Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-30
Delaware State Journal
wELmINsTON, DEB;
Saturday, August 80, 1873,


THE Candidates Tor inc haNH'af
Onices.
The Democratic nomination election
Saturday, resulted in the nomination oil
VIM. s.. McCaulley. ESQ.,, for PTeslaenl
Of CITY Council without opposition, and
in that Of Robert y. Hicks for City Trea-
surcr, by majority Of but 30 over MI.
j. Il. Frazer, his only opponent, in total
poll Of GA votes. These are good and
strong nominations ard the party MAX
ing them deserves credit for its apWeela-
ton of the fact that the popular senti-
ment demands character and capacity IN /
candidates They could not have madt |
bad choice Saturday, as Mr.. McCaulley
had no opposition aud Mr.. Frazer wpo
ran Mr.. Hicks so close a race. IS capa-
bic and conscientious young man possess
ing the confidence of all who know MN
though he is not 20 well known as his
successful competitor for the honor oil
the nomination, an honor which will in
the instance probably not prove barren
one.
The candidates Of both parties for the
only two general offices to be filled this
fall are now before the electors of our
good city, and they have something over
week for consideration before makingthe
choice between them. For President OF
City Council the Republicans present the
able and popular incumbent, Hon. Joshua
Maris, who did not solicit or even desire
the nomination, and only accepted it at
the urgent request of Lis party friends
The Democrats on the other hand present
MS their candidate for this place, VIM. s.
McCaullcy, Esq gentleman of marked
ability and sound Judgment, and possess
ing every possible requisite for the duties
of the place. lie too sought TO escape the
nomination. The unbiased voters, care
less OF the party Affiliations OF men who
are candidates for an Office to which no
power to influence the real political ques-
tons which divide parties appurtains, are
in dilemma when two such candidates
are presented, and many voter DESTROYS
Of only voting for the best man,will go to
the polls in very much the same frame OF
mindaas that too fortunste swain in the
Beggar's opera who sang,
"How happy could he with either
We're t'Other dear chariner away.
We suppose most such will escape from
their pcrplexity by voting according tC
their political bias and affiliations.
We should be much more comfortable
in writing of the matter could we make {
like comparison between the other tT'
candidates, hut we cannot do so. Mr.
Vincent, the nominee Of the Republican
for the Office of City Treasurer, wa
never nominated, because the most igno
rant voter in the ranks Of that party 5
much as dreamed that Mr.. V. wa
specially fitted for the performance of th
duties of that Office. Neither, VIC are col
iident, did he aspire to il because of hi
own belief in his capacity for dsehargn
its duties. Il simply was the only oiiC
to be filed ills year TO which
living salary was attached. Mr.. Vii
cent wanted siluation-needel
and the sympathy of his friends al
acquaintanccs secured him the requisi
number Of votes to secure bis nomination
lie is a clever, genial Old man, and OIL
g that hath had losses and the symp
thy for him is crodilaslc to the popnl
head. But he las no such skill as {
accountant as would make him suitat
for a hOOk-kecpcr for firm, much le
Treasurer Of a manufacturing compan
and the proposition TO make him Trc
snrer Of the great CORPORATION which
cludcs all t1c smaller ones-tLc elf
would be lauehaby absurd were su
things not so painfully comw0u in pol
cal appointments.
Ills opponent on the other hand is
most capable and experienced acc ounta
was for many years cashier of
Farmers Bank, when in the ceys hri'
Nllioua. banks ta-t Vis one Of our cha
monivd institution, ana he Is thcrch
fitted to earn the salary iue city pays
its rhics pecoul t,t, as She Ii,asn
really Is, uad ,tc u,ic,e that uu,o".
circumstances occurrug since his ret.
ment from business have made the ca
par.uyciY SINAI, salary attached 10
Office matter of consequence 10 hi
Such constitutions ought not to in
eucc yoters u..es ihc question Of i.In
between tue two candidates is 30 eve
balanced that the choice becomes ont
merely personal preference, bul ncyeri
less they DO exercise ana influence.
hope, however to see Mr. Hicks elect
Simply bcclu,e ne .- lAe only candid
for the Office really liz Ion the place.