The sun., 1901-08-28
PERFORMERS"
ARE AT WORK
Talked Much About What Should
be Done.
ORGANIZATION MEETING
Among the Prominent Citizens Was
ORGANIZATION
Among the Prominent Citizens Was
John Pyle, Chairman of the
Divorce Committee of
Bygone Legislature.

In resolving that George ID. Kelley j..
Il thoroughbred scouEdrtl, and in every
way unqualified TO hold the office of
county comptroller, the aggregation of
.eitizens." which met in the rooms Of
the Democratic League, last night. win
cease to disturb the even tenor Of the
city of Wilmington for a period of two
weeks.
The 200 'reformers," who congregatrd
last night, looked very grim and business
like in denouncing the city government
and city officials as only men OF such
superior mental powers and unquestion-
able honesty can.
From the tenor of the meeting, ii can
only be taken that municipal reyolu-
ton il inevitable. With this stupendouS
undertaking off their hands. the mighty
aggregation of indignant citizens will
proceed TO overthrow the government Of
the entire county of New Castle, and
draw new reins over their specially ap-
pointed warehouses;.
Almost the first thing on tap, after
the opening of the meeting was the
reading and unanimous adoption of
resolution drawn by Messrs IL. G. ing
,ish and Thomas +. 0'Donnell. consisn-
ing George ID. Kelley, county comp
troller. to the list of boodlers. 1t is the
earnest belief OF these citizens Judging
from their ready acceptance OF the reSo-
iution, that Mr.. Kelley has disintegrated
INTO Il wilful accessory to yiolaters of the
.aw. They assert that he is guilty Of
gross neglect of duty that he has
placed official approval on warrants,
iii violation of the law" and that he has
betrayed the trust and disregarded the
nj nf h., rnnt,la - fHhny n tb,,,.
illege that he is party to ''schenies
which result in the waste of the peo-
ple's substance" This committee also
believes that the attorney general should
investigate his acts, and that it is the
bounden duty of the citizens of Whining
ton to nose in ana lend him their aid
r trouble-in exposing such outrageous
misappropratioE of the peoples contid
pncc.
What should be DONE said pronti-
ncnt citizen, lis TO have elected an liIl-
biased mayor, free from party intrigues
md machine corruption, who will be the
ndisputed head OF the city government
md who will be responsible tc the %
de of Wilmington for the actions of all
departments within the city" To do
his. he further stated. they would have
o await another meeting Of the I.egisla
ure. when ano ther city charter could
he procured AS an example of the
sreat benefit to be derived from this ac-
ion he cited Mayor Asl bridge of Plata
delpha.
after considerable unnecessary galble,
II which a permanent organization was
decided upon Alfred Gawthrop was elected
hartman. Jerome Il. Bell, vice-chairman;
William II. kurtZ, secretary and How
and \. England. treasurer. Chairman
;,i,wthroD was empowered to appoint Il
committee Of nine. which will submit
fifty names for members Of an executive
committee. This committee will also
provide place in which to hold 4 meet
ng on next Tuesday week
Among the prominent citizens in Il,
tendance We're Peter j. Ford, Davii
Lemon, John Pyle. chairman Of the
iivorce committee Of a former I.egisla
ure.