee shall perform the dutit
prescribed by the City Executive Con
mittee.
Section 5. The members Of II
County Executive Committee from n
city of Wilmington shall have supe
vision over all elections. to be held
said city; they shall have exclusi,
control of all primary elections for tf
term of two years from the first day I
June following their election, subje
to the direction of the County Exec
tive Committee of New Castle count
in any year that a primary election
held to nominate officers to be votl
for at any state election.
Section 6. The City Executive Cor
mittee shall perform the duties
each election in the city of Wilmin
ton which the County Executive Cor
mittee preseribes; and any paper
certificate authorized by law to be file
on behalf of the Democratic party
said city shall be so certified by t
members OF the County Executi
Committee of said city.
Section z. The Wilmington Hundr
Association, at the meeting in JuI
1898, shall select a member from ca
ward, who shall call a meeting in .
ward to elect a chairman and organi
the ward and this section not to apr
in any other year.