Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-19

In the view Of an outsider, Tho m..,
ing of the Union Republican First i M,
trict Committee Monday was az
citing according to Francis s. BradlsS
who became temporary chairman IN X,
course of tho meeting, it was notbns
out of the ordinary; from which II mss
be inferred that it takes good dssl
Of excitement to make an impresson
on the deputy sheriff. Some NAV thint
that the fine Italian hand Of oDe j
Edward Addicks, although inyjsibs
was concerned in the work Of the mat,
ing.
1t was a stormy session and no mis
take. In the course Of the meeting
William B. Clerk and Francis S. RAJ.
ley were criticised MS having handlea
campaign funds without the directior
of the committee; Daniel F. Stewart
was requested to resign rs chairman
of the committee and did so, ma
several of his followers offered their
designations as members, but were 10.
tanned.
A subcommittee appointed at n pre-.
vious meeting to investigate the con.
duct of the last city campaign, prO.
sented tho following report
1T Is tho sense Of this committea
that William b. Clerk and Francis s |
bradley alone are responsible for ignor.
ing tho city committee in the last cam.
paign; and we charge the same with
diverting and distributing campaign
funds without the consent Of this CON.
mittee, causing discord in tho com.
mittee and disaster at the last election,
This report was signed by the com.
mittec, }. W. Mccoy, chairman; j.
w. Wetherill, secretary; James Agnev |
and William johnson.
1t appears that up to May sd, tho |
whole committee, or its regular
treasurer, Col d. r. Barnard, had the|
say as to tho distribution oil tho cam.
paien funds, but that from that dataI
until the election, Messis. Clerk andI
Bradley ran things.
Strangely enough, after Mr.. Mccoy
had read the report, Mr.. Clork himself
moved its adoption, and it was adopted
by an almost unanimous vote.
Daniel H. Stewart, chairman Of the|
First District Committee, had Offered
his resignation some time before butt
had withdrawn it. Monday evening bel
offered it again, after he was requested
to do so. Some feeling had been aroused
against Mr.. Stewart because Of state.
ment OF his that he lay down in the
city campaign two weeks before the|
election. Lit is said that he did not col
to the committee rooms in those twOl
tunalyu a., 80 +kX NF Anal
investigating committee had beenl
adopted, James McKelvey Offered al
resolution in which Mr.. Stewart was
charged with raising dissensions in the|
committee, and requesting him, iOr|
the good of the committee and in the|
interest of harmony, to resign. This
resolution was adopted by vote OIL
about "a to II. In response to it, Mr.
Stewart presented his resignation as|
chairman, which was accepted.
Mr.. Bradley was elected Temporary
chairman. Charles W. Solloway re.
signed as vice. chairman. Mr.. Clerk
announced that he was not candidate
for the craftsmanship. 1t may be the
scheme Of the Clerk men to make
bradley the permanent chairman, but
it is doubtful whether they could sue
coed in that as the committee is nov
constituted.
Aftcr the resignation of Mr.. Stewart
as chairman had been accepted, several
men offered their designations as mem
hers, among them Mr.. Solloway, Evan
Gallagher, j. w. Wetherill and Richard
Forrest, but they were not allowed to
resign.
John G. McCaulley took prominent
part in the meeting and tried TO secure
the passage OF motion to hold an
election December 10th, to fill yacan'
cies in the committee. He wanted each
district to elect its own committeeman
Mr.. McCaulley's motion was declared
to be out of order, the COMMITTEES
having a rule Oh the subject of filling
vacancies. and being under the county
committees orders as we'll.
After adjournment, McCaulley, while
still in the meeting room, declared that
il Addicks could make a deal with the
Regulars he would leave the COMMITTEES
out in the cold and offered to bet a
dollar that .Addieks would sell the COM
mittee out at the next election If be
could make deal with the Regulars 70
be elected Senator. In the event OF
a deal between Addicks and the Regu.
lars, Mr.. McCaulley declares that tho
committee will combine with the Demo
Gratis.
Daniel q. Stewart, when asked Tues,
day about the meeting, declined
to discuss the business done.
William b. Clerk. in speaking Of the
report OF the sub. committee, said thai
the city committee was running tne
campaign, but that he had Mr.. Bradley
looking after his interests. He de-
clared that Mr.. .Addicks was not con-
suited with reference to the city cam
paign.