The sun., 1900-12-28
THEY OBJECT
TO COCHRAN
Union Republican First District
Committee Acts.
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
1t is Claimed That He is Not Fitted
by Legal Attachments, Age or :.
Intelligence for the Posi-
tion of Judge.
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED

The Union Republican First District
Committee held meeting at Union Re-
publican headquarters last night, which
was well attended. Various matters per-
tanning to the welfare of the city and
State We're discussed.
Concerning the action of the election
commission with regard to its action in
the Third district of the First Represen-
tative district at the recent election it
was decided that the matter be placed
in the hands of Hon. III. III. Ward as
soon as he became attorney-G General to
the end that he make a thorough in
yestigation so that the members may be
taught that the law was not made for
Democrats alone.
Before adjourning the following pre-
amble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas: The Municipal Court of this
city was one of the Democratic inven-
tions to defeat the will of the people
of this city and to defraud a Republican
mayor out of the emoluments of the
office to which he had been chosen and to
change the power of the committing
magistrate SO as to place in the hands
of Democratic judge the entire control
of the lawbreaking classes that he might
use the power for political purposes to
secure jobs and salaries for Democrats
who had been defeated by popular vote,
and
Whereas: A vacancy has occurred in
the Office of Municipal Judge by the ex-
piration of the term of that office, and
Whereas: Governor Tunnel has ap-
pointed to that office Democrat who is
not resident of this city and who is
not fitted either by legal attainments,
age or intelligence to fill such response
BILE position, and
Whereas: The said appointee and
Municipal Judge has by frequent dis
plays of unreasonable partisanship not
ably by efforts to prevent full and correct
return of the election of this county in
1896, being a party to the scheme to
count into office Democrats who were not
elected and has otherwise made himself
unacceptable to the orderly and law
abiding citizens of this city, county and
State; therefore he it
Resolved that the Union Republican
First District Committee of the city of
Wilmington do protest against the con-
firmation of the appointement of q. r.
Cochran, Jr. to the municipal judgeship
of this city:
Resolved that copy of this preamble
and resolutions be presented on behalf
of this First District Committee to the
Senate oft he State of Delaware:
Resolved that in presenting this pre-
amble and resolutions to the Honorable
Senate of the State of Delaware this
First District Committee of the Union
Republican party of the city Of Will
.mington represents the Republican
sentiment of this city in the matter of
protesting against the confirmation of
e. II. Cochran, Jr. to the very import
ant office Of Municipal Judge, an office
demanding not only learning and legal
ability, but judicial temperament of a
very high order, qualities which are not
credited to The present occupant:
Resolved that in presenting this pro-
test the committee petition the Honorable
Senate of Delaware to refuse to confirm
the appointment of Mr.. Cochran and
thus allow Governor Hum to appoint a
competent Republican to the office.
The committee will soon be called to-
gether again to take up other matters of
Importance.