Daily Republican., 1881-04-26
SEEKING CITY PLACES.
A LIVELY FIGHT FOR THE Of
PICES SOON TO BE FILLED.
The Coming vacancies-The City
Solicitor, the Auditor and the
Auditors CIerk-What the
Outlook Indicates.

The local Democracy is considerably
stirred up Just at present. In view OF
the fact that three desirable city offices
are to be filled early in May the usual
contest has opened and 1t presents room
for interesting speculation. The offices
to be filled are those of City Solicitor
City Auditor and City Auditors assist
ant, known as clerk. Candidates are
as Thick rs blackberries and as impor-
tunate as ward politicians.
For the the Office of City Solicitor the
applicants are two Harries-Harry G.
Turner and Harry Il. Pennington and
they are kicking up the regular old
Harry in their strenuous endeavors to
capture the prize. They are. in reality,
making canvass in which the extreme
cxertions of both are brought out aud
up to this time they appear pretty even
ly balanced in respective weight.
Against Mr.. Pennington it is urged
that he is ineligible, rs he has not been
practicing lawyer for rve years, as pro-
vidcd by the law passed at the recent
session of the Legislature. MIR. Pen
nington's s friends claim that he can be
included as he was admitted mt the
May term just five years ago, anu this
will give him a bar standing OF i've
years in the eyes Of the Court, and,
therefore, should give him sucha stand
ing in the eyes Of City Council. Mr..
Turner's friends are urging another
claim, - that his election is neceS-
sary to secure complete harmony in the
"Overall" or Irish wing of the party.
Whether the Council will deem it
necessary to elect him as mollitica-
ton move, or will deem that the selec-
ton of Mr.. Kyne as county tax collcc'
tor was sufficient modification for the
Farrclites, remains to be seen.
There are also two dark horses for the
City Solicitorship, and the most prom
inent one is Walter CumminS, Esq,
EX-City SOLICITOR and at present Conn-
sci for the Trustees of the Poor. The
other is the President Of City Council,
Harry Sharpley, Esq. If the young
Ex-senator says the word, (the caucus
failing to agree on either Turner or
Pennington il is altogether likely that
Mr.. Sharpley could get the office as he
is popular with Council. Whether he
will say the word is not now known.
For City Auditor, to succeed the re-
firing incumbent, Gilpin B. Under
wood, there are but two candidates.
These are j. Frank Ball, Esq, and
Thomas NJ Ogle, EX-ColleCtor, Sc,
Both appear confident of success. They
would both make competent officers,
but Mr.. Ball has to urge in his favor
that he is familiar with the duties OF
the Auditors office, having been clerk
since the death of the late James a.
Plunkett last fall, and is hence com
petent to take charge Of the Office i'm
mediatly after his election, when its
affairs will be considerably COmplica-
ted.
For Auditors Clerk three applicants
are in the field and dark horses are like
" to be trotted out at any time. They
are Francis \. MeSsick, ESD, Reec,
Bell and-William II. Lee! Mr.
Lee has the inside track in the run fol
office, and no matter what may be the
merits Of his competitors Messrs. Mes
sick and Bell he may be set down as
sure of the Auditors Clerkship.
The time for the Democratic caucus tC
decide upon these offices has not yet
been fixed 1t will be held very shortly
The next office to be filled after these
will be that Of the Register of births
marriages and deaths III Wilmington
and the Clerk of Council. Squire Fra-
zer, the present clerk is cut ont for the
Registry office and has it tolerably Ger
tain and he will resign the Clerkship
leaving it vacant for a small army O
applicants to create a row over.