Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-08
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ADDRESS OF THE Ew MAYOR, LAST EVENING --coIAD
COMFORT ron ARDENT DEMOCRATS -HE WILL BE
the PEOPLES MAYOR, NOT PAnfY's.
When 1t became known for certainty, last
night, that ". q. Wliiteley had been elected
Mayor, Albert's brass band which Lad been kept
housed down at Ifauser's to bo in readiness for
the occasion, was brought out, and headed by
Boss Given and otlIer shining lights, proceeded
up Market to Ninth and out that street to West
to the residence OF Mr.. Whlteley. About a
thousand people congregated i'll front and loudly
called "Whteley." A number of Democratic
politicians filled the parlur and were protuse i'll
their praises of the candidate who had carried
them through. Given was III his happlest mood,
Hayes blandly smiled, Publ, forgetting the past,
was lavish i'll hs praise, Bnl2 was | agrant as
his best cigars Trultt Prtchett, and 0'Foole.
candidates for Chief of Police, were each em-
phatc that the glorious result could not have
been obtained without his individual help, The
Basin Boss was not visible, he being absent, 1t ID
supposed, through grief thai lie Was one short
of being Clerk OF the City Council Altogether,
it was a joyous company, such as hau not met
for many years.
Presently the Mayor elect, leaning heavily up
on the arm of Brother 0Byrne, came to the
front, and was by the latter, in brief speech,
full OF glory and admiration, introduced to the
anxious ones outside.
Mr. Whiteley mplmented his fellow citizens
for the confidence and ehteen manifested III
him. He said that four weeks ago he secuted
the idea of being n Candidate, and would wiling
ly have voted for anybody aud everybody III
preference to himself, but when he finally be-
came the nominee for Mayor. lie, al the Fourth
street meeting thanked the Democracy for their
support. Now lie had something more than
that to do. lie had now to Thank the Rspnb-
licans who voted for him, and without whom he
could not have been elected lie only had to
reiterate that lie would be the Mayor of the whole
people of Wilmington, and the duties OF his Office
shond be 30 fulfilled that II mau'a family
should be safe in bed at night. lie was the
Mayor Of no factlOn or party, but would enforce
the laws of tile state and ordinances of the
city for the benefit and protection alike Of the
richest and the mort humble. In the coming
Centenuia he would cndeavor to so represent
the city that capital aud strangers from
abroad might be attracted to it,,
| and be induced TO settle and
invest In conclusion he said it won d
be the duty of the Council to support him III his
endeavor to be the Mayor of the whole people,
"and if they don't they won't be backing me =
| that's all" His speech was greeted with very
moderate applause, there being some land clap
ping but no cheering,
| john 0'Byrne, bong again calel for, made a
| few further remarks, after Which the crowd pro
ceedcd TO the residence of j. fArke postles, the
defeated CANDIDATE for President of City Council
whom they Herenstled after wllioh the -ucods7fu
| Democratic candidates for City Council were
visited and congratulated.