Evening journal., 1903-04-16
resolutions Urging GOV
ernOr to Sign the Bill
Unanimously Adopted
Last Night
'opy and Letter Denying
Statement of Walter III.
Hayes Was Sent to
Chief Executive

At special meeting of the Young
2en's Republican Club last night, strong
solutions were adopted urging Gov
nor HUM TO sign the Voters Assist
| repeater. The meeting was called
..veral days ago especially for the
4rpose of taking a stand in reference
the repeater.
.|Walter H. Hayes, in his speech be-
BE the Governor on Tuesday opposing
II repeater. said that the men who
E Inferred with the Governor last week
II not speak for the mass of the
3 tiers, and no one was authorized to
'eak for the Young Mems Republican
( lb.
rhe action last night speaks for it.
Many Members Present.
About fifty members were present,
hong them being Charles A. Rudolph,
B. Shurter, II. II. Billany, W. H.
Il paid, George A. Elliott, Samuel K.
iith, T. Jackson Shaw, Colonel L. B.
brow. Deputy Attorney General
s bert H. Richards, George B. Hyn-
b, i. Z. Wales, DR.. Joseph p. Wales,
III bert p. Robinson, DR.. c. Sherburne
be. Thomas Holt, Francis NJ. Walker,
liam C. Taylor, William W. Knox,
omas S. Lewis, Election Commits
ner J. II. Lewis, John p. NieldsA. r.
ssiter. Harry Parker, f. T. Bennett,
lund Mitchell, G. S. Woodward. DR..
w. Bastian, c. NJ. Beaenkopf, Frank
Finn. c. Millard Turner, w. II.
+ bgo, j. A. Ellison, w. T. Matchett,
IN Titus. A. e. Field, II. d. Griffith,
b. Mode, c. M. Townsend, II. c.
kels, L. c. Fell, John Braunstein.
resolutions Unanimously Passed.
resident Rudolph presided and after
object OF the meeting had been
ted, John z. Nields presented the
erred to resolutions, which were
lnimously adopted. The resolutions
ow:
Whereas. The representatives Of the
ple Of Delaware in the General As
nbly have passed an act repeating
Voters Assistant law; and
Whereas, The Governor is empow-
+ a by the Constitution to nullify leg
tion passed near the end of the ses-
by Withholding his approval
refrom, which power is intended
to be exercised as a check upor
ty, unwise and ill-considered legis-
We action; and
Whereas. The professed intention OF
Voters Assistant law is to assist
ers who are too ignorant to mari
ir ballots, yet the practical effect OF
L law is to destroy the secrecy OF
ballot and to assist in the commits
of the crime of bribery, punishable
er the Constitution with disfran-
sement, fine and imprisonment; and
Whereas, The true character Of the
ers' Assistant law was publicly
we'd in open debate by Senator
ner at the last session Of the Legis.
re when he declared, THE Voters
istant System again comes in and
lmends itself for fairness. It en-.
rs delivery Of the goods. When
a horse 1 want a horse. When ;
nocrat buys a vote he wants hil
=. So you see that there are, as
tend, no politics in it,; and
rhereas, The purity of the ballo
ends upon the secrecy thereof an,
tion officers who reveal how
son has voted may be indicted, fine'
imprisoned: yet the voters assist
may destroy the secrecy OF the bal
and may deceive the voter with i'm
ity since the language Of tn
srs' Assistant law is: THAT an!
RS assistant who shall decline an!
n in any way shall be guilty OF I
iemeanor" ETC.; and
hereas, The Voters Assistant Law
offended on three grounds, %, tina
lout the voters assistants tn
pm Republican party is without an,
|esentation among election officers
that hundreds of citizens are to-
rant to mark their ballots, (S), tha
law is essential to Republican sue
which defenses are untenabl
use "a, a ma ajority of the election
ers at the last election were Unioi
lblicans, CD every voter is intelli
enough TO recognize an eagle,
or a plow, and any voter unde
'ical disability may be assisted b.
lector, CS), in 1900 the Republican
led the State and each of the coun
without voters assistants.
asolved, That the Young Mems Re
lean Club of Wilmington hearth
Prses the act of the General AS
ply repeating the voters assistan
and urgently requests his excel
y, John HUM, Governor of Della
q :, to approve the same.
Should Approve Repeater.
8. Nields held that the Governo
|4j Id approve the repeater and there
ulhll the spirit of the Constitutio
|Sz tvor Of the secrecy Of the ballot.
e argument of Walter II. Hayc
Il the capacity to mark a ballot wa
ldditional qualification not con
lated by the Constitution was de
d by Mr.. Nields to be without an
S2.sl dation.
onard e. Wales drew attention
fact that the Union Republican
M not mention bribery in the
81 ,hes in opposition to the repealt
ie hearing on Tuesday.